TripAdvisor has revealed the winners of its 2013 Travellers’ Choice awards for the top small hotels. The Australian winners are:
| Rank | Property | City | Region | State |
| 1 | Gaia Retreat & Spa | Brooklet | NSW | |
| 2 | Red Earth Motel | Broken Hill | NSW | |
| 3 | Saffire Freycinet | Coles Bay | Freycinet National Park | TAS |
| 4 | Southern Ocean Lodge | Kangaroo Island | ||
| 5 | Mai Tai Resort | Port Douglas | QLD | |
| 6 | The Bunyip Scenic Rim Resort | Boonah | Scenic Rim | QLD |
| 7 | Birches Luxury Spa Chalets | Tawonga South | Mount Beauty | VIC |
| 8 | Splinters Guest House | Pokolbin | Hunter Valley | NSW |
| 9 | Spicers Vineyards Estate | Pokolbin | Hunter Valley | NSW |
| 10 | The Villa At Hannam Vale | Hannam Vale | NSW | |
| 11 | Islington Hotel | Hobart | TAS | |
| 12 | Windmills Break | Yallingup | Margaret River | WA |
| 13 | Orbost Motel | Orbost | Gippsland | VIC |
| 14 | Junction Motel Maryborough | Maryborough | VIC | |
| 15 | Best Western Lazy Lizard Motor Inn | Port Douglas | QLD | |
| 16 | Saltwater Luxury Apartments | Port Douglas | QLD | |
| 17 | Capella Lodge | Lord Howe Island | NSW | |
| 18 | Spicers Balfour Hotel | Brisbane | QLD | |
| 19 | Mona Pavilions | Berriedale | Greater Hobart | TAS |
| 20 | Koola Beach Apartments Bargara | Bargara | QLD | |
| 21 | Cedar Park Rainforest Resort | Kuranda | QLD | |
| 22 | Forest Walks Lodge | Deloraine | TAS | |
| 23 | Longitude 131 | Yulara | NT | |
| 24 | Moorings on Cavill Avenue | Surfers Paradise | Gold Coast | QLD |
| 25 | Cocos Beach Bungalows | Broome | WA |
The South Pacific region’s top small hotel is The Dairy Private Luxury Hotel, Queenstown, New Zealand which also won the best service award in the region.
