This Victoria hotel has centrefold appeal - and Burt Reynolds would agree

There are six new kitsch rooms to enjoy.

The Burt Reynolds room.

Updated April 1, 2025, first published October 6, 2024

There's bold design and then there's having a picture of a naked Burt Reynolds on the wall of your hotel room.

Check in to Victoria's Kyneton Springs Motel, an hour out of Melbourne, and you could gaze at a reproduction print of the Hollywood heart-throb lying on a bear-skin rug as a 1972 Cosmopolitan centrefold, while you go to sleep.

Burt features in one of six newly refurbished rooms that channel retro luxury with a cheeky edge - all in line with the 20-room hotel's colourful, California Palm Springs aesthetic.

"People don't just want a room; they want memories and good times," says owner Catherine Foote.

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The hotel describes its electric pink neon sign as the ultimate roadside attraction, drawing travellers from far and wide, and the new, kitschy-cool rooms add to the vibe.

Burt's features 1970s masculine decor, and others sport pop culture artworks depicting sultry women. There's even a room dedicated to the British fashion icon, Twiggy. It's all sure to make your stay a memorable one.

Words bySarah Falson

Sarah is ACM’s travel producer. She believes regional travel is just as fun (if not better) than staying in the big cities and loves any travel experience to do with nature, animals and food!.

My all-time favourite destination is ... Cornwall. From the giant seagulls to the blustery beaches, Cornish pasties and fishing villages, it stirs something romantic and seafaring in me.

Next on my bucket list is … Mongolia. I want to go somewhere really unique that feels totally foreign and challenges my way of life.

My top travel tip is … Don’t plan too much. Walk the streets and let it happen. And make sure you check out what’s within a few blocks of your hotel - sometimes the best local food is found that way.