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Tekapo's Bluewater lure for fishers and hot pool aficionados
A classy high-country resort set amongst tussocks and trout.
Hot in the city: the new QT Auckland, reviewed
This Viaduct hotel and its restaurant and rooftop bar will be the place to be this summer.
An inside look at the historic lodge in the heart of Ōamaru
What it's like to stay at an historic home transformed into a grand and luxurious hotel.
Behind the doors of Auckland's grandest Art Deco hotel
This Auckland's CBD accommodation is a stylish alternative to cookie-cutter hotels.
Hotel review: Beachfront living in Bowentown
Escape from the city this summer with a beachfront apartment that feels like home.
Inside Wellington's new, luxury west coast clifftop retreat
A clifftop bath at sunset is the best way to enjoy this luxury coastal retreat.
An inside look at Taika Waititi's Ponsonby staycation location
This new boutique hotel combines heritage elegance with modern style.
Room check: A taste of the good life in Taupō
Elisabeth Easther stays at Taupō's Whakaipo Lodge for country life, cuisine and cycling.
Room Check: What it's like to stay at Hotel Chatham on the Chatham Islands
Gets a taste of life on Rēkohu at this iconic waterfront hotel.
When travel restrictions are over, this hotel is ideal for a weekend getaway
Courtney Whitaker checks into the Hilton Lake Taupō for a weekend getaway.
Room check: Kings Creek Station, NT, central Australia
A remote getaway perfect for a rugged Outback experience with a few luxuries thrown in.
Room Check: A luxury getaway close to Christchurch
We review a Canterbury luxury property with real animal attraction.
Ant colony in your room? Dial 2 for assistance
The wildlife is on your doorstep (and sometimes in your room) at this luxury hideaway.
The flawless hotel in one of the UK's prettiest fishing villages
Tresanton is a cliff-top hotel in St Mawes, one of Cornwall's prettiest fishing villages.
Room check: The Westin, Perth
Don't miss the buffet breakfast of farmer's market proportions at the Guy Grossi collab.
How you can win a $4500 getaway at Maruia River Retreat
Lorna Subritzky stays at Maruia River Retreat and if you enter our competition so can you.
Lorna Subritzky experiences high luxe in Ho Chi Minh
The Coast host gets a taste of luxury in Vietnam.
Room Check: The Tribe Hotel, in Perth
I rarely eat in at hotels, but bad weather prompted me to change my routine.
Room check: We review Bangkok's Nouvo City hotel
This hotel has a great location, perfect for first-time visitors to the city.
A romantic retreat in the Garden City
A central city hotel which comes complete with croquet lawn and complimentary bikes.
The new Wellington hotel with a bed that's hard to leave
With a plumb location in the middle of Courtenay Place, this hotel is a winner.
The hotel that's like Downton Abbey in the tropics
We review one of Southeast Asia's definitive historic hotels.
The Beverly Hills hotel fit for a Pretty Woman. And Handsome Men.
Dan Ahwa stays at the iconic Beverly Wilshire in Los Angeles.
Room Check: The Fullerton Hotel in Singapore
Shandelle Battersby stays at a historic Singapore icon.
'It felt like I was standing in a corridor in the Death Star'
Michael Burgess checks into the W Hotel Brisbane.
Discovering Fiji's Sun Coast while at Volivoli Beach Resort
There is something about sipping on a pina colada while on a tropical island beach...
Room Check: Shangri-La's Fijian Resort and Spa
Inside one of the oldest and largest luxury resorts in all of the South Pacific.
Room check: Fairmont Singapore
Shandelle Battersby checks into the newly refurbished Fairmont Singapore.
Strewth, mate, she's a long way: The Australian luxury lodge in the middle of nowhere
Inside the luxurious El Questro Homestead in Western Australia's remote eastern Kimberley.
Room check: McMenamins Old St Francis School
Stephanie Holmes checks into McMenamins Old St Francis School in Bend, Oregon.