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BRISBANE

5* - Heritage A Beaufort Hotel is a member of the Leading Hotels of the World. This hotel provides an atmosphere of luxury and elegance and reflects the art of fine living. The hotel overlooks the Brisbane River and all rooms have panoramic views. The Garden suites offer views of the river and Botanic Gardens. Recreational facilities include outdoor heated pool, spa, sauna and a fully equipped gymnasium.
Price: A$307.00 (standard) per twin/single room per night. (Price valid till 31/3/2002).

5* - Hilton Hotel is located in the heart of Australia's sunniest capital and is one of Queensland's premier hotels. There are 321 air-conditioned rooms with private bath, shower, refrigerator and mini bar, tea/coffee making facilities, IDD telephone, colour TV, radio, movies and hairdryers.
Price: A$188.00 (standard) per twin/single room per night.

4*+ - Chifley On George. Relax......you'll love it. Rooms with comfortable facilities, large well lit desk, hands free phone, computer modem connection, business centre/secretarial services, conference/function facilities, and gymnasium/swimming pool.
Prices: A$133.00 (standard) per twin/single room per night.

4* - Novotel Brisbane centrally located in Brisbane's Central Business District, only 15 km from Brisbane Airport. There are 293 well appointed rooms, including 2 suites, recreation facilities and seven function rooms including a pillarless ballroom. This hotel has 2 restaurants and 2 bars, gymnasium, sauna, outdoor lap pool and sundeck. Non-smoking and disabled accommodation available.
Prices: A$130.00 (standard) per twin/single room per night.

FLAG - First Class. Welcome to the Gazebo Hotel with its quality, value and comfort. Rooms offer walkout balconies. Australian owned and operated. Close proximity to downtown Brisbane. This hotel overlooks the city, mountain range and two parks and offers a tranquil yet central location with an outdoor pool and terrace brasserie.
Price: Single/Twin/Double Standard Room- A$109.00 per room per night.

FLAG - Heritage Executive Class. The Inchcolm All Suites Hotel offers elegantly furnished suites in a beautifully restored heritage building. There are executive one and two bedroom apartments with a spa. This hotel is located in a very quiet area.
Price: Single/Twin/Double Standard Room- A$131.00 per room per night.

FLAG - Quality Class. The Metro Suites Milton has elegant one and two bedroom serviced apartments with some suites overlooking the Brisbane River. Centrally located 2km from Brisbane Central Business District along Coronation Drive.
Price: Single/Twin/Double Standard Room- A$109.00 per room per night.

FLAG - Quality Class. The Camelot Inn is located four minutes walk from the city centre in a quiet, elegant street close to a casino, restaurants, entertainment and shopping. This hotel has a pool, spa and a lift to all floors.
Price: Single/Twin/Double Standard Room- A$109.00 per room per night.

QUALITY - Quality Class. The Quality Hotel Albert Park has quality rooms overlooking Brisbane City skyline and historic Albert Park. Recently refurbished. Convenient city fringe location overlooking Albert Park. A 10 minute walk to the city centre with ample free parking. Personal, efficient service.
Price: Single/Twin/Double Standard Room- A$109.00 per room per night and includes a Continental breakfast.

FLAG - Executive Class. The Airport International Motel & Serviced Apartments has corporate suites, executive one and two bedroom apartments and family units. Pool, cable television and car storage is available. Located 10 minutes from the Central Business District and airport, this complex offers a superb licensed restaurant and bar with friendly service.
Price: Single/Twin/Double Standard Room- A$109.00 per room per night.


GOLD COAST

5* - Royal Pines Resort (Ashmore) on Queensland's Gold Coast, 8 km west of Surfers Paradise, 24 km north of Coolangatta Airport and 80 km south of Brisbane Airport. This hotel is a fully integrated resort complex featuring superb conference and meeting facilities, world standard 36 hole golf course, 6 restaurants, retail shops, fitness centre, 7 tennis courts, marina, Royal Pines Princess Cruiseboat, luxury appointed rooms and suites, heated swimming pool, tropical landscaped gardens, jogging track, games room, and gymnasium/health centre.

Prices:

(1/4/01 -23/12/01) - A$215.00 (standard) per double/twin/single room per night with breakfast included.

(24/12/01 - 4/1/02) - A$335.00 (standard) per double/twin/single room per night with breakfast included.

5* - Conrad Jupiters (Broadbeach) This is Australia's largest hotel with 605 guest rooms and suites. The fabulous Gold Coast beaches and Oasis shopping Centre are connected to the complex by monorail. There are 6 award winning restaurants available to choose from and a 24 hour Casino with over 100 gaming tables.

