Sometimes the best escapes are right on your doorstep. Whether you prefer a touch of heritage charm or lashings of luxury, these stylish Spicers Retreats prove that you don’t have to leave the city to enjoy a restorative staycation.

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Aqua Ignis: the Japanese-inspired bathhouse in the Blue Mountains

Aqua Ignis: the Japanese-inspired bathhouse in the Blue Mountains

What’s the most luxurious hotel in Bowral?

What’s the most luxurious hotel in Bowral?

First Look: Hotel Woolstore 1888

First Look: Hotel Woolstore 1888

First Look: Arden Bathhouse, Tasmania

First Look: Arden Bathhouse, Tasmania

POV: 4 days in one of Australia’s most unforgettable destinations

POV: 4 days in one of Australia’s most unforgettable destinations

First look: inside the reimagined Reefworld

First look: inside the reimagined Reefworld

Is this the cosiest ski village in Australia?

Is this the cosiest ski village in Australia?

POV: you watch a humpback whale and her baby start their migration to Antarctica

POV: you watch a humpback whale and her baby start their migration to Antarctica

A weekend of luxury villas and one of WA’s most iconic wineries

A weekend of luxury villas and one of WA’s most iconic wineries

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