When it comes to aspirational postcodes in New South Wales, Wategos – the magical coastal idyll in the southern corner of Byron Bay – is up there. For decades, it’s been Raes on Watego s that’s been setting the gold standard for accommodation in the area, and while Rae’s will always be the original Wategos escape, an architecturally stunning new stay could be coming for its crown as the area’s most sparkly stay. Enter, Este Wategos: two brand-new apartments complete with breezy rooftop terraces, designer bedrooms and glass-bottom pools.

Perched between the palms under the shadow of the famous Cape Byron Lighthouse, with views across Wategos Beach, Este is the kind of place that looks like it’s been plucked straight from an Amex ad. Conceived by Shaun Lockyer Architects and co-founders

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