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Satellite Island,

Tasmania

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Travel Insider.

52 romantic getaways around AustraliaOur guide to the best retreats for couples, from beach shack

to country cottage and your own private island.

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Halcyon House

Cabarita Beach, NSW

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Nothing says “I love you” like

scoring a reservation at the

hottest hotel on the Australian

coast. Halcyon House marries

Amalfi chic with a laid-back

North Coast vibe that works

its seduction on many levels.

It can be a dream holiday

retreat, a breezy fine-diner,

convivial beach bar and/or

full-service love shack, set

against the luminous Pacific

Ocean. At Halcyon, it’s the

details that delight: handmade

floor tiles, upholstered walls,

bookcases stocked with volumes

in a spectrum of blues and

vintage objects arranged with

a bowerbird’s eye for charming

hearts. Cabarita Beach is close

to both Byron Bay and the

Gold Coast but there’s much

to recommend staying put in

this sleepy town, not least long

walks along the golden shore

to Norries Headland.

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Romance factor

Dining The 90-seat in-house

restaurant, Paper Daisy, opened

with a fair whack of fanfare

because of Ben Devlin, named

2014 Young Chef of the Year

while at Brisbane’s Esquire

restaurant. At Halcyon, he’s

confirmed his star status with

two hats and an assured menu

that includes local pipis with

semolina pasta and lemon myrtle,

and paperbark-grilled fish with

seaweed and beach plants.

You’ll love this… The service –

helmed by GM Mauro De Riso,

an alumnus of Capri’s exclusive

J. K. Place – would be notable in

any capital-city setting but it’s

truly extraordinary in casual

Cabarita Beach. K ENDA LL HILL