Straight to the pool room 7 August 2014 Hamilton Island’s qualia recently notched up another two awards for worldbeating luxury with uniquely Australian flavour. For the second year in a row, the resort, which sits on the sun-drenched northern tip of the island with mindblowing views across the Whitsundays, won Luxury Travel Magazine’s Best Australian Resort award for 2014. It got the popular vote too, winning three 2014 TripAdvisor Traveller’s Choice Awards (the private pavilions also ranked second for Best in Romance). General Manager of qualia Matthew Taverner says, “We’re committed to offering an experience that is uniquely personal in style, authentically Australian and at parity with the highest international benchmarks. Having garnered over 20 awards in the past 12 months, we are proud to be creating extraordinary lifelong memories for guests.”