20 Weekend Getaways for Couples in Australia

Every stay below was checked on its own website in November 2026. If you'd rather hand the planning over, Wedded Concierge can book the stay and shape the weekend around it.

New South Wales

1. Park Hyatt Sydney, Sydney Harbour

Where: on the harbour, looking across to the Opera House

Best for: a city weekend that still feels like a holiday

At Park Hyatt Sydney, floor-to-ceiling glass doors open onto private balconies over the water, and there's a rooftop pool and a day spa. The hotel's Romance at the Park package adds Taittinger, breakfast, valet parking and a 12pm late check-out. It's also one of our Sydney wedding venues.

2. Ridgewaters Kiama, South Coast

Where: 2 Surfleet Place, Kiama

Getting there: about 90 minutes south of Sydney, according to Ridgewaters

Ridgewaters Kiama is the closest of the coastal picks to Sydney. Its oversized three-bedroom designer apartments sit in a low-rise development, with Kiama's beaches, the town centre and the blowholes close by.

Photo: Ridgewaters Kiama

3. Mona Farm, Braidwood

Where: 140 Little River Road, Braidwood

Best for: a country weekend with room to yourselves

Mona Farm spreads seven historic guest houses across 124 acres, and some of them are made for two. There's a sauna on site, and facials and massages in a studio in The Doncaster. Thinking of marrying there too? Here's Mona Farm as a wedding venue.

4. Ardour Milton Park, Bowral

Where: 200 Horderns Road, Bowral, in the Southern Highlands

Best for: fireside evenings and a spa day in the hills

The old Milton Park website now leads to Ardour Milton Park. Book a treatment at the Èliva spa, take high tea, then settle in by the fire in the Polo Bar before dinner at Horderns Restaurant. Its two-night packages pair a stay with seasonal dining and the spa.

5. Spicers Vineyards Estate, Hunter Valley

Where: Pokolbin, among the Hunter Valley vineyards

Best for: a wine weekend that ends in a spa bath

Spicers Vineyards Estate puts you among the vines, with Restaurant Botanica and Spa Anise on site. The King Spa Terrace Rooms come with a spa bath and an open fireplace.

6. Capella Lodge, Lord Howe Island

Where: Lord Howe Island, at the foot of Mount Gower and Mount Lidgbird

Best for: a proper escape, a short flight off the mainland

Capella Lodge has just nine suites. The kitchen builds its daily menu around fresh line-caught fish, and the spa sits among swaying Kentia palms.

Queensland

7. InterContinental Hayman Great Barrier Reef, Whitsundays

Where: Hayman Island, in the Whitsundays

Best for: reef, beach and a villa with its own pool

InterContinental Hayman Great Barrier Reef is on Hayman Island in the Whitsundays. Book a Beachfront Pool Villa and an afternoon at Hayman Spa. Weddings there are on our Hayman venue page.

8. The Langham, Gold Coast

Where: 38 Old Burleigh Road, Surfers Paradise

Best for: a beach weekend with ocean views

The Langham, Gold Coast sits between Surfers Paradise and Broadbeach, with rooms looking out over the Pacific or back to the hinterland. Chuan Spa's treatments draw on Traditional Chinese Medicine. For weddings, see The Langham Gold Coast on Wedded Wonderland.

9. InterContinental Sanctuary Cove Resort, Gold Coast

Where: Sanctuary Cove, Gold Coast

Best for: a resort weekend built around the pool

InterContinental Sanctuary Cove Resort wraps around a one-acre saltwater lagoon pool. Its A Sweet Stay package is built for couples: two nights in a suite, breakfast for two, sparkling wine, a sweet platter and a $150 dining credit. The resort also hosts weddings by the lagoon.

10. Spicers Peak Lodge, Scenic Rim

Where: the Scenic Rim, inland from Brisbane

Best for: an all-inclusive mountain weekend

At Spicers Peak Lodge the stay includes gourmet dining, selected wines and a stocked minibar, so nobody has to think about the bill. The One Bedroom Private Lodge has its own heated outdoor infinity spa and a double-sided fireplace, with a two-night minimum.

