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SML Stays · destinations and experiences

Choose a destination. Find your kind of stay.

Start with the places you want to experience, then choose a neighbourhood that makes those journeys practical. Our city guides connect accommodation with attractions, venues and the details that affect a trip.

Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney, Australia; panoramic

Australia

Sydney

Harbour crossings, city neighbourhoods and coastal days. Match the hotel address to your itinerary, not just the view.

Explore Sydney
Area photo · Photo credit
Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney, Australia; panoramic. Photo: Mike Lehmann (Mike Switzerland). CC BY-SA 3.0. Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney, Australia; panoramic — location imagery, not property photography. Adapted.
  • Sydney CBD — Business, shopping and rail connections
  • Darling Harbour — ICC Sydney and waterfront attractions
  • The Rocks — Historic streets and harbour context
  • Circular Quay — Ferries and Opera House visits
  • Barangaroo — Compare verified stays and transport choices
  • Pyrmont — Compare verified stays and transport choices
  • Surry Hills — Compare verified stays and transport choices
  • Potts Point — Compare verified stays and transport choices
  • North Sydney — Compare verified stays and transport choices
South Bank riverfront and Wheel of Brisbane in daylight

Australia

Brisbane

Choose your Brisbane base around river crossings, event venues and the journeys you will make. Compare the CBD, South Bank, Valley and quieter neighbourhoods before choosing a room.

Explore Brisbane
Area photo · Photo credit
South Bank riverfront and Wheel of Brisbane in daylight. Photo: Brisbane City Council. CC BY 2.0. Location photograph from 2010; not property or event imagery. Adapted.
  • Brisbane CBD — Central business streets, rail connections and riverfront hotels
  • South Bank — South Brisbane accommodation around the cultural and convention precinct

Choose the area before the room

A central address is useful only when it suits your itinerary. Compare transport connections, late-night journeys and the exact property location. A waterfront precinct can offer a very different stay from the business district in the same city.

Exact property details and location matter. A photograph labelled as nearby-location imagery shows the area, not the property or the view from a room.