Price:

(1/4/01 - 23/12/01)- A$215.00 (standard) per double/twin/single room per night with breakfast included.

24/12/01 - 4/1/02)- A$335.00 (standard) per double/twin/single room per night with breakfast included.

5* - Sheraton Mirage (Main Beach). Situated on the Broadwater Peninsula, 35 minutes from Coolangatta Airport, 60 minutes from Brisbane Airport. This hotel is located right on the beach and adjacent to the Southport Broadwater. There are facilities for boating/fishing (river/lake and deep-sea), heated swimming pool, tennis courts, gymnasium/health club, marina, restaurants, convention facilities, Mirage shopping complex and watersports. Luxury room facilities and disabled room facilities available. Full valet service to all rooms.
Prices: From A$312.00 - A$370.00 (Lagoon Garden Room) per twin/single room, per night, price dependant on the time of year, please inquire further.


SURFERS PARADISE

5* - Parkroyal Surfers Paradise. One of the Gold Coast's newest deluxe category properties situated only 250 meters from golden beaches offering a selection of different style rooms to meet individual requirements. The property is an ideal, central location from which to enjoy the local attractions including all theme parks, the glittering nightlife, Casino and shops. Property facilities include- a gymnasium, 2 swimming pools, floodlit tennis court, spas, sauna, valet service, laundry/ironing facilities, Non-denominational Chapel, shuttle minibus to downtown, lobby shop, and a hair/beauty shop. A personalised one-stop Conference Confidence guide will take the hard work out of organising your event.
Prices: From A$150.00 - A$162.00 (Elorado Tower) per twin/single room per night, price dependant on the time of year, please inquire further.

4*+ Australis Sovereign Hotel. In the heart of Surfers Paradise, close to the beach and tourist attractions. This is a low-rise apartment hotel with accommodation from 1 room hotel suites to 2 bedroom apartments, most with balconies. Property facilities include- a swimming pool, spa, sauna, licensed restaurant, cocktail bar, and conference facilities.
Prices: A$111.00 (standard) per twin/single room per night.

4* - Novotel Beachcomber has 302 rooms. This hotel offers the perfect setting for adventure, relaxation, pristine beaches to the east and natural rainforest hinterland to the west. Situated in the heart of Surfers Paradise.
Price: A$137.00 (standard) per twin/single room per night.

FLAG - First Class. At the Flag Inn Focus, all units have ocean or hinterland views. Ten meters to patrolled ocean beach. Close to the theme parks and shopping centres. Fully licensed restaurant on the premises.
Price: Single/Twin/Double Standard Room- A$155.00 per room per night.


LAMINGTON NATIONAL PARK

4* - Binna Burra Mountain Lodge (Beechmont). Situated in Lamington National Park, 120 km south-west of Brisbane, 50 km north-west of Coolangatta Airport and 40 km south-west of the Gold Coast. Set amidst Australia's largest sub-tropical rainforest, the Lamington National Park in the Gold Coast Hinterland. 40 stone and timber cabins nestled in the mountainside, with breathtaking views of the Numinbah Valley and surrounding rainforest. All inclusive package includes all meals (24 hr basis), accommodation and scheduled guest activities. There are 40 rooms including 26 en-suites.
Prices: A$184.00 (standard) per twin, A$205.00 (standard) per single per room per night. Prices include all country-style meals and guided activities. *Minimum 2 night stay on weekends*.


SUNSHINE COAST

5* - Hyatt Regency (Coolum) is located at Coolum Beach on Queensland's Sunshine Coast set amongst 150 hectares of lush rainforest and natural bushland, fronting kilometers of the Pacific Ocean beach. The lobby overlooks the challenging 18 hole golf course. The accommodation is grouped in low-rise clusters set amongst the trees. This complex offers 324 rooms with 130 spa rooms. Leisure facilities include a swimming pool, spas, tennis courts, golf course, four restaurants and a Creative Arts centre.
Price: A$285.00 (standard) per twin/single room per night.

4* - Novotel Twin Waters Resort (Mudjimba Beach) voted the best deluxe resort at the Queensland Tourism Awards and is located just south of Noosa and only minutes away from the coast's most famous attractions. The resort's beachfront location, unique bushland setting, 18 hole championship golf course and extensive conference facilities make it the perfect place for your next conference. Just 5 minutes from the Sunshine Coast Airport, this hotel offers activities such as catamarans, cycling, games room, golf, surfing, tennis courts, windsurfing, gymnasium, and a heated pool.
Prices: A$150.00 (standard) twin/single room per night.

