Karen Wales and Gus Moors have been appointed to market the Byron Bay hinterland icon on behalf of co-owners Gregg Cave, Ruth Kalnin, Warwick Evans, and Olivia Newton-John.
In a statement, Olivia Newton-John said she and her co-owners could not be more proud of Gaia’s legacy and had decided it is time to "pass the baton” to new owners to continue Gaia’s positive message.
“For over 16 years and winning more than 55 global awards, Gaia Retreat & Spa was a dream that became a wonderful reality. Over these blessed years, co-owners Gregg Cave, Ruth Kalnin, Warwick Evans and myself have helped make Gaia 'heaven on earth' by creating a healing and loving place that has become so important to us and our guests from all over the world,” said Newton-John.
“It’s bittersweet, but as a team, we always agreed that we would ‘go out on top’ and we couldn’t be more proud of the Gaia we have built with our incredible family team.”
The opportunity to secure a tourist zoned site, across more than eight hectares of pristine hinterland as well as two further two hectare residential lots overlooking the coastline of Byron Bay and Ballina will rarely be replicated. The currently owner-operated property is a regular recipient of global hotel and spa awards, most recently receiving the Global Chairman’s Award for the Best Global Spa & Wellness Retreat in 2020 and Global Hotel of the Year in 2018 at the World Luxury Hotel Awards – a first for an Australian hotel.
The simplicity of Gaia Retreat & Spa as a pioneer of barefoot luxury means an incoming owner has limited medium term capital expenditure requirements through its understated, yet high quality interior design and well-maintained infrastructure and plant.
With wellness holidays on the rise, Byron Bay has grown in prominence as a wellness destination where the convergence of health, wellness and/or spiritual activities has attracted a unique and growing visitor type. The agents have seen an influx of interest from a diverse range of buyers, from global and international hotel investors to private investors with an interest in sustainable, barefoot luxury tourism and global wellness.
Gaia Retreat & Spa is licensed to hold functions for up to 100 guests and also includes a wide range of recreational facilities including a day spa with 10 treatment rooms (14 beds); salt water heated swimming pool, sauna and spa; yoga studio; fitness centre; tennis court; two organic vegetable gardens; walking tracks and an outdoor fire pit.
