Must-see hotels in Australia

  • QT Bondi

    Sydney

    Colourful, chic and appropriately beachy, this apartment hotel is steps from the sand and offers a very appealing combination of facilities, location and…

  • Ingelden Park

    Southern NSW & The Murray

    Around 18km from Griffith, Ingelden Park features two cosy cottages, both with a relaxed, rural outlook. Rose Cottage – complete with its own rose garden …

  • MACq 01

    Hobart

    Old Macquarie Wharf No 1 is now MACq 01, a sassy waterfront hotel with 114 rooms that are all wood panelling, concrete and jaunty angles. The waterfront…

  • Jackalope

    Victoria

    This hotel for the Instagram generation offers a heavily curated and visually arresting accommodation experience. Rooms are as luxe as their hefty price…

  • Wilsons Promontory Lightstation

    Victoria

    These isolated, heritage-listed 1850s cottages, attached to a working lightstation on a small dot of land that juts into the ocean, are a real getaway…

  • Baxley Bondi

    Sydney

    Halfway between the beach and Bondi Junction train station (10 to 15 minutes' walk to either) this pleasantly scented guesthouse is great value. Rooms are…

  • Vacy Hall

    Brisbane & Around

    Uphill from the town centre, this magnificent, heritage-listed 1899 mansion with wrap-around verandah offers 12 period-style rooms with no shortage of…

  • Ecoridge Hideaway

    Brisbane & Around

    Ecoridge is an excellent alternative to the often unremarkable accommodation in Toowoomba. Around 15km from the city on a back road to Gatton, its three…

  • Red Feather Inn

    Tasmania

    Hadspen's unreservedly gorgeous 1844 Red Feather Inn offers French Provincial–style boutique accommodation, with rooms ranging from attic doubles to a…

  • Green Island Resort

    Cairns

    Luxurious Green Island Resort maintains a sense of privacy and exclusivity despite having sections opened to the general public, including restaurants,…

  • Peppers Silo

    Launceston

    Peppers is one of Launceston’s newest and most ambitious hotels. Filling the city's former silos (together forming Launceston's highest building), it's…

  • Post & Telegraph B&B

    South Coast NSW

    This 19th-century post and telegraph office is now an enchanting four-room B&B with great historical character. High ceilings, marble fireplaces and the…

  • Next

    Brisbane

    Above the Queen St Mall, Next delivers stylish, affordable accommodation. Rooms are generic though svelte and contemporary, with high-tech touchscreen and…

  • Paperbark Camp

    South Coast NSW

    Glamp in ecofriendly style in these 12 safari tents with en suites, wrap-around decks and billowing mosquito nets. It’s set in dense bush 4km from…

  • Diamondvale B&B Cottages

    Brisbane & Around

    In atmospheric bushland outside of Stanthorpe, Diamondvale offers four refreshed, self-contained cottages and a four-bedroom lodge. One-bedroom cottages…

  • Bailey

    Cairns

    Billed as the 'arty one' of Cairns' three Crystalbrook Collection five-star hotels, Bailey's green, eye-catching facade is already a cityscape icon,…

  • Hale River Homestead at Old Ambalindum

    Northern Territory

    This remote spot run by NT veterans Sean and Lynne offers a great range of accommodation including a nicely renovated homestead, a cottage sleeping five…

  • Wildman Wilderness Lodge

    Northern Territory

    One of the best places to stay in the Top End, Wildman Wilderness Lodge is an upmarket safari lodge with an exceptional program of optional tours and…

  • Mary River Wilderness Retreat

    Northern Territory

    Boasting 3km of Mary River frontage, this bush retreat has excellent poolside and bush cabins with decks surrounded by trees, as well as some fine safari…

  • Glass House Mountains Ecolodge

    Sunshine Coast

    The sign at the entrance sums it up: 'Trespassers will be impressed'. Overseen by a keen environmentalist and close to Australia Zoo, this novel retreat…

