• World Luxury Hotels Awards 2013 - Country Winner - Best Luxury Destination Spa

• Trip Advisor Travellers’ Choice Winner of 2013 Best Small Hotel in Australia, and 2013 Certificate of Excellence. Top 25 in the categories:

-  Top 25 Small Hotels in Australia
-  Top 25 Hotels for Service in Australia
-  Top 25 Small Hotels in the South Pacific
-  Top 25 Hotels for Service in the South Pacific

• The Spa Traveller Awards 2012 - Winner - 'Readers Choice Ultimate Wellness Spa, Winner - Best Wellness Spa: Australasia and South Pacific, Winner - Best Wellness Cuisine.

• Trip Advisor Travellers’ Choice Winner of 2012, 2011, 2010 in the categories::

-  Best Relaxation & Spa Hotels in Australia 
-  Best Relaxation & Spa Hotels in the South Pacific 
-  Top 25 Relaxation & Spa Hotels in the World and in 2012 listed in the 
-  Top 25 Hotels for Service in Australia

The Travellers’ Choice Award is the highest honour a hotel can receive from the TripAdvisor community. It’s based on the reviews and opinions of millions of travellers and is awarded to a select and distinguished group of hotels.

• Gourmet Traveller Awards 2011 – Winner – ‘Best Health Retreat'
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• Spa Traveller Awards winner: READERS' Choice Ultimate Wellness Spa - 2011 – Winner -‘Best Spa Resort 2011’, Winner - ‘Best Spa Cuisine 2011’ 
• AsiaSpa Awards 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009 - Finalist -‘Spa Retreat of the Year’
• Gourmet Traveller Awards 2010 – Runner up -‘Best Spa Retreat’
• TripAdvisor Travellers Choice 2010 No.3 - Top 10 Celebrity Hotels in the World
• World Luxury Hotels Awards 2009.- Finalist – ‘Luxury Country Hotel’ 
• Condé Nast Traveller Readers' Spa Awards 2008 – Winner - 'Favourite Overseas Hotel Spa’ - Australasia & South Pacific
• Condé Nast Traveller Readers' Spa Awards 2008 - 17th - World Top 26
• ASPA Awards 2008 - Winner - Best Destination Spa Australasia and Top 3 Finalists -Best Hotel Spa Australasia
• Tattler Magazine 2007-2008 listed – ‘10 Top Spas of the World’
• Gourmet Traveller - Best of the Best – ‘Best Health Retreats’ 2007 

• British Vogue 2006 listed – 'Super Spa's of the World'
• Baccarat AsiaSpa Awards 2006–2008 Finalist – ‘Spa Retreat of the Year’
• The Australian Travel & Tourism Awards 2006 – Finalist - ‘Best Destination Spa Experience’
• Gourmet Traveller Sept 2005 listed - ‘20 Best Spa Retreats in the World’
• HM Awards for Hotel & Accommodation Excellence 2005 - Finalist - ‘Best New Hotel’

Television features

• The Today Show
• Getaway
• Fresh
• Travel Wild - Nine Network 
• Better homes & Gardens
• Sydney Weekender
• Sunrise
• The Great Outdoors'- Seven Network 
• Peschardt People - BBC

Video Links

• Getaway

Web Articles

• The Spa Traveller - Let's get physical - or not at Gaia Retreat and Spa
• Sydney Morning Herald - In the Soothing Arms of Gaia
• Sydney Morning Herald - Flat out and caffeinated 
• THE AGE - Spa & Away
• THE AUSTRALIAN – Business - Spa resort thrives as clients flee rat race 
• Town & Country Travel Mag - Where to stay and what to do in Byron Bay
• Condé Nast Traveller - TOP 26 – SPA AWARDS