Airbnb Awards 2023
Best Unique Stay - Winner Steam
Best design stay - Finalist Liptrap Loft
Airbnb interviewed Fleur and did a photoshoot of Steam prior to the award announcement
The announcement was launched on the Nine Today Show. Fleur and the other winners were interviewed live by Karl and Sarah.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdd5Dmr8xjg
The Airbnb awards were featured in:
Realestate.com.au — Steam Carriage
"Australia's most loved Airbnb stays revealed." Best Unique Stay went to Steam, with Fleur Leslie calling it "a romantic homage to a simpler and slower time."
https://www.realestate.com.au/news/australias-most-loved-airbnb-stays-revealed
Forbes Australia — Liptrap Loft
Named a finalist for Best Design Stay in Forbes' rundown of Airbnb's 2023 Host Awards: "five acres, zero neighbours, handmade Japanese-influenced loft. Need we say more?"
https://www.forbes.com.au/life/lifestyle/australias-best-airbnbs
News.com.au — Steam Carriage
"Inside Airbnb's 'most unique stay' in Australia" — the full story behind the derelict carriage that became Australia's most talked-about stay.
https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-advice/accommodation/inside-airbnbs-most-unique-stay-in-australia/news-story/a9011b1a8fee5ecf5037b82a6f54be49
The Canberra Times & Lismore City News — Steam Carriage
"Airbnb showcases best design and rural short stay in 2023 awards." Steam, the renovated 1920s train carriage in Forrest, Victoria, took out the top prize.
https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8390204/airbnb-awards-showcase-the-best-of-the-best-in-2023
https://www.lismorecitynews.com.au/story/8390204/airbnb-awards-showcase-the-best-of-the-best-in-2023
The Interiors Addict — Steam Carriage
"Converted 1920's train carriage voted most unique stay by Airbnb," offering guests what the piece calls "a novel travel experience."
https://theinteriorsaddict.com/converted-1920s-train-carriage-voted-most-unique-stay-by-airbnb
Time Out Melbourne — Steam Carriage
Named "truly a first class journey," Steam's win capped a nine-month renovation host Fleur Leslie describes as "a romantic homage to the simpler and slower time."
https://www.timeout.com/melbourne/news/the-best-airbnbs-in-australia-have-been-crowned-for-2023-and-two-vic-stays-won-top-awards-102323
Concrete Playground — Steam Carriage
Host Fleur Leslie's steam carriage in Forrest was singled out as one of the standout wins in Airbnb's 2023 Host Awards.
https://concreteplayground.com/brisbane/travel-leisure/airbnb-host-awards-2023
Man of Many — Steam Carriage
Steam: Renovated 1920s Carriage led the list of Australia's best Airbnbs, called out in the opening line alongside the year's best design and nature stays.
https://manofmany.com/culture/travel/airbnb-awards
Airbnb — Host Awards 2023
The official 2023 Host Awards page, naming Steam winner of Best Unique Stay and Liptrap Loft a finalist for Best Design Stay.
https://www.airbnb.com.au/e/hostawards23au
Secret Melbourne — Steam Carriage
"This charming 1920s steam carriage in Victoria is the most unique Airbnb stay in Australia." "Steam is a romantic homage to the simpler and slower time," says host Fleur Leslie.
https://secretmelbourne.com/steam-carriage-airbnb/
Homes to Love (Australian House & Garden) — Steam Carriage & Liptrap Loft
Steam won Most Unique Stay, "a romantic homage to a simpler and slower time," says host Fleur Leslie. Liptrap Loft was a finalist for Best Design Stay, its saw-tooth roof and Japanese bath house praised for their "honest, minimal quality."
https://www.homestolove.com.au/home-tours/best-australian-airbnbs-6567/
