Gaia is the retreat that put the Byron hinterland on the wellness map — co-founded by Olivia Newton-John on a green hilltop at Brooklet, all Balinese-carved gates, spa pavilions and long views over macadamia country. It holds 4.7 stars across 177 Google reviews.
★ 4.7 · 177 Google reviews (correct at the time of writing, July 2026)
Property photo via Google Maps
The stay
Days run as gently as you let them: spa therapies, movement classes, pool time and food that manages to be both virtuous and genuinely good. Rooms and villas sit quietly in the gardens, and phones tend to stay in them.
Around the hinterland
Bangalow’s heritage main street is 15 minutes away, Byron Bay’s beaches and lighthouse about 25, and the waterfalls of the caldera — Minyon Falls the headliner — make an easy green-hills day loop.
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