Our Sallywood Swamp Forest is Growing
Our Sallywood Swamp Forest is growing! It’s been two years since we planted the first seedlings and many of them are now head high.
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Our COVID-19 Experience
During February, we watched the spread of COVID-19 around the world, and the scenes from Italy, in particular, were horrific.
Sallywood Swamp Forest Restoration Project
We’ve started work on our Sallywood Swamp Forest Restoration Project. It’s a big deal. Sallywood Swamp Forests are a Critically Endangered Ecological Community in NSW – and they’re only found on Lord Howe Island.
Guest Feedback from 2019
About thirty percent of our guests come via referrals from other guests (normally family and friends), and we’re proud of such a high proportion.
Meet our Staff – Alasdair Nicolson
Al Nicolson started his role as Executive Chef in 2013, and has been one of the main reasons for our success over the last five years.
Investing in our environment
Our environment activities have just been reviewed in Outdoor Magazine.
Meet our Staff – Tennille Schell
Tennille is the General Manager of Pinetrees Travel, and is, without a doubt, the best thing that ever happened to Pinetrees.
On the Cover of Outdoor Magazine
One of our photos has just made the cover of Outdoor Magazine.
Review in Prevention Magazine
Andrea Duvall, The Editor of Prevention Magazine, visited Pinetrees for our Wellness Week with Charlotte Dodson.
Meet our Staff – Lara Bisoni
Lara was the first of our international superstars – we didn’t realise that people like her would want to live on Lord Howe Island and work at Pinetrees.
Luke’s Article in Australian Geographic Adventure
Feature article in Australian Geographic Adventure Magazine by Luke Hanson from Pinetrees.
Article in Australian Geographic
Lauren Smith, the Commercial Editor for Australian Geographic, hosted the Australian Geographic Expedition to Lord Howe in 2018.
Weekend Australian Magazine
Our Seven Peaks Walk was featured in the Weekend Australian Magazine.
No.2 Hotel in the South Pacific
Pinetrees is TripAdvisor’s Number 2 Hotel in the South Pacific in 2019, ahead of all hotels in Fiji, Tahiti, New Zealand and Australia (except one).
Feature in the Weekend Australian
Top-shelf travel writer, Katrina Lobley, wrote a great review of our inaugural Summer Festival.
Meet our Staff – Pia Funch
Pia has lived in eleven different countries, speaks five languages, has a Masters in Tourism, and worked for the UN before coming to Lord Howe Island.
Guest Feedback from 2018
It’s hard to get guests to write reviews about us, mostly because they don’t want to spoil their chances of re-booking next year.
Review in Men’s Fitness Magazine
The writer said that his week with us was one of the best weeks of his life!
Review in Qantas Spirit Magazine
Jo Mackay is one of Australia’s most prolific high-end travel writers.
Article in Outdoor Magazine
Someone once described Pinetrees as “an authentic soft adventure product”, and we were offended.
Inaugural Summer Festival of Lord Howe Island
The inaugural Summer Festival of Lord Howe Island will be held from 27 January to 2 February 2019 with a packed program of live music and more.
Locals’ Guide to Lord Howe Island
One of Australia’s iconic destinations, World Heritage listed Lord Howe Island, now has a detailed guide to the 40 best locations and activities.
Meet our Staff – Luke Hanson
Luke Hanson is a Lord Howe Island blow-in – he parachuted in to help run Pinetrees in 2010, without any hospitality experience, and has been distracted ever since.
Pinetrees in Harper’s Bazaar
The Editor of Harper’s Bazaar Magazine, Kellie Hush, visited us on a recent Wellness Week.
Meet our Staff – Dennis Tierney
Dennis Tierney is the newest addition to the Pinetrees kitchen, and if the start of this season is anything to go by, we’re in for some big things.
Article in the Adelaide Review
Journalist, Jo McKay, joined us in February to experience the delights of summer on Lord Howe.
Meet our Staff – Denis Corcoran
Denis Corcoran arrived at Pinetrees in 2015 as the partner of Lara, our gun Brazilian chef – he had a law degree and an MBA.
Review in Marie Claire Magazine
Marie Claire Magazine just published a review of our Wellness Week.
Meet our Staff – Carol Deacon
Even in a place like Lord Howe Island, there are few things that remain constant for a quarter of a century – except Carol Deacon.
Review of our Photography Week
Read the review of our Photography Week by journo, Sheriden Rhodes.
