Awards

The Australian Tourism Awards

Best Luxury Accommodation 2014 & 2015

Victorian Architecture Awards

Commendation 2015

TripAdvisor

Travellers’ Choice 2019, 2020 & 2021

Victorian Tourism Awards

Best Luxury Accommodation 2014, 2015 & 2016

The Premier’s Design

Awards Finalist

Eat Drink Design Awards

Best Hotel Design 2020

The Smith Hotel Awards

Best Newcomer 2014

What our guests say:

A beautiful stay over a 3 day weekend in suite 2. Everything about the stay was 5 star, from the fixtures and fittings in the room to the beautiful pool and breakfast.

February 2021

What our guests say:

“We can’t rate Drift House highly enough and were thrilled to have another opportunity to visit and enjoy everything about Colleen and John’s idyllic property.”

January 2021

What our guests say:

“We really felt lucky and spoiled staying here and can’t wait to return. Thank you Colleen and John!”

February 2021

Media

BROADSHEET

Travel
A convivial, guests-only Spanish diner is a new reason to check into Port Fairy’s Drift House Hotel…

Est Living

Design Destination
A new chapter for award-winning luxury hotel and dining room Drift House reveals an unwavering commitment to quality design and personalised details.

The Age Traveller

TAKE-OFF
Pretty Port Fairy pops, as does the stylish rennovation at one its most celebrated and beloved properties…

The Weekend Australian

Perfect 10 Port Fairy
This historic settlement on Victoria’s southwest coast is as pretty as a picture…

Artichoke Magazine

Eat Drink Design Awards
Drift House beats tough competition to win the annual Eat Drink Design Award for best hotel design…

Vogue Australia

Local Heroes
These unique LUXURY OFFERINGS across the country are reason enough to put away the passport this holiday season…

COUNTRY STYLE

Coastal Muse
The end of the Great Ocean Road is home to an artist, her family and a boutique hotel…

The Telegraph UK

Best Hotels in Victoria
…with an attention to detail, idiosyncratic style and personable hospitality that raise the bar for a boutique slumber in regional Australia…

THE URBAN LIST

7 Reasons to Visit
Every now and again, you experience something that can only be described as epic..

The Design Files

Architecture
Today our architecture columnist Stuart Harrison is back with a charming architectural discovery on Victoria’s Great Ocean Road…