Awards and Recognition

Kittawa Lodge has quickly solidified its position as one of Australia’s premier luxury destinations.

 

One of the best resorts in Australasia and the South Pacific

 

  • Third best resort in Australia and the 12th best resort in Australasia and the South Pacific in the Condé Nast Traveller’s Readers’ Choice Awards 2024

 

  • The best resort in Australia and the second best resort in Australasia and the South Pacific in the Condé Nast Traveller’s Readers’ Choice Awards 2023, being the only resort in Australia to have made the list

 

  • One of the top three best resorts in Australasia and the South Pacific in the Condé Nast Traveller’s Readers’ Choice Awards 2022, being one of only two resorts in Australia to have made the list and the only from Tasmania

 

One of the best luxury lodges in Australia

 

  • One of the nine best luxury lodges in Australia, as selected by Departures International

 

  • One of the five best luxury retreats in Australia, as selected by Gourmet Traveller, being named as number two in this list

 

  • One of the six best luxury lodges in Australia, as selected by Traveller for Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, being the only lodge selected for this list in Tasmania

 

  • One of the 20 wild-luxe stays to escape to right now, as selected by Qantas’ Travel Insider

 

  • One of the five best remote retreats in Australia, as selected by Gourmet Traveller, being named as number two in this list

 

One of the best remote escapes in the world

 

  • One of the top ten best remote escapes in the world, to ‘get away from it all’, as selected by Fathom

 

One of the best new hotels in Australia

 

  • One of the best new luxury hotels in Australia, as selected by Australian Financial Review (Life & Leisure), being only one of 13 properties selected for the list, and the only property located in Tasmania

 

  • One of the six best new regional hotels in Australia, as selected by The Australian

 

  • One of the seven best new hotels in Australia, as selected by Fathom

 

One of the best places to stay in Australia

 

  • One of the top 52 weekends away in Australia, as selected by Good Weekend

 

  • One of the top 50 hot places to stay in Australia, as selected by the Weekend Australian Magazine

 

  • One of the top 100 destinations in Australia, as selected by Australian Traveller

 

  • One of the top 100 unique stays in Australia, as selected by Australian Traveller

 

  • One of the top ten stylish secluded places to stay in Australia, as selected by Escape

 

  • 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 Traveller’s Choice Award, TripAdvisor

 

One of the best wellness retreats in Australia

 

  • One of the best wellness retreats in Australia, and the best wellness retreat in Tasmania, as selected by The Telegraph in the UK

 

One of the most romantic getaways in Australia

  • One of the top 33 most romantic getaways in Australia, as selected by Qantas’ Travel Insider

 

One of the best places to stay in Tasmania

 

  • One of the top seven best luxury hotels in Tasmania, and the best place to stay in Tasmania for an isolated island encounter, as selected by Gourmet Traveller

 

  • One of the top 16 best luxury hotels in Tasmania, as selected bay Boss Hunting

 

  • One of the top 12 best hotels in Tasmania inspired by nature, as selected by Escape Australia

 

  • One of the top 10 best luxury hotels in Tasmania, as selected by World of Wanderlust

 

  • One of the top eight perfect weekend getaways in Tasmania, as selected by Qantas’ Travel Insider

 

  • One of the top seven best ways to holiday in Tasmania, as selected by Australian Traveller

 

  • One of the top four secluded spots to get away from it all in Tasmania, as selected by The Weekend Australian

 

  • One of the top 10 of the 50 best things to do in Tasmania, as selected by World of Wanderlust

 

One of the best island getaways in Australia

 

  • One of the top eight best island holidays in Australia, as selected by Australian Traveller

 

One of the best bathtubs in Australia

 

  • One of the 12 most incredible bathtubs with a view in Australia, as selected by Tourism Australia

 

  • One of the 13 best “Haute Tubs” in the world, as selected by Prior

 

  • One of the eight best luxury bathtubs in Australia, as selected by World of Wanderlust

Best new tourism business in Tasmania

 

  • Winner of the Gustav Weindorfer Award for Best New Tourism Business at the 2021 Tasmanian Tourism Awards, as selected by Tourism Industry Council Tasmania (TICT) from 11 finalists

 

  • Silver medallist at the 2021 Qantas Australian Tourism Awards for Best New Tourism Business in Australia, and the highest-placed accommodation business in this category