The best luxury farmhouse stays around Western Australia

Located in: Harvey
Bedrooms: two
Price: from $144 per night

Get a glimpse of the farm life with the hands-on hobby farm experience on offer at Blue Hills Farmstay, just over 90 minutes out of Perth. The property’s three chalets offer scenic views overlooking the nearby rolling green hills of the Darling Range. The farm is home to horses, cows, pigs, chickens and rabbits, and guests are invited to get involved with the day-to-day of the farm, from animal feeding to collecting fresh eggs for breakfast. Freshen up with a quick dip in the hillside nestled pool, offering incredible views of the Harvey Dam below, or enjoy a long walk through the property’s paddocks, before cosying up to the wood fire found in each chalet in the evenings.

Located in: Rosa Glen
Bedrooms: four
Price: from $395 per night 

It doesn’t get much more off-the-grid than the Margaret River Farmhouse, nestled among 125 hectares of pasture and sweeping gum trees. The property features a stunning wrap-around timber deck, perfect for enjoying a morning coffee and viewing the kangaroos that regularly lounge in the property's endless paddocks, or a glass of local chardonnay as the sun sets behind looming canopies of trees. The rustic exterior gives way to modern living spaces featuring a fresh white colour palette and an abundance of natural lighting. The highlight, though, has to be the private upstairs balcony off the master bedroom that offers a perfect adults-only retreat. 

Located in: Amelup
Bedrooms: two in Yardup Cottage, six in Shearers Quarters
Price: from $195 per night for Yardup Cottage, $115 per night for Shearers Quarters

Situated on the edge of the Stirling Range National Park, the flat expanse of Yardup Cottage and Shearers Shed’s crops disappear into the base of the looming Stirling Ranges. The family-owned farm has been worked by four generations of the Milne’s since its purchase in 1906, who continue to crop wheat, barley, canola, lupins and oat on the property’s 4,500 hectares of land, as well as running around 4000 Merino sheep. Guests have the option to stay in the quaint, early 1900s Yardup Cottage or the renovated Shearers Quarters, which originally housed travelling shearers visiting the farm. The Cottage stays truer to its heritage past, complete with a wood fire and porch, while the Shearers Quarters offer a more contemporary style with plenty of rustic charm.

Located in: Albany
Bedrooms: two
Price: from $210 per night

From the weatherboard exterior to the white window awnings to the balustraded porch, the Grange on Kalgan Farmstay is the image of a postcard-worthy country cottage, while the timber floors and high, exposed-beam ceilings through the interior scream modern farmhouse chic. From the main bedroom, step through a pair of stunning French doors to access the private deck offering views over the Kalgan River Valley and neighbouring vineyards. Guests are invited to enjoy a continental breakfast in the formal dining room in the morning, before exploring the 12.5-acre property, which is also home to an eclectic assortment of farm animals including sheep, alpacas, chickens and peacocks. The farm’s charms include landscaped gardens, an organic orchard and a vegetable garden. 

Located in: Karridale
Bedrooms: four
Price: $300 per night

For a farmhouse stay that’s a little less rustic and a lot more luxury, you can’t go past Rushy Creek Farm. Situated on a 160-acre working cattle farm, the recently built farmhouse features a contemporary aesthetic and cosy indoor wood burner, but it’s the farm’s outdoor areas that are truly impressive. Take your pick of the stunning stone-clad outdoor fireplace, adjacent to the timber deck lining three sides of the home, or enjoy the private freestanding outdoor bath offering sweeping countryside views. A small deck overlooking the property’s dam offers a place to lounge waterside, or you can make use of the farm’s mini soccer field or badminton court. 

Located in: Talbot
Bedrooms: two
Price: $500 per night

A stay at the black-weatherboarded Talbot Lodge Farmhouse, wrapped in a stunning grove of olive and sandalwood trees, will have you seriously thinking about a permanent escape from the concrete jungle. Artisan timber cathedral ceilings, bright white accents, and two indoor fireplaces lend the interiors an elegant and sophisticated feel. The expansive chef’s kitchen and ten-seater dining table make an experience of every meal, while the sumptuous bathroom makes a dip in the tub an unmissable activity. Take in the sweeping natural landscape from the deck and let the beauty transport you into that country pace.

Located in: Lowlands
Bedrooms: five
Price: $495 per night

The terracotta-coloured Indlovu Intaba Farm, translating to Elephant Mountain Farm, offers a contemporary safari lodge aesthetic with plenty of earthy tones and stunning safari imagery of wildebeest, zebras and antelope, while feature timber ceilings offer an homage to thatched roofing. The outdoor shower, best enjoyed at twilight, is a final, luxurious nod to the home’s traditional African lodge style.  An expansive chef’s kitchen includes a range cooker, while a plush outdoor sofa perched on the deck offers a vantage point to view the property. You’ll share the 52-acre property with a number of African guinea fowl and pheasants, as well as the resident alpacas, Pluto and Diamond.

Located in: Wilyabrup
Bedrooms: four
Price: from $600 per night

The sun-dappled weatherboard Arimia Estate Guesthouse sits on the 56-acre Arimia Estate, a sustainably managed and organically certified mixed farm, and shares land with the extensive vineyard, olive groves, and vegetable gardens, as well as paddocks for rearing pigs and sheep. Alongside wine, the property produces marron, rainbow trout, eggs, olive oil and honey. A lounge area on the home’s wraparound deck offers incredible views of the estate’s meticulously maintained lands and the Indian Ocean beyond, and the interiors are modern and fresh. The estate also houses a restaurant and cellar door, both committed to featuring the grapes, produce and meat produced or reared on the land, meaning you’ll be well catered for during your stay. Time your stay to coincide with one of the property’s farm tour events and you’ll get up close and personal with the animals, as well as have the chance to go egg collecting, visit the bee hives and tour the grounds. 

Located in: Margaret River
Bedrooms: one in the luxury spa bungalow, two in the limestone bungalow
Price: from $399 for the luxury spa bungalow, $350 for the limestone bungalow

Burnside Organic Farm is a certified biodynamic farm and vineyard that homes an avocado orchard, caper plantation, bee hives and a market garden. Guests have the option of the luxury spa bungalow, a rammed earth cottage featuring an indoor wood fire and a bathtub with stunning views of the native flora, or the limestone bungalow which comes with a private outdoor stone bath and shower, as well as an outdoor entertaining area and sofa nook. Guests can enjoy a self-guided farm walk, viewing the property’s cows, pigs, chickens, sheep and geese, or explore the abundance of vegetables, caper plants and fruit trees in the kitchen and market gardens, and even learn about wine-making processes. 

Located in: Margaret River
Bedrooms: two
Price: $250 per night

Charmingly tucked underneath towering, decades-old native trees, Littlewood Chalet describes itself as rustic-luxe and combines luxury fittings with minimalistic farmhouse style. The grounds offer 30 acres of private woodland and close proximity to the area’s many wineries and eateries. The cast iron bathroom, offering incredible views of the surrounding woodlands, is a standout feature and the included timber bath caddy just calls for a glass of wine while you soak. Other features include a timber deck, an indoor wooden fireplace, and a rainfall shower.