Surfers Paradise YHA at Main Beach
Gold Coast
Despite being called Surfers Paradise YHA, this is actually a great 1st-floor spot overlooking the Mariner's Cove marina in Main Beach, with sky-blue…
Must-see hotels in Australia & Pacific
Brisbane & Around
Straddie’s only pub has modern rooms with shell-coloured tiles, blonde timbers and balconies. Rooms are not always as clean as they should be and some are…
Kangaroo Valley Golf & Country Resort
South Coast NSW
A golf course may not sound like an ideal place to stay for nongolfing folk, but this welcoming, gorgeous country property, about a five-minute drive out…
Perth
Centrally located and near a slew of cheap Asian food joints, Kangaroo Inn occupies an unappealing-looking former YMCA. Private rooms and dorms are basic…
Darwin
This is one place where it's worth paying extra for an upper-floor, sea- and sunset-facing room. The rooms are modern, if starting to show their age a…
The East Coast
Kitted-out well for visiting mountain bikers, this modest two-bedroom weatherboard cottage sits behind a big camellia bush at the northern end of town and…
The East Coast
This roomy self-contained, white weatherboard cottage is on the main street, about 1km from the pulsating commercial heart of Scottsdale. There are two…
Victoria
While it's no a longer a hostel (which it was purpose built for), the self-catering Miranda Street property managed by this company offers relatively…
Brisbane
A hyperactive, low-frills party palace with basic four- to 16-bed dorms, as well as private rooms, some with bathrooms. Female-only dorms are available…
Sunshine Coast
Although recent upgrades include new mattresses, this hostel is a mixed bag. Positives include friendly staff, a pool, numerous freebies (surfboards, SUPs…
The East Coast
This noble house on the hill above Swansea has been a B&B for 100 years – plenty of time to perfect the formula! Book a room inside the 1853 house (open…
Sebel & Grand Mercure Melbourne Docklands
Melbourne
These two Accor offshoots share reception but offer slightly different propositions. The Sebel operates as a hotel, although all the suites are apartment…
Sydney
A reasonable 64-room hotel with simple but comfortable rooms with small bathrooms. It's in a handy location on the Paddington-Darlinghurst border. There's…
Brisbane
Visiting Brisbane for business or pleasure? There's an even split in guest motives here, but either way, they're comfortably accommodated in this…
Hobart
Hobart's oldest motel (read into that what you will), the 37-room Argyle is close to a lot of things – the North Hobart strip, the State Cinema, Australia…
Hobart
Built in 1917 for the Palfreymans, a haughty Hobart merchant family, this self-assured, National Trust–listed mansion features beautiful gardens (perfect…
Gold Coast
This tall tower (the first in Kirra) opposite beautiful Kirra Beach has airy self-contained apartments with large north-facing, sea-fronting balconies…
Hobart
Right in the middle of the city, in one of Hobart's original hotels (1870), this maze-like hostel has loads of communal space, an upgraded kitchen, high…
The West Coast
Though it's on the main street rather than the beach, there's a reviving feel to Okarito Beach House: airy, bamboo-trimmed doubles and twins (priced by…
The East Coast
Anabel’s is a National Trust–classified home with accommodation in a wing of motel-style units (some with cooking facilities) off to one side. They're a…
West Coast Australia
Somewhat worn family-size apartments and budget units to choose from; every apartment has its own en suite, kitchenette and TV/DVD. The apartments are…
Melbourne
This is the ultimate in like-a-local living. The Majorca, a single apartment in one of the city’s loveliest art-deco buildings, watches over a bustling…
North Island
You couldn't say that this large, leafy park is fully engaged with NZ's contemporary holiday park zeitgeist ('No Visitors Allowed'), but it is well…
Wellington
A highlight of this back-lane hostel is the funky foyer hang-out (with pool table) and snug TV lounge. Sleeping quarters and kitchens are squeezed between…
Broome
Broome does Bali in Cable Beach's original upmarket resort as honeymooners, package tourists and A-listers rub shoulders among the lush gardens, airy…
Napier
One street back from the foreshore, Archie’s is a shipshape modern hostel filling an old office building. It's a quiet and secure arrangement with…
Hobart
Built in 1829, this old-timer above a busy Elizabeth St corner has been a schoolhouse, a boarding house and a halfway house, but now opens its doors as a…
Waiheke Island
Both the colourful en-suite rooms in the house and the self-contained garden units have access to decks looking onto a lush tropical garden. A renovation…
West Coast Australia
Lancelin has two pubs: at the far end of the main street, this one receives less traffic than the competition (handy for a good night's sleep). Many of…
Byron Bay & Northern NSW
'Motel-style' rooms in this lovely old pub have lots of charm. If you don't mind sharing a bathroom and you snare a corner cheapie, you've hit the view…
Tasmania
On the road to Leven Canyon, this lodge is known for its garden (entrance $5), an ambitious project incorporating a Zen garden, pear walk, wisteria…
Queenstown
Right by the lake, 12km west of Queenstown, this DOC campsite offers little more than a flat space to pitch a tent or park a campervan, and toilets of the…
Reflections Holiday Park Bermagui
South Coast NSW
Very central but pretty crowded in summer, this all-purpose holiday park has accommodation at all budget levels, generous amenities (like laundry,…
Wellington Top 10 Holiday Park
Wellington
Around 16km northeast of central Wellington, the Top 10 delivers the closest camping to the city. Family-friendly facilities include communal kitchens, a…
Perth
We're not sure who Aurum is or what business she/he/they have in low-brow Redcliffe, but this slick, three-tier complex of corporate apartments is…
The East Coast
Wrapping itself underneath and behind Derby's post office, Postmasters Lodge is stylishly renovated cottage accommodation (three bedrooms, sleeping up to…
The Southeast
A trad, upstanding B&B with welcoming hosts, river views, a petal-filled garden and twittering birds – all rather English, really. Donalea has two bright…
New South Wales
Tamworth's major roads are littered with classic Aussie motels. We're partial to Sundance Park, on the southern outskirts of town, for its crackerjack…
Mt Field National Park
Get back to your rootsy mountaintop essence at these three simple, six-bed cabins 15km inside Mt Field National Park. Built in the 1940s, the cabins are…
Queenstown
Homely and slightly shabby but well kept, this relaxed hostel has a student-flat vibe, although it's a lot cleaner than that implies. The lounge area has…
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