Chosen by AFAR’s expert network comprising editors, writers, and travel advisors, each property underwent meticulous evaluation. A designated representative stayed at every hotel to assess the overall guest experience. These featured hotels captivated editors not only with their exceptional locations, designs, and service but also with their dedicated efforts towards reducing carbon footprints, fostering community development, and integrating guests into the local environment.
To read AFAR’s full list, click here.
Lee Tulloch for AFAR delivers a full review of Southern Ocean Lodge and unveils its eco-friendly architecture and regenerative landscape after the devastating bushfires in 2020.
“Known as “Australia’s Galápagos,” the remote and windswept island, seven times the size of Singapore, lies 70 miles south of Adelaide across a wild strait of ocean that rolls in from as far away as Antarctica. It has always been a draw for its animals and rugged cliffs, deserted coves and untamed surf, but it wasn’t until eco-lodge visionaries James and Hayley Baillie opened Southern Ocean Lodge in 2010 that the island had stylish accommodation to match its singular beauty.”
To read Lee Tulloch’s full article in AFAR, click here.
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