Great Ocean Road Hotels & Hostels (33)

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The bendy 2km (1.2mi) drive up to A Room With A View passes craggy rock faces hewn into hillsides and massive gum trunks standing residually in gullies. Turn into the driveway and abandon relianc…

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Home comforts aren't lost in these early-century-style timber cottages in the hills behind Lorne, dotted amongst shady trees and lush grasslands. It's a storybook setting complete with rustic bri…

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Getting to know the guests is the Alyeska llamas' prerogative, so be prepared for inquisitive company. The Loft is an idyllic couples' retreat with king-size bed upstairs, kitchen and lounge down…

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Rivergums is an affordable, warm, out-of-the-way B&B with the potential to become a holiday habit. Choose from the very private, self-contained bungalow at the back of the property or the motel-s…

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Perfectly located at the head of the main drag, these funky retro motel rooms feel rather 'ski-lodge' with chocolate-chip brick walls, exposed timber beams, vaulted ceilings and clerestory window…

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These deluxe hilltop villas have magical bush and ocean views, wood fires, spas, a sensual feel and a contemporary edge. Cheaper premium suites have less-cool colour schemes and fabrics. Basil th…

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This caravan park and backpacker hostel tucks into a leafy hollow that feels lost to the rest of the world. It's the only place that's anywhere near 'budget' in this neck of the woods and gets in…

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A short detour off Great Ocean Rd brings you to this eco-haven for wildlife and those that appreciate it - part upmarket B&B, part animal hospital. Five en suite doubles feature slate floors, sun…

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These two farmy cottages with eclectic furnishings are set in a lovely, rambling two-acre garden with bounding dogs, cockatoos and squawking geese to keep you company - it's like staying with you…

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Time to cocoon and rejuvenate your spirits in this rustic yet sophisticated B&B homestead. Book-lined walls extend to veranda views across Bass Strait. Two unique, loft-style doubles have vaulted…

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There are a string of well-worn, trailer-trash camping grounds along Great Ocean Rd, the majority of which aren't particularly special. Like most of them, Cumberland River gets as busy as a woodp…

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Hi-5! They accept single-night stays in these warm, woody, open-plan A-frame cabins on the edge of Port Campbell township, perfect for families or groups of friends. Views are skewed sideways to …

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When Lorne is infested with Melbourne escape artists and annoying faux-4WD weekenders during summer, the stately old Grand Pacific Hotel retains its Victorian composure just far enough out of tow…

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Designed to blend into the hillside of eucalypts, these A-frame retreats are a magnet for cheeky cockatoos, magpies and backpackers. The niftily-designed dorms and doubles are snug, while the hil…

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These delightfully dreadlocked hippies have been here since the 70s, when Apollo Bay was little more than a fishermen's spittoon somewhere south of nowhere. They treat guests with Earth-mother re…

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Bunker down on Cape Otway's windswept, grassy headland at the former Lighthouse Keeper's Residence - an airy, sandstone place with austere older-style furnishings in line with earlier times. It's…

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Clinging precariously to the steep slopes between Aireys Inlet and Lorne, these light, spacious, reasonably stylish rooms (one with the prescribed Lorne and ocean views; one facing the bush) are …

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Squatting precociously on the best chunk of real estate in town, this pine-panelled backpackers has a warm ambience and open-fire guest lounge overlooking the beach. The front porch is veritably …

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Wave-like radial-sawn weatherboards give this contemporary beach house a kinetic, reptilian appearance. Inside, the warm, wooden floors, wattle and storm-blue hues, log fire and double spa will m…

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Points South Cottages is run by retired Australian cycling legend Phil Anderson and his wife Christy, who've built an isolated hilltop getaway on 200 acres of animal-festooned farmland. Their two…

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Heading towards Lorne, these eight two-storey cottages are scattered through a bushy native-garden block set down below the road. Each comfy, self-contained unit sleeps up to six, with private de…

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Riding high above Great Ocean Rd in the middle of Wye River, the Rookery Nook's vibrantly decorated motel units, all with views, are top value. Bunk-bed dorm rooms are also available, and beery m…

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Nestled in Fairhaven, the neighbouring suburb to Aireys Inlet, Seahaven is bright and basic with terrific views across Painkalac Creek to Split Point Lighthouse and the sea. Fix your own breakfas…

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Brilliantly sequestered in a low-slung dune landscape, these spacious, well-appointed log cabins are low-key and dog-friendly. The decor is a weird mix of floral and contemporary, which somehow h…

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Genteel Stanmorr does a modern rendition of 1920s charm, with elegantly furnished, timber-panelled rooms painted out in lemon, cream and tulip green. Birds (fed daily) keep a close eye on guests,…

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Squatting atop a bulbous hillside dotted with sheep, these lovely rooms have expansive views from Apollo Bay to the ocean, somehow managing to feel contemporary and homely at the same time. Rates…

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This place wins on novelty value alone: self-contained boomerang-shaped cabins with vaulted ceilings, jarrah floorboards, ceramic pottery basins, lead-lighting and spas. Gorgeous Johanna Valley a…

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Outstanding! This contemporary two-level A-frame retreat is glossy-mag material, with choice Indonesian furnishings, happy splashes of colour and bay windows that tumble your view into the forest…

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The Deck House is an immaculate five-years-young B&B standing tall on stilts on a Wye River hillside. It's sharp-edged, minimalist, escapist accommodation for two - floating over the beach, you'l…

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Heaven-high on a hillside overlooking Point Roadknight and Bass Strait, The Point piles on the style with crisp, minimalist interiors and dramatic ocean views flooding in from the balconies. King…

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In suburban Jan Juc, just west of Torquay, this bright, two-storey apartment is something of an anomaly. Everyone else is cream brick and retirement tiles but these guys have a fab bush-garden de…

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From a prominent bald spur above Great Ocean Rd, this B&B has sweeping Southern Ocean views that any artist would die for. It's a traditional homestead with neatly kept rooms in 1930s country sty…

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