With its swimming pool, airy patios, outdoor bar, garden and a huge, well-designed kitchen, it's easy to see why this Aussie-owned outfit is backpacker central. Serious socializing isn't the only appeal: the sweeping staircases and sky-high molded ceilings of this lovingly restored 19th-century mansion ooze character.
Especially great value are the doubles, fitted with stylish retro furniture and bijoux bathrooms.