Halcyon House, Cabarita Beach: Hotel review

Refitted retro motels are all the rage these days, but few match the acuity of Halcyon House. The reimagined 1960s surf motel meets Slim Aarons’ poolside cool to solidify the hotel as one of Australia’s defining beachfront properties, a decade after it first opened its doors.  

The rooms 

Each of the 22 rooms — including three spacious suites — dishes up its own idiosyncratic edge thanks to the…