Australia
- Great Barrier Reef (6)
- Lord Howe Island (1)
- New South Wales and Sydney (78)
- Northern Territory (3)
- Queensland (12)
- South Australia (3)
- Tasmania (10)
- Victoria and Melbourne (39)
- Western Australia (5)
Read about Australia, New Zealand & the South Pacific
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”For a little more privacy, try one of the beachfront house or apartment rentals from Accom Noosa...” MORE>> |
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”The Adelphi is experiencing another heyday (the first was in the early 1990's, when its postmodern design attracted a hard-partying...” MORE>> |
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”A two-room suite with TV, DVD, and city-view terrace costs only $80 to $95, but the laid-back staff will likely...” MORE>> |
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”Modern tower in the business district....” MORE>> |
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”A onetime farmhouse, it has been transformed by local architect Craig Rosevear into a three-bedroom Modernist glass house with astonishing...” MORE>> |
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”The 31 rooms are done up in rattan furnishings; balconies overlook eucalyptus trees and the ocean. Just a five-minute stroll...” MORE>> |
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”Base Backpackers' fancy, communal accommodations start at $16 a night, with private rooms for $46; Melbourne's branch is particularly swanky...” MORE>> |
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”The only way in is to walk—12 miles for two days along squeaky white sand. Good thing the rare Forrester...” MORE>> |
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”Bedarra is all about the rooms, all of them freestanding and most bang on the water. Sell the farm, pawn...” MORE>> |
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”Everything a well-heeled traveler could hope for—with a lovely view of the native forest....” MORE>> |
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”Those who value privacy as much as 800-thread-count sheets should look to the new four-bedroom Byron Bay Villa, a modern...” MORE>> |
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”The poshest place in town is the new 92-room, $33 million Byron at Byron Resort & Spa, a Balinese-style eco-resort...” MORE>> |
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”During the late afternoon, we arrive in Deloraine and check into a 200-acre former ranch, Calstock Country Retreat. The six-suite...” MORE>> |
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”The maximum number of visitors to this World Heritage-listed island, two hours from Sydney, is 400, and there are few...” MORE>> |
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”Set in a traffic-free conservation area of mangroves, wetlands, and coastal dunes, the 350-room Couran Cove Island Resort prides itself...” MORE>> |
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”Hulking high-rise on the southern bank of the Yarra River, minutes from the business district....” MORE>> |
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”Daintree Eco Lodge & Spa has 15 secluded rain-forest bungalows. Splash in the resort's crystal-clear waterfall, sign up for a...” MORE>> |
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”Overlooking a wide sweep of Coogee Beach—a 15-minute cab ride from downtown—the small, family-run Dive Hotel is more like a...” MORE>> |
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”Ma Doyle serves up a killer plate of blue swimmer crab. Harbor-view rooms are best, though a bit noisy on...” MORE>> |
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”Romance can be a daring proposition at El Questro, a six-room hideaway on a million-acre expanse way out in northwestern...” MORE>> |
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”...the beds at Esperance Seaside Apartments are topped with duvets to ward off the evening chill. ...” MORE>> |
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”Sophisticated travelers feel right at home at this 33-room hotel with a nightclub and an award-winning restaurant....” MORE>> |
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”Modern skyscraper with city and harbor views, in the Rocks district....” MORE>> |
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”It's a long day of driving from Deloraine to Freycinet, about 90 miles, but we finally make it to Freycinet...” MORE>> |
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”Heaven is a night spent in the simple gabled sanctuary of bluestone and brick on a cosmopolitan lane in gracious...” MORE>> |
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”Two-night all-inclusive package, $900....” MORE>> |
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”The main room's rustic floors are made from blackbutt timber recycled from Sydney wharves. In search of ideas for updated...” MORE>> |
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”Guests forage for native ingredients (known as bush tucker) then sleep in tents perched on stilts over red-sand dunes in...” MORE>> |
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”What we don't expect in such a remote destination is the modern sophistication of Hatherley House, designer Flora de Kantzow's...” MORE>> |
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”Pristine private-island resort, on the Coral Sea....” MORE>> |
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”Healesville Wildlife Sanctuary, in Victoria’s Yarra Valley wine region—an hour’s drive from Melbourne—is world-renowned for its collection of unique Australian...” MORE>> |
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”Local hotelier Flora de Kantzow conceived the waterfront space, which juxtaposes vintage flourishes with modern ones, such as glass-and-steel bathrooms...” MORE>> |
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”One of the city’s best spots for a sundowner is this bar at the Shangri-La Hotel, within walking distance of...” MORE>> |
