1. Aspen Parks Coogee Beach Holiday Park, Fremantle

Fremantle is Western Australia’s second city, and it’s a true Australian coastal city, with beautiful beaches and the warm Indian Ocean forming one of Western Australia’s playgrounds. The emphasis is on quality in Western Australia’s beach resorts, and Aspen Parks Coogee’s standard is “pristine beaches”, much appreciated by eastern visitors and locals alike. This is the Surfers Paradise of the West, and it includes all water sports, tennis, you name it, they’ve got it.

2. The Pearle of Cable Beach, Broome

If you’ve never ridden a camel on a beach before, Cable Beach, one of Australia’s emerging legendary tourist destinations, is the sort of place where you can do that. Cable Beach is huge, a white sand beach complete with whales in season. Broome, in northern Western Australia, is a fabulous place, originally famous for pearl diving and tales of the real outback. The Pearle does things well, and you can get 1,2 and 3 bedroom pavilions, as well as rooms.

3. Ningaloo Reef Resort

Western Australia has its own reefs, and Ningaloo near Learmonth on Western Australia’s central coast is one of the best. This place has not only the reef, but its own fabulous accommodation, right on the beach. If you’re looking for excitement and interest, there are giant basking sharks, huge sand dunes for dune buggy riding, yachting, dining with fresh local seafood, snorkeling, scuba diving and of course the fabulous beaches.

4. Monkey Mia Dolphin Resort

Monkey Mia is famous around the world for its friendly dolphins, so much so that the rest of the place barely gets a mention. Monkey Mia Dolphin Resort is located right on the beach, with pretty beachfront villas and a very well equipped resort attached. In Western Australia’s staggeringly beautiful wildflower season, the place is literally awash with colour. There are endless things to do in and out of the water. This place really does live up to its reputation. Monkey Mia is as popular with whales as it is with people. Killer whales, Right whales and others show up regularly.

5. McAlpine House, Broome

Another place which must be mentioned to do justice to the variety of accommodation in Western Australia’s beach resorts is McAlpine House. This is a boutique hotel, and it’s been crafted to look dazzling, with garden suites and courtyards. If you like a place designed to perfection, complete with all services and luxuries, McAlpine House will do it all.

From Perth hotels to Broome’s fabulous resorts, Western Australia has everything. Check out your options, you’ll definitely find something you like.

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1. Cedar Creek Lodges, Gold Coast

This is 112 acres of pure top class accommodation. It has absolutely anything you need on site, a business centre, and the Gold Coast is just minutes away. Cedar Creek Lodges is set in the beautiful Gold Coast hinterland, with the authentic Queensland lifestyle literally built in. The mountains, creeks and bush form a landscape like heaven, and you can expect to have as much fun and as much peace and quiet as you like.

2. Executive Retreats, Cairns

Executive Retreats is really something else. Executive Retreats is a 5 star, portfolio of dazzling luxury accommodation choices. These huge, beautiful places are uncompromisingly placed top of the tough Queensland market. Executive Retreats is a quite unique phenomenon in its bracket, with architect designed style matching spacious interiors and stunning exteriors.

3. Viridian Noosa Residences

If you’re looking for something fabulous around Noosa, with great style and as much luxury as you can stand, Viridian Noosa is where you need to be. The word for Viridian’s fabulous freestanding villas is “impeccable”. They have absolute best quality Australian tropical architectural layout and these truly beautiful places come with ocean views, and with Noosa National Park as a backdrop! Forget Buckingham Palace, check out Viridian.

4. Quay West, Brisbane

Quay West is a 5 star apartment hotel, and the word for these apartments is “big”. If you like your 5 star accommodation to be in the upper echelons of this class, Quay West is the place to be. Quay West looks like it’s been sculpted, with every detail elegant. This place isn’t one of the Top 5 merely because it’s 5 star, it’s because it deserves to be 5 star. Brisbane has plenty of 5 star accommodation, but Quay West truly stands out.

5. Q Resorts Abbey Apartments

Last but definitely not least, Q Resorts Abbey Apartments is one of a chain of particularly well priced modern apartment hotels in Queensland. These are excellent 1 bedroom apartments, very stylish, and the Q Resorts Abbey Apartments deserve a special mention as a very good budget choice, particularly for those looking for quality as well as price. Right in the middle of Brisbane, these apartments have everything you could possibly need. The word is “convenient”, and at the price, “brilliant” is also a good description.

