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Bicheno By The Bay

14 September 2026

Beachfront bungalows on Waubs Bay. Penguin tours leave from the front lawn at dusk, and you'll want a window seat and a glass of something white.

Albury Manor House

14 September 2026

A Tudor-fronted family hotel with forty-two rooms, an indoor pool, hot tub and sauna. Walking distance to the rail station, the river, and three good galleries.

Parklane Motel

14 September 2026

Twenty-three motel rooms and eighteen self-catering apartments, all five minutes from the city centre. The kind of place travel agents quietly recommend.

Sandridge Motel

14 September 2026

Oceanfront on the Lorne shopping promenade. Standard, executive and deluxe — all with balconies, sea views, free movies and the kind of free parking the rest of the world forgot.

Kookaburra Motor Lodge

14 September 2026

A central Halls Gap original — twenty-eight rooms within walking distance of every cafe, the trailheads, and a kookaburra that has memorised the breakfast routine.

Kurrimine Beach Motel

14 September 2026

A tropical hideaway on the Cane-cutter Way — twenty-eight beachfront units, a licensed bar, spa suites, and the kind of frangipani that drops on every breakfast plate.

Atherton Hinterland Motel

14 September 2026

Owner-operated on the Atherton Tablelands. Pool in the middle, palms around it, and a host who actually knows where the platypus pool is.

Margaret River Motel

14 September 2026

A vintage heritage motel on the wine-country main street. Twenty-eight rooms, complimentary bottled water (sparkling, naturally), and an unimproved 1973 sign.

Hospitality Geraldton

14 September 2026

Forty-seven rooms, a pool, a restaurant and quiet CBD location on the WA mid-west — Best Western motel done with mid-century manners.

Bunbury Apartment Motel

14 September 2026

Fifty-one apartments in a fully-gated downtown complex. Renovated, neat, walking distance to the Dolphin Discovery Centre, and shockingly cheap.