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”The faceted profile of the building, by architects Elenberg Fraser, was inspired by a snowflake, with 14 stacked apartment suites...” MORE>> |
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”One of Sydney’s poshest hotels, the InterContinental recently had a $22 million refurbishment and now has a new restaurant called...” MORE>> |
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”Guest quarters in the original building are a beautiful mix of old-fashioned details (room No. 3 has a pressed-tin ceiling)...” MORE>> |
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”Laid-back property with bungalows set between the rain forest and beach....” MORE>> |
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”24-story hotel (formerly Sheraton Towers Southgate) on the south bank of the river. ...” MORE>> |
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”Scattered across 100 untamed acres on South Australia's Kangaroo Island, these three secluded houses take nesting to luxurious new heights...” MORE>> |
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”Lindenwarrah Country House Hotel in Milawa (gateway to the lovely King Valley wine region, outside Melbourne) offers spectacular views over...” MORE>> |
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”Idyllic 2,500-acre private-island retreat of clapboard bungalows, surrounded by forest and 24 white-sand beaches....” MORE>> |
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”BEST VALUE A hip boutique outpost near Paddington's great shopping....” MORE>> |
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”Australia's second city is first-rate when it comes to food, with the promise of new tastes around every corner. Here...” MORE>> |
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”The Marque attracts an urbane crowd looking for sleek rooms: white-on-white furnishings, Bulgari amenities. Upgrade to one of the suites...” MORE>> |
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”Thirty years ago, surfers camped at the end of Hastings Street. Now, instead of tents, there's a slew of boutique...” MORE>> |
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”Sophisticated property, modeled after a 19th-century manor, adjacent to the Sydney Observatory....” MORE>> |
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”Orpheus is as unpretentious as Hayman is flash, and as old-fashioned (in the best possible sense) as Bedarra is vain...” MORE>> |
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”After the turn of the millennium, this steady trickle became a torrent. Donatella Versace licensed her name and loaned her...” MORE>> |
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”The Aboriginal community of Wreck Bay is usually off-limits to outsiders, but guests at Paperbark Camp can hire an indigenous...” MORE>> |
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”This seven-year-old branch of the posh international chain is on the fringe of the city and has 240 rooms, a...” MORE>> |
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”Art-filled low-rise on its own jetty, across from the Opera House....” MORE>> |
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”Still Melbourne’s hippest hotel, The Prince is part of a complex that includes a luxe spa, wine shop and multiple...” MORE>> |
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”a compound of 60 pine-floor bungalows on a remote corner of Hamilton Island, the Whitsundays’ largest inhabited isle....” MORE>> |
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”The town's original glam hotel, the Mediterranean-meets-Moroccan Rae's on Watego's, opens in August after getting a makeover that includes a...” MORE>> |
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”'Eat, Play, Stay' is the motto at the über-hip Ravesi's Hotel on Bondi Beach in Sydney. Plush sofas and quirky...” MORE>> |
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”Constructed with recycled timber and rendered straw bales for natural insulation, the four freestanding villas blend seamlessly into the sunrise-hued...” MORE>> |
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”One of Sydney's most design-heavy hotels, with 30 suites and a lovely rooftop garden....” MORE>> |
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”A collection of low-rise villas, is modeled after a traditional Middle Eastern town....” MORE>> |
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”In a former Rolls-Royce showroom, the 71-room Royce Hotel combines the grandeur of a 1920's interior with contemporary furnishings....” MORE>> |
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”If living in the trees, like Tarzan, is more your style, overnight it at Silky Oaks Lodge, a resort-on-stilts at...” MORE>> |
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”Bold, purple rectangles that look like sandstone—but in fact are colored concrete troweled over brick—both intrigue and forebode at the...” MORE>> |
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”After an endless series of switchbacks, we arrive at Cradle Mountain Lodge, an alpine wilderness retreat with 88 private-fireplace cabins...” MORE>> |
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”The retreat's elevated canopy tents have solar-heated showers, a switch that lets guests control the floor-to-ceiling window blinds from the...” MORE>> |
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”Former post office building and skyscraper, in the business district....” MORE>> |
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”The skies above the resort are famously big and clear, and at night, with the aid of a sweet little...” MORE>> |
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”A more eco-conscious experience can be had at the remote Woody Island, with its back-to-basics canvas tents. Jump ship from...” MORE>> |
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”Australia's most luxurious new hotel, Wrotham Park Lodge, sits in splendid isolation north of Cairns on a 1.5 million-acre ranch—that...” MORE>> |
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