Queensland accommodation comes in all shapes and sizes, and these are only a small selection. The Gold coast hotels are always dazzling, but the rest of Queensland’s big industry is always hot on its heels. If you want the absolute best, you’ll definitely find it in Queensland.

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The Top 5 are:

1. Hobart Midcity Hotel

Located right in the central business district, Hobart Midcity Hotel is a large modern hotel with a four star rating. This is the sort of high quality hotel it’s a relief to see when you arrive from the airport, comfortable, well serviced, and with a large range of room configurations to suit a family. It’s also close to Hobart’s near-legendary Salamanca Place, in the heart of the city.

2. Old Woolstore Apartment Hotel

The Old Woolstore, as the name suggests, is a big place. It has a range of apartments, as well as conventional hotel rooms, which makes it ideal for family holidays. These are large, comfortable studio, 1 and 2 bedroom modern apartments, and the location is perfect for any visitor to Hobart, right in the upmarket waterfront zone.

3. Salamanca Inn

The Salamanca Inn is located right on the waterfront, and has the famous Salamanca Markets right on the doorstep. It’s an apartment hotel, including 1 and two bedroom apartments, making it ideal for family holidays. It’s also a four star hotel, and some of the apartments have two bathrooms. If you want upmarket comfort and convenience, this is definitely a place you have to check out.

4. Leisure Inn- Woolmers Inn

The Leisure Inn chain is well known for quality. Woolmers Inn, located in Sandy Bay near the Hobart waterfront, offers two bedroom apartments for families, good quality accommodation and well priced, with excellent amenities. These self contained units are particularly convenient for extended stays, and the location is perfect for getting around Hobart easily.

5. Leisure Inn- Hobart Macquarie

The Hobart Macquarie, another Leisure Inn, is another well priced family hotel. This hotel is a big place, and has recently been fully refurbished, and is definitely an option for those who want quality. Services include an onsite restaurant, dry cleaning, tour bookings, and other useful services typical of the Leisure Inn chain, so you can be sure you really are on holiday.

Hobart hotels provide a lot of good value for clients, without the sort of costs you’d expect on the mainland. If you’re going to Tasmania, you’ve got a lot of good choices for family accommodation and no-worries services.

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The Top 5

1. Marina Quays International

As good deals go, this one takes some beating. You get a seemingly endless list of facilities in your room, and you’re right on the water. Swimming pools, spas, and a gym are also laid on.

Within 5km you’ve got:

• The fantastic Gold Coast hinterland, real Australian bush, ferociously protected by the locals
• Golf, including some major events annually
• Fishing, a huge sport in Queensland
• As much shopping as any city in Australia
• National parks
• Restaurants galore, including two in the building

2. Cedar Creek Lodges

Imagine 112 hectares of bush and rainforest, with a beautiful creek, riots of rainbow lorikeets, and a nice place to put your feet up and enjoy it all. It’s the sort of place most Australians can talk themselves into staying in for a few more decades quite easily.

Cedar Creek Lodges obviously decided to stick in as many amenities as they could find:

• Golf
• Mini golf
• Bushwalking
• Horse riding
• Volleyball
• Fishing
• Mountain bike riding (with mountains)
• Tennis
• Spa
• Jacuzzi
• Business centre
• Meeting rooms
• Airport shuttle
• Baby sitting
• Laser skirmish
• Thunderegg fossicking in a mine

3. Crowne Plaza Surfers Paradise

If you want water views, access to everything, and all services on your doorstep, this is the place you stay. It has 378 rooms, suites and studios.

There are too many amenities to list. You have:

• The whole of the Gold Coast within an hour’s travel in any direction
• A fantastic location with the sea as your setting
• An easy stroll through everything which Surfers Paradise has to offer

In other words, everything, all in one place. It’ll take you about 2 seconds to figure out why this is one of Australia’s most popular hotels.

4. Radisson Resort Gold Coast

This is another high quality hotel where they’ve managed to add everything they could think of to fully landscaped, well laid out, joy of a place. It’s one of those hotels where you really know you’re on holiday in Queensland, which is the highest praise any hotel can get.

It includes:

• Gym
• Restaurant
• Baby sitting
• Airport service
• Swimming pools
• Golf
• Weddings
• Bathrooms with spas
• Room service

Add to this the fact that the whole Gold Coast is no further than 5km away, and you’ll get the picture. It’s a great place.

5. Surfers Beachside Holiday Apartments

These are the true Surfers apartments, no-fuss, modern, and located for people who want to be able to get everywhere whenever they feel like it. You get all the luxuries without even needing to ask. All facilities, pools, kids amenities, are laid on. Like the other Top 5 Gold Coast hotels, they’re absolutely perfect for a no-worries holiday.

