Holiday perfection: Traveller’s top hotels of 2024
From opulence in Monaco and Dubai to revamped hotels closer to home, here are the best properties reviewed by Traveller’s expert writers this year.
★★★★½
This hotel was rated world’s best on TripAdvisor. Could it be that good?
What makes this unassuming hotel on a quiet street in Cambodia’s Siem Reap such a popular choice for visitors? We check in to find out.
- by Garry Maddox
★★★★★
This is one of the world’s few luxury hotels that deserves its icon status
A stay at this impeccable property is a unique experience steeped in history and indulgence.
- by Trudi Jenkins
★★★★★
The verdict on the world’s first ‘ultra-luxury resort’
Beyonce was reportedly paid $36 million to perform at the opening of this hotel. She would be happy with how it turned out.
- by Damien Woolnough
★★★★★
This perfect Asian resort is heaven, if you can afford it
We’ve arrived at Heaven. No, I’m not being hyperbolic. The dreamy Intercontinental Da Nang Sun Peninsula Resort is broken up into Heaven, Sky, Earth and Sea.
- by Katherine Scott
★★★★★
Perfect score: You may not want to leave this good-value Hilton
Foodies and design lovers will be enamoured by this international hotel in one of Buenos Aires’ revitalised neighbourhoods.
- by Katrina Lobley
★★★★★
This is truly one of the world’s most beautiful hotels
It’s a rare privilege to stay in such a beautiful, historic building, particularly one that has been treated with so much care in its transformation.
- by Ben Groundwater
★★★★½
The verdict on iconic Sydney hotel’s $70 million revamp
Expectations have been great that the Sofitel Wentworth’s owners should at last dig deep and restore it to its once near-supermodel status.
- by Anthony Dennis
★★★★½
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
★★★★★
The iconic NZ lodge with a dress-circle location
How cheeky to call these villas on New Zealand’s North Island “residential style”, given my domicile here is painfully temporary.
- by Catherine Marshall
★★★★★
This opulent Monte-Carlo hotel oozes extravagance
Nowhere better encapsulates the luxurious, jet-setter style of Monte-Carlo than the hotel that has been pampering guests since 1864.
- by Brian Johnston
Train-themed hotel offers luxurious Singapore stopover
This Pullman hotel leans heavily into the brand’s vintage train aesthetic with a first-class welcome for jet-lagged guests.
- by Shaney Hudson
★★★★★
Central Coast’s new luxury lodges raise the bar
With five-star resort facilities, concierge service and a lauded eatery on-site, you’ll want for nothing.
- by Sheriden Rhodes
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