Over six months, a Fodor's Travel writer has visited nearly 70 properties in New Orleans.

Courtney Whitaker stays at a modern apartment in Vanuatu's capital.

The hotel, housed in a former prison, is staffed and run by asylum-seekers.

Eli Orzessek checks into Book and Bed, in Tokyo

Estelle Sarney and Grant Bradley check in to a lavish Causeway Bay hotel.

Dionne Christian checks into a residential Italian palace.

Enjoy a right royal stay in these real-life castles, available for rent now.

Michelle Weir stays at the Modern Honolulu, in Hawaii.

NZ's best budget accommodations let you explore Aotearoa without breaking the bank.

Dan Ahwa stays in a Deluxe Room with great views of the Malaysian capital.

Helen Van Berkel checks into a large, centrally-located Taipei hotel suite.

Anna Harrison checks into an olde world hotel that's reportedly haunted.

Shandelle Battersby checks into Distinction Palmerston North Hotel and Conference Centre.

Stephanie Holmes checks into a hotel in the heart of high street shopping heaven.

Greg Fleming checks into the The Langham, in Melbourne.

Shandelle Battersby sees how the other half live during a luxury stay in the Wairarapa.

Stephanie Holmes checks into the perfect place for plane nerds.

Steve Braunias finds his muse in a hotel room.

Stephanie Holmes checks into a centrally-located hotel in Western Australia.

Leighton Luke stays in a Luxury Valley View king room overlooking the Old Town.

Sarah Atkinson checks into a Superior Lakeview Room in NZ's geothermal heartland.

Fetching lobsters out of wishing wells? Just a day's work at NYC's iconic Plaza Hotel.

Eli Orzessek checks into a centrally-located hotel with waterfront views.

Jo Elwin checks into a hip hotel in the heart of bustling Koreatown.

Eveline Harvey takes in the serenity and starry skies while staying at a Napier vineyard.

Scores of US abbeys and retreat centres open their doors to visitors every year.

Oliver Driver provides the definitive guide to a successful pre-baby holiday.

Xenia Taliotis checks into an an airily cosmopolitan Spanish hotel.

Emirates Palace is the height of opulence, but it's not as expensive as you'd think.

Five-star luxury and sustainability can be a winning mix, writes Sarah Daniell.