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 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 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 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 (...)
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 (...)
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 (...)
MolliesMollies on Tweed (you might guess by the name) is anything but the standard hotel experience. This charming little hotel is operated by Frances Wilson and (...)
Eichardt's Private HotelEichardt's Private Hotel was established during the gold rush days of the 1860s, and was, at the time, Queenstown's premier lodging. Of course that was a (...)
AzurThe whole point of New Zealand, from an outsider’s perspective, is the outdoors — there’s city culture there, of course, but what’s worth going on (...)
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