Swain-selected stayLord Howe Island, New South WalesCapella LodgeA distinctive base for a journey designed around you.Selected by our Destination ExpertsExploreThe storyGalleryExperiencesPlan your stayThe stayWhat to know about this stay.Capella Lodge looks out over Lovers Bay on Lord Howe Island, a short flight from Australia's east coast, at the foot of the twin peaks that rise behind it. Beckons opened the property in 2003 and relaunched it in 2018, and it remains the island's best-known luxury stay. As a member of Luxury Lodges of Australia, one of only 20 lodges nationwide to hold that distinction, the property meets the collective's exacting standards for remoteness, scale and genuine sense of place.The hike up Mount Gower ranks among Australia's best day walks, passing endemic Woodhen and Kentia Palm found nowhere else on earth, a genuinely rare kind of hiking most Australian trips never offer. Because flights to Lord Howe Island are capped and rooms here are limited, most guests plan a stay well ahead of the rest of their trip rather than adding it as an afterthought. A closer lookCapella Lodge, in detail.View all 18 photosBeyond the stayExperiences nearbyThe hike up Mount Gower ranks among Australia's best day walks, passing endemic Woodhen and Kentia Palm found nowhere else on earth, a genuinely rare kind of hiking most Australian trips never offer. A glass-bottom boat tour covers the same reef at an easier pace for guests who'd rather not commit to the full climb, and the lodge's own nine-hole course, tennis courts and bowling lanes fill out quieter afternoons. Because flights to Lord Howe Island are capped and rooms here are limited, most guests plan a stay well ahead of the rest of their trip rather than adding it as an afterthought. Plan with SwainAdd Capella Lodge to your journey.Tell us where you want to go and how you like to travel. We will recommend the right route, length of stay, and experiences.Start planning →
