Capricorn Coast & the Southern Reef Islands
This 97-hectare biodynamic tea-tree farm, which runs boat tours through the rainforest-flanked Waterpark Creek, has a serene self-contained, air…
Must-see hotels in Queensland
Rockhampton
The Coffee House features compact, tiled motel rooms, self-contained apartments and spa suites, all decorated with botanical-themed art and nice touches…
Whitsunday Coast
With eight shady sites adjacent to the river and a basic outdoor privy, the campground is 500m down a gravel road, past the information centre (where you…
Cairns & Far North Queensland
Stake out a spot at this modern, well-run beachfront camping ground near the jetty. It packs out in the high season when there's a seven-night minimum but…
Cairns
This colourful, easygoing backpackers has a lagoon pool, licensed bar area, good communal kitchen and barbecue area. There are also daily free shuttles…
Hervey Bay
Pier One suits short-term travellers looking for a view of the sea in the background and the pool in the foreground. The apartments are bigger than most…
Gulf Savannah
This little Burketown oasis features six rather good self-contained cabins and a swimming pool in a shady tropical garden. It's in town but exudes a…
Cape York Peninsula
This popular campground is the most central accommodation to Seisia village and wharf and has cabins, A-frame villas and a kiosk serving meals. The office…
Fraser Island & the Fraser Coast
Popular with travelling business folk, this garish green-and-yellow motel on the banks of the Burnett has surprisingly good rooms, an above-average…
Fraser Island
The nine two-bedroom apartments at Sailfish are the best value on the island, given that six people can fit in each. Each is fully self-contained, and…
Cape Tribulation
In a patch of rainforest behind Turtle Rock Cafe, Safari Lodge has reasonably spacious camp sites and cute but very tiny safari huts with verandahs and…
Cairns
These tidy budget apartments all come with kitchens, private patios or balconies, and laundries. Free wi-fi, a lovely pool, a spa, lush gardens and a…
Torquay Beachfront Tourist Park
Hervey Bay
One of three tree-shaded caravan parks fronting Hervey Bay's exquisitely long sandy beach, the Torquay branch is equipped like the others, with BBQs, camp…
Gold Coast
Above the boozy Coolangatta Sands Hotel, this hostel is a warren of rooms and corridors with basic dorms and pub rooms, but there’s a fab wrap-around…
Outback Queensland
One of the great outback pubs, Bedourie Royal Hotel is a charming adobe-brick building built in the 1880s. There are tidy motel units out the back and…
Gold Coast
This large council-run park has plenty of trees, wandering ibises and a camp kitchen, playground and heated swimming pool. There are good-value self…
Cairns & Far North Queensland
The closest beachfront accommodation to Cairns, this shiny resort has clean, self-contained apartments dotted around beautifully manicured tropical…
Gold Coast
At the northern end of the island, waterfront Tipplers has around 100 shaded sites and four basic, and usually booked-out, huts. There are toilets and hot…
Rainbow Beach
This popular, central caravan park offers generous, grassy sites (some with ocean outlooks) and a range of villas and chalets. There's also a camp kitchen…
Gold Coast
If you can cope with decor surprises, these individually owned and furnished apartments have amazing floor-to-ceiling views, spacious balconies and…
Surfers Paradise
Less Loire Valley, more Las Vegas, this seaside ‘chateau’ (actually an 18-storey tower) has individually furnished studios and apartments, and all but the…
Gulf Savannah
This outback roadhouse is a welcoming stop 50km from the NT border, with camping, cabins, meals (last orders 4pm) and fuel. The rooms are among the better…
The Daintree
This romantic couples retreat features four boutique thatched treehouses snuggled away in the rainforest back from the main road just north of Cow Bay…
Cairns & Far North Queensland
These bright, self-contained one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments are an affordable alternative to Palm Cove’s city-sized resorts; think practical…
Hinchinbrook Marine Cove Resort
Townsville & Mission Beach
The award-winning Marine Cove Resort is terrific value given the bright, spacious bungalows sleep up to five, management is hands-on and there's easy…
Fraser Island
This spacious dingo-fenced park offers abundant, flat, grassy sites and a range of cabins. There's a shop selling fuel, alcohol, food and groceries on…
Surfers Paradise
Well-managed and affordable, this chocolate-and-green high-rise on the Nerang River is a vibrant gem. The rooms are soothingly subtle and the pool is a…
Cairns
Opposite Cairns Central Shopping Centre, this award-winning YHA is bright, spotlessly clean, secure and professionally staffed. En-suite rooms are…
Cairns
Couples and families appreciate the excellent value and friendly service at this quiet complex. The squeaky-clean apartments have cooking facilities and…
Capricorn Coast & the Southern Reef Islands
This friendly place looks down upon Gladstone from its lofty hill vantage point. The decor of its spacious rooms with kitchenette and fan probably won't…
Cairns & Far North Queensland
This modern, well-equipped and shady camping ground has fuel, a small shop and an on-site cafe. It also rents tinnies (four/eight hours $110/160), and…
Cairns
An enviable location on the northern end of the Esplanade, 24-hour room service and stylish, modern guest rooms with floor-to-ceiling windows define this…
Capricorn Coast & the Southern Reef Islands
Out on Curtis Island, the Capricorn Lodge is the only option for those without camping gear or a holiday house. Its compact studio rooms are good value,…
Magnetic Island
Self-contained, Polynesian-style cabins (burés) give this by-the-beach spot an extra-tropical feel. Private patios allow guests to enjoy their own piece…
Cairns & Far North Queensland
About 8km south of Mt Carbine, you'll find these wonderful purpose-built camp sites, restored tobacco-workers' cottages, and delightful B&B accommodation,…
Cairns
The Cairns of old still exists at this quirky art-deco guesthouse, which retains its original polished floorboards and art-deco fittings. The swirling…
Gulf Savannah
Bedrock Village is a fine Savannah Way stopover, and a friendly place with grassy, shady sites, a great range of cabins, a minigolf course and a cafe…
Noosa
Nineteen simple, airy, ship-shape rooms with plenty of space and the porthole windows requisite for a marine-themed establishment. Rooms facing the road…
Hamilton Island
Set in shady, tropical gardens just uphill from Catseye Beach, these self-contained units are quite close together, but still retain their privacy. Good…
Gold Coast
Just across the road from the beach and surrounded by a phalanx of high-rise apartments, this caravan park is a family favourite. There are good…
