WANDERLUST // ATLANTIC BYRON BAY

With the winter chill in full swing here in Sydney, these images from unique coastal boutique hotel Atlantic Byron Bay will bring a little sunshine to your day. Three original beach cottages have been transformed into Caribbean styled plantation houses set amongst tropical gardens and only a short stroll to the beach.

Sun bleached and salt kissed the property includes the main plantation house 'The Lodge', charcoal cottage 'Driftwood' and the Caribbean palette of 'Coconut Cottage', not to mention the retro beauty of the American Airstream trailer, taking camping to the next level.

Take me there now!!!

xx

papaya playa project

Pop-up stores and restaurant's have been coming and going for a while now but Design Hotels have stepped it up a notch with the first large scale 'pop-up hotel' concept.

The Papaya Playa Project is a camp of 99 rustic cabanas situated smack bang on the white sands of the Caribbean Sea in Tulum, Mexico. Originally abandoned as a luxury resort development during the global financial crisis, Design Hotels and a group of like minded players in food, hospitality and design have teamed up to convert it into a communal playground of simple eco-luxury. The project also includes a regular line-up of international music acts to keep the party going until doors close on May 5, 2012.

Better add this to the list for when I arrive in Mexico - 63 days and counting xx