Backing onto a nature reserve, these excellent villas are stylishly furnished with a private courtyard, all the mod cons you could wish for, and little luxuries like fluffy bathrobes. It's a short stroll to the beach.
Close to the Hervey Bay marina, these timber studios and bungalows are set on attractive grounds. The studios have sizeable decks out the front, and the roomy two-bedroom bungalows are great for families.
The hostel plans to launch trips up the remote west coast of Fraser – did I hear the new Whitehaven Beach?
Clean, simple and private, Woolshed is an escape from the hostel party circuit.
Stark, spartan rooms but serious party vibe.
This excellent YHA is set on eight hectares of tranquil bushland, close to the marina and only 50m from the beach. It's a lovely spot, thick with ambience, possums and parrots.
These self-contained units (with doubles as well as three-, four- and six-bed dorms) are set in tropical gardens only a short walk to the beach. Good deals for Fraser Island tours.
A good apartment hotel; across the road from the beach.
There's nothing like camping right on the beach. Hervey Bay has two great camping sites - both offer similar facilities.
Plenty of holiday units use the word luxury with creative licence, but La Mer comes up with the goods.
A lovely couple oversees this award-winning premises down the quiet end of Scarness. The self-contained apartments are pseudo-tropical, with beautiful teak furniture and king-size beds. A dip in the saltwater pool shakes off an afternoon snooze.
There's nothing like camping right on the beach. Hervey Bay has two great camping sites - both offer similar facilities.
The bold, cheerful self- contained units at this complex are clean and spacious. All rooms have water views, and with the beach just across the road this is one of the best options in town. There's also an Indian restaurant on site.
The manicured lawns and profuse gum-tree cover at this large park make for great tent sites.
Sprawling complex opposite the beach.
This great-value B&B is run by a friendly, well-travelled Frenchman. Guest rooms are in a comfy annexe out the back, and breakfast is served on an outdoor patio in a tropical garden surrounded by birds and masses of greenery.
Pialba; Scarness; Torquay Fronting Hervey Bay's exquisitely long sandy beach, all three of these shady.
