Good, clean fun in region’s best baths
Scrub up on some of the best tub and spa experiences across the Gold Coast and Tweed, making for a unique boutique offering
NIGHTFALL WILDERNESS CAMP Lamington National Park
Splash out on a side-by-side soak session at Lamington’s luxe, adults-only glamping destination.
The forest-wrapped safari tents set the scene for couples with two tubs offering views in every direction and a rotating fireplace to keep bathers toasty.
MOUNT WARNING ESTATE Dum Dum, Northern NSW
When Mount Warning Estate owner Graham Dietrich embarked on renovations to turn a dairy farm into a luxury cabin, he had a priority project.
“The dream was always to have an area where guests could soak in a cast-iron bath with panoramic views and watch the changing moods of Mount Warning,” he says.
Travellers reclining in the 70-year-old refurbished clawfoot bath can choose from homemade seasonal bath salts plucked from the bush tucker garden.
THE BEECHMONT CHALET Beechmont
Large windows capture heavenly hinterland views at this recently renovated cottage, now listed on Airbnb.
The real crowd-pleaser is the chance to bathe in the clouds while watching the winter weather roll through.
KEIRA FARM Mutdapilly
Pastoral panoramas are a given in this gateway to the Scenic Rim, but Keira Farm’s Emma Pegler says their alfresco tub steals the scenery show. Built into its own fairy light-strung gazebo, the outdoor spa includes a sink made from a eucalyptus stump.
“The bath has the best view of the farm,” Emma says. “It looks out over our ever-changing hay paddock and across to the magnificent mountains of the Scenic Rim behind.”
WITCHES FALLS COTTAGES Tamborine Mountain
Witches Falls guests do not have to budge from the bath to live out the forest fairytale. The Premium Spa Cottages and Private Rainforest Spa Cottages feature an outdoor bathroom with glass sliding doors and a glass roof to watch the stars from the double spa. In the Rainforest Spa Suite, the double spa is outdoors in the private courtyard garden.
STARGAZER Beechmont
Nothing gets between you and the view at this Airbnb.
Stargazer, a shipping container conversion planted in a picturesque paddock, boasts a bathroom where one wall opens entirely to embrace valley views.
CRYSTAL CREEK RAINFOREST RETREAT Upper Crystal Creek, Northern NSW
This retreat’s dreamy tubs are one of the biggest drawcards for couples. Its Mountain View Lodges have solid handcrafted marble baths, weighing in at 1300kg, with plenty of room for two. To up the ante, the team can fill the room with candles.