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Queensland & Great Barrier Reef Self-catering

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We've stayed at amazing apartments, bedded down in rock-star villas and brought our friends to stay in the hottest holiday houses to bring you the best self-catering properties in Queensland & Great Barrier Reef.


6 Beachfront Mirage

Queensland & Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Style
Thoroughly tropical retreat
Setting
Sandy shores of Port Douglas
Sleeps
10

This house has a remarkable reputation for very good reason and is bound to inspire even the most well-travelled holidaymaker with its tropical beachfront location.

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Absolute Newell Beach

Queensland & Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Style
Seafront serenity
Setting
Sleek modernity on Sandy Newell Beach
Sleeps
8

This palatial Port Douglas-based property is set in a grassy garden thick with coconut trees. The lawn runs straight down to the golden sands of Newell Beach

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Bali Hai

Queensland & Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Style
Remote rainforest refinement
Setting
Tropical North Queensland
Sleeps
6–8

Set on a secluded hillside, surrounded by 80 acres of millennia-old rainforest, these heavenly thatched huts offer the ultimate in indoor and outdoor living where modern comforts blend brilliantly with pared-down luxury.

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Mali Mali

Queensland & Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Style
Hedonistic rainforest hideaway
Setting
North Queensland hilltop
Sleeps
8

This multi-award-winning hideaway has an infinity pool, helicopter pad and tennis court and is poised on the crest of a hill, in total seclusion, with spectacular 360-degree views.

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Meryula

Queensland & Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Style
Indochinese-influenced mansion
Setting
Moments from Port Douglas’ Premier beach
Sleeps
12

This homely but luxury mansion is a paragon of sophistication – its luscious furnishings and eclectic art collection taking inspiration from all over the globe.

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Plantation House

Queensland & Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Style
Poolside panache
Setting
Ritzy gated estate in Port Douglas
Sleeps
10

Tropical both inside and out, this luxury self-catering house is ablaze with vibrant fabrics and is set in lush gardens, just minutes from the beach.

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The (w)right House

Queensland & Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Style
Moated modernist maritime
Setting
Pioneering Port Douglas property
Sleeps
10

Set in a smart gated estate, this beachfront pad backs onto a world-class golf course and is dripping in innovative design.

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