Hotels in Byron Bay

Byron is a great, lively place with colourful characters, lots of tourists and young people, a great spirited town for people who love life and active living, with a boho/hippy flavour. Beautiful beaches, great walks to the lighthouse and kayaking/water activities available, nature reserves surrounding the area, vast valleys and spiritual activities / temples in the surrounding areas, Byron is a hub for the creative, artsy, nature-lovers. Stayed at the Byron Bay YHA - 4.5 star hostel experience. Great pool, facilities and vibes, internet room open until late with free wifi. The lighthouse walk is a must-see! Dining - lots of tasty cafes and takeaway juice bars/healthy options; would recommend Heart & Halo, Fundies Wholefood Cafe, Manna Haven, The Cardamom Pod, Santos for wholesome wholefood / vegetarian meal options :) It is easy to walk around the whole of the main town of Byron, but car essential for roadtrips to Mullumbimby, the outer regions attractions and the hinterland. Didn't get to see Crystal Castle or the Macadamia Castle but I heard great things about each. Avoid leaving dinner until too late - most places close around 9.30pm and I was left having kebab shop meals for a few nights when I lost track of time! Lots of amazing giftstores and yoga / alternative / new agey / hippiewear stores - such a utopia if you're looking for some retail therapy at an upbeat and friendly beachside town :)

Byron Bay is Heaven on Earth! We stayed in early January. The beach is beautiful, the water is so warm and clear. The highlight of our stay was a snorkelling trip out to Julian Rocks with Byron Bay Dive Centre. We had never snorkelled before- but were given a lesson in their pool before we left the Dive Centre and felt very confident when we got out to the Rocks. How magical!! We saw turtles, fish, manta's and a shark! The cost was very good. We did the walk up to the Lighthouse- the views were absolutely amazing! We swam, we shopped, we relaxed by the pool and on the beach, we went to two Markets. Our adult children did a tour to Nimbin which they found very funny, enjoyable and educational. Again the cost was very good. Our favourite meal was at Basilico- a Sardinian restaurant. We had the best BBQ'd Octopus we have ever eaten! I loved their prawn lasagne and everyone enjoyed their wood fired pizzas. We stayed at Byron Central Apartments. We parked the car and didn't move it again until it was time to drive home seven days later. None of us wanted to leave!!!

Had a week in Byron and loved it. A few highlights below Miyan Fall - walking down the waterfall in Nightcap National Park is amazing. You can swim in the water hole at the bottom as well which is very refreshing. You just need to be ready to walk back up Also kayaking on the beach to see all the wildlife which live in the area is fun! Companies are easily available on the main beach to book Amazing restaurants which you need to book ahead of time if its busy. Loved Top Shop which does burgers, shakes, cafe style. St Elmo was a delicious tapas, cocktail restaurant. Loved Espresso Head, The Pass, Ginger Pig was good for chilling out, live music, Raes had fresh delicious seafood Wategoes Beach, Walking up to the Light House, bringing your bike, getting out to the hinterlands all highly recommended !

Byron bay is a beautiful coastal country town with a laid back country feel.It never looks too busy or too quiet it's always just right.There are lots of good looking tourists there and Everyone is out partying every night - not just the weekends.Visiting the lighthouse felt really majestical and I was really wowed by Lake Ainsworth - a twenty minute drive away which was unforgettable and really clean.They have a really great Woolworths supermarket there which looked like the best in the whole country with amazing customer service and atmosphere! A great looking town with lots of old school charm, no pollution. You feel like a VIP but without the paparazzi.

Byron has still got a bit of a backpacker 'feel' but has also matured to suit a broader group. It offers some interesting small restaurants and caters for the veggie and organic food sectors - we specifically liked Orgasmic in Bay Ln and the Green Garage (for people not for cars!! -it's a health food shop) and some of the boutique clothing shops. It also has two breweries! Then there's the beaches and surfing; as I'm not a surfer I can only say that there were a lot of them and they all appeared happy! Really something for everyone with a relaxed happy atmosphere symbolised by ad hoc street musicians.

The Cape Byron Lighthouse is a must-do! Most of the restaurants and cafes have terrible customer service which is a real downer and huge disappointment for me because I brought overseas family members with me and was really quite embarrassed by the treatment we received at all place except for one - Fishheads! Fishheads is the one and only place to eat in Byron Bay that I can comfortably recommend. The food and the service were all 5 star! I definitely don't recommend going out at night in Byron Bay. The nightlife is extremely violent and scary. I wish the police would do more to control this but they don't seem to care. This makes me quite sad because I know it can be such a fun and exciting place.