4* - Sheraton Noosa Resort (Noosa). Situated in Noosa Heads area, 25 km from the Sunshine Coast airport, and 145 km from Brisbane Airport. This hotel has recently refurbished rooms and suites. Extra large rooms have a separate spa bath and shower, hairdryer, kitchenette along with all the other comfortable facilities. The hotel offers a spectacular new restaurant, all day dining, two bars including pool bar, gymnasium, sauna, swimming pool, squash, tennis courts, jogging track, horse riding, cycling, fishing (river/lake/deep-sea), and watersports. There are beach and river frontages and boat hire from a private jetty and boardwalk.
Prices: A$280.00 (standard) twin/single room per night.

COMFORT - Executive Class. The Comfort Suites Sandcastles on the Beach offers all luxury, full self-contained one bedroom apartments, with queen-sized beds. Ocean view apartments and penthouses available. Located in the shopping and restaurant hub of town and only 50m to Underwater World and wharf attractions.
Price: Single/Twin/Double Standard Room- A$131.00 per room per night.
 
FLAG - Quality Class. The Beach Retreat is located opposite Coolum's patrolled surf beach with expansive ocean views to Noosa. Studio rooms, one and two bedroom fully self-contained apartments, penthouse and disabled unit is available. A heated swimming pool and games room completes this complex
Price: Single/Twin/Double Standard Room- A$109.00 per room per night.


TROPICAL NORTH QUEENSLAND - CAIRNS

5* - Radisson Plaza at the Pier is situated a few minutes walk to Cairns Central Business District and the Cairns Convention Centre. Adjacent to Marlin Marina, departure point for the Great Barrier Reef cruises. Unrivalled and unique waterfront position which combines 5 star Radisson luxury with the best location in Cairns. Over an acre of internal garden landscaping, with large free-form pool, spa and fitness centre. All rooms and suites feature private balcony or patio offering stunning marina, bay, garden or pool views.
Prices: A$292.00 (standard) twin/single room per night.
 
QUALITY - First Class. The Quality Hotel Pacific International has a superb waterfront location with departure points to the Great Barrier Reef nearby. Standard, executive and deluxe rooms available. Shopping precinct and convention centre close by. All rooms have private balconies.
Price: Single/Twin/Double Standard Room- A$155.00 per room per night.
 
FLAG - Deluxe Class. The Sheridan Plaza Hotel is a premier 4.5 star boutique hotel centrally located. Only minutes from the airport and city centre.
Price: Single/Twin/Double Standard Room- A$131.00 per room per night.

4*+ Kewarra Beach Resort. This resort is 20 minutes drive from Cairns city, it's international airport and shopping facilities. The resort offers a 70 acre paradise of private beach frontage, brilliant gardens and natural forest. The Garden View accommodation is in lodge style and has a separate living room with beautiful garden views. The straw covered bungalows blend in with the tropical palm tree surroundings and with pure style of relaxation and privacy. All accommodations have air-conditioning, telephone, TV, bar, refrigerators and room service.

Price:

Garden View- (Single)- A$167.00

(Twin)- A$212.00 per room per night.

Bungalows- (Single)-A$220.00

(Twin)- A$287.00 per bungalow per night.

Ocean View Bungalow prices available upon request.

Complimentary Airport Transfers offered when pre-booked.

FLAG - Executive Class. Tuna Towers Hotel is a waterfront hotel in the heart of the city, offering spectacular views across Trinity Bay and surrounding parklands. An ideal family hotel opposite Cairns' largest children's playground with barbecue facilities.
Price: Single/Twin/Double Standard Room- A$131.00 per room per night.

3*+ Bay Village Tropical Retreat. The spacious 63 rooms of this small property are set in a tropical garden atmosphere, with an outdoor swimming pool, bar and restaurant. It is a short walk to the city centre and the domestic and international airports are only 7kms away.
Price: A$111.00 (standard) twin/single per room per night.

FLAG - Quality Class. Club Crocodile Hides Hotel is the most central accommodation house in Cairns. The complex dates back to 1885 and combines the charm of a restored Heritage listed building with modern room facilities.

Price: Single/Twin/Double Standard Room- A$109.00 per room per night and includes Continental breakfast.


