Recycled hotel cabins offer luxury views of Western Australian wetland
Samphire Chalets near Busselton turned three hotel display units into solar-powered luxury cabins. They overlook a Ramsar wetland.
Each cabin started as a display unit for the Westin Hotel and Aloft. The box-shaped structures are now solar-powered.
They collect rainwater. Guests look out over the Vasse-Wonnerup Estuary.
About 30,000 waterbirds of about 90 species feed and breed there. Large windows frame swans, pelicans and black-winged stilts.
The three adults-only cabins include fully equipped kitchens. They feature a marble vanity top in the bathroom and Starlink Wi-Fi.
Busselton sits 2.5 hours south of Perth. It's at the edge of the Margaret River wine region.
Chalets start from $493 a night with a two-night minimum stay.
- 2.5 hours south
- Distance from Perth
- 30,000 birds of 90 species
- Waterbirds in estuary
- Westin and Aloft
- Hotel brands used
- 493 dollars
- Nightly rate starting
Why it mattersHotel units are cleverly reused to create new tourism infrastructure. This approach has minimal environmental footprint.
AustraliaWestern Australian travellers and birdwatchers can now stay amid one of Australia's important wetland habitats.
✓ Claims checked against the source and corrected before publish. checked 2 h ago
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