Must-see hotels in Australia & Pacific

  • Ningaloo Station

    West Coast Australia

    The original station here offers five limited, totally self-sufficient wilderness camp sites on pristine coastline. Eco toilets are to be used by all…

  • Cecil Street B&B

    Manly

    This handsome Federation-style brick home has a quiet hillside location. Two simple but tastefully decorated rooms make the most of high ceilings,…

  • Hotel Bondi

    Sydney

    After an extreme makeover Bondi's grand dame is now fantastic, affordable and a place to sleep well, thanks to the double-glazing installed throughout…

  • Caravella Backpackers

    Cairns

    Caravella nicely blurs the lines between backpacker hostel and budget guesthouse – if you don't want a dorm bed there's a good range of clean, private…

  • Addlestone House

    The East Coast

    This immaculate, 100-year-old B&B (transported here a while ago from nearby Mathinna) is an excellent option. Two guest rooms are beautifully decorated (a…

  • Eagle Peaks

    The East Coast

    These two beautiful Tasmanian-oak and rammed-earth studios are 4km north of Coles Bay. Each unit has its own kitchenette, timber deck and comfortable king…

  • Pelican Motor Inn

    South Coast NSW

    This classic coastal Aussie Motor Inn has good-value spotless rooms, tricked up in a mildly nautical theme. Rooms are thoughtfully attired (hairdryers,…

  • Lions Dryandra Woodland Village

    West Coast Australia

    For the full escapist experience, stay in rustic woodcutters’ cabins at the 1920s forestry settlement of Lions Dryandra Woodland Village. Cottage big and…

  • Motel 429

    Hobart

    This motel’s ongoing facelift has given the rooms a sleek designer sheen. The staff are friendly, everything is clean and shipshape, and the restaurants…

  • Blue & White Lodge

    Canberra

    On the main approach into Canberra from the north, this long-standing motel-style place and its indistinguishable sister, the Canberran Lodge, are…

  • Quality Hotel Powerhouse

    New South Wales

    Home to 61 well-equipped hotel rooms, 20 serviced apartments, and a host of on-site amenities, this smart motel is equally suited to business travellers…

  • Zorba Waterfront Motel

    South Coast NSW

    With blue-dappled fittings to match the bay setting, Zorba's has 17 attractive, contemporary-style motel rooms with walk-in showers. Handily located right…

  • Soho Motel

    Brisbane

    A short hop from Roma St Station, this red-brick, 50-room joint is better inside than it looks from the street, with tasteful, compact rooms featuring…

  • Bickley Valley Cottage

    West Coast Australia

    A three-bedroom heritage cottage built in 1914, this little timber B&B has valley views and buckets of charm. Breakfast comes in an overflowing DIY hamper…

  • Medusa

    Surry Hills & Darlinghurst

    Winding across two back-to-back terraces, Medusa has a curious interior layout and eye-catching rooms in three sizes with large beds, art-deco features…

  • Woolmers Estate

    Tasmania

    Take the rare chance to sleep in World Heritage–listed lodgings. These six self-contained cottages were built to house servants and farm workers in the…

  • Mole Creek Caravan Park

    Tasmania

    This thin sliver of grassy park is about 4km west of town beside Sassafras Stream, at the turn-off to the caves and Cradle Mountain. There are level sites…

  • Fox Glacier Top 10

    Westland Tai Poutini National Park

    Inspiring mountain views and ample amenities lift this reliable holiday park above its competition. Trim cabins, basic lodge rooms, and grassy tent and…

  • The French House

    The East Coast

    About 4km from St Helens, this B&B, built in the 1980s by a Frenchman homesick for his country home, exudes Gallic charm. Upstairs are four compact en…

  • Mantra Collins Hotel

    Hobart

    This slick and glassy hotel opposite the hospital effortlessly shows up other places around town as a little old and weary. Some of the rooms across its…

  • Boreen Point Camping Ground

    Sunshine Coast

    On shallow Lake Cootharaba, this bucolic little camping ground dominated by large gum trees is usually crowd-free and provides your own secluded patch of…

  • Lenna

    Hobart

    Is Lenna old, or does it just look old? Not a question anyone would want to face personally, but for this iconic hotel the answer is 'both'. There's an…

  • Stapylton Campground

    Victoria

    At the foot of Mt Stapylton, this camping ground is popular with trekkers, climbers and those out to explore the Northern Grampians. The sprawling site…

  • Eden House Retreat

    Cairns & Far North Queensland

    Set among gardens behind a historic homestead in the village centre, these atmospheric cottages come with raised beds, free breakfast hampers and…

  • Camp Waipu Cove

    Bay of Islands & Northland

    Set beside a blissful stretch of beach with views to craggy islands, this immaculate camping ground has a range of simple cabins, motel-style units, bunk…

  • Amble Inn

    West Coast Australia

    High up on the heathland, about 25km east of Cervantes, this hidden gem of a B&B has beautiful thick stone walls, wide verandahs and tastefully styled…

  • Parkview Apartments

    Taupo & the Ruapehu Region

    These stylish and thoroughly modern apartments, at the end of a cul-de-sac, both have two bedrooms and sleep up to four people (or two adults and three…

  • Hotel Richmond

    Adelaide

    This opulent hotel in a grand 1920s building in the middle of Rundle Mall has mod-minimalist rooms with king-sized beds, marble bathrooms, and American…

  • Airlie Beach Hotel

    Airlie Beach

    Given the ideal central location, the sea-facing hotel rooms here are some of the best in town at this price. With airy, smartly furnished rooms decked…

  • Bundanoon Country Inn Motel

    Southern NSW & The Murray

    There's something classy and North American about this sweet little motel, with its liquorice-striped rooms, painted wood panelling and luxurious linens…

  • O'Connell Inn

    Adelaide

    It's absurdly difficult to find a decent motel in Adelaide (most are mired in the 2000s), but this one makes a reasonable fist of the new century, helped…

  • Adabco Boutique Hotel

    Adelaide

    This excellent, stone-clad boutique hotel – built in 1894 in high Venetian Gothic style – has at various times been an Aboriginal education facility, a…

  • Penguin Beachfront Apartments

    Tasmania

    These five apartments beside Penguin’s fairy-tale church are perfect for families, as they're located opposite the beach, sleep between four and six, and…

  • Greenways Apartments

    Adelaide

    These 1938 apartments ain’t flash, but if you have a pathological hatred of slick, 21st-century open-plan ‘lifestyles’, then Greenways is for you! And…

  • Ashendens at Penneshaw

    Kangaroo Island

    Down a steep casuarina-lined driveway just east of downtown Penneshaw (follow the shoreline road around), Ashendens is a contemporary Aussie beach house…

  • Kurrajong House

    Launceston

    This fastidiously run B&B in a handsome 1879 house offers five rooms in the main house and a self-contained cottage in the former stables. The Adelaide…

  • Holiday Haven Huskisson Beach

    South Coast NSW

    One of two properties run by the same company in Huskisson, this has a wide range of cabins in a likeable beachfront location. It's a good place for…

  • Fox Hole

    The Southeast

    Encircled by wandering chickens, this compact grey-painted weatherboard cottage is just a few streets from the Woodbridge water, with a couple of comfy…

  • Malanda Falls Caravan Park

    Cairns & Far North Queensland

    Beside the falls that give it its name, this serene caravan park is well-run and beautifully maintained with shady riverside sites and a large grassed…

  • Mooloolaba Beach Holiday Park

    Sunshine Coast

    A well-maintained property fronting beautiful Mooloolaba Beach, with powered caravan sites with concrete slabs as well as powered tent sites backing on to…

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