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Accommodation
Queensland has an excellent range of sleeping options, including guesthouses and B&Bs, high-end seaside resorts, party-
prone hostels, camping grounds and cabins, as well as no-fuss hotels and motels.
SLEEPING PRICE RANGES
The following price indicators refer to the cost of a double room with bathroom in high season (summer in south-
ern Queensland, winter in Far North Queensland) per night:
$
less than $100
$$
$100-200
$$$
more than $200
Expect to pay $20 to $50 more during school and public holidays, and during the high seasons.
B&Bs
Bed and breakfast options include restored miners' cottages, converted barns, rambling old houses, upmarket country
manors, beachside bungalows and simple bedrooms in family homes. Tariffs are typically in the midrange bracket, but
can be much higher.
Local tourist offices can usually give you a list of local B&Bs. Online, try the following:
Bed & Breakfast and Farmstay Association of Far North Queensland
(
www.bnbnq.com.au
)
Bed & Breakfast Site
(
www.babs.com.au
)
OZ Bed and Breakfast
(
www.ozbedandbreakfast.com
)
Camping & Caravanning
If you want to explore Queensland on a shoestring, camping is the way to go.
Camping in national parks can cost from nothing to $15 per person. Tent sites at private camping and caravan parks
cost around $20 to $30 per couple per night (slightly more with electricity). Many of these outfits also hire out cabins
with kitchenettes, running from $60 to $170 per night sleeping one to six people.
National parks and their camping areas are administered state-by-state, with bookings handled online through Queens-
land's
Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport & Racing
(
www.nprsr.qld.gov.au
).
