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Luxury Abounds Down Under At These Four Resorts Near Perth

Where: Cape Clairault Road, Injidup, Western Australia, Australia, 6284

Perth, Australia is the most isolated city on earth--seriously, we checked it and it’s 1,700 miles from the nearest large city, Adelaide--but on a recent trip, we were surprised to find that there's plenty of luxury hotel options for you to try out.

Our brother site, Jaunted, gave us Five Reasons to Visit Perth earlier this year and we finally made it out there earlier this month, courtesy of Tourism Western Australia.

About three hours southwest of the city (by car) lies an up-and-coming wine region and surfer paradise, the Margaret River. That’s where you’ll find these four luxury properties that, though about as far from the rest of the world as you can possibly get, still provide all the modern conveniences while making your troubles melt away.

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Merribrook Retreat, Western Australia

Where: PO Box 27, Cowaramup, Western Australia, Australia, 6284

I arrived at Western Australia's award-winning Merribrook Retreat in time to stash my filthy backpack in one of the nine luxurious, private chalets, change into equally grungy clothes, and sit down to a very civilized, if speedy, lunch prepared by owner Richard Firth. Our group of six, led by Firth and his 24-year old son, George, was preparing to go on a two-day walk along the fabled Cape to Cape Track in Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park. A part of the Margaret River region, this park is only three hours south of Perth.

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