Park Hyatt Sydney
Luxury meets location at Sydney's most expensive hotel, where the service levels and facilities are second to none...
Luxury meets location at Sydney's most expensive hotel, where the service levels and facilities are second to none...
Supremely hip, this lavishly refurbished historic hotel has been zooshed up with stripy carpets and clever designer touches in every nook of the extremely comfortable rooms. Prices include breakfast, free broadband and a pre-dinner drink.
The reception area immediately tells you that you're on holiday. Its open-air plan and gently revolving ceiling fans stir the languid, tropical heat...
Inside this beautiful timber Queenslander the charming rooms are fully self-contained and have private entrances and verandahs. The effervescent Debbie is a mine of information and makes this a cosy home away from home.
A snazzy renovation has transformed this atmospheric 1861 kauri inn into an elegant boutique hotel with contemporary design and top-notch furnishings. It oozes character, not least because the building is reputedly haunted.
You won't miss this chocolate and lime-green high-rise on the Nerang River, a vibrant gem amongst Surfers' bland plethora of hotels and apartments. The rooms are subtle-chic and the poolside is the spot for sundowners...
A canary-yellow, beach-bumming hostel with a sea-view verandah, just a short way from Pancake Rocks...
A beautifully restored Queenslander, this guesthouse is tucked away in a quiet area of New Farm. The friendly owners have installed TVs and bar fridges in every room and there’s a lovely back deck overlooking the pool. Excellent value for money.
North of the city up Northeast Valley, this pair of homes atop a (steep) hill share an organic garden and a very welcoming host. With crazy artworks and a porthole in the bathroom, the main B&B is an amazing space...
Launceston's newest and hippest hotel was once a dreary hospital. It's all light and bright now with snappy decor, intelligent service and a stylish restaurant (meals $8 to $33, open breakfast, lunch and dinner)...
The standard rooms at the Grand aren't the most luxurious in town, but staying at this landmark hotel gives you the feeling of being part of something special. Many rooms open onto a delightful courtyard garden, and there's a gym, pool and spa.
These four self-contained early-1900s timber cottages, that each sleep four (or more), have been luxuriously restored. They're 2km northwest of Lorne, arrayed among shady trees and green lawns, complete with bridge and babbling brook...
Once the private residence of an army brigadier, the Sebel is more intimate and understated than most of Palm Cove's resorts. The whitewashed walls, wicker furniture and big beds romantically draped in muslin all add to the air of refinement...
Hell-bent on constantly improving and expanding their fabulous hyper-hostel, hosts Ann and Dion (Anndion, get it?) go to enormous lengths to make things homey: stereo systems, big TVs, spa, swimming pool, barbecue area, restaurant, bar, courtesy van...
This recently restored former doctor's mansion (c 1878) has six very different self-contained rooms, some featuring clawfoot baths and lovely views. All feature a unique sense of style. Highly recommended.
Can’t find a bed in Waitomo? This snappily designed motel at the Waitomo end of Te Kuiti is a brilliant alternative...
Clean and friendly, this excellent hostel is a great place to meet people, and boasts central pool, well-equipped kitchen, bar, lounge and games area. It also sells Greyhound tickets (the coach stops outside) and books discounted tours.
This opulent hotel in a grand 1920s building in the middle of Rundle Mall has mod- minimalist rooms with king-sized beds, marble bathrooms and American oak and Italian furnishings. Oh, and that hotel rarity − opening windows...
For a much-needed shot of desert luxury − plus a pool, gym, in-house movies, formidable minibar and the excellent Umberto's restaurant. Staff are supercourteous and there are plenty of tours on offer. Above-ground rooms also available.
This large edifice is another Federal Hotels enterprise with an attractive foyer and public spaces, including the excellent Wilderness Gallery, but its rooms are less impressive.
Raffles lays on a spread of charm from the mock colonial entrance to the central pagoda topped with a fine head of bougainvillea...
East of Pape’ete is this elegant hotel on a black-sand beach lined with almond trees and fronted with Mo’orea views. The exterior of the hotel looks like a common apartment block but once you enter the minimalist-chic lobby things get much better...
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