Stephanie Holmes checks into a CBD hotel with amazing views.

Shandelle Battersby checks into a spacious studio at a Blenheim spot with a great pool.

Lucy Casley spends the night in a Deluxe cabin on a boat cruise in Vietnam's Halong Bay.

Michelle Weir stays at the Westin Maui Resort & Spa, in Hawaii.

Travellers this year can save up to a third by booking their hotel at just the right time.

Ricardo Simich checks into historic Northland accommodation.

Stephanie Holmes checks into a swanky suite in the heart of wine country.

A hotel that saved a guest's life was then rated 'terrible' on TripAdvisor.

Home coffee-brewing classes and a tour of a private winery are among the NZ adventures.

Miriyana Alexander checks into an executive suite and enjoys a Sodashi facial.

Winston Aldworth checks in at a vast Nashville property.

Leighton Luke checks into the W Bali Seminyak Retreat and Spa.

Linda Thompson checks into a quiet address next right door to the international terminal.

Sarah Ell - somewhat reluctantly - shares the secret of glamping at Lake Tarawera.

Eleanor Barker checks into a waterfront room on an island kingdom.

Lucy Casley checks in to a Ho Chi Minh City hotel with an excellent rooftop pool and bar.

Alex Newlove checks into a hotel within easy reach of North Queensland's star natural attractions.

From urine in minibar bottles to dead birds in the bin, hotel staff are left to clean up your mess.

In this hotel you can enjoy a chilled beer in the shower and top up from your own draught tap.

Isobel Marriner checks into an architecturally-stunning hotel in an equally-stunning tropical surrounding.

The Cecil Hotel gained infamy for the litany of murders that have occurred there.

Courtney Whitaker stays at The Capaldi Hotel, Lalla Takerkoust, low Atlas Mountains, Marrakesh.

Liz French ticks Raffles Singapore off her bucket list.

Cherie Howie stays in a one-bedroom Townsville apartment with river and city views.

Loaner Porsches, robot room service, butler-drawn baths, elf tuck-ins (elf tuck-ins?) - all of these could be yours for the night.

Wacky, cool and luxurious pads up for rent through Airbnb in New Zealand.

Jack Tame has had some special experiences with Airbnb.

Can't decide between the sea view or the garden view? In this incredible hotel, you can have both.

Peter Hamling checks out the Royal connections at the Castle Hotel, Windsor, England.

Ashleigh Collis checks into the Martinborough Hotel.