Australia is a popular tourist destination, and as such, many different independent hotels, as well as name brand hotels can be found there. When planning a trip to Australia, you can look up hotels and book rooms on any number of travel websites. These sites inform consumers of the availability of rooms, the location of the hotel, the price of the room, the amenities and nearby attractions.
In general they list all major hotels in the area, though often local or independently owned hotels may go unnoticed. When on the hunt for hotels in Australia, one can expect to find many different large hotel chains from around the world operating in the country. For instance, the U.S.franchise. Best Western has over 200 hotels, resorts and apartments in the country. Choice Hotels, another U.S.run chain, operates the Comfort, Quality and Clarion Inns at affordable rates in Australia as well. Breakfree is an Australian owned company which has in excess of 50 overnight and extended stay properties such as Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast and Far North QLD.
The French owned Accor chain has hotels that range from the very inexpensive to luxurious. These high end properties include the Sofitel, Pullman and McGallery. The world renowned Four Seasons chain has one property in Australia which is located in Sydney. The Hilton chain has seven properties: in Brisbane, Melbourne, Melbourne Airport, Cairns, Perth, Adelaide and Sydney.
Other hotel chains include: Holiday Inn, Hyatt, Intercontinental, Mantra, Mariott, Mecure, Medina, Metro, Mirvac, Novotel, Orient Express, Outrigger, Peppers, Quest, Radisson, Rydges, Shangri-la, Sheraton, Stamford, Swissotel, Travelodge, Vibe, Voyages, and Westin.
Australia also offers many unique and welcoming boutique hotels. The Limes Hotel in Brisbane provides a modern and comfortable spin on traditional luxury. It has a friendly and welcoming staff, free wireless Internet, an open-air bar on the roof, and an open-air cinema.
The Diamant Hotel Canberra is another modern luxury hotel that offers a restaurant and bar, a day spa, a well-being retreat, conference rooms, gyms, covered parking and a 24-hour concierge.
Melbourne has three other notable boutique hotels: the Hotel Torlano, the Pensione Melbourne and the Cosmopolitan Hotel. The Hotel Torlano has a funky, arty vibe with retro-Rockand Roll influences from the 1950’s to 1970’s. It has unique rooms and suites, conference rooms and a restaurant with bar. The Pensione Melbourne is could be described as minimalist luxury. Interestingly, it is the most budget friendly boutique hotel in Melbourne. The CosmopolitanHotel is quite trendy and is located in the heart of St. Kilda.
Sydney is home to five boutique hotels including the Diamant Hotel Sydney, the Kirketon Boutique Hotel, the Hotel Altamont, the Park 8 Hotel and the Pensione Sydney. They all offer excellent service with high quality accommodations all while operating outside of the marketing done by the mainstreamhotel industry.
Each traveler has their own expectations and desires that will obviously lead them to choose a hotel that best suits their tastes and budget. Thankfully, Australia has a great variety of accommodations to meet your every want or need whether you are a backpacker or celebrity!