Thorngrove ManorQuite a departure from the standard Australian lodge hotel — Thorngrove Manor is a fantasy version of a European castle, complete with turrets, towers (...)
The Richardson Hotel And SpaIf you can stand to be slightly outside the city center (and let’s face it, Perth isn’t exactly the first place you’d look for a quintessentially (...)
The Observatory HotelThe Observatory Hotel sits tucked away on a quiet side street near the historic Rocks district, an easy walk from any number of downtown destinations yet (...)
The KirketonSydney’s hippest hotel is back. The Kirketon was part of the first wave of Sydney boutique hotels, and the design always turned heads. But while the (...)
The Islington HotelPlease note: The Islington Hotel does not allow children under 16 years old.
The Islington Hotel, just outside of Hobart, in Tasmania, is the sort of (...)
The Henry Jones Art HotelTasmania’s known for unspoiled nature, but the port city of Hobart is Australia’s second-oldest. And it’s this old industrial history that the Henry (...)
The HattonSet in a striking hundred-year-old Italianate mansion, the Hatton is an utterly up-to-date prestige hotel. Period features such as stained glass and stone (...)
The GeorgeThere’s more to New Zealand than just those rustic rural lodges. Though it may confound the narrative a bit, New Zealanders can do cosmopolitan style as (...)
The Elandra Mission BeachQueensland is often unfairly regarded as the uncultured cousin of its southerly neighbors, those edgy urban nests of Sydney and Melbourne. Put it down to (...)
Sydney HiltonYes, Hilton — but gone (or at least all but unrecognizable) is the dismal Seventies tower that once went by that name. Today’s Sydney Hilton, fresh (...)
Sofitel Bora Bora Marara Beach & Private IslandThe Motu is just a three-minute boat ride from its sister property, the Marara—but its location, on a tiny private island, makes for a much more private (...)
Solitaire LodgeIn the scheme of things New Zealand’s luxury lodges are probably more similar than different — or at least, the difference between the luxury-lodge (...)
Shangri-La SydneySydney has its share of world-class hotels, at the top end of the business/luxury market — but there aren’t many that are more high-profile than the (...)
Queenstown Park HotelIt would be criminal to upset the natural beauty of NZ’s South Island with overbearing design, and this boutique hotel strikes a harmonious balance (...)
Park Hyatt SydneyThe Park Hyatt Sydney is arguably the most impressive hotel in town—a fact which, when combined with its scenic and utterly central location, makes for (...)
Otahuna LodgeAs the New Zealand lodge boom shows no sign of slowing, perhaps it’s time to soberly take account of the situation, and note for the record that not all (...)
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