Hobart
Old Macquarie Wharf No 1 is now MACq 01, a sassy waterfront hotel with 114 rooms that are all wood panelling, concrete and jaunty angles. The waterfront…
Must-see hotels in Australia & Pacific
Mid-North Coast
A 10-minute drive from town over the evocatively named Never Never River, these three stylish and private cottages feature spa baths and open-plan living…
Victoria
This hotel for the Instagram generation offers a heavily curated and visually arresting accommodation experience. Rooms are as luxe as their hefty price…
Capricorn Coast & the Southern Reef Islands
Actually in Agnes Water, this gregarious, great-value hostel is a model of the genre. Run by divemaster Oscar, it offers spotless dorms, three smart…
Whitsunday Coast
Head 32km south of McKay to stay in an endearingly ramshackle cottage, a rustic livery stable or the charismatic Dead Horse Hostel, and forget all about…
Phillip Island
It’s hard to imagine a better location for your island escape than this classy place perched above Smiths Beach. Of the eight luxurious suites, the top…
Wilsons Promontory Lightstation
Victoria
These isolated, heritage-listed 1850s cottages, attached to a working lightstation on a small dot of land that juts into the ocean, are a real getaway…
Sydney
Halfway between the beach and Bondi Junction train station (10 to 15 minutes' walk to either) this pleasantly scented guesthouse is great value. Rooms are…
Brisbane & Around
Uphill from the town centre, this magnificent, heritage-listed 1899 mansion with wrap-around verandah offers 12 period-style rooms with no shortage of…
Brisbane & Around
Ecoridge is an excellent alternative to the often unremarkable accommodation in Toowoomba. Around 15km from the city on a back road to Gatton, its three…
Outback Queensland
The boutique Red Earth is undoubtedly Mt Isa's top address (unless you want a pool), with period-style furniture, claw-foot baths and uniformed staff. It…
Tasmania
Hadspen's unreservedly gorgeous 1844 Red Feather Inn offers French Provincial–style boutique accommodation, with rooms ranging from attic doubles to a…
Cairns
Luxurious Green Island Resort maintains a sense of privacy and exclusivity despite having sections opened to the general public, including restaurants,…
Launceston
Peppers is one of Launceston’s newest and most ambitious hotels. Filling the city's former silos (together forming Launceston's highest building), it's…
Rotorua
This grand building constructed from NZ's most cherished wood, kauri, sits directly outside the Government Gardens’ main Prince’s Gate, and began life in…
Mid-North Coast
Not for those on a budget, this boutique collection of fully self-contained, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments and penthouses in an absolute…
Capricorn Coast & the Southern Reef Islands
Popular with families and bushwhackers due to its variety of accommodation – tent and caravan sites, safari tents ($125 to $165), cabins ($195) and…
Taupo
Ten kilometres south of Taupō, these five 1920s-style beach shacks are beautifully modern inside and ideally positioned for swimming, fishing and superb…
Fiordland & Southland
Situated on the edge of a peaceful 14-hectare nature reserve (7km off the highway), these four spacious self-contained cottages offer peace, quiet and…
South Coast NSW
This 19th-century post and telegraph office is now an enchanting four-room B&B with great historical character. High ceilings, marble fireplaces and the…
Brisbane
Above the Queen St Mall, Next delivers stylish, affordable accommodation. Rooms are generic though svelte and contemporary, with high-tech touchscreen and…
South Coast NSW
Glamp in ecofriendly style in these 12 safari tents with en suites, wrap-around decks and billowing mosquito nets. It’s set in dense bush 4km from…
Brisbane & Around
In atmospheric bushland outside of Stanthorpe, Diamondvale offers four refreshed, self-contained cottages and a four-bedroom lodge. One-bedroom cottages…
Gulf Savannah
Built from wood, stone and corrugated iron, overlooking a remote corner of the Gilbert River, this fabulous place combines a blissful sense of isolation…
Rotorua
Secluded on swanky Kawaha Point, this upmarket lodge features spacious rooms and suites, and a two-bedroom apartment. Decks and balconies provide lake…
Fremantle
Named after a historic convict ship, this boutique hotel's spotlessly clean rooms are cleverly constructed from sea containers. Standard 'cabins' are…
Hale River Homestead at Old Ambalindum
Northern Territory
This remote spot run by NT veterans Sean and Lynne offers a great range of accommodation including a nicely renovated homestead, a cottage sleeping five…
Cairns
Billed as the 'arty one' of Cairns' three Crystalbrook Collection five-star hotels, Bailey's green, eye-catching facade is already a cityscape icon,…
Northern Territory
Boasting 3km of Mary River frontage, this bush retreat has excellent poolside and bush cabins with decks surrounded by trees, as well as some fine safari…
Northern Territory
One of the best places to stay in the Top End, Wildman Wilderness Lodge is an upmarket safari lodge with an exceptional program of optional tours and…
Taupo & the Ruapehu Region
Around 5km west of Ōhakune on the road to Raetihi, this B&B is the perfect combination of country elegance and classy decor. Large bedrooms have beautiful…
Glass House Mountains Ecolodge
Sunshine Coast
The sign at the entrance sums it up: 'Trespassers will be impressed'. Overseen by a keen environmentalist and close to Australia Zoo, this novel retreat…
Cape Bridgewater Seaview Lodge
Great Ocean Road
Overlooking the water, this wonderful double-storey house was built as a replica of the original Bridgewater Hotel that burnt down here in 1927. As well…
The Daintree
The sublime boutique 'banyans' (pole cabins; 10 with private spa) here sit in seclusion high in the rainforest canopy a few kilometres south of Daintree…
Central Otago
Oliver's fills an 1860s merchant's house and stone stables with luxurious rooms decked out with old maps, heritage furniture and claw-foot baths. Most of…
Canberra
This 1950s-era building, with original custom-built furniture, resides in the tree-lined grounds of the Australian National University (ANU) and is…
South Coast NSW
Situated within a former dairy farmer's residence 4km north of Hampden Bridge, Laurel's is arguably the finest B&B on the South Coast. Walls lined with…
Victoria
These handmade mud-brick units are something special. With an emphasis on recycling and eco-friendliness, the whimsical flats (sleeping up to four) have…
Dunedin & Otago
Anyone for polo? Crammed with sporty vintage collectables in themed rooms (like the Steeplechase room or the Antarctic Explorer Suite), this plush new…
Christchurch & Canterbury
Housed in a restored Anglican vicarage, this charming boutique hotel is a very relaxing place to stay. Named after former vicars of Geraldine, the seven…
