Australia's most sustainable luxury eco resort launches January 2019

Elysian Retreat, on Long Island, has opened for business, with the first guests due to arrive on March 30 at the luxurious resort, which operates totally off the grid!

The Sojourn Retreats group has spent the last year renovating cyclone devastated Paradise Bay Eco Resort, after purchasing it in March 2018.

The former award-winning Whitsundays resort had been damaged by Cyclone Marcia and then Cyclone Debbie, rendering it non-operational over the past three years.

The family-owned group - acknowledged with Australia's highest ecotourism certificate for its commitment to environmental sustainability - plans to operate Elysian in line with its Pumpkin Island Retreat, located in the Keppel Islands.

Pumpkin was recently recognised as Australia's Most Sustainable Hotel at the World Boutique Hotel Awards, in London, adding to its accomplishments that include Climate Action Leader and the first ‘beyond carbon neutral’ island in Australia - http://www.boutiquehotelawards.com/awardsprocess

Elysian will take a more luxurious approach as an all-inclusive retreat catering to its maximum 20 guests with a private chef, custom organic spa treatments and exclusive aquatic adventures showcasing the world’s most exquisite reef.

Impressively, the island will operate off the grid, powered by the sun, and minimise its environmental footprint by reducing waste, saving and improving usage of water, power, fuel and emissions.

Furthermore, only using organic and earth friendly products/amenities and locally sourcing fresh produce.