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Room check: Alex Hotel, Perth
Sue Baxalle checks in to Perth's new boutique hotel, Alex, which keeps it simple.

Five reasons to stay at Castaway Island
Megan Singleton has a fine time on Castaway Island, where cocktails come with umbrellas.

Room check: Anabella Hotel, Anaheim
Winston Aldworth checks in to a hotel that's a 15-minute walk from Disneyland.

Vietnam: Peacenik of the people
Pam Neville finds the spirit of Joan Baez still lingers in Hanoi’s Metropole Hotel.

Room check: Trump Hotel, Chicago
Megan Singleton stays in a luxury room right on the river in downtown Chicago.

Q&A: Look After Me founder Julia Charity
Julia Charity describes her business as 'homestay for grownups'. She talks with Caitlin Sykes about the online marketplace.

A light-fingered list
Winston Aldworth delves into a new survey revealing the nationalities most likely to make off with more than just the toiletries from their hotel rooms.

Kumara: Thank God it's fry day
Elisabeth Easther booked a trip to the wild West Coast to fritter away a weekend.

Room check: La Joya Villa & Bungalows, Bali
Katie Shepherd finds a clifftop resort away from the hustle and bustle of Kuta.

South Australia: Oasis in the bush
A luxury homestead provides a welcome, indulgent respite from South Australia's rugged outdoors, finds David Leggat.

On stealing toiletries
Winston Aldworth ponders the moral boundaries when it comes to stealing the toiletries from your hotel room.

Room check: Waitakere Estate, Auckland
Shandelle Battersby spends a night in the bush at Waitakere Estate.

Room check: Ohtel, Wellington
Elisabeth Easther enjoys the serenity at a boutique hotel in the capital.

Queenstown: You'll feel good
A Central Otago boutique hotel with a conscience mixes pleasure with wellbeing, discovers Jesse Mulligan.

Room check: La Corniche, Sydney
Justine Tyerman stays at a luxurious fifth-floor apartment in McMahons Point.

Tongariro: Plot an alpine escape
Andrew Alderson falls hard for the romance of Chateau Tongariro's historic and literary atmosphere.

Room check: The Modern Honolulu, Hawaii
Paul Davies stays at a full-service lifestyle hotel close to Waikiki Beach.

Linda Herrick: Forget about Jim? No chance
Thanks to the internet, booking a hotel has never been easier, and if you look carefully you can find some gems, writes Linda Herrick.

Room check: InterContinental Wellington
Winston Aldworth and his family check into a Wellington hotel with capital views of the harbour.

Room check: Sofitel Hotel, Buenos Aires
Winston Aldworth checks in to a traditional hotel in the Argentine capital.

Room check: Rendezvous Hotel, Auckland
Ellie Mitchell spends a night at a well-located hotel in central Auckland.

City lodgings chocker as Eagles land
If you haven't booked a place to stay in Auckland tonight you might have to extend the limit on your credit card - or bring a tent.

Room check: Club Raro Resort, Rarotonga
Laura Hutchins is blown away by the hospitality at a three-star Cook Island resort.

Bach owners face rental tax
About 1400 private bach owners on the Coromandel face being stung with a new council charge if their properties are rented out as short-term holiday accommodation.

Room check: Millennium Hotel and Resort Manuels, Taupo
Elisabeth Easther enjoys the grotto and more at a lakeside retreat in Taupo.

India: Show them a Taj of love
Taking your king or queen to Mumbai? Why not stay in style at this regal establishment, writes Chris Leadbeater.

High demand drives up NZ hotel prices
High demand is driving up hotel prices in NZ but for Kiwis travelling overseas, Asia is offering the best bargains.