MISSION BEACH

3* - Mission Beach Resort. Midway between Cairns and Townsville and right opposite Dunk Island, Mission Beach is a place where Cassowaries have right of way, the living is easy. Nestled in 46 acres of rainforest and gardens, Mission Beach Resort is a tropical paradise where you can enjoy space and privacy.
Prices: Single- (standard) - A$104.00 Twin- (standard) - A$118.00 per room per night


PALM COVE

4*+ The Reef Retreat. This is where the rainforest meets the reef - a perfect location, tranquil and discreet with everything so close and accessible. Between Cairns and Pt Douglas, lies a beautiful palm fringed beach, groves of ancient paper-bark trees and cosmopolitan Palm Cove Village. The Reef Retreat offers resort style boutique apartments.

Price:

Garden Rooms- A$141.00 per single/twin/double room per night.

One Bedroom Apartment for 1 - 4 persons - A$188.00 per room per night.

Complimentary Airport Transfers included when the accommodation is pre-booked.

3*+ Paradise Village Resort. This property I set in a lush tropical environment, offering a selection of luxury appointed apartments accommodating up to 6 guests. Just across the way from the resort is a fine selection of fashion and resort-wear boutiques, art galleries, and tourist shops.

Price:

Garden Rooms- A$141.00 per single/twin/double room per night.

One Bedroom Apartment for 1 - 4 persons - A$188.00 per room per night.

Complimentary Airport Transfers included when the accommodation is pre-booked.

 


PORT DOUGLAS

4* - Radisson Treetops Resort. This large hotel is located 50 minutes from Cairns Airport and an hour drive from Cairns city. There are 306 rooms and suites surrounded by a flowing creek, lily ponds and tropical lagoons which all emphasis the harmony of this natural environment. The resort has a gymnasium, tennis court, children's club, child care service and a boutique.

Prices:

A$202.00 (standard) per single/twin room per night - (01/4/01 - 31/10/01)

A$181.00 (standard) per single/twin room per night - (01/11/01 - 31/3/02)

4* - Thala Beach Lodge. This is where a beautiful and environmentally sensitive lodge is nestled. All the deluxe bungalows are built high on timber poles, looking out through the canopy of trees. Thala is an Aboriginal name for the magnificent White-bellied Sea Eagle and it is believed to be the guardian spirit of the sea and the land.

Price:

Bungalow Eucalypt

Single (standard) - A$233.00

Bungalow Eucalypt

Twin (standard) - A$301.00 per bungalow per night. Includes Breakfast.

Coral Sea Bungalows

Single (standard) - A$299.00

Coral Sea Bungalows

Twin (standard) - A$388.00 per bungalow per night. Includes Breakfast

FLAG - Executive Class. The Flag Suites Metro Port Douglas is a mediterranean-style complex with pool, spa, barbecue and undercover parking. On the main road off Sheraton Mirage, 400 meters to the beach and 1.3 kilometers to the town centre.
Price: Single/Twin/Double Standard Room- A$131.00 (1/4/01-8/6/01 & 8/10/01-31/3/02) per room per night. A$155.00 (9/6/01-7/10/01) per room per night.
 

3* - Radisson Reef Resort. Located 3-4 km south of Port Douglas, 55 km north of Cairns Airport and 500m to the coast. This resort is the closest departure point for the Great Barrier Reef and is close to the World Heritage Rainforest. The resort has 5 pools and offers many activities and a variety of restaurants. There are purpose-built conference facilities, a gymnasium/health centre and floodlit tennis courts. Non-smoking rooms and disabled room facilities are available.

Prices: From A$132.00 (Hotel) - A$234.00 (One Bedroom Villas) per twin/single room per night, prices dependant on the time of year, please inquire further.


TRINITY BEACH

4* Coral Sands Resort features a refreshing diversity of superbly decorated, fully air-conditioned one, two and three bedroom apartments. This accommodation has exceptional quality and style with large private balconies with ocean and beachfront views. There is a lagoon-size pool and tropical gardens to compliment this resort.
Prices: From A$158.00 (One Bedroom) - A$233.00 (Two Bedroom) per twin/single room per night, prices dependant on the time of year, please inquire further.


CAPE TRIBULATION

4* - Coconut Beach Rainforest has 67 Rainforest Villas and Hillside Units situated on 100 hectares of rainforest directly on the beach. Three swimming pools and alfresco dining in the waterfront Long House Restaurant highlight your stay in this resort. This is a combination of natural beauty, seclusion and relaxation.
Prices: From A$224.00 (Hillside Units) - A$335.00 (Rainforest Villas) per twin/single room per night.
3* - Ferntree Rainforest Resort has 8 suites with balcony, 20 split-level villas and 22 standard rooms. Air-conditioned accommodation is nestled amongst the tropical rainforest. Facilities include a bar/restaurant with an international flavour and outdoor dining huts, two swimming pools, guest lounge, tour desk and lobby shop. The beach is close by and a natural swimming hole is within walking distance.
Prices: A$224.00 (standard) per twin/single room per night.


