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The Halls Motor Lodge

14 September 2026

A 1970s roadside heritage motel in Halls Gap, Victoria, brought back by a third-generation owner who kept the bones, the sign and the kidney pool and let the rest breathe.

The Stanthorpe Motel

14 September 2026

A 1960s roadside heritage motel in Stanthorpe, Queensland, brought back by a photographer and a builder who kept the bones, the sign and the kidney pool and let the rest…

Standpipe Golf Motor Inn

14 September 2026

An 1880s outback watering hole reborn as a golf-course motor inn at the Eyre/Stuart Highway crossroads. Eighty-six rooms, a tandoori restaurant — yes, really.

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.

Australian Hotel Yass

14 September 2026

A heritage hotel with shared-bath upstairs rooms and freshly refit motel suites out the back. Country food, country wine, and a pub fire that matters.

Pavilion Hotel Wagga

14 September 2026

A 1960s hotel under the largest fabric roof in the southern hemisphere. Mid-century drama, modern comfort, and a fine-dining room that takes itself just seriously enough.

River Drive Motel

14 September 2026

Five rooms on the Tarwin River mouth. Eucalyptus tones, cork ceilings, 1970s op-shop dignity, and a host who'll lend you a tinnie if she likes the look of you.

Hahndorf Motor Lodge

14 September 2026

A hill-station motor lodge a block back from the country's oldest German town. Pool, spa, Bavarian flag, and a courtyard that smells like jacaranda for two weeks a year.

Sundowner Motel

14 September 2026

A Lincoln Highway four-pointer with pool, cabin park and the Sunset Restaurant — a salmon-and-prawn-cocktail kind of place, the sort of menu that doesn't apologise for itself.

HotelMOTEL

14 September 2026

A back-to-the-shell rebirth of a 1950s South Terrace classic — slate blues, native palette, and the only city-centre motel in the country where you can still park outside your door.