Stephanie Holmes checks in to the Avani Metropolis Auckland Residences.

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Eli Orzessek checks into the Sofitel Wellington.

Helen van Berkel checks into the Crest Resort and Pool Villas in Phuket, Thailand

The City of Sails trumps holiday hotspots the Coromandel and the Bay of Islands.

Jude Dobson checks into the Bab Al Shams Desert Resort and Spa, in Dubai.

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Estelle Sarney and Grant Bradley stay at The Magazine Hotel, Budapest.

Stephanie Holmes checks into the Arlo SoHo in New York City.

Michelle Weir checks into the Movenpick Resort & Spa, Jimbaran Bay, Bali.

Justine Tyerman indulges at a historic Swiss celebrity haunt that's been newly-restored.

Shandelle Battersby checks into the Aga Reef Resort, Lalomanu, Samoa.

Estelle Sarney and Grant Bradley check in to Chic&basic Ramblas in Barcelona.

Jason Reeves checks into the Sudima Hotel, Rotorua.

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Aimee Shaw checks into the Radisson Blu, Amritsar.

Justine Tyerman discovers the history of a Swiss hotel that's one of of Europe's oldest.

Gia Garrick checks into a Luxury Room with Beach Club access.

Courtney Whitaker stays at Royal Davui Island Resort, Beqa Lagoon, Fiji.

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Estelle Sarney and Grant Bradley check into a hotel in a 17th century canal house.

Michelle Weir checks into a central Christchurch hotel with a 'wow factor' bathroom.

Winston Aldworth checks into accommodation fit for the King in Memphis.

Donna McIntyre checks into a well-designed budget hotel close to the airport.

Shandelle Battersby checks into an impressive Cathedral Square hotel.

Maureen Marriner stays at London's COMO Metropolitan.

Stephanie Holmes stays at a working winery in the middle of the Israeli desert.

Daniel Simmonds checks into a hotel that's great for business travellers.

Estelle Sarney and Grant Bradley check into the Sofitel Chain Bridge in Budapest.

Shandelle Battersby checks into the Royal Sea Cliff Kona by Outrigger, Hawaii Island.