Located just outside the quaint NSW town of Berry, four-bedroom Possum Gully Lodge is a Hamptons-esque house, complete with white trims, a wrap-around verandah and a sunny, yellow entrance that’ll put a smile on your dial even before you walk in. It’s in the backyard, however, that’ll find its pièce de résistance: a 10-person outdoor spa. After a day of exploring the South Coast, soak your tired limbs in it before dinner.

As if Noosa’s gorgeous beaches and fabulous restaurants weren’t reasons enough to visit, the region had to go and play host to Little Red Barn, a three-bed house in the Noosa Hinterland with interiors straight out of a Pinterest board. On a wooden deck off one of the bathrooms is where you’ll find the outdoor tub, a beautiful cast iron number, which you can sit in for hours, listening to the quietness of the countryside.

If you’ve ever image-searched ‘outdoor bathtub Australia’, it’s likely the one at eight-person property Thalia Haven in Tasmania would’ve come up. The open-air tub, steps away from moody Great Oyster Bay, is one of the most popular – not to mention easily the most photogenic. Come with a group and take advantage of its four separate buildings. Or book it out just for you and another.

Interestingly, the tub at CABN X’s tiny home called William is actually built into the deck – not sitting above it. Which makes for quite the cosy experience. After sinking into the tub with a good book and steaming cup of tea or coffee, bundle into a bathrobe to head indoors for a session in the private sauna before dinner. With the cabin warmed by a solar-powered indoor wood heater, you’ll no doubt be ready to snooze not long after.

Keen for a group getaway and got cash to splash? Book into two-level penthouse Sky Melbourne, where you and your nearest and dearest can spend a chilly winter’s night in its outdoor spa, admiring the city lights, glass of warming red-in-hand. With three bedrooms, an entertaining lounge and private sauna and steam rooms, you’ll have little reason to leave, perhaps making it not such an expensive weekend away after all.

Though Riparide’s Aire River Escape, just off the Great Ocean Road in Hordern Vale, is closed for maintenance this winter and only available for bookings in September, it’s still worth a mention – its tub is that dreamy. Switch off from the day-to-day by spending an afternoon in it, taking in views of the valley and listening to the sounds of farm animals and local wildlife. When you’ve dried off and dressed, drive five minutes to the beach for a sunset stroll along it.

Perched on a cliff overlooking Snelling’s Beach on Kangaroo Island, the spa at three-bedroom Lifetime Private Retreat’s Cliff House will have you never wanting to leave it. When you finally do, dine al fresco on the house’s ocean-facing patio or cosy into its lounge room couch to take in glinting, floor-to-ceiling views of aquamarine-coloured sea.

Open since 1999, Paperbark Camp in Jervis Bay is one of Australia’s first-ever glamping retreats and easily one of the most popular in New South Wales. While all of its tents are tub-equipped – technically undercover, but still, being in a tent, we think they count – the property’s King Deluxe Safari Tent boasts a tub that’s next-level photogenic with a brass faucet and a wood bench surrounding it.

Set high above a 6.5-hectare property in the Adelaide Hills and surrounded by some the area’s finest wineries, Ode to the Orchard is a two-bedroom cottage, equipped with a bold, claw-foot tub on a balcony overlooking misty, rolling green hills. Post-soak, head indoors to try out the cottage’s signature apple crumble recipe. Conveniently, all ingredients are provided.

A remote farmer’s cottage tucked into the Central Coast’s Dharug National Park, The Growers Cottage is perfect for couples looking to relax in private (or two friends who want to spend a weekend chilling out). Here you can spend your days picking your own fruits and veggies in the garden or going for a walk in the national park. When you return, run its stunning stone outdoor bath for a blissed-out night of relaxation.

Tucked onto a tiny rose farm (hence the name) in the village of Trentham, an hours’ drive from Melbourne, Acre of Roses is a two-bedroom restored cottage with all the modern conveniences you’d expect, including a sleek kitchen with a well-stocked panty and even a theatre room. The showstopper here by far, however, is the outdoor cedar hot tub filled with mineral-infused rainwater and oozing with Instagrammability.

While we can’t get to Europe, Margaret River has the next best thing in La Cabine, a one-bed couples retreat that’ll have you feeling like you’re in the remote French countryside. And while its vintage furnishings collected from the owner’s travels, eclectic artwork and gardens complete with a bubbling fountain are special, it’s its bath, set up on a verandah, that’s the real eye candy here. Stays are a two-night minimum.

While valleys, mountains and farms are great views to glimpse when in an outdoor tub, nothing compares to the view from the tub at Dune Pavilion at luxury camp Longitude 131: directly of Uluru and the desert of Kata Tijuta. After a dip, relax on a daybed on the tent’s outdoor deck with a lit fire warming you as the desert’s cooler night temperatures slowly creep in.

Located only 20 minutes from Mudgee in NSW, Sierra Escape is a great spot to escape from the city and immerse yourself in the picturesque countryside. The adults only luxury eco glamping experience is home to five luxe glamping tents, each of which has its own outdoor bathtub.