Media
25 Nov 2025
Hotel Designs (UK), by 19 Nov 2025
“Through the strength of Studio Tate’s design, Motel Flinders has been vitally transformed from an aging motel into a sought-after coastal destination that offers a warm, inviting and memorable experience for its visitors.”
19 Nov 2025
TimeOut, by Carolyn Huane
“Today's motels are a salute to the road trip; brimming with retro charm, modern updates and heaps of nostalgia.”
01 Nov 2025
The Age - 52 Weekends Away, by Julietta Jameson
“This 1980s motel was destined for demolition until the owners – proprietors of the pub and Quarters at Flinders Hotel across the road – decided to embrace the existing with Melbourne-based Studio Tate designing a fresh and playful reinvention.”
01 Nov 2025
Good Weekend, by Julietta Jameson
“Good Weekend's annual roundup of fresh, fast and fabulous breaks across the nation.”
29 Oct 2025
Australian Financial Review, by Stephen Todd
“No matter where you grew up around Australia, you were likely to encounter these typical 1970s and ’80s motels…It is a type of architecture most Australians are familiar with and find quite comforting.” - Emily Addison | Studio Tate
23 Oct 2025
SITCHU, by Kelsey Harrington & Francesca Biondi
“Australia’s Coolest Motels for Luxury on a Budget.”
15 Oct 2025
Commercial Real Estate, by Janina Waldmann
“We then worked with Studio Tate to design this refurbishment and landed on a really exciting design that still maintained the eighties heritage of the property, but also enhanced it to 2025 requirements and amenity standards that people expect.”
12 Aug 2025
Australian Traveller, by Taylah Darnell
“Vintage frills meet modern thrills on the Mornington Peninsula.”
01 Aug 2025
Tourism Australia HOT LIST August 2025
“Aross from the iconic Flinders Hotel pub, this character-filled motel blends vintage charm with coastal cool.”
