Sofitel Noosa Pacific Resort
Check in, or should we say check out, at Sofitel Noosa Pacific Resort, Noosa’s only five star full service resort. Located on and overlooking Hastings Street, you can stroll down there for some retail therapy at the popular shopping strip of boutique fashion stores and art galleries. Otherwise, the resort has all you need for a lazy day in, where you can enjoy the swim-up pool bar, with some cocktails, charcuterie boards and oysters.
You won’t need to leave the resort for top dining either with the on site Noosa Beach House restaurant, which was awarded a 2023 Chef Hat Award from Good Food Guide Australia. Dishes to indulge in include a burrata, fresh fig, pickled red onion, shaved fennel and walnut dish by hatted Chef Bret Cameron who loves to use native Australian produce in his meals. They have a famous Champagne Lunch, a three course meal with drinks curated by their resident sommelier.
The resort also boasts a riverside Riviera Bar & Lounge, open from 4pm daily for guests and public.
Noosa Springs Resort
If you are seeking to stay somewhere a away from the main hustle and bustle of Hastings Street in Noosa and be surrounded by national parks, beaches, lakes and somewhere pretty enough to be a wedding destination, consider Noosa Springs Golf Resort and Spa. You will still just be minutes’ drive from Hastings Street. Located between Noosa National Park and Lake Weyba, it was rated in the Top 10 Stay & Play Resorts in Australia. There is access to an 18 hole golf course, tennis court, world class spa, fitness centre and 25 metre pool and dining at their Relish restaurant. Perhaps try your hand at one of their golf tuition courses for all levels including beginners.
Wake up to the serenity of nature and enjoy a peaceful morning cuppa on your balcony with views of the golf course and gardens.
Enjoy the convenience of the resort spa where you can indulge in hydro-massage and magnesium salt flotation pools, infrared sauna, steam room, thermal capsule, outdoor couple’s spa, and treatment suites of facials, body treatments and pedicures.
Their 55 minute Thermal Suite experience gives you the chance to experience hot and cold therapies, to be massaged by the strong underwater jets in the HydroMassage pool and relax your muscles in the warm water. Round off the experience with the Steam Room, Infrared Sauna and Blitz Shower to leave you feeling relaxed yet invigorated.
Know that you will be feeding your body with healthy, fresh ingredients at the Relish restaurant, its menu changing each season as local ingredients become available. Dine while you admire the beautifully manicured gardens, and savour dishes like roasted free range pork bell with celeriac puree, grilled peaches, charred broccolini and Pedro Ximenez jus, or Moloolaba prawns and clam linguine with Noosa reds tomatoes.
There is a high tea available to experience on their terrace too if you can book ahead.
Peppers Noosa Resort & Villas
Stay right among the lush nature surroundings of Noosa National Park at Peppers Noosa, with all the comforts at your fingertips so you can just relax, enjoy lazy days, which could include enjoying breakfast in peace with views of serene nature from your balcony. Take advantage of the heated lagoon pool & lap pool and Stephanies Ocean Day Spa where you can indulge in a hydro-massage Geisha bath, a Vichy shower and a floatation pool.
The View Restaurant located on the upper level means you can dine with views across Noosa National Park. Dishes are made with seasonal ingredients, locally sourced produce. You may like to try dishes like the vanilla vodka cured salmon, a Sunshine Coast cheese plate or Mooloolaba Prawn and Chilli Spaghetti.
Hastings Street shopping is just a short walk away if you feel for some slow paced retail therapy of designer boutiques and experience alfresco dining among the coastal street vibes in the heart of Noosa.