01Rank
Swell Hotel Byron Bay
Byron Bay, NSW
The summer road trip guide
The Best 50 Motels in Australia 2026
Fifty independent stays, judged by the panel against the published criteria, mapped state by state. Every one bookable direct with the operator.
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Vibe
02Rank
Hotel Sun Ranch
Coopers Shoot, NSW
03Rank
The Tamborine
Tamborine Mountain, QLD
04Rank
Motel Molly
Mollymook, NSW
05Rank
Barossa Palms Motel
Nuriootpa, SA
06Rank
The Whale
Narooma, NSW
07Rank
Dolphins Motel
Mollymook, NSW
08Rank
The Berry View
Berry, NSW
09Rank
Hillcrest
Merimbula, NSW
10Rank
The Oriana Orange
Orange, NSW
11Rank
The Sunseeker
Byron Bay, NSW
12Rank
Halcyon House
Cabarita Beach, NSW
13Rank
The Cheshire Cat
Palm Beach, QLD
14Rank
The Timothee Resort
Busselton, WA
15Rank
The Oaks Ranch
Mossy Point, NSW
16Rank
The Sails Motel & Pool Club
Brunswick Heads, NSW
17Rank
Hotel Marvell
Byron Bay, NSW
18Rank
Sea Sea Hotel
Crescent Head, NSW
19Rank
The Isla
Batehaven, NSW
20Rank
The Mysa Motel
Palm Beach, QLD
21Rank
The Lyndoch Motel
Lyndoch, SA
22Rank
Sunnymead Hotel
Aireys Inlet, VIC
23Rank
The Monty
Anglesea, VIC
24Rank
Kyneton Springs Motel
Kyneton, VIC
25Rank
The Pink Hotel
Coolangatta, QLD
26Rank
Peninsula Hotel Motel
Taperoo, SA
27Rank
The Shores
Miami, QLD
28Rank
The Lodge Jamberoo
Jamberoo, NSW
29Rank
Surf Hotel
Torquay, VIC
30Rank
Blue Water Motel
Kingscliff, NSW
31Rank
The Brunswick
Brunswick Heads, NSW
32Rank
Loea Boutique Hotel
Maroochydore, QLD
33Rank
Lake House
Daylesford, VIC
34Rank
The Kyah
Blackheath, NSW
35Rank
The Clairfield
Mudgee, NSW
36Rank
Riverfront Motel & Villas
Berriedale, TAS
37Rank
Miss Midgley's
New Farm, QLD
38Rank
Sovereign Park Motor Inn
Ballarat, VIC
39Rank
Surfside 22
Woonona, NSW
40Rank
Casita
Batehaven, NSW
41Rank
The Anchorage
Port Stephens, NSW
42Rank
Bells at Killcare
Killcare, NSW
43Rank
Halse Lodge
Noosa, QLD
44Rank
Hara House
Bright, VIC
45Rank
The Keith Motel
Tootgarook, VIC
46Rank
River Drive Motel
Tarwin Lower, VIC
47Rank
The Bower
Byron Bay, NSW
48Rank
Drift House
Port Fairy, VIC
49Rank
Bannisters by the Sea
Mollymook, NSW
50Rank
The MED
Crescent Head, NSW
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