Bask & Stow

Style

Beaut Byron bae

Setting

Beaches, beaches everywhere

Washed-out wooden boardwalks, hanging bamboo chairs, seasalt-white breezeblocks, tropical prints and towering cacti are the order of the day at Bask & Stow, a five-suite stunner that pays stylish homage to the mid-century glamour of Palm Springs across the Pacific. Find it (if you can) tucked away on a secluded lane 10 minutes’ stroll from Byron’s centre and main beach. Cool off in the garden plunge pool and pour yourself a perky morning brew from the Byron Bay Coffee Company on your veranda. Or let someone else do the barista-work at local hip-crowd favourite (and people-watching hotspot) the Top Shop café, just up the hill.

Facilities

Номера

Five spacious suites.

Checkout

10am. Check-in is at 2pm. When availability permits, early check-in from 10am and late check-out until 2pm can be booked at 50 per cent of the nightly room rate.

Больше сведений

There's no breakfast but Bask & Stow recommends nearby brunch spot Top Shop Cafe for local single origin coffee, fresh baked goods and people watching.

Also

Unfortunately, Bask & Stow is not wheelchair-accessible.

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At the Hotel

Free WiFi, welcome drink of Australian sparkling wine. In suites: TV, air conditioning, safe, kitchenette with fridge, toaster, microwave, kettle and local tea and coffee from Mayde Tea and the Byron Bay Coffee Company, bathroom with bath tub and Australian-made Leif bath products.

Our Favourite Rooms

You get a little extra space in the Sun Suite, where your private deck comes with not one but two hanging rattan seats, but you’d struggle to find fault with any of these Byron Bay beauties. All have that effortless 1950s Palm Springs feel (think cool beachy tones, swaying plant fronds, widescreen desert-scape prints, tropical fabrics and stripy parasols) and some have a luxuriously large bath tub in which to make full use of the Leif bath products and – natch – sip a glass of bubbly or two.

Poolside

There’s a cute plunge pool, all mid-century-style white-washed breezeblocks and dwarf palms. It’s accessible from your veranda and open between 7am and 8pm.

Packing Tips

A picture-perfect playground for the rich and famous (looking at you, Nicole Kidman and Chris Hemsworth), Byron Bay also attracts Brisbane, Gold Coast (and even Sydney) weekenders in their droves. Blend in with the in-crowd with the following beach accessories: pearly white bathing suit (the better to complement your Gold Coast tan), planet-sized straw hat (for shade, duh), and a copy of Vogue Australia to fake-thumb-through as you people-watch idly through Jackie O-sized sunglasses.

Also

Captain James Cook named Cape Byron after legendary seaman Foul-Weather Jack, aka John Byron, grandfather of the Romantic poet Lord Byron.

Дети

The hotel is almost adults only, but exceptions are made for under-2s, for whom cots can be provided on request.

Галерея

Food & Drink

Top Table

Byron Bay’s countless rooftop bars make full advantage of those swoonsome coastal views – take your pick.

Дресс-код

Laid-back Byron Bay tends to favour casual clobber over catwalk couture. Go with athleisure for urban exploring, cool linens and floaty fabrics for the beach and understated chic for cocktails and fancy restaurants.

Hotel Restaurant

There’s no restaurant, but staff are walking encyclopaedias of the best local eats, brews and cocktails.

Hotel Bar

Staff can give you the lowdown on the best Byron Bay bars to see and be seen in.

Last Orders

Byron Bay has a lively nightlife scene, with many bars and clubs staying open into the wee small hours.

Room Service

None, but there’s a fridge in your suite and you can stock up on supplies and late night snacks at the legendary Farmers Market on Butler Street Reserve.

Planes

Brisbane Airport is 175 kilometres north of Bask & Stow, a two-hour drive along the coast. You can also fly into Ballina Airport (30 minutes away) and Gold Coast Airport (50 minutes away) via connections from Canberra, Melbourne, Newcastle and Sydney.

Automobiles

Self-drive is by far the fastest and most convenient way of getting to Bask & Stow from Brisbane Airport. Rental cars are readily available from all the usual suspects and there’s some free off-street parking at the hotel.

Worth Getting Out of Bed For

It should come as little surprise that Byron Bay is such a popular getaway for burned-out Brisbanites and Sydneysiders. After all, the place practically screams mindfulness from every bush-clad headland, surf-kissed shoreline and chakra-tuned street corner. Yoga is big business here. You can do it on the beach, in practitioners’ homes and in lush, purpose-built studios from the cape to the hinterland.

The Bay (as the locals call it) is also heaven for walkers of every ability. Take a casual coastal stroll from The Pass over verdant cliffs to the sweeping sands of Wategos Beach, grabbing those essential selfies at the postcard Fisherman’s Lookout and pledging your love to your better half by adding a padlock (whaddya mean you forgot to pack one?) to the wire fence overlooking the bay. The one-hour loop via Milne Track to Tallow Beach ticks off a brace of Cape Byron must-dos: it includes a walk through the brush-covered Aboriginal headlands of Arakwal National Park, where you can spot (or more likely smell) threatened plant species like stinking cryptocarya and encounter critters including flying foxes and migratory birds; it also takes you to one of the cape’s more secluded beach spots: Tallow Beach’s Cosy Corner.

But it's the Cape Byron Lighthouse Trail that promises the greatest bragging rights. This moderately challenging (read: mostly uphill) 1.7-mile route takes you to Australia’s most easterly point, with panoramic ocean views that stretch to infinity and beyond, as well as offering the tantalising possibility of some humpback-whale-watching. Take a guided tour of the lighthouse and hear terrific tales of seafaring derring-do in its Maritime Museum, set in what used to be – pre-automation – the lighthouse keeper’s office.

And if all this sounds a little too… active, you can always just while away your days lounging idly on the Bay’s extraordinary beaches, partake of a spot of light snorkelling, or sample the best of Byron Bay’s local produce at the Cape Byron Distillery and Byron Farmers’ Market.

Earn or Redeem Points with World of Hyatt

This Mr & Mrs Smith hotel participates in the World of Hyatt loyalty program. As a member, you can earn and redeem points and enjoy exclusive benefits for qualifying nights. .