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The Top 5 Cairns hotels are something special, too:

1. Cairns Beach Resort

Every now and then you bump into a place that literally yells out that it’s a nice place, and Cairns Beach Resort is definitely one of those places. This is a four star resort, and you don’t need to guess why. On Holloways Beach, this is a place where you really can’t avoid the luxury. Everything in Cairns is handy, and you can drift through the days or weeks with the family in peace.

2. Oasis at Palm Cove

Fully landscaped and three whole blocks in area, Oasis at Palm Cove is a family sized treat, complete with a big 28 metre lagoon pool. They include everything in Cairns, and within 5km you have mountains, beaches, bushwalking, the reef for snorkeling, 4WD tours, and rainforests. Add to this the shopping, the night life, and you may never want to leave.

3. Executive Retreats

If you like architect designed, landscaped luxury and a lot of it, Executive Retreats is actually a portfolio of accommodation properties which will appeal to you.
These properties are designed to give people a fantastic experience. This is the real upmarket Queensland style, and it’s brilliant. If only the best will do for you and the family, you’ve found it. The list of amenities would do credit to any 5 star hotel, and even by Cairns hotels standards these properties are something uniquely beautiful.

4. Il Palazzo Boutique Hotel

The very aptly named Il Palazzo is just that- a palace. It’s big, it’s beautiful, and it’s a 4 star hotel. It’s a heritage property, fully renovated, with space to grow a family on holiday. Boating, beaches, scuba, cycling, water skiing, a gym, night club, and children’s activities are all practically next door. Rainforests, mountains, bushwalking and the other pleasures of the Cairns countryside are all laid on, too, and Il Palazzo is right in the middle of them.

5. Koala Court Holiday Apartments

Koala Court is a fully modern, top of the range complex right in the middle of Cairns. These are big apartments, perfect for families, and it’s all right in the middle of the Cairns CBD. It has landscaped gardens, and everything you could possibly wish to have in the apartments. It’s a “Four and a half star” facility, and absolutely everything is laid on, including wireless internet and cable TV.

Cairns hotels include more than their fair share of Australia’s best designed hotels. They’re true gems, set in an environment which is one of Australia’s Top End’s true jewels. If you’re an Aussie, this is a place and a lifestyle you really will appreciate.

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The Top 5 Hotels in the Blue Mountains are a very diverse range of luxury accommodation, including authentic modern Australian bush designs and the best and latest in amenities.

Note: The Blue Mountains is a World Heritage listed area. Development is restricted, and accommodation is limited to approved building types. The result is some of the best authentic Australian heritage accommodation in the country.
The Top 5
1. Jemby Rinjah Eco Lodge

Situated at famous Blackheath, this is an eco-tourism type of accommodation, with strong environmental credentials. It’s a complex of beautifully made timber cabins, with that look of luxury which makes a family holiday so much more fun for everyone.

This place has everything, including:

• Baby sitting
• Shopping
• A conference centre
• Buffet breakfasts
• Organic meals
• Airport service
• Restaurants
• Cafes

This is “sustainable” enough for anyone, and it all happens before you even go and check out the mountains. Not to be missed.

2. Echoes Boutique Hotel & Restaurant

Located in Katoomba, the heart of the Blue Mountains near Sydney, Echoes is the epitome of the mountains at their best. This is a small hotel with a nice, intimate atmosphere, not crowds. Everything is available in-house, and you can really relax and enjoy the peace and quiet. That’s the best way to live in this area, with a lot of space and freedom to live and breathe. Echoes is a heritage hotel, one of the authentic buildings in an authentic Australian environment.

3. Bunjaree Cottages

Bunjaree Cottages are located on 22 acres at Wentworth Falls, one of the Blue Mountains premier attractions. The cottages are solar powered, and fully self contained. These are real family places, built with fantastic native timber and real Rosellas in the back yard. If you’ve never had a chance to see the original Australia, now’s the chance.

4. Echo Point Motor Inn

The Echo Point Motor Inn is located opposite the world famous Three Sisters. This is the highlands of the Blue Mountains, in the right place for everywhere you’ll want to see. In fact, you’re right next to some of the Blue Mountains greatest places from Echo Point, including the legendary Megalong Valley, Katoomba Falls, and Leura Cascades.

