This hotel, on the edge of central Byron Bay with views over a protected rainforest, is the perfect combination of that Australian nonchalance with fine comfort. The hotel is an eclectic mix of surf culture, gypsy lifestyle and international guests. The rooms are spacious, bright, and well furnished. It sundeck has enough space for your surfboard and you can rinse off the salt in the outdoor shower or swim a few laps in the pool. In the garden, the campfire crackles in the evening and you share horror camping stories and cold white wine. If after all those outback no longer thrive between four walls, the hotel also has a well-equipped American Airstream in the grass. The Atlantic

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