Launceston
This old timer seems to be having an identity crisis: does it really need to have such a long-winded name? That said, It remains a good central option,…
Must-see hotels in Australia & Pacific
South Coast NSW
This likeable place, set among palm trees south of the town centre, has a hostel with single-sex dorms and private rooms plus a simple shared kitchen,…
Airlie Beach
The hostel scene in Airlie is pretty fickle, but Beaches is consistent in its bubbly customer service and unwavering desire to crank the party to maximum …
Christchurch & Canterbury
Completely dominating Mt Cook Village, this famous hotel offers awesome views. While the corridors in some of the older wings can seem a little hospital…
Brisbane
Set in a photogenic, two-storey timber Queenslander, Aussie Way feels more like a cosy guesthouse than a hostel, with homely, simply furnished rooms and a…
Hobart
This funky, art-filled hotel puts an eclectic stamp on a 1909 Federation house, just west of the CBD. Six of the 10 rooms have private bathrooms; the rest…
Taupo
More a huge holiday park than a flashy resort, DeBretts offers everything from hedged tent sites to motel units and even lake-view villas. The five-minute…
Northern Territory
This roadhouse, formerly known as Jim's Place, is a simple place to break up the journey along the Stuart Hwy. Cabins are excellent and the camp sites are…
New South Wales
A slice of Australian hotel culture from yesteryear and the social focus of pocket-sized Nundle, the Peel Inn was built in the gold-rush days of 1860, and…
Taupo & the Ruapehu Region
Just out of town in a rural setting, these two- and three-bedroom 'chalets' are a good option for families and groups. Each one is individually owned, so…
Taupo & the Ruapehu Region
If you think of it more as a hostel than a hotel, you'll excuse the odd bit of stained carpet or cheap lino, and enjoy the timber-lined alpine ambiance…
Cradle Country & The West
The rooms in a breeze-block-style structure at the rear of this pub are spartan and have little natural light, but they are clean, centrally located and…
Manly
Right on Manly’s ocean beachfront, this midrise has a dated corporate vibe but one of Sydney's best locations, a million miles from the city’s business…
Launceston
The old Commodore Regent looks a bit weather-beaten externally, but fear not – the rooms are (largely) new-century and the location is primo, across the…
Taupo & the Ruapehu Region
Back when Pipers started in 1966 it was a ski lodge, but these days you'll find everyone from backpackers and adventurous couples to school groups and…
Darwin
If you stay here take note: 24-hour check-in and it's plonked right in the action on Mitchell St. So, sleeping…maybe not. Partying? Oh yes! The highlight…
Taupo & the Ruapehu Region
This big, old board-and-batten YHA hostel has a large garden for lounging, a well-equipped kitchen and standard rooms. It's a good one-stop shop for…
BIG4 Hobart Airport Tourist Park
Hobart
Plane-spot from your cabin or caravan at this big, clean and grassy caravan park beside Hobart Airport. Space at each campsite is generous and there are…
Bay of Islands & Northland
With an absolute waterfront location on the sandy expanse of Mangawhai's estuary, this laid-back combo of campsites, units and new cabins is a short walk…
Adelaide
The 1883 Metropolitan pub has 26 rooms upstairs, with stripy linen, high ceilings, little TVs and various bedding configurations. 'It used to be quite an…
Tasmania
Nestled behind a stand of Norfolk Pines on Mersey Bluff, this basic, pleasantly green park is just steps from Bluff Beach and is immaculately presented…
Wellington
Built in 1883, the super-central, chocolate-brown Cambridge is a sporty corner pub, with old-fashioned budget rooms above (can you believe that the Queen…
West Coast Australia
A former nunnery and girls' school, Dongara's oldest hotel is an 1881 colonial building with a large verandah and occasional wi-fi on the patio. Rooms …
Sydney
Perfectly placed Ravesi's is right across from the beach. It's a great spot to fulfil that living-at-Bondi dream. There are just a dozen rooms; the four…
Brisbane
A neatly maintained, three-tier complex of units with easy CBD access. While the decor brings back the '90s, this place delivers clean, comfortable…
Taupo & the Ruapehu Region
Family-friendly Plateau has cosy rooms, some with en suite and TV, as well as an attractive communal lounge and kitchen. The dorms don’t get bigger than…
Perth
Nooked into a residential 'hood east of the CBD, arty, independent Wickham Retreat has a quieter vibe than many Perth hostels. Most guests are…
Hobart
A severe 1960s glitch in Battery Point’s urban planning, the POW is nonetheless exquisitely located. It offers basic pub-style rooms and a couple of…
The West Coast
Hari Hari's friendliest greeting and cosiest cabins are at Flaxbush, whose self-contained units and cottages cover a wide range of budgets. It also has a…
Taupo & the Ruapehu Region
A bubbling stream borders this neat holiday park, which has a wide range of accommodation, including small cabins and motel units sleeping up to six…
Dunedin
With crazy artworks, friendly kitties, charming hosts and a lived-in feeling, this 1930s hilltop house makes a wonderfully eccentric base. Some of the…
Brisbane & Around
There's a string of passable motels along Wallangarra Rd on the southern side of Stanthorpe, but this one is a bit closer to the town centre. It's a two…
The East Coast
Cove Beach Apartments is actually two separate, two-bedroom apartments – one upstairs, one downstairs – in a big timber beach house decked out in better…
Fiordland & Southland
If you're seeking tranquil surrounds and bird-watching galore, this no-frills motor camp on the estuary will hit the spot. Tenters, campervanners and…
Hobart
In a prime hillside position overlooking North Hobart Oval (any football this weekend?), great-value Rydges comprises 64 hotel rooms centred on a former…
West Coast Australia
Accommodation at Western Flora, 60km north of Leeman just off the main highway, includes campsites, a couple of on-site vans, basic rooms with shared…
Adelaide
One of the better motels around town (there are surprisingly few that pass muster), with immaculate bathrooms, leather lounges and winsome French prints…
Cradle Country & The West
The Crays has six simple studios and cottages with basic kitchenette and bathroom on the Esplanade, opposite Risby Cove, as well as two self-contained…
BIG4 Iluka on Freycinet Holiday Park
The East Coast
Iluka is a big, rambling park that’s been here forever and is an unfaltering favourite with local holidaymakers – book well ahead. The backpackers section…
Rotorua
Things get more active than a geothermal field at this huge hostel that's ever popular with partying backpackers, especially when nights get flowing at…
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