  • Cape Bridgewater Seaview Lodge

    Great Ocean Road

    Overlooking the water, this wonderful double-storey house was built as a replica of the original Bridgewater Hotel that burnt down here in 1927. As well…

  • Daintree Eco Lodge & Spa

    The Daintree

    The sublime boutique 'banyans' (pole cabins; 10 with private spa) here sit in seclusion high in the rainforest canopy a few kilometres south of Daintree…

  • University House

    Canberra

    This 1950s-era building, with original custom-built furniture, resides in the tree-lined grounds of the Australian National University (ANU) and is…

  • Laurels B&B

    South Coast NSW

    Situated within a former dairy farmer's residence 4km north of Hampden Bridge, Laurel's is arguably the finest B&B on the South Coast. Walls lined with…

  • Adobe Abodes

    Victoria

    These handmade mud-brick units are something special. With an emphasis on recycling and eco-friendliness, the whimsical flats (sleeping up to four) have…

  • Tall Timbers

    Tasmania

    Set in 8 hectares of landscaped bushland on the edge of Smithton, this impressive resort offers facilities including a sports bar with pool tables, bistro…

  • Quest Schaller Hotel Bendigo

    Victoria

    At the forefront of Bendigo's style makeover, the Schaller art hotel takes its inspiration from Australian artist Mark Schaller, and his signed works…

  • Ovolo Laneways

    Melbourne

    This 43-room boutique hotel has a cool city vibe. It's friendly, fun and loaded with goodies – on the free list are self-service laundry, minibar, a…

  • Silky Oaks Lodge

    The Daintree

    This eco-resort on the Mossman River woos honeymooners and stressed-out execs with amazing architecturally designed tree houses, riverside lodge suites,…

  • Lucky Hotel

    Newcastle

    A slick but sympathetic revamp of this grand old 1880s dame means it's an upbeat, modern place to stay above a great pub. The 28 light-filled rooms are…

  • Acacia Chalets

    West Coast Australia

    Private bushland – complete with marsupial locals – conceals three luxury chalets that are well located to explore the region's vineyards, caves and…

  • Hostel G

    Perth

    Hostel G is a snappy refit of an old office block, with designer interiors by esteemed architects Woods Bagot. Beanbag-strewn communal areas revolve…

  • Piermont

    The East Coast

    Down a hawthorn-hedged driveway, 4km south of Swansea, these 21 stylish stone cabins fan out from an old farmhouse close to the sea and beside a lagoon…

  • Jensens Bed & Breakfast

    Tasmania

    Occupying a handsome Federation-style house surrounded by apple and pear trees and a manicured garden, Jensens has a communal lounge with an open fire,…

  • Penghana

    Cradle Country & The West

    Built in 1898 for the general manager of the Mt Lyell Mining & Railway Co, this National Trust–owned mansion commands the loftiest position in town. All…

  • Low Head Pilot Station Accommodation

    Tasmania

    Low Head’s historic pilot station precinct and lighthouse offer nine smartly refurbished, self-contained cottages sleeping between two and nine. The…

  • Ormiston House

    Cradle Country & The West

    Built by Frederick Ormiston (Strahan’s founder), this handsome red-brick mansion dating from 1899 now offers B&B accommodation in five well-sized, antique…

  • Tropic Days

    Cairns

    Tucked behind the showgrounds (with a courtesy bus into town), this popular hostel has a tropical garden with hammocks, pool table, fresh linen and towels…

  • Tarndwarncoort Homestead

    Great Ocean Road

    Set on a 200-hectare property, this historic sheep-farm homestead has been in the same family since 1840. Rooms are in a 1940s cottage with fireplaces and…

  • Byron Springs Guesthouse

    Byron Bay

    With a mineral pool set by a Palm Springs–vibe open plan, shared, modern kitchen and chill-out-worthy verandah, a lot of thought has gone into keeping…

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