11. Silky Oaks Lodge, Daintree

Where: the Daintree, Far North Queensland

Best for: a rainforest weekend with a couples' spa

Silky Oaks Lodge is on the Mossman River beside Daintree National Park. The Healing Waters Spa has a couples' room and a Vichy shower.

Victoria

12. W Melbourne, Melbourne

Where: Melbourne

Best for: a city weekend of bars, laneways and late dinners

W Melbourne is the city pick on this list. Its WET pool on level 14 becomes an adults-only space, for guests 16 and over, from 7pm every day. It's also a Melbourne wedding venue we list.

13. Point of View Villas, Great Ocean Road

Where: high above the coast near Apollo Bay

Best for: an adults-only villa above the ocean

Point of View Villas calls itself an adults-only sanctuary, and its five one-bedroom villas are made for exactly that. Each has an ocean-view spa, a fireplace and a private balcony with a barbecue.

For more of the state, our guide to romantic winter getaways from Melbourne covers 12 stays from the Yarra Valley to the High Country.

Tasmania

14. Saffire Freycinet, Coles Bay

Where: 2352 Coles Bay Road, Coles Bay, on the Freycinet Peninsula

Best for: a once-in-a-while splurge with a view to match

Saffire Freycinet looks across the water to the granite peaks of the Hazards. The Signature Suites have a deep bath facing that view, every Luxury Suite opens onto a private deck, and the Palate restaurant frames the whole mountain range for in-house guests.

15. MONA Pavilions, Hobart

Where: Mona, Berriedale, on the River Derwent

Best for: art lovers who want a weekend that isn't just dinner and a spa

The MONA Pavilions sit on the river's edge in the grounds of Mona, Hobart's museum of old and new art. Each has a king bedroom with a pillow menu and a large spa bath with a view of the water, with floor heating for the colder months. Stays run from Wednesday to Monday.

South Australia

16. Southern Ocean Lodge, Kangaroo Island

Where: on the clifftops between Flinders Chase National Park and Seal Bay

Best for: wild coastline and wildlife on the doorstep

Southern Ocean Lodge reopened in December 2023, after the 2020 bushfires destroyed the original. The Great Room's floor-to-ceiling windows look straight out over the Southern Ocean.

17. The Louise, Barossa Valley

Where: 375 Seppeltsfield Road, Marananga

Best for: a Barossa wine weekend

At The Louise, villa-style suites open onto private courtyards that face the vines. Seppeltsfield Road's cellar doors are on your doorstep.

Western Australia

18. Injidup Spa Retreat, Yallingup

Where: Yallingup, in the Margaret River region

Best for: a villa with its own plunge pool

Injidup Spa Retreat is adults only, with ten villas in all. Each comes with a private heated plunge pool, a fireplace and wide ocean views, and a breakfast hamper on arrival covers your first two mornings. A One Bedroom Ocean View Villa is $695 a night off-peak and $900 at peak, with a two-night minimum, according to the retreat's own FAQ.

19. Samphire Rottnest, Thomson Bay

Where: 1 Bedford Avenue, Thomson Bay, Rottnest Island

Getting there: a short ferry ride from Perth

Samphire Rottnest is barefoot and beachfront, right in the heart of Thomson Bay, with lagoon-style pools.

Northern Territory

20. Longitude 131, Uluru

Where: Uluru-Kata Tjuta, in the Red Centre

Best for: the bucket-list weekend

Note: closed from 25 January to 19 April 2027 for refurbishment

At Longitude 131, the Dune Pavilion is the only accommodation with views of both Uluru and Kata Tjuta, you can watch Uluru from your bed, and dinner at Table 131° is served under a sky full of stars.

Turn Your Weekend Away Into a Celebration

A weekend for two is often about more than the trip: an anniversary, a proposal, a babymoon or the first getaway after the wedding. If you're dreaming bigger than a weekend, our guide to 25 romantic hotels worth the splurge is the next place to look.

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