Best hotels in Australia, ranked by corrected score

Best hotels in Australia, ranked by corrected scoreThe best-scored hotel in Australia is Le Mas Barossa: 4.6 ± 0.1 (solid evidence, 4 of 4 platforms) on our corrected 0-5 score, from $858 a night. Next are Avenue West Studio Units (4.5) and Sequoia Lodge (4.5). We score 1,375 hotels in Australia. Their platform ratings (normalised to 0-5) average 3.3; after correction the average is 3.2, and 436 rest on solid evidence. Best at or under the typical price here ($150 a night): Yarra Gables Motel, 4.3 ± 0.2 (solid evidence, 3 of 4 platforms), from $117.Best hotels in Australia, ranked

Le Mas Barossa, Tanunda: 4.6 ± 0.1 (solid evidence, 4 of 4 platforms), from $858 a night. Le Mas Barossa is a small luxury boutique hotel in Rowland Flat, in the Barossa Valley wine region of South Australia, roughly 50 minutes north of Adelaide.

Avenue West Studio Units, Toowoomba: 4.5 ± 0.2 (solid evidence, 3 of 4 platforms). Avenue West Studio Units is a self-contained studio property at 385 Tor Street in Wilsonton, Toowoomba, across from Newtown Rose Garden Park and about six minutes' drive…

Sequoia Lodge, Stirling: 4.5 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 2 of 4 platforms). Sequoia Lodge is an adults-only luxury lodge in the Adelaide Hills of South Australia, set on the slopes of Mount Lofty around 25 minutes from Adelaide's international…

Spicers Sangoma Retreat, Kurrajong: 4.4 ± 0.2 (solid evidence, 4 of 4 platforms), from $1,302 a night. Spicers Sangoma Retreat is an adults-only boutique eco-resort on Bowen Mountain, in the foothills of the Blue Mountains National Park about an hour's drive west of…

Spicers Peak Lodge, Brisbane: 4.4 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 2 of 4 platforms). Spicers Peak Lodge is an adults-only, all-inclusive retreat on an 8,000-acre property in the Scenic Rim near Maryvale, Queensland, sitting more than 1,100 metres above…

Urban Rest - South Brisbane Apartments, Brisbane: 4.3 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 2 of 4 platforms). Urban Rest South Brisbane is a four-star serviced apartment hotel on Cordelia Street in South Brisbane, Queensland, about 690 metres from the Brisbane city centre.

Spacious Lakefront Apartment, Canberra: 4.3 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 2 of 4 platforms). This serviced apartment sits at 11 Trevillian Quay in Kingston, on the edge of Lake Burley Griffin in Canberra.

Exquisitely Spacious 3bed Home, Canberra: 4.3 ± 0.4 (thin evidence, 1 of 4 platforms). Exquisitely Spacious 3bed Home is a self-contained three-bedroom apartment at 34 Gymea Street in Narrabundah, a residential suburb of Canberra.

Yarra Gables Motel, Healesville: 4.3 ± 0.2 (solid evidence, 3 of 4 platforms), from $117 a night. Yarra Gables Motel is a four-star property at 55 Maroondah Highway in Healesville, in Victoria's Yarra Valley, roughly 65 km north-east of Melbourne.

Altitude Motel Apartments, Toowoomba: 4.2 ± 0.2 (solid evidence, 3 of 4 platforms), from $140 a night. Altitude Motel Apartments is a four-star, owner-operated motel at 366 Bridge Street in Wilsonton, a suburb of Toowoomba, Queensland.

Kingsford The Barossa, Gawler: 4.2 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 2 of 4 platforms). Kingsford The Barossa is a heritage-listed homestead set on a 225-acre estate in the Barossa Valley, roughly 45 minutes from Adelaide.

Veriu Melbourne Qvm, Melbourne: 4.2 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 3 of 4 platforms), from $137 a night. Veriu Melbourne QVM is a four-star apartment hotel at 91 Therry Street in Melbourne's CBD, directly opposite the Queen Victoria Market.

Spicers Tamarind Retreat, Maleny: 4.2 ± 0.3 (fair evidence, 2 of 4 platforms), from $395 a night. Spicers Tamarind Retreat is a boutique villa property at 88 Obi Lane, Maleny, in Queensland's Sunshine Coast hinterland.

Basq House, Byron Bay: 4.1 ± 0.4 (thin evidence, 1 of 4 platforms), from $305 a night. Basq House is a 32-room boutique hotel in the centre of Byron Bay's coastal village, a short walk from the main street and about ten minutes from Main Beach.

Capella Sydney, Sydney: 4.1 ± 0.2 (solid evidence, 3 of 4 platforms), from $495 a night. Capella Sydney is a five-star hotel at 24 Loftus Street in Sydney's Central Business District, a short walk from Circular Quay, the Opera House and the Royal Botanic…

Quest South Perth Foreshore, Perth: 4.1 ± 0.2 (solid evidence, 3 of 4 platforms), from $232 a night. Quest South Perth Foreshore is an apartment-style hotel opened in 2019, sitting near the South Perth foreshore by the Swan River.

Hyde Perth, Perth: 4.1 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 2 of 4 platforms), from $270 a night. Hyde Perth is a five-star, 121-room hotel with 18 suites, set in a nine-storey reworking of a late-1960s building in Perth's central business district.

Kula Wollongong, Wollongong: 4.1 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 3 of 4 platforms), from $157 a night. Kula Wollongong is a 14-story serviced apartment building situated on Atchison Street in central Wollongong.

Islington Hotel, Hobart: 4.1 ± 0.4 (thin evidence, 1 of 4 platforms), from $307 a night. The Islington Hotel is a five-star, adults-only boutique hotel in South Hobart, Tasmania, set in a restored 1847 Regency house midway between the city centre and Mount…

Coast Motel & Apartments, McLaren Vale: 4.1 ± 0.2 (solid evidence, 4 of 4 platforms), from $157 a night. Coast Motel & Apartments is a three-star beachfront property at 153 Esplanade in Port Noarlunga South, South Australia.

Punthill Tuggeranong, Tuggeranong: 4.1 ± 0.2 (solid evidence, 3 of 4 platforms), from $145 a night. Punthill Tuggeranong is a recently opened apartment-style hotel at 205 Anketell Street in Greenway, in Canberra's Tuggeranong district.

Spicers Clovelly Estate, Palmwoods: 4.1 ± 0.3 (fair evidence, 2 of 4 platforms), from $329 a night. Spicers Clovelly Estate is a small luxury guesthouse with ten French-provincial suites in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland near Montville.

The Darling, Sydney: 4.0 ± 0.1 (solid evidence, 4 of 4 platforms), from $233 a night. The Darling is a five-star boutique hotel at 80 Pyrmont Street in Sydney's Pyrmont district, part of The Star entertainment complex.

Northpoint Motel, Toowoomba: 4.0 ± 0.2 (solid evidence, 4 of 4 platforms). Northpoint Motel is a four-star apartment-style motel in Harlaxton, Toowoomba, on the New England Highway beside Queens Park.