Away from the town centre, this compact resort with friendly service is engulfed by palms and has sizeable apartments with big balconies. Even better are those sitting atop the tree canopies, some with outdoor spas and ocean views.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Byron Bay attractions

1. Tallow Beach

1.34 MILES

Tallow Beach is a deserted sandy stretch that extends for 7km south from Cape Byron. This is the place to flee the crowds: much of the beach is backed by…

2. Clarkes Beach

1.35 MILES

An eastern, and often unexpectedly serene, extension of busy Main Beach. Byron's most popular surf break is at the Pass, where Clarkes Beach meets the…

3. Captain Cook Lookout

1.36 MILES

Start your 3.7km walking track around Cape Byron from the Captain Cook Lookout. The rainforest stretch near the lookout has the best wildlife-spotting ops.

4. Cape Byron State Conservation Park

1.4 MILES

The Cape Byron State Conservation Park is home to the Cape Byron lighthouse, plenty of stunning lookouts (including from the most eastern point of the…

5. Main Beach

1.41 MILES

Immediately in front of town, lifesaver-patrolled Main Beach is busy from sunrise to sunset with yoga classes, sunbakers, buskers and occasionally fire…

6. Cape Byron Lighthouse

1.88 MILES

This 1901 lighthouse is Australia’s most easterly and also its most powerful shipping beacon. Inside there are maritime and nature displays. Take one of…

7. Watego's Beach

1.94 MILES

East of Main Beach, the small crescent of Watego's fringes Byron's most affluent enclave. Dolphin sightings are common here.

8. Little Watego's Beach

2.17 MILES

Secluded Little Watego’s (inaccessible by car) is a lovely patch of sand directly under rocky Cape Byron. Head here at sunset for an impressive and…