Must-see hotels in Australia

  • Coolum Beach Holiday Park

    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…

  • Landmark Resort

    Sunshine Coast

    Steps away from Mooloolaba's attractions, Landmark offers individually owned studio apartments, as well as multi-room options. Interiors can vary between…

  • Windows on Bicheno

    The East Coast

    This sparkling B&B has two plush, stylish suites furnished and managed with vigorous attention to detail. Spot whales from the balcony, sink into a…

  • Ballina Travellers Lodge

    Byron Bay & Northern NSW

    The motel rooms here are surprisingly plush, with feature walls, pretty bedside lamps and nice linen. Budget rooms (that is, the ones that share a…

  • Sea Change Beachfront Apartments

    Cairns & Far North Queensland

    These professionally managed luxury apartments benefit from a quiet position on the southern end of Trinity's spectacular beach. Apartments range in size…

  • Port Campbell Recreation Reserve

    Great Ocean Road

    For those with tents or campervans, this is the cheapest option in town. Head up just past the footy oval, where you'll find the tin-shed reception to…

  • Peppers Waymouth Hotel

    Adelaide

    Towering Peppers Waymouth is all business, and if that's why you're in Adelaide, make it your business to stay here – an ace location in the middle of the…

  • Reflections Holiday Park Lennox Head

    Byron Bay & Northern NSW

    By Lake Ainsworth and the patrolled section of Seven Mile Beach, this family-friendly holiday park has a wide range of units, from economy cabins without…

  • Anglesea Backpackers

    Great Ocean Road

    While most hostels like to cram 'em in, this simple, homey backpackers has just two dorm rooms and one double/triple, and is clean, bright and welcoming…

  • Latrobe Apartment

    Brisbane

    Underneath a chiropractor in fashionable Paddington is this excellent two-bedroom apartment, sleeping four, with two bathrooms, polished floorboards and a…

  • Stockton Beach Holiday Park

    Newcastle

    The beach is at your doorstep (or should that be tent flap?) at this tourist park behind the dunes in Stockton, a short ferry ride from Newcastle (or 20km…

  • Island Quarters

    The East Coast

    On a former concrete-mixing yard, this stylish new one-bedroom apartment is right in the middle of Whitemark, and – if you like your regional Tasmania…

  • Melville House

    Byron Bay & Northern NSW

    This grand country home was built in 1942 by the owner's grandfather and features the area's largest private swimming pool. The six rooms offer superb…

  • Mantra Aqueous on Port

    Port Douglas

    You can't beat the central town location of this resort with rooms and apartments arranged around four individual pools. The pricier ground-floor rooms…

  • Maydena Country Cabins

    Cradle Country & The West

    On offer here are two cosy timber-lined cabins, one sleeping two and the other up to four. Both have glorious mountain views. There’s also an in-house B&B…

  • Ranges

    West Coast Australia

    This swanky complex of deluxe self-contained apartments offers a surprising level of sophistication, with king-sized beds and smart kitchen appliances…

  • Tinaroo Lake Resort

    Cairns & Far North Queensland

    All of these luxury one-, two- and three-bedroom townhouse apartments have balconies overlooking the lake, full kitchens and laundries. The attached Lodge…

  • Arthur River Spa Cottage

    Tasmania

    Recently refurbished, this beach house right on the river's edge can sleep up to 10 guests in three bedrooms. The open-plan living and dining area has a…

  • Mueller Inlet

    Victoria

    The calm waters here are fantastic for kayaking and swimming, and the campsites are only a few metres from the water. The camp ground has eight sites,…

  • Bay Village Tropical Retreat

    Cairns

    Sleek, shiny and ever-so-slightly removed from the Cairns hubbub, this complex offers large, cool apartments (one to three bedrooms) and spacious serviced…

  • Kentish Hills Retreat

    Tasmania

    In a quiet location just west of town, Kentish Hills has a range of accommodation, including double rooms, a spa suite and an apartment sleeping up to six…

  • Pensione Hotel

    Perth

    The central-city 98-room Pensione delivers a bit of budget boutique sheen. The standard rooms definitely veer towards cosy and (very) compact, but classy…

  • Longford Riverside Caravan Park

    Tasmania

    Down on the grassy, shady verges of the Macquarie River, this caravan park offers plenty of camp sites, affordable cabins and caravans, decent amenities…

  • Emu Walk Apartments

    Yulara

    The pick of the bunch for families looking for self-contained accommodation, Emu Walk has comfortable, modern apartments, each with a lounge room (with TV…

  • Homelea Accommodation

    The East Coast

    On the way into town from the south, Homelea is a bent-elbow of eight renovated '70s motel units (one- or two-bedroom). All have a kitchen, and are styled…

  • Nosh

    The East Coast

    Star Wars' Tatooine meets ecofriendly at this holiday home that looks like it was sculpted from white clay and filled with designer furniture. Just up the…

  • Yamba YHA

    Byron Bay & Northern NSW

    This sociable, family-run hostel has light-filled dorms, a popular bar and restaurant downstairs, and a barbecue area on the roof that doubles as a…

  • Byron Bay Cottages

    Byron Bay

    Byron’s best-kept secret requires booking well in advance. It's worth it for the experience of staying in one of these four restored 1920s cottages …

  • Highlander Motel

    Brisbane & Around

    A stock-standard but clean, well-maintained motel with firm beds, kitchenettes and a few thoughtful extras like shaving cream in the bathrooms. The…

  • Ashdowns of Dover

    The Southeast

    Forget about the white cliffs; Ashdowns of Dover is a far more welcoming prospect. The en suite rooms in this 1950 timber house come with Asian and…

  • RACV Hobart Apartment Hotel

    Hobart

    One of Hobart's new high-rise hotels (they're popping up all over the place), this eight-level, 125-room effort won't win too many architectural awards,…

  • Horizon Holiday Apartments

    South Coast NSW

    The exterior looks rather severe, but the modern one- and two-bedroom apartments inside are faultless, equipped with big kitchens and some with partial…

  • Reef Retreat

    Cairns & Far North Queensland

    This delightful boutique property has a rightful reputation for excellent service. In a peaceful forested setting around a shaded pool, the well…

  • Arltunga Bush Pub & Eco Retreat

    Northern Territory

    Arltunga Bush Hotel, close to the entrance of the Arltunga Historical Reserve, has a campground with showers, toilets, barbecue pits and picnic tables…

  • Hobart Beach Campground

    Bournda National Park & Around

    Hobart Beach has 66 bush camp sites along lovely Wallagoot Lake, in the heart of Bournda National Park. There are hot showers, pit toilets and barbecue…

  • Woody Island Eco-Stays

    Southern WA

    Sleeping options at this appealing campground include leafy campsites (BYO camping equipment), as well as pre-prepped tents and canvas-sided two-person…

  • Barbara's Guesthouse

    Byron Bay

    This pretty 1920s weatherboard house, in a quiet residential street a short walk from town, has five elegant but beachy guest rooms with private bathroom,…

  • Bay View Villas

    Hobart

    A few kilometres up the steep West Hobart slopes from the city, this family-focused option offers a games room and an indoor pool (follow the scent of…

  • Whale Fisher Motel

    South Coast NSW

    Though it looks a little dreary as you enter, the appealingly central Whale Fisher offers a friendly welcome and spacious, simple rooms with nautical…

  • Haven Cottage

    Kangaroo Island

    Fronted by standard roses, a lush patch of lawn and a wisteria-hung arbour, Haven Cottage is an old iron-clad house with a refreshing dearth of lace and …

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