Southern Ocean Lodge Named Andrew Harper’s Hideaway of the Year 2012

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Posted on 3rd January 2012 by southernoceanlodge in awards |News |Press Releases

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ANDREW HARPER REVEALS 2012 GRAND AWARD WINNERS

Southern Ocean Lodge named Hideaway of the year

NEW YORK, NY – (December 30, 2011) Andrew Harper’s Hideaway Report, the most respected publication in luxury travel, today revealed its 2012 Grand Award winners. We are pleased to announce that Southern Ocean Lodge was named Hideaway of the Year, at the top of a very prestigious list comprised of Mr. Harper’s favorite 19 properties he visited within the past calendar year.

World-roaming luxury travel reviewer Andrew Harper notes of his anonymous stay at Southern Ocean Lodge, that it was,  ’Unquestionably the highlight of our three-week trip to Australia.’

Read the Southern Ocean Lodge review in full online in Andrew Harper’s just released January 2012 Hideaway Report at http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/25423322#/25423322/6

Each of Mr. Harper’s Grand Award winners possesses exceptional character, a commitment to classic hospitality and a profound sense of place. Since 1979, Andrew Harper has provided members of the exclusive Andrew Harper club with honest insights and recommendations about the finest luxury travel experiences worldwide. Mr. Harper does not evaluate hotels by means of a checklist, but uses his three decades of experience to distinguish the truly enchanting from the merely excellent.

The Lodge shares its achievement with fine Australian company and fellow Luxury Lodges of Australia members Wolgan Valley Resort & Spa (including a special mention to Joost Heymeijer, GM) and fellow SA property, The Louise.

Congratulations, all!

The full list of 2012 Hideaway Report Grand Award winners:

Southern Ocean Lodge, Australia

Ocean House, Rhode Island

Glenmere Mansion, New York

Panamonte Inn & Spa, Panama

Hotel Plaza Grande, Ecuador

Jumby Bay, Antigua

Hôtel Le Toiny, St. Barths

Sasaab, Kenya

Elsa’s Kopje, Kenya

Casa Manni, Italy

La Coquillade, France

The Yeatman, Portugal

Domaine de Murtoli, France

Amanfayun, China

Four Seasons Hangzhou, China

Wolgan Valley Resort & Spa, Australia

The Louise, Australia

Trump International Hotel, Chicago

The Resort at Pelican Hill, California

View the full list of winners and their reviews, including Special Recognitions, Indelible Memories of 2011 and Disappointments of the Year, by downloading the complimentary January 2012 Grand Awards issue.

Read more press online at http://travel.usatoday.com/hotels/post/2011/12/andrew-harper-hideaway-report-2011-winners/592014/1; and download the Hideaway Report in PDF http://www.southernoceanlodge.com.au/press/HideawayReportJan20123385.pdf

About Andrew Harper Free of advertising since its inception in June 1979, Hideaway Report is a private monthly publication for sophisticated travelers. The selection of hotels, resorts and restaurants for inclusion in this publication is made on a completely independent basis, with Andrew Harper LLC paying full rate for all meals, lodging and related travel expenses. Andrew Harper and his editors travel incognito to write candid and unbiased travel reviews for a private membership service, which provides personalized travel-planning assistance, bespoke tours and valuable travel privileges to its members.

For more information about Andrew Harper, visit http://www.AndrewHarper.com.  Inquiries? Contact press@andrewharper.com.  Be sure to follow Mr. Harper on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/AndrewHarperTravel and Twitter at HarperTravel.

 

Andrew Harper’s latest online HideAway Report

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Posted on 4th March 2011 by southernoceanlodge in media |News |Uncategorized

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SOUTHERN OCEAN LODGE WOWS RENOWNED LUXURY TRAVEL WRITER
Andrew Harpers Hideaway Report

 March 2011 issue of Andrew Harper’s Hideaway Report® highlights the best of Kangaroo Island

Andrew Harper, one of the world’s foremost voices in writing about luxury travel, recently traveled to South Australia and reported on the pleasures he experienced during his visit in the March 2011 issue of Andrew Harper’s Hideaway Report®. This latest issue features reports from Harper’s journey to Kangaroo Island with the editor in chief giving high marks to the Southern Ocean Lodge on Kangaroo Island, which Harper notes was “undoubtedly the highlight of our trip to Australia.”

            Harper’s journey illustrates what makes South Australia unique. As arguably the most diverse region in the country, it offers visitors the best of Wildlife, the Outback, and Wine in the form of world-class wine and cuisine; an abundance of natural beauty and epic adventure; and a variety of stunning destinations—from the Flinders Ranges to the stunning Outback and Kangaroo Island, known as “Australia’s Galapagos.”

As the editor in chief of Andrew Harper’s Hideaway Report®, which has been published since 1979, Harper is known worldwide for his discriminating taste and no-holds-barred reviews. He travels incognito, paying his own way, in search of what he terms “hotels and resorts of individuality and distinction” and has recommended fewer than 1,000 properties around the globe over the last three decades.

An accoloade such as this is a ‘WOW!’ for all at Southern Ocean Lodge.

Southern Ocean Lodge an Andrew Harpers Hideaway Highlight

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Posted on 9th February 2011 by southernoceanlodge in Guest Comments |media

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SOUTHERN OCEAN LODGE once again RECEIVES ANDREW HARPER’S PRESTIGIOUS RECOMMENDATION

 (FEBRUARY 9, 2011) Andrew Harper’s Hideaway Report, the most respected publication in luxury travel, announced in its March 2011 issue the recommendation of Southern Ocean Lodge.

The recommendation follows an Andrew Harpers Australian itinerary, of which Southern Ocean Lodge was declared a highlight.

The full online review will be available online from 1 March 2011; stay tuned! Meanwhile please see following for an excerpt from the Hideaway Report.

‘It has been some time since we’ve been as impressed by a new hotel as we were by SOUTHERN OCEAN LODGE, which opened in March 2008. At the end of a long, bumpy road, iron gates swung aside, and shortly thereafter, we caught our first glimpse of the property, perched high above Kangaroo Island’s spectacular southern coast.There, dramatic wind- and sea-gouged cliffs are scoured by white-crested breakers and punctuated by glorious white-sand beaches…

…On a memorable four-hour excursion to Flinders Chase National Park, we saw dozens of Australian sea lions and New Zealand fur seals, volcanic blowholes, several historic lighthouses and numerous kangaroos, wallabies and koalas. Southern Ocean Lodge was undoubtedly the highlight of our trip to Australia.’

All of Andrew Harper’s recommended properties possess exceptional character, a commitment to classic hospitality and a profound sense of place. Mr. Harper does not evaluate hotels by means of a checklist, but uses his three decades of experience to distinguish the truly enchanting from the merely excellent. Southern Ocean Lodge is delighted to be among the best of the best properties worldwide to receive his recommendation, which came initially in 2008.

About Andrew Harper

Free of advertising since its inception in June 1979, Hideaway Report is a private monthly publication for sophisticated travelers. The selection of hotels, resorts and restaurants for inclusion in this publication is made on a completely independent basis, with Andrew Harper, Inc. paying full rate for all meals, lodging and related travel expenses. Andrew Harper and his editors travel incognito to write opinionated and unbiased travel reviews for a private membership service, which provides personalized travel-planning assistance, bespoke tours and valuable travel privileges to its members. For more information about Andrew Harper, visit www.AndrewHarper.com. Be sure to follow Mr. Harper on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/AndrewHarperTravel and on Twitter at HarperTravel.