This remote homestead, in the outback of north Western Australia, is on the million-acre Wilderness Park. With just 12 bedrooms, El Questro is a cosy retreat with excellent cuisine, rustic-chic decor and plenty of outdoor activities. Some rooms are suspended over a gorge; all have private decks. X-factor With four major river systems, creeks, watering holes and sandstone formations, the rugged Kimberly landscape is yours to explore by boat, helicopter or horse.

Dramatically cantilevered over the Chamberlain River, and amid a vast and ancient landscape of salt plains, ragged gorges, thermal springs and the majestic orange cliffs of the Cockburn Range, El Questro Homestead occupies a polished pocket of luxury in one of the country?s most wild and beautiful regions. And what other hotel can claim a million acres for its gardens?