Great Barrier Reef Luxury Resort Accepted Into Relais & Chateaux Hotel Collection

  • November 28, 2011
Great Barrier Reef Luxury Resort Accepted Into Relais & Chateaux Hotel Collection
This year, three of the new hotel members are in Australia and New Zealand – qualia resort on Hamilton Island, Saffire Freycinet resort in Tasmania and Huka Lodge at Taupo. They will be promoted in the new guide, distributed to 800,000 of the world's most discerning travellers and restaurant-goers each year.

Boutique resort qualia has become an iconic Australian resort since it opened in 2007. At the secluded northern tip of Hamilton Island, qualia offers stunning views across the Coral Sea and Whitsunday Islands. Renowned worldwide as a premier retreat, qualia is for spirited travelers wishing to seek out sensory perfection for the body and soul.

The three new members are in good company, joining Jacques Reymond Restaurant in Melbourne, Tower Lodge in New South Wales' wine region Hunter Valley, Jonah's at Whale Beach in Sydney and Tetsuya's Restaurant in Sydney. In New Zealand there are: Kauri Cliffs Lodge on Matauri Bay, Mollie's Hotel of Auckland, The Farm at Cape Kidnappers, Hawke's Bay, Otahuna Lodge in Canterbury, Whare Kea Lodge and Chalet on Lake Wanaka, Matakauri Lodge in Queenstown and in Tahiti, Le Taha'a Island Resort and Spa.

Hotel Profile: qualia