Awards and Media - Drifthouse

Awards

The Australian Tourism Awards

Best Luxury Accommodation 2014 & 2015

Victorian Architecture Awards

Commendation 2015

TripAdvisor

Travellers’ Choice 2019, 2020 & 2021

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

Victorian Tourism Awards

Best Luxury Accommodation 2014, 2015 & 2016

The Premier’s Design

Awards Finalist

Eat Drink Design Awards

Best Hotel Design 2020

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

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…

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…

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..

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…

CASA VOGUE

Exclusive Boutique Hotel

Nós do Drift House pensamos que o luxo não tem a ver com marcas, rankings de estrelas ou dólares…

DAILY IMPRINT

Travel Notes – Port Fairy

Colleen Guiney and John Watkinson of Drift House Port Fairy had a slow-burning dream…

The Design Files

Architecture

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

CASA VOGUE

Exclusive Boutique Hotel

Nós do Drift House pensamos que o luxo não tem a ver com marcas, rankings de estrelas ou dólares…

DAILY IMPRINT

Travel Notes – Port Fairy

Colleen Guiney and John Watkinson of Drift House Port Fairy had a slow-burning dream…

Herald Sun

Hotel Review

The decor is contemporary, tasteful and restful…

In Bed With

Hotel Review

The Suites are so individually curated it’s hard to pick a favourite…

Domain Review

Home Away From Home

The folks at this award-winning boutique hotel are not the type to rest on their laurels…

Herald Sun

Hotel Review

The decor is contemporary, tasteful and restful…

In Bed With

Hotel Review

The Suites are so individually curated it’s hard to pick a favourite…

Domain Review

Home Away From Home

The folks at this award-winning boutique hotel are not the type to rest on their laurels…

QANTAS Magazine

Hotel Review

…an elegant home away from home, no detail is overlooked…

GT Magazine

Soothe the Soul and Drift Away

In a charming historical seaside village a short drive away there is an architectural masterpiece moonlighting as luxurious boutique accommodation…

BROADSHEET

Accommodation

Drift House is a grand Victorian estate encompassing two buildings and six private, self-contained suites…

QANTAS Magazine

Hotel Review

…an elegant home away from home, no detail is overlooked…

GT Magazine

Soothe the Soul and Drift Away

In a charming historical seaside village a short drive away there is an architectural masterpiece moonlighting as luxurious boutique accommodation…

BROADSHEET

Accommodation

Drift House is a grand Victorian estate encompassing two buildings and six private, self-contained suites…

BROADSHEET

Fashion and Style

Go country-coastal with a sea change to Port Fairy, even if only for the weekend.

est living

Drift House Port Fairy

Described as ‘unique, individual and entirely bespoke’ Drift House is the perfect example of modern day design…

The Australian WISH

Hotel Review

There is something fabulous about the name Port Fairy…

Wallpaper Magazine

Editor’s Choice

Architecture firm Multiplicity has added a contemporary addition to the house and transformed it into a luxurious retreat with four completely individual suites…

BROADSHEET

Fashion and Style

Go country-coastal with a sea change to Port Fairy, even if only for the weekend.

est living

Drift House Port Fairy

Described as ‘unique, individual and entirely bespoke’ Drift House is the perfect example of modern day design…

The Australian WISH

Hotel Review

There is something fabulous about the name Port Fairy…

Wallpaper Magazine

Editor’s Choice

Architecture firm Multiplicity has added a contemporary addition to the house and transformed it into a luxurious retreat with four completely individual suites…

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…

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…