--- type: "Article" title: "Smashing dinner drama at Queensland’s Wings Hinterland Retreat" description: "Justine had a ‘sleep-over’ at Wings Hinterland Retreat, 30 minutes inland from Australia’s famous Gold Coast, marketed by the US-based THIRDHOME luxury home exchange and travel club." resource: "https://travelmemo.com/australia/queensland/thirdhome-wings-hinterland-retreat" author: "Justine Tyerman" publisher: "Travelmemo" photo_count: 19 tags: ["Design", "Luxury", "Queensland"] entities: - "https://travelmemo.com/ontology/places/queensland" - "https://travelmemo.com/ontology/places/australia" - "https://travelmemo.com/ontology/places/italy" - "https://travelmemo.com/ontology/places/japan" - "https://travelmemo.com/ontology/places/new-zealand" - "https://travelmemo.com/ontology/topics/design" - "https://travelmemo.com/ontology/topics/luxury-travel" - "https://travelmemo.com/ontology/topics/experience-travel" - "https://travelmemo.com/ontology/topics/culinary-tourism" - "https://travelmemo.com/ontology/topics/culture" - "https://travelmemo.com/ontology/topics/golf" - "https://travelmemo.com/ontology/topics/resort" - "https://travelmemo.com/ontology/topics/wildlife-tourism" - "https://travelmemo.com/ontology/organizations/wilderness-safaris" generated: { by: "human:https://travelmemo.com/author/tyermanj", at: 2026-07-04T14:14:16+00:00 } sources: - id: photos resource: thirdhome-wings-hinterland-retreat.md#photos title: "Original photography by Justine Tyerman" author: "human:https://travelmemo.com/author/tyermanj" last_modified: 2018-06-14 timestamp: 2026-07-04T14:14:16+00:00 --- # Smashing dinner drama at Queensland’s Wings Hinterland Retreat > Wings Hinterland Retreat is a luxury 10-acre estate 30 minutes inland from Queensland's Gold Coast, available through the THIRDHOME home exchange and rental club, offering accommodation for up to 26 guests with theatrical fine dining and extensive resort-style facilities. ## Destination Gold Coast hinterland, Queensland, Australia — approximately 30 minutes inland from the Gold Coast. ## Getting there Guests departed the retreat by luxury car (Rolls Royce, Mustang, BMW) supplied by Queensland Luxury Car Rentals, suggesting private or chauffeured transfer is the norm. ## What to see - **Ship-shaped architecture** — The house features two giant wings radiating from a central hub, giving it a distinctive ship-bow silhouette. - **Pool and Jacuzzi with Gold Coast views** — The outdoor swimming pool and Jacuzzi offer views of the Gold Coast high-rise skyline in the distance. - **Panoramic sunrise views** — The entrance lobby and pool area provide sweeping sunrise vistas over the surrounding hinterland. ## What to do - **Fine dining with theatrical presentation** — Irish chef Gareth Keenan delivers elaborate multi-course dinners including a signature white-chocolate pot dessert smashed tableside in a haze of dry ice. - **Sunrise yoga on the lawn** — Yoga sessions are held on the grounds at sunrise. - **Tennis, billiards and sauna** — The property includes a full-sized tennis court, billiard table and sauna. - **Swimming and Jacuzzi** — Guests have access to the outdoor pool and Jacuzzi set in the landscaped grounds. ## Good to know Wings is marketed through THIRDHOME, a US-based luxury home exchange and travel club founded in 2008, with 10,500 properties in 36 countries averaging US$3 million in value. The property is also popular as a wedding and corporate event venue. THIRDHOME has recently added vacation rentals, allowing non-members to book select properties, and has launched THIRDHOME Adventures offering curated experiential travel programs worldwide. ## Photos ```yaml photos: - url: "https://travelmemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dessert-chocolate-pot.jpg" caption: "A 'smashing' dessert! The chocolate pot and contents spilled onto the platter" keywords: ["Monday Agency", "Thirdhome", "Wings Hinterland Retreat"] captured: 