Fodor's Expert Review Healesville Hotel

This famous local lodge in a restored 1910 pub has a renowned dining room and seven colorful, modern rooms upstairs, with high ceilings, tall windows, and genteel touches such as handmade soaps. The three bathrooms are shared, so be sure to pack a suitably funky robe to wear for the short walk along the hallway. Downstairs you can dine beneath pressed-metal ceilings in a stylish restaurant ($$) that's won awards for its fine cuisine made with local and seasonal ingredients. Take a table in the garden, where you'll find a wood-fire grill and rotisserie: try the slow-cooked lamb shoulder or roasted local trout. The hotel's front bar has been transformed into a bistro for casual lunches and evening meals, and you can also pick up fresh produce and gourmet foods at the hotel's Kitchen & Butcher shop. A more secluded option is Furmston House, a three-bedroom house right behind the hotel—priced from A$320 a night for two occupants, and the two new Brookland apartments (from A$230 a night for two).