DAINTREE RAINFOREST

Silky Oaks Lodge - Mossman rests on the edge of the Mossman Gorge, overlooking an idyllic rainforest lagoon. The perfect base to explore the natural wonders of Queensland's tropical north. This is the Daintree's ultimate resort, surrounded by a World Heritage listed national park, 75 minutes drive from Cairns. Children under 6 years old are not catered for.
Price: Single/Twin/Double Standard Room- A$456.00 per room per night.

4*+ - Daintree Ecolodge & Spa projects a sense of exotic remoteness which is belied by the fact that it is located only 90 minutes by car from Cairns. Only 15 up-market villas occupy secluded positions high in the rainforest canopyÖreinforcing the impression of being 'at one with nature', yet still provide all the creature comforts of a four and a half star property - the highest rated rainforest resort in Australia. Each air-conditioned villa is fully micro-screened and has en-suite bathrooms, TV, telephone and tea/coffee facilities. Some villas feature their own private spa recessed into the balcony. Wind through the lush rainforest terrain and the properties' own pristine waterfall to discover the wonders that exist in the surrounding of this resort.

Price:

Single/Twin Standard Villa- A$307.00 per villa per night.

Single Deluxe Spa Villa- A$478.00 per villa per night including breakfast.

Twin Deluxe Spa Villa- A$515.00 per villa per night including breakfast for 2 persons.


TOWNSVILLE

FLAG - Executive Class. The Southbank Townsville Hotel & Convention Centre is within walking distance of the Central Business District and nestled amongst Townsville's finest restaurants and cafes. Located 8 km from Townsville Airport. Family rooms available.
Price: Single/Twin/Double Standard Room- A$109.00 per room per night.
 

4* - Aquarius on the Beach has panoramic ocean views from your balcony, air-conditioned rooms, cable TV, in-house video, restaurant and bar, and a beachside pool. All the comforts and luxury of a four star accommodation.

Prices: A$122.00 (standard) per twin/single room per night.


MACKAY

3*+ Broken River Mountain Retreat is located in Eungella National Park, 85kms west of Mackay. This retreat is a haven for nature lovers. Envisage waking to the sounds of the rainforest, surrounded by clouds you can touch. You can walk among protected forests and fauna or even swim with a platypus.

Price:

A$132.00 (One Bedroom 1-2 persons/ max. 4) per twin/single room per night.

A$154.00 (Two Bedroom 1-2 persons/max. 6) per twin/single room per night. Breakfast included.


WHITSUNDAYS AIRLIE BEACH

4*+ - Coral Sea Resort is the only Whitsunday mainland resort with true ocean frontage. It offers the perfect base to explore the wonders of the Great Barrier Reef or the 73 islands. The rooms offer spectacular seaviews and the property is only a 3 minute walk to town.

Price:

A$155.00 (Suite) per twin/single suite per night.

A$214.00 (One Bedroom 1-2 persons/ max. 2) per twin/single room per night.

A$262.00 (Two Bedroom Apartment 1-4 persons/max. 5) per apartment per night.

3*+ - Mango House Resort. A fresh new style of accommodation for the Whitsundays. This resort has new fully self-contained 1 bedroom apartments (1-4 persons), studio apartments (1-2 persons), and Family accommodation (studio plus 1 bedroom apartment with connecting door, 1-7 persons). The 1 bedroom apartments have exceptional good facilities for your comfort. All apartments have a private balcony or patio. Located close to the shops, restaurants and nightlife, it is adjacent to a tavern/bistro and children's entertainment. There is a large pool, spa and barbecue facilities, all this is set in tropical landscape, surrounded by lawn and palms, which creates a wonderful relaxing environment and a gateway to the beautiful Whitsunday Islands.

Price:

One Bedroom Apartment- A$132.00 per two adults per night.
Extra Person- A$11.00 per person per night. (Children aged 2 years and over are classed as an extra person).

Studio Apartment- A$94.00 per two adults per night.

Family Apartment- A$205.00 per night for 1-7 persons.

FLAG - Executive Class. The Club Crocodile Hotel is an multi-award winning resort located on the Whitsunday Coast. Beach club, tennis courts, pool and solar heated spa included.
Price: Single/Twin/Double Standard Room- A$131.00 per room per night. Includes Continental breakfast.

ALL PRICES INCLUDE GST AND ARE VALID TO 31/3/2002 UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED.