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The new Novotel and ibis Styles Melbourne Airport is the airport’s first new hotel in 20 years.

New two-in-one, $230 million hotel ready to open at Melbourne Airport

The first new hotel at Melbourne Airport in 20 years will add 464 three- and four-star rooms to the location, with no shuttle required.

  • by Julietta Jameson
Twists on classics … twice-baked gruyere souffle.

Australia’s hotel restaurants are undergoing a renaissance

An Australian hotel restaurant renaissance is under way – travellers’ tastes have evolved, and hoteliers and top chefs are taking note.

  • by Katherine Scott
Sydney in summer.
Opinion
Australia

Seven big myths we tell tourists about Australia, busted

Melbourne has the best coffee and Sydney has the best weather? We’re giving visitors to this country the wrong information.

  • by Ben Groundwater
The rooftop pool, said to be the only one in Collingwood.
★★★★
Hotel reviews

New Melbourne hotel feels like New York meets ... Collingwood

The convenience of a serviced apartment meets the fun and facilities of a hotel at this stylish new Collingwood property.

  • by Guy Wilkinson
The Aboriginal Heritage Walk through the Royal Botanic Gardens.

Ten undiscovered highlights of Melbourne most visitors miss

You’re probably familiar with the laneways, the restaurants, the events. But some highlights are worth digging a little deeper for.

  • by Paul Chai
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Part of the design brief for the Lyall was to retain its townhouse-away-from-home character.

Melbourne’s hotel ‘for those who don’t like hotels’

The Lyall Hotel & Spa has been popular with celebrities keen to stay on the down-low yet in a fashionable address.

  • by Julietta Jameson
High Street, Thornbury. The recently proclaimed “coolest street in the world” is eight kilometres long and runs across three suburbs.

Is this Australian street really ‘the world’s coolest’? Not for me

My dream street has good and diverse food; classy, creative boutiques; bars that are friendly and unpretentious. Some cities have them.

  • by Ben Groundwater
Turkish Airlines’ first Australian route is ready to touch down.

New flights to Europe as one of the world’s most-awarded airlines arrives

Turkish Airlines arrives with the launch of its first Australian route, with plans to rapidly expand.

  • by Julietta Jameson
The Palm Springs-style rooftop pool.
★★★★½
Hotel reviews

Cool makeover for this hotel in the best part of Melbourne

Rydges Melbourne represents an intelligent, if not model, hotel refurbishment, with little expense seemingly spared.

  • by Anthony Dennis
Floor-to-ceiling views.
★★★★½
Hotel reviews

$20 million transformation creates central Melbourne hotel with wow factor

This Hotel Indigo’s fun, quirk and wow factor are supported by quality and a top location.

  • by Jane Richards

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