Must-see hotels in Victoria

  • Omeo Caravan Park

    Victorian High Country

    In a pretty valley alongside Livingstone Creek about 2km from town, this park has spacious, grassy sites. The onsite Big Red Food Van serves up good…

  • Yarrawonga Mulwala Accommodation Centre

    Victoria

    Good resource for booking self-contained accommodation, many options with waterway and river views. Based across for border in NSW but also offering…

  • McMillans of Metung

    Victoria

    This swish lakeside resort has won stacks of tourism awards for its complex of English country–style cottages set in 3 hectares of manicured gardens, as…

  • Sorrento Beach Motel

    Victoria

    The brightly coloured beach-box units at this motel are a cut above most, with amenities including kettles, toasters and irons. There's also an on-site…

  • Parkroyal

    Melbourne

    This large hotel is linked by walkways to the airport terminals with a restaurant, a bar, a pool, a gym and a business centre. Shares parking with the…

  • Atlantis

    Melbourne

    Handy for Southern Cross and Flagstaff stations but in a drab, traffic-clogged part of town, this dependable hotel offers comfortable modern rooms that…

  • Maffra Backpackers Lodge

    Victoria

    Given that 99.99% of backpackers are in Maffra to pick veggies, this lodge is invariably booked out during the work season, but those just passing through…

  • Crown Promenade

    Melbourne

    Crown’s four-star option is linked to the mother ship (read: casino) by an air bridge. It offers large, modern and gently masculine rooms with luxurious…

  • Elm Lodge Motel

    Victorian High Country

    This slightly quirky set of burgundy and pine units has rooms for all budgets, from a shoebox cheapie to spacious two-bedroom self-contained apartments…

  • Holiday Inn Melbourne Airport

    Melbourne

    Generic tower hotel only 400m from the terminals, with a free shuttle service if you can't manage the walk. Parking for guests from $20 per day; small…

  • Foreshore Camping

    Victoria

    The council-run foreshore campgrounds at Rosebud, Rye and Sorrento are close to the beach and are open from September to April. Peak pricing applies from…

  • Pettmans Beach Campground

    Victoria

    This is the only one of the four camping grounds at Lake Tyers State Park to have toilets (they're non-flushing); the campsite's about a 40-minute drive…

  • Anglesea Family Caravan Park

    Great Ocean Road

    Beach- and riverfront caravan park with powered sites and comfortable cabins, along with a pool, wi-fi, two camp kitchens, a jumping pillow, an indoor spa…

  • Quest Williamstown

    Melbourne

    There's a breezy Cape Cod feel to this block of smart, self-contained apartments overlooking the Williamstown marina. Each has a full kitchen and laundry…

  • Casuarina Campground

    Victoria

    Amid a pine-buloke forest, Mallee dunes and lakes are the feature of this camping ground. It has non-flush toilets, picnic tables and fireplaces. Water is…

  • Castle Motel

    Victoria

    This classic 1960s-era roadside motel has a central location and spacious self-contained rooms with fridges and a pool and spa. Weekend rates are slightly…

  • Coach House Inn

    Victorian High Country

    This central place has simple but super-value rooms and self-contained units sleeping two to six people. There's a high-season surcharge.

  • Grand Terminus

    Victoria

    These rooms upstairs at an attractive double-terrace country pub (1889) are excellent value. The pub and bistro are decent enough.

  • Glenrowan Tourist Park

    Victoria

    In a peaceful bushland setting at the foot of the Warby Ranges 2km north of town, this welcoming park is clean, neat and relaxed.

  • Wappan Station

    Victorian High Country

    Watch farm activities from your deck at this fifth-generation, 10,000-acre sheep-and-cattle property on the banks of Lake Eildon.

  • Apollo Bay Holiday Park

    Great Ocean Road

    This place looks prefab suburban, complete with speed humps, car parks and kit homes. It’s at the northern end of town.

  • Simmers Serviced Apartments

    Melbourne

    These comfortable modern apartments are carved out of a Victorian building that's right by the Williamstown shops.

  • Quest Bendigo Central

    Victoria

    The Bendigo outpost of this reliable chain offers spacious, modern serviced apartments close to the city centre.

  • Kar-Rama Motor Inn

    Victoria

    Highly affordable and central motel just south of the main strip, with plain but tidy rooms and a pool.

  • Myrtleford Caravan Park

    Victorian High Country

    Grassy and shaded sites with well-maintained cabins, flasher villas and a popular kids’ playground.

  • Eildon Lake Motel

    Victorian High Country

    A block back from the Goulburn River, this motel has spacious if fairly standard brick-walled rooms.

  • Novotel St Kilda

    St Kilda, Elwood & Elsternwick

    Generic and dependable chain hotel in a superb location. Free wi-fi in public areas.

  • Bright Escapes

    Victorian High Country

    Booking service for Bright accommodation, and can tailor to suit needs and budgets.

  • Beach House Rentals

    Victoria

    Books hotel rental accommodation for Sorrento, Portsea, Blairgowrie and Rye.

  • Little Desert Nature Lodge

    Victoria

    In the past this well-equipped and friendly bush retreat was a superb base for exploring the park. However, at research time it remained closed, awaiting…

  • Chinese Gardens Camping

    Victoria

    This camping ground at the northern end of town, off Main St, is named after the site where Chinese prospectors grew vegetables during the gold rush…

  • Butler House

    Great Ocean Road

    A fairly unique choice in town is this hospital turned guesthouse. While it's undoubtedly a little creepy, rooms are well presented, and there are plenty…