North Queensland Hotels & Hostels (13)

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This motel is a good choice for its variety of rooms, from budget to spacious spa suites. You need not leave to eat. The Abyssinia Café is an excellent choice even if you're not sleeping here.

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Good value and central, this authentic old timer could tell a few tales. It's all dark panelling and luxe wallpaper in the foyer, while open vents in the rooms allow for free-flowing circulation …

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The friendly Gregory Downs Hotel, at the main turn-off to Boodjamulla (Lawn Hill) National Park, has motel-style units and fuel. It's possible to camp for free on the riverbank, but there are no …

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Historic Yongala Lodge Motel is a lovely two-storey timber lodging from the 1880s with a restaurant, comfortable motel rooms and self-contained units at the rear.

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'All shiny and new' as one incoming guest remarked, it's the newest kid on the block with efficient rooms, thin TVs, indigenous prints, come-hither beds and a ground-floor café, Sugatrain. Maximu…

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A bit south of town, the Ironbark Inn has clean, comfortable rooms set in native gardens. Its best feature, though, is the 3Ls Bar & Bistro, a rustic open shed with wooden bench tables, and stock…

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Book online (or show up on the weekend when rates drop) to score a deal at this corporate hotel with a 4½-star rating. Big, well-decked rooms offer great views of the mine. The excellent on-site …

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To nod off for the night, try heading to the North Gregory Hotel, a big, friendly country pub where 'Waltzing Matilda' allegedly was first performed on 6 April 1895, although the original buildin…

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The guest rooms upstairs at this historic building have loads of character, high ceilings and a resident ghost that sees the cleaners fix rooms 28, 29 and 30 in pairs. Downstairs is a cosy, deep-…

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At Prairie, 200km west of Charters Towers, the friendly Prairie Hotel is filled with atmosphere and memorabilia, and even has a resident ghost. You can sleep, eat and drink here.

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Lacking personality but bristling with cleanliness, this high-rise complex hosts mostly business travellers who like the gym and valet dry cleaning. Self-contained rooms are serviced daily and ha…

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Built in 1888 and re-opened in late 2004, this central place has a colonial ambience, with exposed floor boards and wooden furniture. The budget rooms are modest but safe; try to get one off the …

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Above Chop Suey Louies' restaurant, the rooms here have outdated appeal with '80s pictures, lots of wood and high puffy beds. There are river views from the balcony.

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