2018-06-14 - url: "https://travelmemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dessert-haze-dry-ice.jpg" caption: "Dessert was served in a haze of dry ice" keywords: ["Monday Agency", "Thirdhome", "Wings Hinterland Retreat"] captured: 2018-06-14 - url: "https://travelmemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/edible-garden.jpg" caption: "An edible garden created by Gareth and Yves" keywords: ["Monday Agency", "Thirdhome", "Wings Hinterland Retreat"] captured: 2018-06-13 - url: "https://travelmemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/lunch-pool.jpg" caption: "Lunch by the pool" keywords: ["Monday Agency", "Thirdhome", "Wings Hinterland Retreat"] captured: 2018-06-14 - url: "https://travelmemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/lunch-dry-ice.jpg" caption: "Lunch . . . and more dry ice" keywords: ["Monday Agency", "Thirdhome", "Wings Hinterland Retreat"] captured: 2018-06-14 - url: "https://travelmemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Louis-Roederer-vintage-2009.jpg" caption: "My glass was never empty" keywords: ["Monday Agency", "Thirdhome", "Wings Hinterland Retreat"] captured: 2018-06-14 geo: {latitude: -28.0483, longitude: 153.3062} - url: "https://travelmemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Wings-Hinterland-Retreat-aerial-view.jpg" caption: "The ship-shaped bow of Wings Hinterland Retreat on the Gold Coast" keywords: ["Monday Agency", "Thirdhome", "Wings Hinterland Retreat", "pool"] captured: 2017-06-05 geo: {latitude: -28.0481, longitude: 153.3066} - url: "https://travelmemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Wings-Hinterland-Retreat-pool-dusk.jpg" caption: "The lights of Wings Hinterland Retreat reflected in the pool at dusk" keywords: ["Monday Agency", "Thirdhome", "Wings Hinterland Retreat", "pool"] captured: 2017-06-04 - url: "https://travelmemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/jacuzzi-pool-Wings-Hinterland-Retreat.jpg" caption: "The Jacuzzi and swimming pool with the high-rise buildings of the Gold Coast in the distance" keywords: ["Monday Agency", "Thirdhome", "Wings Hinterland Retreat", "pool"] captured: 2017-08-14 - url: "https://travelmemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Wings-Hinterland-Retreat-entrance-lobby.jpg" caption: "The spacious entrance lobby-sitting room with a breath-taking view at Wings Hinterland Retreat" keywords: ["Monday Agency", "Thirdhome", "Wings Hinterland Retreat"] captured: 2018-06-14 - url: "https://travelmemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/sunrise-entrance-lobby-Wings-Hinterland-Retreat.jpg" caption: "Sunrise from the entrance lobby" keywords: ["Monday Agency", "Thirdhome", "Wings Hinterland Retreat"] captured: 2017-04-26 - url: "https://travelmemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/sunrise-pool-Wings-Hinterland-Retreat.jpg" caption: "Sunrise over the pool at Wings Hinterland Retreat" keywords: ["Monday Agency", "Thirdhome", "Wings Hinterland Retreat", "pool"] captured: 2017-04-26 - url: "https://travelmemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/sunrise-yoga-lawn.jpg" caption: "Sunrise yoga on the lawn" keywords: ["Monday Agency", "Thirdhome", "Wings Hinterland Retreat"] captured: 2018-06-14 - url: "https://travelmemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Laura-Jade-Hallion-Monday-Agency-Wings-Hinterland-Retreat.jpg" caption: "Laura-Jade (LJ) Hallion fom Monday Agency welcoming journos and second-home owners to Wings" keywords: ["Monday Agency", "Thirdhome", "Wings Hinterland Retreat"] captured: 2018-06-14 - url: "https://travelmemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Thirdhome-Fiji-Raiwasa-Private-Retreat.jpg" caption: "A THIRDHOME in Fiji - Raiwasa Private Retreat in Matei Taveuni, one of 10,500 properties in the THIRDHOME portfolio. Now available to rent" keywords: ["Fiji", "Matei Taveuni", "Thirdhome"] captured: 2016-05-24 ```