No.1 Hotel in Australia for 2018
Pinetrees Lodge on Lord Howe Island has just been named TripAdvisor’s Number 1 Hotel in Australia in the 2018 Travellers’ Choice Awards.
An Extraordinary Australian
During a dinner conversation with an editor from News Limited and an elderly man from Raymond Terrace, we somehow touched on the All Blacks and the Haka.
Feature in Australian Natural Health Magazine
Tatyana Leonov joined our Wellness Week to write a story for Australian Natural Health Magazine.
Review of the Seven Peaks Walk
Read the Sydney Morning Herald’s review of our Seven Peaks Walk.
On the Cover of Great Walks Magazine
One of our photos has just appeared on the cover of Great Walks Magazine!
Feature in Australian Traveller Magazine
Australian Traveller Magazine is the Rolls Royce of Australian travel writing.
Seven Peaks Walk in the Guardian
A serious political journalist joined our Seven Peaks Walk.
Luke’s Article in Australian Geographic Magazine
Imagine my surprise when I received an email from the Production Editor of Australian Geographic Magazine asking me to “check the edits of your article”.
Two of Us in the Sydney Morning Herald
It’s a bit embarrassing when the story is about us!
No.1 Hotel in Australia for 2017
Pinetrees Lodge on Lord Howe Island has just been named TripAdvisor’s Number 1 Hotel in Australia in the 2017 Travellers’ Choice Awards.
Review in Australian Geographic Outdoor
Jo Runciman, the Publisher of Australian Geographic, hosted our Australian Geographic Expedition.
United Nations of Pinetrees
Pinetrees is one of Australia’s oldest family businesses – if you’ve spent time with us before you’ll know we’re a big extended family.
Dani in Collective Magazine
There’s a feature article about Dani in the latest issue of Collective Magazine.
New Organic Market Garden
You’d think a perfect growing climate and rich volcanic soils would be enough to make the Lord Howe Island community completely self-sufficient.
Simple Island Life at Pinetrees
Angela Saurine recently visited on behalf of the Daily Telegraph.
Feature in Great Walks Magazine
Great Walks Magazine is Australia’s premier bushwalking magazine.
Launch of the Lord Howe Island Cookbook
The Lord Howe Island Cookbook is a large full-colour book with over 150 recipes – it’s a stunning book with excellent recipes and beautiful photography.
Coolest Hot Spots on the Planet
Marie Claire recently named Pinetrees as one of the ‘10 coolest hot spots on the planet’.
Feature in Australian Photography Magazine
We’ve just featured in Australian Photography Magazine.
A Visit from the Editor of Australian Geographic Magazine
Feature articles in Australian Geographic Magazine are the most highly sought after reviews in adventure travel.
Get Lost Magazine
The Editor of Get Lost Magazine, Catherine Best, recently visited Pinetrees.
Feature on our Ocean Swim Week
This article, by Lou Southerden, is about as good as travel writing gets.
On the Cover of Wild Magazine
Every adventurous soul with a camera dreams about getting their photos published.
Stunning Feature in Australian Traveller
Photographer, Nikki To, joined our inaugural Adventure Challenge Week.
Helen Razer at Pinetrees
Find out what happens when an ex-Grunge radio presenter joins a Wellness Week.
Review in Women’s Fitness
We’ve just had a great article published in Women’s Fitness Magazine.
Review in Green Lifestyle Magazine
We’ve just had a feature article published in Green Lifestyle Magazine.
Adventure Challenge Review
We took the Sydney Morning Herald to some of Lord Howe’s more extreme locations, and lived to tell the tale.
Travel Feature in Delicious Magazine
Valli Little and her team from Delicious Magazine based themselves at Pinetrees.
Feature in House & Garden Magazine
Top-shelf travel writer, Flip Byrnes, joined us for an intense week of adventure.
Dani in Sunday Style Magazine
Lord Howe has just had a great feature article in Sunday Style Magazine.
On the Cover of Escape
Brian Crisp, the Editor of Escape, joined us for a short Pinetrees ‘experience’ and put our photo on the cover.
Most Perfect Place in the World
A global traveller declares that Lord Howe Island is the “most perfect places in the world”.
Review in New Idea Magazine
Pinetrees has just featured in the latest issue of New Idea Magazine.
Career Switch by Dani Rourke
Dani talks about her ‘sea change’ to a complex family business.
Obituary for Pixie Rourke
Read the obituary of Pixie Rourke and remember just how special she was.
