3 Best Hotels in Freycinet National Park, Tasmania

With cabin-style accommodations scattered through the densely wooded forest overlooking Great Oyster Bay, this cushy eco-lodge has a remote setting that allows for an intimate connection with the surrounding scenic environment. The cabins range from relatively simple one-bedroom units to Premier Wineglass cabins, which have double hot tubs and and fluffy bathrobes. All have private balconies and are outfitted with Tasmanian wood furnishings. The on-site Bay Restaurant has breathtaking sunset views, as well as an extensive wine list. The more casual Richardson's Bistro is the place for light lunches and coffee, while Hazards Bar and Lounge is a relaxing place to swap stories or curl up with a book by the open fire.

The outstanding views from these modern, minimalist-style water-view suites and cottages set along 27 acres of untouched wilderness stretch for miles across Great Oyster Bay to the Hazards. All have private decks and kitchenettes. The Edge restaurant uses Tasmanian produce and serves local wines. Activities like tennis, as well as bicycles and rowboats for exploring, are all included.

Blame it on jaw-dropping views of Great Oyster Bay and the Hazards Mountains that frame the resort, or the modernist architecture, this far-flung luxe getaway screams style. The campus, on Tasmanias remote Freycinet Peninsula, is replete with 20 ultramodern rooms and pavilions (think Eames lounge chairs, drop-down flat-screen TVs, and black-out shades at the push of a button), a spa with treatments using sapphire and diamond dust, and a to-die-for restaurant with Tasmanian wines and some of the best food on the island. But don't worry, it's definitely not as intimidating as it looks: casual clothes are de rigueur here for most activities, like oyster shucking and spotting local wildlife by boat. Best of all, all-inclusive packages feature gourmet tasting menus, nightly wine tastings, mini spa services, and your wine-and-goodies-stocked minibar. Rates are steep, but Saffire can't be beat for romance, natural beauty, and sheer get-away-from-it-all decadence.