Australia has some epic hotels – from big-city stays with some of the world’s best harbour vistas to absolute beachfront resorts and outback oases, there are accommodation options that help you lap up everything Australia has to offer. At Time Out, it’s our job to help you discover the best of Australia and our cities, so we’ve narrowed it down to 49 hotels that our Time Out editors truly love – a mix of hugely popular as well as lesser-known gems, luxe, mid-range and budget stays, across all the states and territories.
Where will you stay next? Start sussing out these top Time Out Australia Recommended Hotels for 2025:
ACT hotels
East Hotel
Hyatt Hotel Canberra - A Park Hyatt Hotel
Ovolo Nishi
NSW hotels
Bannisters by the Sea
Capella Hotel
Elements of Byron
Hotel Marvell
Osborne House
Park Hyatt Sydney
Shangri-La Sydney
The EVE Hotel
NT hotels
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Esplanade Darwin
QLD hotels
Ardo Hotel
Australia Zoo – InterContinental Hayman Great Barrier Reef by IHG
Emporium Hotel South Bank
Hyatt Regency Brisbane
JW Marriott Gold Coast Resort & Spa
Mondrian Gold Coast
Ovolo The Valley
The Calile Hotel
The Langham Gold Coast
The Sundays
The Tamborine
W Brisbane
SA hotels
Mayfair Hotel
Oval Hotel
The Playford Hotel Adelaide - MGallery Collection
Vibe Hotel Adelaide
TAS hotels
DoubleTree by Hilton Hobart
Islington Hotel
MACq 01 Hotel
The Henry Jones Art Hotel
The Tasman
VIC hotels
1 Hotel Melbourne
Grand Hyatt Melbourne
Hyde Melbourne Place
Jackalope Hotel
QT Melbourne
Quincy Hotel
The Ritz-Carlton, Melbourne
The Standard X, Melbourne
W Melbourne
WA hotels
Alex Hotel
COMO The Treasury
Crown Towers Perth
InterContinental Perth City Centre
Pan Pacific Perth
QT Perth
The Ritz-Carlton, Perth