The East Coast
Pioneering Freycinet Lodge is in an amazing location, completely surrounded by the national park at the end of Richardsons Beach. (We doubt the planners…
Must-see hotels in Australia & Pacific
Melbourne
Late grunge painter Adam Cullen's vibrant and often graphic art provides such visions as Ned Kelly shooting you from the opaque bedroom-bathroom dividers…
Taupo & the Ruapehu Region
Three separate options make up this very comfortable accommodation overflowing with rural charm in Raurimu, around 5km north of National Park Village…
Blue Mountains
Near Evans Lookout, these attractive, rustic eco-cabins are lodged so deeply in the gums and bottlebrush that it feels as though you're in very remote…
Cradle Country & The West
Named for the giant trees in the Styx, these were once simple workers’ cottages. Now restored, they’re clean, comfortable and warm self-catering choices…
Sydney
With its sparkling waterfront, grassy sites and fab amenities, the Basin is a very popular national park campsite. Drinking water, flush toilets,…
Gunbarrel Laager Travellers' Rest
Western Australia
Friendly Darren and Ronnie run the only place to stay for miles around – a place to pitch your tent, park your caravan or chill out in the snug air…
The East Coast
These five neat, sustainably built cottages sit near the Ringarooma River on a property that has an interesting story to tell from the Chinese mining past…
Taupo & the Ruapehu Region
Like most old mountain folk, this iconic 1929 hotel has weathered, though its grandeur – in the style of the original US national park hotels – is…
Victoria
Just south of Gelantipy, 40km north of Buchan on the road to Snowy River National Park, is this 1800-acre cattle-and-sheep property with comfortable…
Sydney
Set in a grand 19th-century house in a peaceful Kirribilli location very close to the ferry (or a pleasant stroll to the city across the bridge), this…
Cradle Country & The West
Operated by the Royal Automobile Club of Tasmania, this sleek hotel offers 60 spacious, well-presented and comfortable rooms. All have tea- and coffee…
The East Coast
Grassy unpowered sites behind the dunes of Darlington beach. The camp shelter has gas barbecues and a fireplace, and there are toilets and showers ($1)…
Tasmania
Ann and Nigel Beeke are justifiably proud of their quiet and meticulously maintained B&B, with four rooms on offer. Three have en-suite bathrooms, while…
Victoria
Conveniently located a short walk from the Tarra-Bulga National Park Visitor Centre, this atmospheric guesthouse (built 1934) is run by a friendly Danish…
Melbourne
Expect a friendly reception, clean rooms and kitchens, and common areas on each level. Entertainment’s high on the agenda and there’s a cafe-bar on the…
South Coast NSW
Staying on this venerable wine-producing estate can be a treat if you choose wisely. Spread across different buildings, the rooms vary widely, from a cute…
West Coast Australia
Want to watch that crimson Indian Ocean sunset from between 500-threadcount sheets? Pass the chablis! For those who want their camp without the cramp,…
Rockhampton
Dating from 1889, with one of the finest facades on historic Quay St, the Criterion is Rockhampton’s grandest old pub. Replacing an earlier pub built in…
Canberra
Handily just off Northbourne Ave, this four-star hotel is in a reconditioned 1970s building, though the luxurious refit makes this heritage unrecognisable…
West Coast Australia
The white colonnades of the noble New Norcia Hotel hark back to a more genteel time (1927, actually), with sweeping staircases, high ceilings, simple…
Port Douglas
Midway between Palm Cove and Port Douglas, Turtle Cove is one of the few LGBTIQ+ resorts in Far North Queensland. Refurbished rooms all have sea views,…
New South Wales
Built in 1911 as the summer home of local nabobs the Dangars, Petersons remains one of the finest houses in the district. Set amid rolling lawns and…
Victoria
The best option for budget travellers is Lake Tyers' scenic pub, 9km from Lakes Entrance. As well as basic dorms they offer grassy camp and caravan sites …
Great Ocean Road
A good option for backpackers with tents or a van, this free campground is 15km north of Lorne, along the road to Birregurra. You'll need to chance your…
Melbourne
At the marina end of the shopping strip, this charming two-storey wooden house has six guest rooms with period features like moulded ceilings and stained…
Melbourne
This sleek place walks the line between hostel and budget hotel. Private rooms have iPod docks and flat-screen TVs, while dorms have touches like large…
Victoria
One of Bendigo’s historic icons, the Shamrock is a stunning Victorian building with stained glass, original paintings, fancy columns and a Gone with the…
Gold Coast
This resort on the isle's northwestern side has waterside rooms on stilts, eco-cabins set in bushland, a private marina and a lap pool. There are plenty…
Cradle Country & The West
Everything is rustic-alpine in these 16 immaculately kept timber cottages sleeping between two and seven people. All have wood or gas fires, electric…
Ramada Vetroblu Scarborough Beach
Perth
A couple of blocks back behind the monolithic Rendezvous Grand, the eight-tier Ramada does things with a little more subtlety. Some of the apartments in…
South Coast NSW
Keiraleagh is one of the picks of the South Coast backpacker scene. This historic mansion just a short walk from the city centre and the beach has a huge…
Sunshine Coast
Located 8km south of Double Island Point along Teewah Beach, this popular campground in Great Sandy National Park offers formalised camping with defined…
Victoria
You can stay right by the caves at this relaxed Parks Victoria campground edged by state forest. Though its campsites are exorbitantly priced, there are a…
Victoria
One of the few true backpackers in Gippsland, this relaxed 'workers'' hostel attracts primarily international travellers who are here to fruit pick and…
Newtown & the Inner West
A couple of minutes' walk from Newtown station and surrounded by great bars and eats, this casual hotel in a former RSL Club offers edgy industrial-styled…
West Coast Australia
Are you 'to the manor born'? Indulge your reality/fantasy in this grand stone manion (1840), just north of the town centre. The rooms in the main house…
Sunshine Coast
Flanked by the warm, shallow waters of Lake Cootharaba, this spacious camping ground includes powered and unpowered sites, plus roomy, basic tents that…
Northern Territory
At the western edge of the West MacDonnell Ranges National Park is the popular Glen Helen Resort, which has an idyllic back verandah slammed up against…
Melbourne
Crown's flashest digs, this oversized hotel shrugs off the gaudy glitziness of its reception by the time you reach the quietly elegant rooms, many of…
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