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The Guardian // Lifestyle

New renovations, retro vibes: reviving Australia’s rundown motels

Saturday 26th April 2025, 12:00AM

Buildings that once catered to 1950s road trippers are being transformed into boutique stays attracting a younger demographicMotel Molly is giving vacay vibes. It’s giving idyllic. It’s giving “hot girl summer” lives on in Mollymook, a town on the New South Wales south coast.I’m in an oceanside room in one of four colour-themed buildings called Capri, Olive, Limoncello and Rosé. My room in the latter comes in pinks from powder to peach, coral and mauve with – squee! – a Smeg fridge and kettle in a high-gloss fairy-floss colourway. Elsewhere are rattan chairs, Scandi-style ceramics, glasses etched with frosted cursive font and a throw tufted with designs that vaguely evoke the US south-west. Continue reading...

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