Discovering a little too much about guests is just part of the job for hotel workers - and the more glitzy and luxurious the hotel is, the weirder the situations seem to get.

Stephanie Holmes checks into the Maison Noosa, Noosa Heads, Queensland.

Stephanie Holmes has a hard time tearing herself away from her suite's stunning views.

A group of Italian hotels is offering free accommodation to couples who conceive during their stay, in a bid to boost the country's low birthrate.

Shandelle Battersby checks into a boutique hotel in the heart of the city.

Jesse Mulligan checks into a beautiful property in the heart of Wellington.

Southeast Asia offers great Christmas choices, says online guru Eli Orzessek.

Rod Emmerson endures a night in a bygone era.

After a US$125 million renovation, you can sleep in a burglar's room with a Potomac view at this Washington DC landmark, writes Molly Sinclair McCartney.

Some of New Zealand's most luxurious stays have received accolades at the Luxury Hotel Awards this weekend.

Michael Brown checks into Mantaray Island Resort, in the Yasawa Islands, Fiji.

Now you can enjoy a holiday in a former Royal Navy search-and-rescue helicopter in Scotland.

Corazon Miller checks into a boutique B&B in a quiet Queensland neighbourhood.

Tristram Clayton checks into the Park Hyatt Saigon.

Tennessy Weir checks into a sophisticated boutique hotel in Queenstown.

Shandelle Battersby checks in to SpringHill Suites in Anaheim, California.

Sam Aldred checks into the Holiday Inn, Vanuatu.

Shandelle Battersby checks into a beautiful property with an exceptional restaurant.

Leila George checks in at the Westin, Sydney.

Pamela Wade checks into the Peninsula Chicago.

Many filming locations from hit films have become tourist attractions by association.

A boutique lodge on the fringe of Northland's Waipoua Forest has been named New Zealand's best hospitality business.

Shandelle Battersby checks in to Ibis Styles, Charles de Gaulle Airport, Paris, and is very impressed.

Ellie Hutchinson checks into a cottage just minutes away from Norfolk Island's tiny airport.

Shandelle Battersby checks into a hotel that celebrates the story of NZ's early settlers.

This funky rooftop accommodation has the 'wow' factor, finds Prashant Mehra.

Stephanie Holmes lives a life of luxury in the Coromandel ... if only for a weekend.

Ellie Hutchinson stays at the Brisbane Riverview Hotel.

Eli Orzessek checks into a Fenton Street spot with an excellent spa bath.

Courtney Whitaker stays at the Hotel Bastille Boutet MGallery by Sofitel, Paris.