Perth's hotels sit in three parts of the city: the CBD and the Elizabeth Quay waterfront, Northbridge on the other side of the railway, and the port of Fremantle downstream. Each suits a different trip and a different budget.

Perth hotels by area: the short answer

On a first visit, stay in the CBD or beside Elizabeth Quay, where the river, the Bell Tower and the shopping streets sit within a walk of each other. Northbridge is the budget answer and the one for nights out, with the cheapest beds in the city and a single four-star. Fremantle rewards a trip of its own: the port, the old streets and the markets are packed into one small centre.

At four stars the three areas come within a few dollars of each other: A$203 on the quay, A$206 in Northbridge, A$206 in Fremantle. Area is not where the money goes in Perth. The A$62 and A$43 figures in that column are hostel beds, so the low end of the table is not like the rest of it, and the A$124 Fremantle rate is a two-star room rather than a four-star one.

The Swan River loops around the CBD, and Elizabeth Quay is the stretch of waterfront where the centre meets it. Northbridge begins on the far side of the railway line, a few blocks from the middle of town. Fremantle is a separate centre at the river mouth, and it works as a base for its own harbour and streets, not as a cheaper way to reach the city.

The rates below for these Perth hotels are the lowest nightly prices for the coming week, per room.

Perth CBD and Elizabeth Quay hotels: hostel beds to five stars

The centre runs from a hostel bed at A$62 to a five-star at A$464, so the bill follows the format you book and not much else.

• **Criterion Hotel Perth** on Hay Street: three stars, 7.8 from 300+ reviews, from A$122. Location and value are the two things guests rate, and this is the cheapest room in the centre that is not a hostel bed.
• **Hostel G Perth** on Stirling Street: two stars, 8.8 from 300+ reviews, from A$62. The score sits a point above the three-star, at half the price, which says plenty about what a star rating measures.
• **Pan Pacific Perth**, 207 Adelaide Terrace at the East Perth end: five stars, 9.2 from 700+ reviews, from A$238. Breakfast and the size of the rooms are what guests rate highest, and A$238 for five stars undercuts the Ritz-Carlton on the quay by a wide margin.
• **Quay Perth** fronts the water: four stars, 9.1 from 20+ reviews, from A$203. The review base is small, so skim a few recent comments before you take the score at face value.
• **The Ritz-Carlton, Perth** is the top of the market: 9.4 from 60+ reviews, from A$464, with a pool, a spa and a sun terrace in the building.

Northbridge hotels: the cheap end and the quiet one

Northbridge holds the cheapest beds in the city and one four-star with a pool. Between those two, the choice thins out.

• **DoubleTree by Hilton Perth Northbridge**: four stars, 9.2 from 200+ reviews, from A$206, with an outdoor pool and a fitness room. If you want a full-service hotel north of the railway, this is the one.
• **Britannia on William**: two stars, 7.4 from 60+ reviews, from A$43, the lowest rate of the three areas and roughly a fifth of what the DoubleTree charges.

For a mid-range room with a restaurant downstairs, the CBD gives you more to pick from. Walk over for dinner.

Fremantle hotels: the port suburb for a slower trip

Fremantle's four-star rates sit within a few dollars of the centre's, and its cheapest room is a two-star at A$124.

• **Warders Hotel by Garde**, near the markets: four stars, 9.6 from 30+ reviews, from A$247, with a sauna, a bar and a restaurant. The best-scoring of the Fremantle four-stars.
• **Hougoumont Hotel**: four stars, 8.8 from 20+ reviews, from A$206, the cheaper of the two and the same rate as Northbridge's DoubleTree.
• **Norfolk Hotel**: two stars, 9.3 from 20+ reviews, from A$124. About half the four-star rate, with a score that falls between the two of them.

You stay in Fremantle for the harbour, the markets and the old streets outside the window, not for a cheaper night.

Perth hotels by room type: hostel, room or suite

The format you book moves the price more than the area does.

The first two rows are the ones people misread. A hostel bed and a three-star room both put you in the middle of the city for the night, and the gap between them is the cost of having a room of your own.

At the top of the table the sums are easier. A$238 buys five stars at the Pan Pacific and A$203 buys four at Quay Perth, so the step up to five stars is small at the bottom of that band. The Ritz-Carlton at A$464 is that band with a pool, a spa and a 9.4 score.

※ Room rates and booking conditions change with dates and room types. Confirm with the hotel before booking.