Thorngrove ManorQuite a departure from the standard Australian lodge hotel — Thorngrove Manor is a fantasy version of a European castle, complete with turrets, towers (...)
The Richardson Hotel And SpaIf you can stand to be slightly outside the city center (and let’s face it, Perth isn’t exactly the first place you’d look for a quintessentially (...)
The Observatory HotelThe Observatory Hotel sits tucked away on a quiet side street near the historic Rocks district, an easy walk from any number of downtown destinations yet (...)
The KirketonSydney’s hippest hotel is back. The Kirketon was part of the first wave of Sydney boutique hotels, and the design always turned heads. But while the (...)
The Islington HotelPlease note: The Islington Hotel does not allow children under 16 years old.
The Islington Hotel, just outside of Hobart, in Tasmania, is the sort of (...)
The Henry Jones Art HotelTasmania’s known for unspoiled nature, but the port city of Hobart is Australia’s second-oldest. And it’s this old industrial history that the Henry (...)
The HattonSet in a striking hundred-year-old Italianate mansion, the Hatton is an utterly up-to-date prestige hotel. Period features such as stained glass and stone (...)
The Elandra Mission BeachQueensland is often unfairly regarded as the uncultured cousin of its southerly neighbors, those edgy urban nests of Sydney and Melbourne. Put it down to (...)
Sydney HiltonYes, Hilton — but gone (or at least all but unrecognizable) is the dismal Seventies tower that once went by that name. Today’s Sydney Hilton, fresh (...)
Shangri-La SydneySydney has its share of world-class hotels, at the top end of the business/luxury market — but there aren’t many that are more high-profile than the (...)
Park Hyatt SydneyThe Park Hyatt Sydney is arguably the most impressive hotel in town—a fact which, when combined with its scenic and utterly central location, makes for (...)
Moonlight Head Private LodgePlease note: There is a 2 night minimum stay requirement for Moonlight Head Private Lodge.
Don’t be misled by the word “lodge,” and its (...)
Longitude 131Please note: Longitude 131 cannot accommodate children 15 years old and under and has a 2 night minimum stay requirement.
The name Longitude 131° (...)
Limes HotelIf you’re surprised to see something quite so cosmopolitan and sophisticated in Brisbane, don’t feel bad. Limes is the first hotel of its kind in this (...)
Establishment HotelChildren are welcome in the hotel, although
there are access limitations in the bars for persons under the age of 18.
First, the bad news: no swimming (...)
Diamant Hotel CanberraCanberra, though roughly midway between Sydney and Melbourne, sees but a fraction of the tourist traffic — it’s a purpose-built inland capital, like (...)
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