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Luxurious property rental enterprise Luxico’s employees star in Billion Greenback Playground (centre) whereas a few of their listings, on the Gold Coast (left) and in Byron Bay (proper) might be rented for 1000’s of {dollars} per night time. Photos: Equipped/Luxico.
Australian wealthy listers are profiting from their grand houses by renting them out for as much as $100,000 per week throughout summer season.
Deluxe properties together with homes and penthouses throughout the nation’s capitals and coastal areas are incomes up sums of as much as $10,0000, and even $15,000 per week, because the climate heats up.
Luxico founder and managing director Alexandra Ormerod established the luxurious property rental enterprise alongside her husband Tom, in 2013.
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They’ve listings throughout Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland, with plans to launch choose houses in South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania quickly.
Since beginning out, their firm has featured within the actuality sequence Billion Greenback Playground which follows Luxico employees as they fulfil the requests of ultra-rich visitors who keep of their spectacular listings.
The present, which aired on Foxtel’s Binge streaming service, is ready to shoot its second season in 2026.
Luxico high-end houses have additionally been used because the backdrop for a number of actuality tv sequence and movies, in main promoting campaigns and appeared in magazines like Vogue Residing and Belle.
A Luxico itemizing referred to as Piccadilly Home, in NSW’s Byron Bay area, might be rented from $8300 per night time. Image: Equipped/Luxico.
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Luxico founder and managing director Alexandra Ormerod says the corporate is targeted on hyper-personalisation and the curation of distinctive experiences, tailor-made to visitors.
The Balmoral Golden Mile Luxe dwelling in Mosman., Sydney, which might be leased from $9500 per night time. Equipped/Luxico.
The ABC program Complete Management starring Deborah Mailman and Rachel Griffiths was filmed at one among Luxico’s Sydney pads, whereas one other NSW property was used within the comedic drama sequence Strife with Asher Keddie.
A few of Luxico’s high-profile visitors have included movie star couple David Beckham and Victoria Beckham, and former world primary tennis participant Novak Djokovic.
Ms Ormerod stated Melbourne and the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria, Sydney and Byron Bay in NSW and QLD’s Brisbane and Noosa had been essentially the most in-demand Aussie places in summer season, due to the seashores, tradition and culinary scene on provide in every vacation spot.
The Choose in Portsea, on the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, is a five-bedroom home the place visitors can keep from $4950 per night time. Equipped/Luxico.
The six-bedroom Saint Moritz Penthouse in St Kilda, Melbourne, that includes a champagne bar, cocktail bar, media room, video games room and swimming pools, is out there to hire from $8300 per night time. Equipped/Luxico.
Greater than 90 per cent of the corporate’s listings earn $10,000 or extra per week throughout peak summer season durations – a sum increased than the Australian median full-time $88,400 wage, in line with the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
“Melbourne and Sydney’s premium houses exceed $20,000 per week throughout peak season, Brisbane luxurious houses usually vary from $10,000 to $20,000,” Ms Ormerod stated.
Their most unique listings can command greater than $100,000 per week – equating to $15,000-plus per night time – in peak season.
Nevertheless, some listings can be found to hire for 3 figures per night time, as opposed figures of $1000-plus.
With a view to earn $10,000 or extra per week, houses should fulfil a number of key standards resembling being in a major location and having 4 or extra bedrooms, designer interiors, a pool and outside entertaining space, Ms Ormerod famous.
Options resembling panoramic views or direct seaside entry are additionally useful.
The Balmoral Golden Mile Luxe property’s beautiful pool. Equipped/Luxico.
Named the Brisbane Sky Residence and that includes a north-facing balcony fitted with an automatic drop-down bar and Vintec wine fridge, this dwelling might be leased from $1500 per night time. Image: Equipped/Luxico.
Actor Asher Keddie starred in a present Strife that was filmed at a Luxico itemizing in NSW. Image: Equipped.
Luxico solely lists professionally-managed properties and people with on-site managers, to make sure that houses are ready to the very best attainable requirements.
“We’re all about personalisation, our concierge staff handles all particular visitor requests and particular touches — whether or not it’s a mattress improve, non-public chef, or curated native experiences,” Ms Ormerod stated.
“We as soon as flew a selected mattress in from abroad for a star visitor.”
In the meanwhile, Luxico is in search of Soho-style lofts, giant household houses and sprawling estates in places resembling Bondi Seaside and Paddington in NSW, Mermaid Seaside and Burleigh in QLD, and South Yarra, Malvern and Portsea in Victoria so as to add to its portfolio.
Described as a European-inspired manor, Piccadilly Home in Byron Bay presents ocean and hinterland views and might be rented from $8300 per night time. Image: Equipped/Luxico.
The Sky Excessive Property on the Gold Coast the place visitors can keep from $2850 per night time. The minimal reserving time-frame for the house should be 90 days or extra. Image: Equipped/Luxico.
Most properties should be accessible 12 months spherical whereas some properties can have seasonal availability, with householders in a position to inquire by way of Luxico’s web site.
“All houses must be properly maintained and visitor prepared, so hosts have to be ready to pack up all private objects and muddle to offer a five-star expertise,” Ms Ormerod stated.
The weekly rental charges are set by the property supervisor or host, however Luxico will present steerage in the event that they really feel the charges should not in step with different properties in the identical space.
Virtually half of Luxico’s visitor hail from nations exterior Australia with worldwide bookings, from locations such because the US, UK and Singapore, rising in peak seasons.
