Gold Coast
Above Eddie's Grub House bar, this candy-pink mid-century motel has been transformed into a good-time boutique hotel with coastal Californian vibes and a…
Must-see hotels in Australia
West Coast Australia
Manuel? He's from Barcelona… Fawlty Towers gags aside, this five-room waterfront B&B near Penguin Island is the real deal, with rough-hewn limestone walls…
Byron Bay & Northern NSW
This 1960s navy-and-white motel has been transformed: its 22 rooms are light and simple with the occasional design piece, great eco toiletries, kettles…
Canberra
The Hyatt is almost a destination in Canberra, irrespective if you need a bed for the night. Diplomats and dignitaries rub shoulders with journalists and…
Victoria
Allawah offers two lovely options in the heart of Bendigo's historic centre, both in heritage former bank buildings. The maisonette rooms at the rear of…
Victoria
A boutique accommodation-booking service, Flop House has nine wonderful options around town that are decked out with style and charm. Choose between…
Mt Field National Park
Overlooking a strawberry field at Westerway (8km east of Mt Field National Park) are these great-value, immaculate self-contained cottages: one studio…
New South Wales
This handsome art-deco pub has been reinvented as a glamorous boutique hotel, with eight en-suite rooms in stylish '40s monochrome. The equally stylish…
Rockhampton
Occupying a handsome, wrought-iron-wrapped, two-storey Victorian building, built in 1886 for the railway administration and now on the National Heritage…
Hobart
A rambling central 1920s charmer, the Astor is probably Hobart's most characterful hotel, from the stained-glass windows (and seemingly stained-glass…
West Coast Australia
Near Dynamite Bay, two-tier Centre Break has rooms for everyone, from clean, small dorms to a two-bedroom apartment. The on-site licensed Osprey Bar &…
Perth
Lakeside B&B is close to Lake Monger, with its ducks, jogging paths and BBQs, but once you're inside this lovely wisteria-hung Federation home you'll lose…
Noosa
This splendid, colonial-era Queenslander is a legendary backpacker stopover and well worth the clamber up its steep drive. There are four-, six- and 16…
West Coast Australia
Down by the Moore River, the tastefully designed, comfortable cabins at Moora's caravan park are council-owned, and benefit from high civic maintenance…
Kangaroo Island
Oh look, a lunar landing pod has touched down in the Vivonne Bay dunes… This angular architectural spacecraft is future-fantastic, responding to the…
Mt Field National Park
You can't miss this little red shiplap cottage by the Tyenna River in Westerway, 8km from Mt Field National Park. Winning features include a little…
New South Wales
This smartly planned and run bushland caravan park near the Lightning Ridge Bore Baths offers excellent modern facilities: self-contained cabins, a…
West Coast Australia
With a long connection to gourmet food, this beautiful property now focuses on accommodation. Two character-filled, family-sized, self-contained cottages…
Sydney
In a tranquil pocket behind Campbell Pde, this charming place offers a homey atmosphere decorated in beachy-botanical style with rustic-chic furnishings…
Perth
The old art deco Cottesloe is a mighty charming pub on Cottesloe Beach, with bars and cafes downstairs (perfect Indian Ocean sunset-watching territory)…
Gold Coast
Set within 20 hectares of lush rainforest, Songbirds offers six Southeast Asian–inspired villas, each with a double spa bath. It's also home to one of the…
Victoria
In 2007 the Castlemaine Scout Hall (c 1908) was relocated to Harcourt to be converted into this stylish B&B. Its open-plan interior has high ceilings,…
West Coast Australia
Northam has a handful of rambling old pubs, most of which have seen better days. But the two-tier red-brick 1907 Dukes Inn in the backstreets raises the…
Cairns & Far North Queensland
One of the most handsome blocks on the beachfront, Sea Point's indoor-outdoor balconies, tiled floors and breezy outlooks are alluring. Great low-season…
Perth
There's a lot of brash new money on Mount St, but character-filled Riverview stands out with a bit of old-school personality. Its refurbished 1960s…
Gold Coast
With a palm-laden pool area and an ultra laidback vibe, this 10-storey converted apartment tower is the ultimate surf retreat, despite the ugly exterior…
Tasmania
An unexpected bit of marina life in George Town, this waterfront resort has three downstairs suites and two upstairs apartments with views. The rooms are…
New South Wales
Boasting a central location, set back from the Mitchell Hwy and across from a park, this excellent motel hasn't cut corners. Choose from seven room types…
Airlie Beach
Representing some of the best value in Airlie, these tiled studios and apartments have a lot going for them: the lofty hillside location overlooking the…
West Coast Australia
A great, friendly, 2WD-accessible set-up 65km north of Coral Bay, and 6km east of the Minilya–Exmouth road junction. There are several rooms in the…
Western Australia
Behind Made in Meeka, this is a clutch of simple, centrally located rooms. Facilities shared with gregarious hosts Anna and Gaz – founts of local…
New South Wales
Built for a doctor in the closing years of WWI, this dignified old Armidale blue-brick house is surrounded by shady gardens and offers some of the town's…
West Coast Australia
Luxury cottages trimmed by native bush are arrayed across 48 hectares, and the property's main house also hosts the Wildwood Valley Cooking School with…
Southern WA
For a remote getaway, these five cottages in bushland southeast of Denmark really make the grade. They're all different, but all come with well-equipped…
West Coast Australia
This rambling central hostel is full of hidden nooks, sunny balconies and world-weary travellers. It's very close to beaches, bars and cafes, and is a…
Adelaide
The mural-clad Minima offers compact but stylish rooms, each decorated by a different SA artist, in a prize-winning Melbourne St location (wake up and…
Cairns & Far North Queensland
Idyllic, private and hosted by a genuinely welcoming couple, this is everything a B&B should be. Rooms and cottages are expansive and tropical, as are the…
Cairns & Far North Queensland
Also known as Pam's Place, Cooktown Motel is no longer YHA affiliated but is still one of the best budget places in town, with a big communal kitchen,…
Antechamber Bay South Campground
Kangaroo Island
Within Lashmar Conservation Park where the Chapman River runs into Antechamber Bay, these dozen marvellously low-key campsites are right on the riverbank,…
Cairns & Far North Queensland
Sweetwater Lodge is where the rainforest meets the bush. The two romantic, sensationally designed and deliciously isolated luxury, self-contained cabins…
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