Winner: Female Diamond Entrepreneur Award (2026) — Heather Kolb
Honouring visionary leadership, creative innovation, and outstanding dedication to developing world-class eco-tourism experiences in Victoria, Australia.
What it Represents:
This accolade celebrates high-level female leadership, visionary business architecture, and creative risk-taking. For me, it represents your tireless work preserving a 1977 contemporary Brutalist masterpiece and successfully pioneering forest therapy in the Australian luxury travel space.
Winner: Wellness Experience of the Year, Australia (2026) — Corporate LiveWire Innovation & Excellence Awards
Recognising Qii House Lorne as a premier nature escape and the definitive Australian destination for immersive forest therapy, architectural beauty, and transformative wellness journeys.
Recipient:
4-Year Consecutive Winner Legacy Certificate (2026) —Prestige Awards Australia.
A rare milestone certificate issued by the judging panel to mark four uninterrupted years of regional excellence and unwavering service standards.
What it Represents: The Prestige Awards program recognizes boutique, independent businesses that consistently outperform corporate chains in service delivery, experiential uniqueness, and regional impact.
The 4-Year Legacy Status and Hall of Fame Induction explicitly represent unmatched operational consistency and resilience, proving that Qii House did not just have a single good year but has sustained elite luxury standards over a multi-year window. It was validated by judge James Drake-Ford’s deep experiential evaluation in 2024
Inductee: Prestige Awards Hall of Fame (2025 Class)
Officially inducted into the elite corporate Hall of Fame following consecutive years of outstanding industry contributions to wellness tourism.
Winner: Holistic Wellness Retreat of the Year, Australia (2025) —Prestige Awards
Awarded for our exceptional Japanese-inspired Shinrin-yoku (forest bathing) pathways, meditation decks, and holistic healing programs.
Winner: Lifetime Achievement Award (2025) — Heather Kolb, Award of Excellence
Celebrating a lifetime of dedication to architectural preservation, environmental sustainability, and boutique hospitality.
Winner: Sustainability Award (2025) — Qii House Lorne, Award of Excellence
Commending our strict eco-friendly protocols, minimal footprint operations, and deep integration with the Great Otway National Park ecosystem.
Winner: E2 Media Award of Excellence (2025) — Showcase Winners Edition
E2 Media awards recognise the remarkable achievements of businesses that have demonstrated excellence, innovation and resilience in the face of adversity. From small start-ups and one man bands right through to global corporations.
What it Represents:
Administered via internal industry screening and public reviews, this award champions the “entrepreneurial spirit, dedication, and steadfast determination” of business owners. It represents ingenuity and operational resilience—honouring small business leaders who independently establish elite market standards while delivering an outstanding level of service.
Featured: Channel 7’s “Travel Oz” National TV Show Feature (2024)
Highlighting Qii House Lorne as a premier nature escape and high-end regional destination in Victoria, showcasing our unique architecture to a national travel audience.
Featured Showcase: “The Wellness Bucket List” Global Publication (2024)
Selected globally as a premier nature escape for the iconic ‘Zaborin Walk’—celebrated as the only accommodation in Australia directly linked to a certified Forest Therapy trail.
Winner: Holistic Wellness Retreat of the Year, Australia (2023/24) —Prestige Awards
Marking the critical turning point where judges—including an immersive 4-day stay evaluation by James Drake-Ford—confirmed our premier status in the luxury market.
Ranked: Stayz Holiday Home of the Year Awards, 7th Place Nationally (2023)
Cementing Qii House’s national reputation as a premier luxury holiday rental destination, offering an unforgettable and deeply rejuvenating escape.
What it Represents: Stayz awards are powered by strict criteria: flawless operational reliability (zero host-led cancellations), premier host status, and exceptional guest reviews tracking at 9.8 out of 10 or higher.
Accredited: Australia’s First & Only Certified Private Forest Therapy Trail (2019) — INFTA
Formally accrediting our custom-designed ‘Zaborin Walk’ as the first and only fully certified forest therapy pathway in Australia in 2019, providing an unmatched, scientifically backed destination for clinical Shinrin-yoku and nature healing.
What it Represents:
Administered by the International Nature and Forest Therapy Alliance, this is a rigorous, science-backed environmental accreditation. It certifies the ‘Zaborin Walk’ as a medically and therapeutic-grade trail optimized for psychological stress reduction and physiological health—making it a pioneering sanctuary as Australia’s first and only private property trail in 2019.
Featured: Channel 9’s “Destination Happiness” National TV Show (2019) — Forest Bathing at Qii House Segment
Showcasing our pristine Great Otway National Park sanctuary to a nationwide television audience, highlighting our certified forest therapy trails, eco-meditation experiences, and dedicated wellness packages.
Finalist: Stayz Holiday Home of the Year Awards, Unique Category — Top 6 in Australia (2018)
Stayz awards are powered by strict criteria: flawless operational reliability (zero host-led cancellations), premier host status, and exceptional guest reviews tracking at 9.8 out of 10 or higher.
The Unique Category honors properties with jaw-dropping, visionary architecture and immersive environments that provide spaces where groups and families can build lifelong memories. Celebrating the highly distinctive, bespoke architecture and immersive rainforest positioning that places Qii House among the nation’s most unique stays.
Featured: Eluxe Magazine Wellness Showcase (Issue 13)
Showcasing our boutique luxury retreat on a global scale to an audience seeking high-end, sustainable, and organic lifestyle experiences.
Featured: Brides Diary — Wedding Experience Feature
Highlighting our picturesque, architectural property as an unforgettable and highly romantic backdrop for elite, intimate wilderness weddings.
Featured Showcase: The True Hearts Promotional Film (2026)
Experience the magic of Qii House Lorne through a premier visual journey.
Bespoke Creative Collaboration
Produced during an elite stay in 2026 by co-founders Scott and Skye Malin of We Are True Hearts—a premier creative agency renowned for their high-profile storytelling and cinematic collaborations in Hollywood. This masterpiece beautifully captures the essence of our premier nature escape, documenting the pristine Great Otway National Park environment, modern Brutalist design, and restorative wellness journeys that attract elite global visionaries. Watch video on Instagram or LinkedIn
Science & Innovation: Our Ongoing Research
Beyond hospitality, Qii House Lorne is dedicated to advancing the global understanding of evidence-based nature therapy.
The Immersed in Nature Project
Qii House has proudly served as the environment for breakthrough empirical research evaluating the clinical health, stress reduction, and cognitive restoration benefits of our specific rainforest microclimate and certified forest therapy trail. Detailed insights, articles, and updates exploring this research will be published as they become available.