Must-see hotels in Australia & Pacific

  • Nomads

    Queenstown

    With a prime location in the heart of Queenstown's nightlife, this massive hostel has facilities galore, including its own mini-cinema, private en-suite…

  • Hamelin Pool Caravan Park

    West Coast Australia

    Proximity to Hamelin Pool is this small park's greatest selling point. Facilities are basic and shade is in short supply, but the grounds have grass for…

  • Bermagui Motor Inn

    South Coast NSW

    With an excellent location right at Bermagui's principal intersection, this motel is run by a friendly couple and has spacious rooms with comfortable beds…

  • Penneshaw Lodge

    Kangaroo Island

    Things can seem a bit bleak on the optimistically subdivided hillsides behind Penneshaw, but this modern self-contained house – all taupe and gunmetal…

  • Deloraine Apex Caravan Park

    Tasmania

    This camping ground is at the bottom of the main street right next to the Meander River, where platypus and ducks are regularly spotted. There's plenty of…

  • Scarborough Holiday Village

    Brisbane & Around

    Mainly set up for campervans and caravans, this grassy spot occupies the northern tip of Redcliffe Peninsula, near Scarborough's marina. If you're tired…

  • Alexandria

    Tasmania

    Built in 1905, this B&B in a handsome red-brick mansion has one room in the main house and two B&B rooms in the rear garden cottage. The friendly owners…

  • Stockyard Camp

    Victoria

    Located at the park entrance 30km north of Tidal River, this isn't necessarily the Prom's most scenic or best-positioned campsite, but it's often the last…

  • Top Pub

    New South Wales

    At the top of Uralla's main street, this popular drinking hole dates back to the 1880s, and offers a great beer garden and decent pub meals. Stay the…

  • Wave

    Gold Coast

    Towering over glam Broadbeach, this contemporary high-rise with its wobbly, wave-inspired facade is impossible to miss. The plush, if rather bland, pads…

  • Taupo Urban Retreat

    Taupo

    A young crowd gravitates to this hostel, attracted by its pub-like hub (with retractable roof and pool table) and carefree style. It’s refreshingly modern…

  • Stamford Plaza Brisbane

    Brisbane

    In the southern CBD, the towering, 252-room Stamford offers plush if dated rooms with comfortable beds and subtle colonial accents. The pool comes with…

  • Tilba Two-Story

    South Coast NSW

    This atmospheric 1894 former postmaster’s residence has time-worn charm and a cosy log fire in winter. The three rooms' frilly floral decor suits the…

  • Imperial Hotel

    New South Wales

    Wrapped on two sides by a broad, bull-nosed verandah bedecked with original wrought iron, this 1890 hotel offers cheap, basic rooms in the beating heart…

  • Curioscape Campground

    Fiordland & Southland

    Tucked onto the headland between Curio and Porpoise Bays, this camping ground is nothing fancy, but offers private sites sheltered from the wind by a sea…

  • St Marys Seaview Farm

    The East Coast

    ‘Seaview’ is correct: the coastal panoramas from this working beef and blueberry farm, 500m above sea level, are unbelievable! It's the kind of place you…

  • Swansea Holiday Park

    The East Coast

    A neat, family-friendly park close to Schouten Beach. There’s not much space between cabins and no trees, but the new owners are sweeping the broom…

  • Seaview Motel

    Kangaroo Island

    It seems like this place is always full − a good sign! Choose from older-style 1929 guesthouse rooms with shared facilities (no air-con), or funky…

  • Black Sheep Backpackers

    Queenstown

    Set almost beside Queenstown Gardens, this place keeps younger social types happy with a spa, a truckload of DVDs and free bikes to borrow. There are also…

  • Smuggler’s Rest

    The Southeast

    Externally this stuccoed place channels downtown Santa Fe. Inside are tidy self-contained studios and two-bedroom family apartments. The owners have bikes…

  • Arthur River Cabin Park

    Tasmania

    There are hot showers, a laundry and a camp kitchen with BBQ at this neat but atmosphere-free camp site, which is a 25-minute walk from the beach. The…

  • Opononi Hotel

    Bay of Islands & Northland

    The rooms at the old Opononi pub aren’t huge but the white-paint and blonde-wood makeover has left them quietly stylish. Try to grab one of the front two…

  • Rydges Sydney Airport Hotel

    Sydney

    Right opposite the international terminal, this is Sydney's most convenient airport hotel and surprisingly well-priced. If you have an early flight to…

  • The Undertakers Backpackers

    The West Coast

    Four rooms set around a lovely lounge and kitchen form a snug, low-slung backpacker haven within this former undertaker's cottage, a building dating to…

  • Pullman Melbourne on the Park

    Melbourne

    This brown-brick building on the edge of both Fitzroy Gardens and Yarra Park is a monument to 1970s functionalism. Complete renovations of the rooms have…

  • Last Resort

    Queenstown

    The name doesn't do the place any favours, but this small hostel has a pleasant common area, a selection of four- and six-bed dorms, an Xbox and a rear…

  • Twofold Bay Motor Inn

    South Coast NSW

    Splashes of turquoise and chirpy management each do their part to enliven the ambience at Twofold Bay. The 24 rooms vary in size and bed configuration,…

  • A View of Mt Warning

    Byron Bay & Northern NSW

    Looking like a squat spaceship that has landed on a hill and attempted a Spanish Mission camouflage, this unusual octagonal house has four comfortable B&B…

  • Silver Fern Lodge

    Taupo

    Rooms range from seven-bed dorms to studio en-suite units and a family room for up to eight in this large complex, trimmed in shiny corrugated steel yet…

  • Suntrap Cove

    The East Coast

    This large, contemporary, family-centric three-bedroom holiday house, on the quiet side of town near the blowhole, sits atop a web of steel support posts…

  • Coogee Sands

    Sydney

    The golden sands of Coogee Beach are just across the street from this unpretentious apartment hotel. The refurbished studios and one-bed apartments are…

  • Rex Tamworth

    New South Wales

    Tamworth's friendliest hostel, with a hotch-potch of colourful, quirky rooms that have eclectic cheapo and vintage furnishings, sits on a quiet, leafy…

  • Rocks Motorlodge

    Napier

    Just 80m from Westshore Beach, the Rocks has corrugated and mosaic stylings that have raised the bar on motel row. Interiors are plush and roomy with…

  • Cable Beach Backpackers

    Broome

    Party-central for the under-30s, there's never a dull moment at this popular hostel a short splash from Cable Beach. There's a tropical courtyard, large…

  • Travellers Rest

    West Coast Australia

    As you enter town from the east, you'll come across this friendly, handy spot: a well-stocked store selling fuel and excellent takeaway meals, plus the…

  • Far South Wilderness Lodge

    The Southeast

    On the Esperance River, 5km south of Dover, Far South is a self-contained lodge in a bush setting, sleeping up to 10 (two doubles upstairs, six singles…

  • Hartzview Vineyard

    The Southeast

    This hilltop vineyard has a fully equipped three-bedroom house (just a bit chintzy) behind the cellar door, with an open fire and room for seven…

  • Merl Camping Ground

    Kakadu National Park

    The turn-off to this campground is about 1km before the Border Store. It is divided into a quiet zone and a generator-use zone, each with a block of…

  • Jurien Bay Tourist Park

    West Coast Australia

    Down on the Jurien Bay foreshore you'll find these natty navy-and-cream one- and two-bedroom chalets. Most are right behind the beach, although the tent…

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