New accommodation stats show total guest nights for 2009 were down one per cent from the year before, but there was a 4 per cent rise in December.

Kerri Jackson revels in the luxury of Auckland's restored and refined Hotel DeBrett.

The hotel industry is increasingly concerned at the power wielded by internet sites such as TripAdvisor, on which often excoriating - yet anonymous - notices are posted that can destroy an establishment's reputation.

Tripadvisor.com has released its annual lists of the dirtiest hotels in the world, based on travellers' reviews.

A rural bed and breakfast near Queenstown has been named the best accommodation of its type in the South Pacific.

A Taranaki businessman's proposal to give away a historic 10-bedroom lodge on the slopes of Mt Taranaki has drawn almost 300 submissions from New Zealand and overseas.

Couples getting intimate in hallways and swimming pools, forgotten sex toys and even a misplaced nun's habit feature in a shocking hotel chain survey.

Paul Rush embraces nature in a remote forest sanctuary.

Bored with flash hotels and lodges? Then plan to spend your holidays in a houseboat, or a teepee, or a barn.

The number of visitors arriving from overseas edged up slightly in November compared to a year earlier.

A luxury lodge has finally opened in Pakiri after a storm of protest over its prominent position on the cliff top overlooking the iconic beach.

The number of people staying in commercial accommodation is recovering but is still below levels seen before the financial crisis hit.

Victoria Bartle hunts out some of the best current travel deals.

Victoria Bartle tracks down the best travel deals around.

Some of the world's worst hotels are in New Zealand, writes American travel editor Frank Bures of World Hum.