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Southern Ocean Lodge

Kangaroo Island, Australia

Treading lightly on scrub-covered dunes above the sea, luxe Kangaroo Island boutique hotel Southern Ocean Lodge is an exquisite designer haven. Solitude, serenity and privacy are what guests are paying for – staying here you get the feeling there’s no-one else within miles (and there probably isn’t). Calming, contemporary interiors embrace the outdoors, with all-inclusive food, drinks and activities adding to a restful stay. Outside Australia's Galapagos awaits, from kangaroos and seals to wild beaches and spectacular coastal rocks.

Need to know

• Rooms 21 suites.
• Rates Double rooms from $1766.02 (AU$1,800), excluding tax at 10 per cent.
  The price shown represents the lowest nightly rate for a double room available at this hotel over the next 21 days. Any price conversions from the hotel's local currency (AU$1,800) have been conducted using today's exchange rates from xe.com.
• More details Rates include all meals, open bar with premium wine and spirits, in-suite bar, selected Kangaroo Island experiences and island airport transfers.
• Facilities Destination spa, wine cellar, library lounge with board games and DVDs, mountain bikes. In rooms: free WiFi, sound system with MP3 input, minibar, Li’Tya toiletries and outdoor terrace with day-bed. Selected suites have flatscreen TVs, DVD players and EcoSmart fires.
• Poolside No full-size pool, but there’s an infinity-edge plunge pool outside on the terrace by the restaurant, plus hot tubs in the Remarkable Suites and Osprey Pavilion. A short walk away, Hanson Bay has consistent surf for a rough-and-tumble swim.
• Check-out 10.30am, but flexible subject to availability. Check-in, 2pm.
• Children Only kids over six years allowed. Extra beds can be provided for AU$350 when a child shares a suite with adults. More...
• Also There’s a minimum two-night stay. Multi-night packages are available, incorporating day-spa treatments, room upgrades and private island charter tours.

Food and drink at Southern Ocean Lodge

• Hotel restaurant Head chef Jed Archdeacon conjures a five-course tasting menu or four-course à la carte employing local produce and wine. Dine inside in the soothing restaurant or outdoors on the viewtastic deck. Anglers, if you manage to snare something yourself from Hanson Bay, they will also gladly fillet and cook your catch.
  
• Dress code Organic linen separates in soothing neutrals will blend well with the photoshoot-fit lodge backdropped by nature.
• Top table Any of the six window-side seats lets you soak up that incredible unfettered view. On a warm night, try the sea-air-kissed terrace.
• Last orders Breakfast anytime from 7.30am to 10am; lunch from 12.30pm to 2.30pm; dinner from 7pm to 9pm, with pre-dinner cocktails and canapés at the bar.
• Room service Light snacks are available on request and minibars come well stocked.
• Hotel bar The open-plan bar in the Great Room is a curved wonder next to the restaurant. There’s not just a spectacular view to drink up for free – there’s also wine, beer and cocktails at your disposal. Aside from the premium list (which includes Penfolds’ Grange, Bollinger and Henschke’s Hill of Grace), alcohol is included in rates.

Also worth knowing

• Weddings This property is suitable for weddings. More...

Southern Ocean Lodge Hanson Bay, Kangaroo Island, South Australia 5223