March 2023
Your Johannesburg stopover just stepped up a level
Skip the airport hotel and spend a night in luxury at Fairlawns Boutique Hotel.
- Lauren Vadnjal
January 2023
Step inside Manly’s newest, most expensive hotel suite
The Infinity Residence costs $2000 a night as part of the Manly Pacific’s $30 million revamp.
- Fiona Carruthers
November 2022
- Opinion
- Life & Leisure
This new hotel brings (unprecedented) LA cool to Sydney
Ace Hotels’ first outlet in the southern hemisphere brings a touch of trendy Los Angeles to one of the city’s oldest suburbs, Surry Hills.
- Max Mason
Looking for unbeatable views over Tokyo? Bed down here
If you’re after Blade Runner views and a chic stay in one of the world’s most exciting cities, this latest EDITION offering is a good choice.
- Michael Smith
Living among leopards: How this village thrives with the big cats
A Rajasthani safari camp founded by an entrepreneurial conservationist is working with the community to boost the local leopard population.
- Nina Karnikowski
On the doorstep: Six new boutique hotels close to home
Whether it’s a pad in the Whitsundays or some old-world elegance in Auckland, these classy stays are utterly beguiling.
- Lauren Vadnjal
Inside the $120m refurbishment of a grand Sydney hotel
The InterContinental Hotel is one of the city’s few historic grand dames – but after a massive makeover, it’s back and competing with the best of them.
- Fiona Carruthers
At this eco-luxe resort, you can enjoy a peaceful, TV-free Vietnam
If you are already half in love with the country, a warm welcome from the five-star Avana Retreat will seal the deal.
- Emma Connors
October 2022
The world’s top 30 luxury hotel brands ranked
With suites starting from $1000 a night plus exotic locations from the Caribbean to the Maldives, luxury hotels are the stuff post-pandemic dreams are made of.
- Fiona Carruthers
September 2022
Fancy desert golfing in style? Stay at the Arizona Biltmore resort
The hotel has hosted almost every US president since Herbert Hoover. Unwind after a day on the course, and enjoy its $103 million refurb.
- Matthew Cranston
August 2022
At this luxe hotel, see Roman ruins and maybe a former Beatle
Cash to splash and a certain style have gone into creating what is surely Britain’s hottest-ticket accommodation.
- Jane Knight
July 2022
Siem Reap’s Raffles Grand Hotel d’Angkor awaits your custom
The refurbished hotel, which turned 90 this year, is the perfect “old world meets modern conveniences” stay. Visit now, before the crowds return.
- Chris Wright
Channel your inner jet-setter at The Maybourne Riviera
This ultra-stylish new hotel, perched high above the Med, has panoramic views of the Côte d’Azur to Italy and Monaco, from $2290 to $30,560 a night.
- Tony Davis
June 2022
Four brilliantly designed new places to stay at in NZ
The country is welcoming travellers back with a bevy of imaginative hotel offerings. Expect the unexpected.
- Jo Bates
Here’s what it’s like to stay at the ‘Raffles of Fiji’
First opened in 1914, Suva’s grand dame of the South Pacific is about to be restored to its former glory.
- Fiona Carruthers
How a Thai resort won over this wellness cynic
Despite my irritation with the term, I find myself breathing more like an elephant than a tortoise after just a day at Banyan Tree Krabi.
- Emma Connors
May 2022
The Tassie hotel where the artworks are for sale
Hobart’s five-star Henry Jones Art Hotel is like staying in a gallery, where the pieces – and the food – feed the soul.
- Peter Kerr
March 2022
- Opinion
- Life & Leisure
With a heated rooftop pool, this five-star Docklands hotel ramps it up
The once industrial area west of Melbourne’s city centre is not considered a traditionally glamorous stay option. Marriott is looking to turn that around.
- Fiona Carruthers
Osborn House has been reimagined as a Southern Highlands haven
Choose from beautiful suites or cosy garden cabins and revel in sensational, fire-cooked food at this luxury country estate.
- Ute Junker
February 2022
Top chef shares the simple pork belly recipe inspired by his nonna
Massimo Mele channels his inner grandmother with seasonal and simple cooking at Hobart’s newest luxury hotel, The Tasman.
- Jill Dupleix