The Whitsundays
In a it's-hard-to-get-more-central location in the town proper, half a block from the beach, this exemplary motel is looked after by kind and welcoming…
Must-see hotels in Australia & Pacific
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…
Darwin
Friendly Chilli's is a fun place with a small sun deck and spa (use the pool next door). There's also a pool table and a breezy kitchen/meals terrace…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Wellington
Author Jane Tolerton's elegant, book-filled B&B has four queen guest rooms (one with an extra single bed). A bus service runs past the front gate to…
Brisbane
Underneath a chiropractor in fashionable Paddington is this excellent two-bedroom apartment, sleeping four, with two bathrooms, polished floorboards and a…
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…
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…
Tailor Made Tekapo Backpackers
Christchurch & Canterbury
Spread over three well-tended houses on a peaceful street five minutes' walk from town, this sociable hostel offers bright dorms (with no bunks) and cosy…
Wanaka
This Wānaka stalwart is older than many of its guests, and it has mellowed comfortably with age. It has a mix of dorms and private rooms, but best of all…
Hauraki Gulf Islands
A well-tended, sunny garden surrounds these reasonably priced units, perched on the hill just above Tryphena. They range from a two-bedroom house to an…
Rotorua
From the outside, it looks as though you might have to share your room with office workers, but this modern four-storey block provides spacious units and…
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…
Napier
The conversion of this 1932 Ahuriri pub into a ritzy apartment-style hotel must have broken a few fishers' hearts. The new wing features muted tones, nice…
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…
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…
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…
Fiordland & Southland
This hillside motel offers spacious, comfortable units with lots of light, views over the harbour and a shared balcony. Some rooms have spa baths, all…
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…
Fiordland & Southland
High on a hill 1.5km out of town, with native forest at the back door and surrounded by a sheep farm, these two shipshape cottages command spectacular…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 …
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…
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…
Christchurch
Sprawled across three floors of a charming suburban house, Haka Lodge offers colourful bunk-free dorms and cheery doubles. Bonuses include a comfy lounge…
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…
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,…
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