Most of the firm’s priciest listings can e-book up six to 12 months prematurely notably throughout Christmas and the New Yr.
Billion Greenback Playground, starring Luxico employees, will movie its second season in 2026. Image: Equipped.
This six-bedroom home, named Aireys Escape, on Victoria’s Nice Ocean Rd might be rented from $2800 per night time. Image: Equipped/Luxico.
Abercrombys new enterprise and leasing government, Paul Tunney, stated the company has a collection of Melbourne houses accessible as quick to longer-term rental lodging, often priced between $3000 to $10,000 per week, in suburbs resembling Toorak, Hawthorn and Armadale.
These choices are usually furnished penthouses or renovated five-bedroom houses with swimming swimming pools, and are principally listed off-market.
Certainly one of their $10,000-per-week Toorak properties options formal and informal residing areas, a kitchen fitted with Gaggenau home equipment, a sauna, health club and terrace searching to the pool and tennis court docket.
This Toorak, Melbourne, home might be leased for $10,000 per week by means of the Abercrombys actual property company.
The spectacular dwelling has six bedrooms and 5 loos.
Mr Tunney stated the company’s rental shoppers typically got here from abroad, together with returning expatriates and enterprise bigwigs.
“You’ll get some shoppers who would possibly hire one thing quick time period for the Formulation One, or for the tennis,” Mr Tunney stated.
“Others would possibly come from Sydney for a six-month undertaking, and then you definitely’ve acquired shoppers which are right here for a few years as properly.”
A few of the properties accessible for hire have been listed by house owners who’ve gone interstate or opted for a tree-change or sea-change, however who wished to retain their metropolis residence, he added.
An Airbnb property, referred to as the 3BR Luxurious Retreat, in Fitzroy, Melbourne, was listed as costing $1701 to remain for 3 nights in December 2025. Image: Equipped/Airbnb.
The Palm Pavilion rainforest retreat in Church Level, Sydney, the place visitors may keep for $3928 for 3 nights, in January 2026. Image: Equipped/Airbnb.
Some Aussie listings provided by international short-term rental lodging and native experiences web site Airbnb additionally earn greater than $1000 per night time in peak durations, in places together with Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Adelaide.
The corporate’s Australia and New Zealand nation supervisor, Susan Wheeldon, stated internet hosting on Airbnb may assist Australians offset their very own journey prices this summer season.
“With so many Australians heading away, you’ll be able to simply checklist your property with the help of a co-host, it’s the perfect facet hustle with out the effort,” Ms Wheeldon stated.
The “Very Personal Luxurious Home” in New Farm, Brisbane, accessible to hire for $3185 throughout two nights in January 2026. Image: Equipped/Airbnb.
The Sand Street Property, McLaren Vale, Adelaide. Two nights’ keep can value about $3643. Image: Equipped/Airbnb.
Airbnb’s Co-Host Community helps hosts, who go away themselves, to seek out an skilled co-host to assist handle their itemizing.
Ms Wheeldon stated that well-known vacation spots may anticipate sturdy demand all through the summer season.
“Group journey makes extra premium stays, resembling beachfront properties or houses with non-public swimming pools, extra reasonably priced,” she added.
A 2025 Airbnb inside survey discovered that 70 per cent of hosts used their earnings from the platform to assist cowl mortgages and payments.
A CO-HOST’S EXPERIENCE
Airbnb co-host Elisa Tang runs the boutique luxurious property administration firm Cove Curation. Image: Equipped/Airbnb.
Airbnb co-host Elisa Tseng launched the boutique luxurious property administration firm Cove Curation, which manages a portfolio of premium short-term rental houses primarily in Sydney’s Decrease North Shore and Northern Seashores, in 2024.
Cove Curation companions with householders to type, market, and handle their properties as high-end short-term leases.
Ms Tang stated began out as an Airbnb host about eight or 9 years in the past, together with in her own residence.
“One visitor that stands out was a German funding banker on a mid-career sabbatical,” Ms Tang stated.
“We ended up strolling the Harbour Bridge, catching the ferry to Round Quay, doing the Bronte-Bondi coastal stroll and having a drink at Icebergs – it jogged my memory how highly effective a welcoming dwelling might be when somebody is in transition.”
One of many properties she manages in Sydney, referred to as the Lavender Bay Residence. Image: Equipped/Airbnb.
Cove Curation’s flagship property is called the Lavender Bay Residence.
The three-bedroom, two-bathroom Artwork Deco dwelling presents uninterrupted views of the Sydney Opera Home, Harbour Bridge and Luna Park.
Ms Tang stated the Christmas and New Yr interval usually noticed Australian and worldwide visitors together with expat households serving to youngsters to settle into boarding faculties.
“February is robust for long-haul worldwide journey, notably from the US, Canada and Europe, because it’s the coldest month within the northern hemisphere,” she stated.
“We additionally welcome a major variety of visitors from Asia, particularly China, Korea and southeast Asia, and that is notably noticeable round Chinese language New Yr – which varies every year and infrequently brings multi-generational household journey.”
Ms Tang enjoys the Lavender Bay Residence’s views. Image: Equipped/Airbnb.
Ms Tang stated her recommendation to folks eager about changing into an Airbnb host was to “genuinely care in regards to the expertise you’re creating”.
“How an area feels when somebody walks in, whether or not the house provides them a way of calm, and in the event that they really feel sorted even once you’re not bodily there,” she stated.
“Hospitality is human at its core.”
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