Leading travel app Wotif.com has announced the winners of its 2023 Uniquely Aussie Awards, an annual guide to Australia’s best local gems, as voted by Aussies.  

With spring coming into bloom, long weekends and the school holidays around the corner, Wotif’s list of essential Aussie-style travel experiences comes at the perfect time to inspire those planning their next road trip or holiday.  

This year’s Awards highlight classic experiences where Australia punches well above its weight, but that are often taken for granted. Whether it’s a smooth Aussie flat white, artisan sanga or finely brewed beer, there are just some things that nowhere else does quite like Australia. 

Wotif Managing Director, Daniel Finch, said, “With 1 in 7 businesses in Australia directly connected to tourism,¹ the Wotif Uniquely Aussie Awards are focused on recognising and celebrating some of the very best. The categories this year really encompass what Aussies are most passionate about, from delicious foodie experiences to breathtaking natural wonders and scenery. These are the simple yet essential experiences that make a local trip spectacular and unforgettable.” 

Wotif 2023 Uniquely Aussie Awards National Winners:  

• Best Flat White: The Cupping Room, ACT – Despite Melbourne being the unofficial coffee capital of the world, it’s the nation’s capital that claims this win. The Cupping Room, ACT is home to the best aromatic flat white, brewed by award-winning roasters from the highest quality and sustainable green coffee beans. This is the perfect place for a pitstop on your next road trip. 

• Best Brewery: Felons Brewing Co, QLD – According to Aussies, it’s all about the atmosphere when it comes to a good brewery, and you don’t get much better than Brisbane’s Felons. Passionate about offering more than just a wide range of quality beer, it even has an epic pirate playground for your mini adventurers, set up within easy eyeshot of the outdoor tables — dogs welcome, too. 

• Best Hotel Room Service: EOS by Skycity, SA – Some things are just better when they’re delivered to your door, especially when it’s an on-call mixologist, ready to create your favourite cocktail (or mocktail). The hotel’s in-room hair and make-up services are also a sweet service offering. 

• Best Sanga: South Dowling Sandwiches, NSW – This humble Darlinghurst alcove has over 15 years of experience dedicated to crafting the perfect classic Aussie sanga. Made with fresh ingredients and prepared right in front of you, it’s the overloaded fillings at the generous starting price of $11 that makes their sangas fan favourites. 

• Best Botanic Garden: Western Australian Botanic Garden, WA – Home to 3,000 of Western Australia’s 12,000 species of native flora this enchanting garden has a stunning outlook of Perth and the Swan River. With a number of different gardens, walkways and terraces to explore, it’s the perfect place to start your Perth getaway.  

• Best Hot Springs: Mataranka Thermal Pool, NT – Hidden in the thick bushlands of  
  Mataranka is this stunning natural hot spring with crystal-blue waters that stay at a comfortable temperature of 34 degrees Celsius year-round, believed to help relieve aches and pains.  

Once again, the 2023 Wotif Uniquely Aussie Awards also reveal the top finalists in each state, so no matter where you are in Australia or which state you find yourself exploring, you don’t have to travel far to experience the best of the best this summer. 

Wotif Uniquely Aussie Awards – State Finalists  

About the awards: Wotif Uniquely Aussie Awards are based on public nominations via www.wotif.com from 12 – 28 July 2023.