Cairns
If you're travelling with kids and don't mind being a bit out of town (8km), this holiday park is a destination unto itself. It has a massive water park,…
Must-see hotels in Australia
West Coast Australia
This is a large complex of tastefully plush one- to four-bedroom apartments by a very beautiful beach – which it nearly has all to itself. A restaurant,…
Grosvenor Court Apartment Hotel
Hobart
On a demure Sandy Bay backstreet, Grosvenor Court is a tidy enclave of 20 apartments over three levels, built in the 1970s but recently rejuvenated. All…
The East Coast
Some 7km out of St Helens en route to Binalong Bay, take the (steep) drive up and up through the trees to reach this secluded, stylish timber home. There…
The East Coast
These two hillside holiday houses – one with two bedrooms, the other with one – are just how Australian beach shacks should be: simple, unpretentious,…
Great Ocean Road
These replica historic cottages centred on an original Victorian house are a refined Torquay option. Rooms are fitted out with period charm without…
Victoria
A 25-minute drive north of Ballarat, this free campground just outside Creswick is rich in manna gums and wildlife, and has access to the creek – bring…
The Southeast
Just north of town, Herons Rise has two upmarket self-contained cottages set among pinot noir vines. Both have log fires and lots of Tasmanian timbers (no…
Cairns & Far North Queensland
With a vegan raw-food restaurant, tarot readings, yoga classes, abundant fruit garden and wellness workshops, this bush retreat is about as 'Kuranda' as…
The East Coast
There are renovated ocean-facing rooms with balconies and snazzy bathrooms here, and ranks of view-free rooms out-the-back (the ones by the pool are…
Melbourne
It’s the little things – like a blackboard and chalk in the kitchen for messages – that make this modern, charcoal-accented place a solid choice. The…
New South Wales
This large campground has plenty of space for campers, with grassy sites and good-sized concrete slabs for caravans (some even with brick en-suites)…
Byron Bay & Northern NSW
Near the beginning of the leafy road to Wollumbin/Mt Warning, this beautiful property abuts the Tweed River. It's wonderfully isolated, making the cabins…
Victoria
An option for budget travellers, this free campground in the southern part of the Grampians is located 30km north of Dunkeld, off Grampians Rd. It's a…
Victoria
If you've come this far you might as well hang around after your meal and stay at the Royal Mail's lovely rooms, looking out to the Grampians' Mt Sturgeon…
Victoria
A handy campground for those walking the Grampians Peaks Trail, this pleasant site has 12 elevated wooden camping platforms to pitch your tent on. It has…
Kangaroo Island
This phalanx of trim, tidy cottages marches down a grassy hillside above Stokes Bay (love the tunnel and the rock pool!). There are one- and three-bedroom…
Kangaroo Island
A few minutes' drive east of Flinders Chase National Park, this friendly park has shady gums, resident roos and koalas, a kids' playground and a jumbo…
Brisbane & Around
Located in in Point Lookout and just steps away from beautiful Cylinder Beach, this is one of the island's top camp grounds. Facilities include power and…
Victoria
At the end of the road in Metung, and with water views to Lake King or Bancroft Bay, this contemporary complex has a range of apartments, from spacious…
New South Wales
This smart Bingara guesthouse, very comfortably furnished, is set among lovely gardens overlooking the Gwydir River and can be rented in a variety of…
Kakadu National Park
Known locally as 'the Croc', this hotel is designed in the shape of a crocodile, which, of course, is only obvious when viewed from the air. The rooms are…
Adelaide
Adelaide's slick Pullman Hotel spreads itself through two 14-storey towers just back from Rundle St, with little balconies overlooking the neat lawn…
Perth
Lofty Aloft delivers city-style boutique vibes with airport proximity for your early-morning flight to the east coast (commonly known as the 'red-eye')…
Big4 Ballarat Goldfields Holiday Park
Victoria
Only a 300m walk to Sovereign Hill (and 1.5km from town), this caravan park offers a holiday atmosphere, with a heap of play areas and activities for kids…
Surry Hills & Darlinghurst
This Victorian office building offers spacious, renovated rooms with kitchenette that can usually be nabbed for a very fair price. It's a great location…
Great Ocean Road
Book at the Foreshore for all of Lorne’s five caravan parks. Of these, Erskine River Caravan Park is the prettiest, though note that there's no swimming…
Darwin
This well-kept, leafy complex built around a swimming pool offers a peaceful and private stay at the northern edge of the city centre. The compact studios…
The Whitsundays
Rose Bay is a seriously underrated beach, especially for snorkelling, and guests at this friendly resort have it pretty much all to themselves. Spacious…
Victoria
The last vestige of the historic Port Albert Hotel, which burnt down in 2014, these pub rooms have been refurbished into motel-style accommodation. The…
West Coast Australia
This is the pick of the upmarket options, for its marina-side location and proximity to museums, the foreshore and town centre. It offers modern…
Pullman Sea Temple Resort & Spa
Port Douglas
A most luxurious five-star with lush tropical gardens and a lake-sized lagoon pool, near the southern end of Four Mile Beach. Rooms range from spa studios…
Great Ocean Road
This splendidly located bushy camping ground is just across from the beach, and next to the river and high craggy cliffs that rise on the far side. A…
Melbourne
Sparkling chandeliers and a grand piano in the lobby set the scene for this opulent, heritage-listed 1883 building that's one of Australia’s most famous…
Hobart
Resting in high Federation style on steep Forest Rd, the exclusive Library House ain't bookish. Five hip, contemporary suites fill the old house and an…
Hobart
Within walking distance of Battery Point, Salamanca and the city is this excellent option, a curvalicious '80s building with dozens of rooms, all with…
The East Coast
In a quiet spot beside the Brid River, a short drive out of town, Platypus Park has a range of cottagey apartments and doubles, overseen by the friendly…
Sydney
Well-heeled Double Bay is an unlikely venue for a budget hotel, but thankfully the Savoy remains unpretentious, friendly and great value. Rooms are simple…
Darwin
Friendly Chilli's is a fun place with a small sun deck and spa (use the pool next door). There's also a pool table and a breezy kitchen/meals terrace…
Sunshine Coast
Location, location, location: this dog-friendly park (excluding cabins) not only has absolute frontage to a patrolled beach, but is also across the road…
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