Port Douglas is a Tropical North Queensland town well-loved for its proximity to the reef and rainforest. It’s known as a retreat for celebrities and wealthy retirees, but Elisabeth Knowles wonders what it’s like for the...

AT's guide to the best cheap accommodation for summer and Christmas holidays Port Douglas Why do we rate it? This once-sleepy fishing village deserves its status as one of Australia’s best destinations. Everyone from lazy couples to hyperactive...

Australian Traveller Magazine’s 100 Great Australian Holiday Homes This whopper of a holiday home above Port Douglas has seven bedrooms and sleeps up to 18 guests – so, provided you have enough mates to feasibly...

Australian Traveller Magazine’s 100 Great Australian Holiday Homes With a name that aptly translates as “Yes, Why Not?” you’ll be hard pressed to find fault with this well-groomed number on Queensland’s Oak Beach. Another hit...

Australian Traveller Magazine’s 100 Great Australian Holiday Homes If you’re looking for a holiday home closer to the ocean than Oak Beach Villa, prepare to book yourself a boat. It’s set on absolute beachfront just...

Australian Traveller Magazine’s 100 Great Australian Holiday Homes How many houses do you know with a granite chef’s kitchen outside? On top of the usual Miele and Bosch appliance-strewn gourmet kitchen indoors (a pre-requisite these...

Australian Traveller Magazine’s 100 Great Australian Holiday Homes When you roll into Port Douglas for your next tropical holiday, be sure to look up – waaaaay up. Touted as the highest house in the region,...