{"id":2032,"date":"2024-03-28T10:54:35","date_gmt":"2024-03-27T23:54:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/luxuryescapes.com\/inspiration\/the-best-5-star-hotels-in-australia\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T14:05:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T03:05:03","slug":"the-best-5-star-hotels-in-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/luxuryescapes.com\/inspiration\/the-best-5-star-hotels-in-australia\/","title":{"rendered":"Where to Stay in Australia: The Best 5-Star Hotels by State"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

From Hobart’s waterfront to the Red Centre, a state-by-state guide to the Australian hotels worth going out of your way for.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The best hotels in Australia<\/a> hotels share one quality: they give you a reason to stay in as much as a reason to go out. Whether that’s a rooftop bar in Melbourne’s laneways, a beachfront apartment in Palm Cove, or 28-guest lodge in the Queensland Outback with a campfire and a sky full of stars, what follows is a state-by-state guide to the properties that earn their place on this list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

The best 5-star hotels in New South Wales<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Star Grand Hotel \u2013 Pyrmont, Sydney<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Sydney<\/a> has no shortage of big hotels, but few justify staying put quite like The Star Grand<\/a>. Positioned in Pyrmont with city and water views, the complex pulls off the rare trick of being genuinely self-contained \u2013 Sokyo’s omakase-style Japanese is reason enough to book, and the Hello, Darling pool is one of the better-kept secrets in the CBD. Rooms are large, dark-toned and properly quiet. The casino is optional; the neighbourhood walk to Barangaroo is not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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