Blessed by Buddhist Monks and Aboriginal Elders, Rae’s on Watego’s Byron Bay is a seven-suite whitewashed boutique hotel set on one of the world’s prettiest beaches in Australia.

With only three owners since the 1960’s, the boutique hotel has long appealed to free-spirited bohemian types seeking down-to-earth luxury with soul. Interiors are eclectic and consist of Moroccan tiles, carved Balinese doors and artwork by David Bromley throughout.

Each suite is fitted out with a four-poster timber canopy bed, rattan chairs and shuttered windows, some with azure-tinted water views. There’s a gorgeous boutique spa plus Rae’s Restaurant that was a destination restaurant years before the concept became fashionable.

With a rock-star clientele including Keith Richards, Lenny Kravitz and Kate Hudson and film director Baz Luhrmann who wrote most of his feature ”˜Australia’ in the Mirabella Penthouse Suite, it’s little wonder the laid-back yet exclusive hideaway is often regarded as Australia’s own Chateau Marmont.

http://www.raes.com.au/

Rae’s Byron Bay
6-8 Marine Parade, Byron Bay
NSW 2481, Australia
+61 2 6685 5366

Judy Chapman grew up in Byron Bay in Australia and over the last 20 years has traveled the world, exploring and curating award-winning spa concepts and beauty products for brands in India, Bali, Europe and Thailand. She is the former Editor-in-Chief of Spa Asia magazine and author of four books on wellbeing. She currently divides her time between South East Asia and Byron Bay.

(All images courtesy of Rae’s Byron Bay)

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