Fremantle Hotels

Fremantle is an Indian Ocean port, clinging to the western edge of Australia, facing west towards Rottnest Island, Mauritius, and Africa. You could claim that Fremantle is a suburb of Perth, but you'd be wrong. It is a city in its own right, deliciously different from Perth in its location, people and style. Freo lies at the mouth of the Swan, 19km from Perth but a million kilometres in terms of personality. Creative, relaxed, open-minded, Freo makes a cosy home for its myriad painters, writers and musicians and those who love to be around them. And there's more than the friendly atmosphere to enjoy here – Freo's home to some fantastic museums, historic buildings, galleries, pubs and cafés. At night on weekends, kids from the suburbs move in to party and cruise the main drag, mixing it with the city's hippies, ferals and freaks. It's a scene that's a must-see. Fremantle is a city located on Australia's western coast, at the mouth of the Swan River, 19 kilometres south from Perth. It was established by British settlers as part of the Swan River Colony in 1829. It was declared a city in 1929, and has a population of approximately 25,000. In 1891, Irish-born engineer C. Y. O'Connor deepened the harbour and removed the limestone bar and sand shoals across the entrance to the Swan River, thus rendering Fremantle a servicable port for commercial shipping. Fremantle still serves as the main port for Western Australia. Fremantle is considered to be one of Perth's cultural centres, with convict-built colonial era buildings, the old jetty and port, the maritime museum, and many other buildings of general historical interest.