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Luxury holidays

Is a stay at Saffire Freycinet really worth $3000?

This famous Aussie resort costs $3000 a night. But is it justified?

What does $3000 a night get you? It gets you anything you want. Or at least, that’s the idea.

  • Ben Groundwater
The Mondrian, Gold Coast.

The Gold Coast’s newest five-star hotel is not where you’d expect

It stands to reason that Mondrian hotels’ entry into Australia on Queensland’s Gold Coast isn’t among the skyscrapers of Surfers Paradise.

  • Jane Reddy
La Residence, South Africa, can be as over-the-top as one of its most famous guests.

Everything is over-the-top at this hotel. No wonder Elton John loved it

You’d imagine anywhere the British pop star stays might be over-the-top, and you’re not wrong when it comes to this eye-popping South African retreat.

  • Brian Johnston
Mandira Beach Resort & Spa, Legian, Bali.

This ’80s Bali resort blends nostalgia with bargain-priced luxury

Bali Mandira Beach Resort & Spa in Legian is one of the best and most affordable in Bali.

  • Jenny Hewett
Commonly known as lupin or lupine, is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Torres del Paine is a national park in Chilean Patagonia.

One of the world’s most beautiful walks can now be done in style

This new luxury guided hike makes one of the world’s most revered adventure challenges much more accessible.

  • Craig Tansley
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Private dining under the stars at Phinda Rock Lodge, South Africa.

Experts name the most exciting (and surprising) things in luxury travel

Cancel the caviar pizza by the six-star resort pool. Today, luxury is more likely to involve simpler pleasures, says this panel of “luxperts”.

  • Ute Junker
Otahuna – the lodge of dreams.

The unexpected challenges of a luxury lodge trip around New Zealand

I didn’t expect to be landing on a glacier, using a shotgun or enduring a teeth-rattling jet boat ride up a shallow river on my trip around the land of the long white cloud.

  • Lee Tulloch
The Sundays, Hamilton Island.

The verdict on Hamilton Island’s first new hotel in 18 years

Former staff accommodation has been changed into a luxury escape that fills a gap in the holiday island’s offerings.

  • Katherine Scott
The Spanish Steps and the crowds.

I stayed in one of Rome’s most crowded tourist spots – and loved it

Rome might be one of the world’s busiest tourist cities, but there are ways to cope with overtourism – and you can even learn to appreciate it.

  • Brian Johnston
Under the night skies.

The luxury farm-stay tents so nice, they won gold

From a pool to electric blankets to the latest tech: solitary confinement has never looked so good.

  • Julie Miller

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