5. The Greens of Leura Bed and Breakfast

The Greens is located in another of the big name Blue Mountain areas, Leura. It’s a true classic style B&B, with theme rooms inspired by authors and poets. Children over 12 are welcome at The Greens, and if the kids have never seen the real bush before, this is the place. The Greens is a beautifully designed timepiece, a real vision of yesteryear, with modern conveniences. Typical of Blue mountains hotels The Greens is beautiful and special.

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1. Cedar Creek Lodges, Gold Coast, Queensland

This is a real Queensland lifestyle luxury bush resort in the beautiful Gold Coast hinterland. 112 acres of everything you could possibly want, and a business centre, with the busy Gold Coast just a few kilometres away. It’s a really beautiful, peaceful place, self contained bliss for holiday makers.

2. Executive Retreats, Cairns, Queensland

Executive Retreats is 5 star, architect designed, and it’s the last word in amenities. Executive Retreats is a portfolio of accommodation properties for you and the family. These properties are unique, and they’re big. If you want the absolute best in the absolute top of the market, the Executive Retreats properties are the places you need to see.

3. Jemby Rinjah Eco Lodge, Blackheath, New South Wales

Blackheath, in the Blue Mountains outside Sydney, is an eco-tourist’s dream. The resort is a complex of beautiful timber cabins, complete with any type of onsite service you could ever need, and lots of dazzling countryside in Australia’s magical World Heritage listed Blue Mountains.

4. Kirribilli Village Apartments, Kirribilli, Sydney, New South Wales

These apartments are part of a major trend in Sydney hotels and Australian resorts generally- Fully serviced suites which allow for flexible accommodation at 5 star standards. You get a stunning view of beautiful Sydney Harbour, 1, 2 or 3 bedroom apartments, and you’re literally within a few minutes of the middle of Sydney. Business services, top class amenities, and beautiful modern apartments are standard.

5. Darling Towers on Collins, Melbourne, Victoria

Darling Towers is a “name brand” in the industry, and the emphasis for this brand is absolute top quality. This is another apartment-style type of luxury accommodation, and it’s an award winner for customer service as well. The apartments are beautifully furnished, ultra-modern and stylish. Collins Street is right in the heart of Melbourne, and you have some of Australia’s best shopping on the doorstep as well.

6. The Manor Apartment Hotel, Brisbane, Queensland

The Manor Apartment Hotel is a 4 star hotel, but it could get another star for being right in the middle of bustling Brisbane, which is a great base camp for exploring the fabulous Queensland coast and surrounds. Apartments are spacious, and being one of the top Queensland hotels, it’s the sort of place experienced travelers wish they’d stayed.

7. Executive Apartments, Perth, Western Australia

Perth is one of Australia’s fastest growing cities, and it has some of the best accommodation the most demanding person could wish to have. Executive Apartments in South Perth is a dream portfolio of short term accommodation. There’s a huge selection of options, locations, and the quality is jaw dropping.

The best accommodation in Australia leaves most other international accommodation for dead. We have the lifestyle, and the quality to back it up. Check out Australia’s best, and you’ll wonder why you ever thought of going anywhere else.

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With this criteria in mind let’s take a look at some Perth hotels you can choose for your next family holiday knowing that everyone will be looked after.

1. Mount Street Perth. If your budget is not a consideration, while not try a penthouse in Mount Street Perth? This is a showcase street and home for many wealthy business executives, but for visitors this 134 m² sub-penthouse offers complete luxury for any visiting family. This privately owned apartment is an exclusive option that the family will treasure forever.
2. Quatro Resort Complex. This is a fully self-contained hotel style complex consisting of two bedroom apartments. Any family can settle in here for a relaxing holiday and take advantage of the modern kitchen and home comforts you would expect. It is located right in the Perth CBD and perfectly located to visit any tourist attraction.
3. City Lifestyle. This complex in Northbridge is very comfortably appointed and completely family friendly. You are only 500 m from the CBD and after a long day travelling around the city you can relax in your holiday apartment which can incorporate up to 3 bedrooms. It has a large entertaining balcony which overlooks a beautiful tree-lined street and is a fantastic open plan design.
4. Ascot Village. If you are a keen racegoer then this is the apartment for you! You will only be one kilometre from the racecourse but in any case, the children will enjoy the spacious design and take advantage of the huge outdoor pool and entertainment area. You can easily accommodate five people here.
5. Mountway Holiday Apartments. This is actually a collection of self-contained apartments in Mount Street only 400 m to the city and Kings Park. They claim to have the most affordable rates in Perth and every apartment has its own kitchen, air-conditioning and full-length bath. This is absolutely fantastic for families looking for a home away from home and the teenagers will of the wireless Internet access.

