Must-see hotels in Australia

  • Chambers Pillar Camping Ground

    Northern Territory

    Basic camping at Chambers Pillar. It's 160km from Alice Springs and a 4WD is required for the last 44km from the turn-off at Maryvale Station. There's a…

  • Ted's Beach Campground

    Cradle Country & The West

    This free campground near Strathgordon has untreated tank water, toilets, picnic facilities, free electric barbecues and shelters. It's directly off…

  • Barcoos Farmstays Bathurst

    New South Wales

    Barcoos offers the perfect farmstay visit, with pony rides, animal feeding and egg collecting. Camp sites, units and a farmhouse make up the accomodation,…

  • Lucas' Hotel

    Tasmania

    Latrobe's main pub offers accommodation in eight comfortable upstairs rooms. All are tidy and well sized; the Honeymoon Room has a spa bath. Meals are…

  • Gillards Campground

    Tathra & Around

    This 70-site campground, one of four in Mimosa Rocks National Park, is first come, first served. It's unpowered, with pit toilets and barbecue facilities …

  • Andy's Guesthouse

    New South Wales

    This relaxed guesthouse offers three rooms (two en-suite) with kitchen facilities, help-yourself breakfast, a street-side communal living room and back…

  • Cottage on Main

    The Southeast

    Two-bedroom Cottage on Main is indeed on the main street, right in the middle of Franklin and sleeping up to six. Simple, affordable and with an almost…

  • Wongan Hills Caravan Park

    West Coast Australia

    Wongan Hills' unremarkable caravan park has plenty of hard-stand sites separated by scrubby rows of squat gum trees, plus a good kitchen, a few modern…

  • Value Inn

    Darwin

    A great option right in the thick of the Mitchell St action but (mostly) quiet and comfortable, Value Inn lives up to its name, especially out of season…

  • Kingscote Tourist Park & Family Units

    Kangaroo Island

    You'll find the standard gamut of caravan park delights behind the dunes in Brownlow, 3km southwest of Kingscote. You can walk back to Kingscote via a…

  • Rydges Newcastle

    Newcastle

    Generic it may be, but this is right on the waterfront, with the precinct's bars and restaurants at your feet. All the rooms are spacious suites; those…

  • Paramount Motel

    Brisbane

    This spartan roadside motel sure ain't flash, but the rooms are big, clean and armed with kitchenettes. There’s a barbecue by the pool and the staff are…

  • Auski Inland Motel

    Western Australia

    The fanciest place in town (though it's not much of a race) features spacious, clean, carpeted units with fridges and tables that look out onto well…

  • Dalmeny Camp Site

    South Coast NSW

    On a grassy headland by a great beach, this is a lovely spot to stay, with a variety of pitches suited to both vans and tents. It packs out in summer.

  • Quality Hotel Gateway

    Tasmania

    Clean and modern rooms (some with spa and most with air-conditioning) and good in-house facilities (restaurant, bar, laundry) result in a reliable package…

  • Green Head Caravan Park

    West Coast Australia

    Shhh!… If you listen closely, you can hear the surf. This unfussy, unflashy park with a faded sign is close to Dynamite Bay – walk to the water through…

  • Amelia's

    Tasmania

    Built by one of the first mayors of Burnie as his private residence, this heritage-listed Queen Anne–style house can sleep up to six in three bedrooms…

  • Port Douglas Motel

    Port Douglas

    For the location and facilities, this colourful, refurbished motel is a reasonable deal, with simple but modern motel rooms, a covered kitchen and…

  • Whaleback Village

    West Coast Australia

    Primarily used by miners, this is a motel and caravan park combo, with 12 gravel caravan sites (book ahead), compact rooms, laundry facilities and a camp…

  • Warakurna Roadhouse

    Western Australia

    Large caravan sites with a little shade and self-contained units for up to five people. Attached is a well-stocked grocery store, with takeaway meals…

  • Erldunda Roadhouse

    Northern Territory

    Motel rooms here are of a good standard and look out on to a lovely red-dirt native garden. Rooms 23 to 27 enjoy the best views. There's a roadhouse…

  • Lake Forbes Motel

    New South Wales

    One of the nicer motels in town, this spotless, privately run affair is tastefully decorated and has a lovely outlook from its position alongside Lake…

  • Cousins Motor Inn

    New South Wales

    This well-run, brick-veneer motel on the road into Inverell from Glen Innes has 19 rooms with comfy beds, good showers and otherwise standard facilities…

  • Crossley

    Melbourne

    It's all about the location at this midrange hotel, close to both Chinatown and Parliament House. Rooms are nothing special, but they're modern and…

  • City Limits

    Melbourne

    The conversion to an apartment hotel has seen the units in this cruddy old block freshened up with contemporary decor. Kitchen facilities are rudimentary,…

  • Tribeca Serviced Apartments

    Melbourne

    Spread over six apartment blocks within the crenellated confines of the old red-brick Victoria Brewery, Tribeca's apartments are generic but serve as a…

  • Dover Beachside Tourist Park

    The Southeast

    Opposite a stretch of shallow, sandy shore and a kids' playground, this decent southern set-up features grassy expanses, trim cream-coloured cabins and a…

  • Shearing Shed Motor Inn

    New South Wales

    Popular with travelling families for its good-value family rooms, saltwater pool and barbecue area, this centrally located motel has welcoming, friendly…

  • West End Motor Lodge

    New South Wales

    In a leafy, quiet part of town, this pleasant motel has spacious, renovated rooms with big TVs and inoffensive furnishings. There's even a small indoor…

  • Motel 98

    Rockhampton

    With a pricey steak-and-seafood restaurant attached (mains $32-43), Motel 98 is a decent accommodation option facing the Fitzroy River. Ground-floor rooms…

  • George Bass Motor Inn

    South Coast NSW

    Unremarkable but very roomy, this single-storey motor inn has light-filled rooms kept clean and up-to-date.

  • McMillans of Metung

    Victoria

    This swish lakeside resort has won stacks of tourism awards for its complex of English country–style cottages set in 3 hectares of manicured gardens, as…

  • Yarrawonga Mulwala Accommodation Centre

    Victoria

    Good resource for booking self-contained accommodation, many options with waterway and river views. Based across for border in NSW but also offering…

  • Kangaroo Island Shores

    Kangaroo Island

    The closest camping to the ferry, a short wander around the foreshore from the Penneshaw jetty, next to the town football oval. Not the most 'wild' or…

  • Commercial Hotel

    Western Australia

    The 'Commie' is a 1907 hotel is as central as can be, and the on-site pub has a congenial family atmosphere and good pub grub. Hotel rooms are a bit basic…

  • Sorrento Beach Motel

    Victoria

    The brightly coloured beach-box units at this motel are a cut above most, with amenities including kettles, toasters and irons. There's also an on-site…

  • Aabi's at Byron

    Byron Bay

    Statues of Hindu deities watch over the pool at this lush contemporary adults-only complex. Simple, woody rooms go all out on comfort, plus there's a…

  • Blue Waters Lodge YHA

    Southern WA

    On the beachfront about 1.5km from the town centre, this rambling place is popular with groups, and many of the guests are long-stay residents working in…

  • Russell Falls Holiday Cottages

    Mt Field National Park

    These four self-contained cottages are a bit soulless, but they're spotless and in a super location next to the Mt Field National Park entrance. The…

  • Dunsborough Rail Carriages & Farm Cottages

    West Coast Australia

    Refurbished rail carriages are dotted about this big bush block near Quindalup, as are self-contained timber cottages, which are spacious for families…

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