There is no longer any need to make special arrangements with your chosen hotel to cater for your individual family’s needs. These five Perth hotels offer some great family options so that you don’t need to worry about annoying other visitors or having to eat in expensive restaurants. Self catering facilities such as these as well as the family-oriented nature of the accommodation makes this a no-brainer is a choice on your next holiday in Perth.

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In fact, many tourists now consider this the best option as they are able to enjoy the comfort and variety that a big city can offer at the same time take advantage of the wonderful beaches a short drive away. Add to this the easy access to the popular tourist attractions like Dreamworld and Movie World and you have a holiday in a nutshell!

Let’s take a look at some Brisbane hotels offer the best family accommodation options.

1. Citigate King George Square. This hotel is located right in the heart of Brisbane’s CBD. The rooms are spacious and comfortable for families and the children will enjoy looking at the city lights through their huge glass windows. There is a swimming pool, gymnasium and cafe where the family can relax together and enjoy tasty snacks prepared especially for them.
2. IStay River City. This tourist hotel is only a few minutes from the CBD in Brisbane and has apartment style accommodation overlooking the river. It is ideally suited for families and you can book either one or two-bedroom self-catering apartments so there is plenty of space for everyone. The balcony overlooks a spectacular reach of the Brisbane River.
3. Mantra on Queen. This hotel is a 30 story tower which alone strikes excitement into the heart of any child! The apartments are in Queen Street situated between the central business district and the Valley. This makes it an ideal location for families looking to spend some time in the city, take advantage of the easy transport options to visit many of the sites, and visit the Valley and Chinatown.
4. Oaks Aurora. Located in the heart of Brisbane’s Queen Street your family can enjoy a short stroll to dozens of cafes and restaurants not to mention some great shopping. The parklands and the nightlife of the valley are just a few minutes walk away or, if you wish you can take a bus. These apartments are specially designed to suit families and business travellers like.
5. Quay West Suites. Just a few minutes walk from Queen Street, these suites are luxurious, becoming of their five-star status. This is an all suite hotel and is located opposite the City Botanic Gardens, and the family will settle in here very easily. Although these apartments may be priced a little above the budget bracket, you can always save money on meals by using the cooking facilities provided in every suite.

These Brisbane hotels offer great options for families looking to enjoy a holiday in Queensland. It just goes to show that you don’t have to visit the Gold Coast every time you come to Queensland!

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The early urban planners designed the city around a series of wide tree-lined boulevards reminiscent of some of the great European capitals and the transport system built around trams makes it easy to get anywhere fast. In fact, you can sense the pride of the city just by strolling around the streets and also get a sense of its rich history where the influx of money from the early discovery of gold is represented in the elaborate and beautiful architecture that is on display in many of the early buildings.

When planning a trip to Melbourne with your family, here are some hotels to investigate.

1. Travelodge Southbank Hotel. This hotel is well located at Southbank and provides great value accommodation for families. It has three star status and you can literally walk to the Melbourne Aquarium or the Royal Botanic Gardens. It is also close to the MCG and Rod Laver arena for sporting nuts.
2. Leo Pacific Hotel. If you are looking for family accommodation in the heart of Melbourne’s CBD, it is hard to go past this charming hotel. There are only 60 rooms at the recent renovations had made it into a quality boutique hotel that the family will love.
3. Easystay Apartments St Kilda. These serviced apartments are in fact a series of five different locations spread over three streets in St Kilda. You can walk across the road to the Ackland St cake shops or stroll down to the beach to cool off on a hot summer’s day. On Sundays, you can take the children for a walk to Luna Park and then on the way home stop off at the markets to pick up some bargains.
4. Kingsgate Hotel Melbourne. Despite being built in 1926 in the traditional European style, this family friendly hotel has won several awards in the budget accommodation category. Many backpackers choose to stay here too as it is perfectly located in the heart of Melbourne city. You simply cannot get a better location and value for money.
5. The Pensione Hotel Melbourne. This is another boutique hotel located in the heart of the CBD and is a great place to base yourself and your family so you can easily visit any Melbourne attraction. The building itself still maintains the original facade but it has undergone considerable renovation over the years and is now designed specifically to cater for the budget traveller.

These five Melbourne hotels will certainly whet your appetite when it comes to choosing your next family holiday in Melbourne. It just goes to show that you don’t need to spend huge sums of money on more traditional hotels when you can enjoy a holiday and comfortable surrounds and great locations.

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