Accom Noosa

”For a little more privacy, try one of the beachfront house or apartment rentals from Accom Noosa...”  More

The Adelphi

”The Adelphi is experiencing another heyday (the first was in the early 1990's, when its postmodern design attracted a hard-partying...”  More

Altamont Hotel

”A two-room suite with TV, DVD, and city-view terrace costs only $80 to $95, but the laid-back staff will likely...”  More

Amora Hotel Jamison

”Modern tower in the business district....”  More

Avalon Coastal Retreat

”A onetime farmhouse, it has been transformed by local architect Craig Rosevear into a three-bedroom Modernist glass house with astonishing...”  More

Bamurru Plains

”A look at the Top End outback, a landscape that’s remote and mysterious even for most natives, and the setting...”  More

Bannisters Point Lodge

”Thinking back on it, I’m surprised that I was persuaded to leave...”  More

Base Backpackers

”Base Backpackers' fancy, communal accommodations start at $16 a night, with private rooms for $46; Melbourne's branch is particularly swanky...”  More

Bay of Fires Lodge

”The only way in is to walk—12 miles for two days along squeaky white sand. Good thing the rare Forrester...”  More

Bedarra Island

”Bedarra is all about the rooms, all of them freestanding and most bang on the water. Sell the farm, pawn...”  More

Birdsville Hotel

Blue Sydney

The Buckland Studio Retreat

”Everything a well-heeled traveler could hope for—with a lovely view of the native forest....”  More

Bungle Bungle Wilderness Lodge

”A look at the Top End outback, a landscape that’s remote and mysterious even for most natives, and the setting...”  More

Byron Bay Villa

”Those who value privacy as much as 800-thread-count sheets should look to the new four-bedroom Byron Bay Villa, a modern...”  More

Byron Resort & Spa

”The poshest place in town is the new 92-room, $33 million Byron at Byron Resort & Spa, a Balinese-style eco-resort...”  More

Calstock Country Retreat

”During the late afternoon, we arrive in Deloraine and check into a 200-acre former ranch, Calstock Country Retreat. The six-suite...”  More

Capella Lodge

”The maximum number of visitors to this World Heritage-listed island, two hours from Sydney, is 400, and there are few...”  More

Cape Lodge

”The chef, Tony Howell, cures bacon for the restaurant, gives guests cooking lessons and sneaks in surf sessions at the...”  More

Coast Resort

Couran Cove Island Resort

”Set in a traffic-free conservation area of mangroves, wetlands, and coastal dunes, the 350-room Couran Cove Island Resort prides itself...”  More

Craig's Royal Hotel

Crown Plaza Darling Harbour

Crown Towers

”Hulking high-rise on the southern bank of the Yarra River, minutes from the business district....”  More

Daintree Eco Lodge & Spa

”...a luxury treehouse set high in the canopy...”  More

Diamant Boutique Hotel

Dive Hotel

”Overlooking a wide sweep of Coogee Beach—a 15-minu...”  More

Doyles Palace Hotel

”Ma Doyle serves up a killer plate of blue swimmer crab. Harbor-view rooms are best, though a bit noisy on...”  More

Voyages El Questro Homestead

”Romance can be a daring proposition at El Questro, a six-room hideaway on a million-acre expanse way out in northwestern...”  More

Esperance Seaside Apartments

”...the beds at Esperance Seaside Apartments are topped with duvets to ward off the evening chill. ...”  More

Establishment Hotel

”Sophisticated travelers feel right at home at this 33-room hotel with a nightclub and an award-winning restaurant....”  More

Four Seasons Hotel, Sydney

”Modern skyscraper with city and harbor views, in the Rocks district....”  More

Freycinet Lodge

”It's a long day of driving from Deloraine to Freycinet, about 90 miles, but we finally make it to Freycinet...”  More

Friendly Meeting Chapel

”Heaven is a night spent in the simple gabled sanctuary of bluestone and brick on a cosmopolitan lane in gracious...”  More

Gaia Retreat & Spa

”Two-night all-inclusive package, $900....”  More

Glass

”The main room's rustic floors are made from blackbutt timber recycled from Sydney wharves. In search of ideas for updated...”  More

Grand Hyatt Melbourne

Gunya Titjikala

”Guests forage for native ingredients (known as bush tucker) then sleep in tents perched on stilts over red-sand dunes in...”  More

Hatherley House

”What we don't expect in such a remote destination is the modern sophistication of Hatherley House, designer Flora de Kantzow's...”  More

Hayman

”Pristine private-island resort, on the Coral Sea....”  More

Healesville Hotel

”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

Henry Jones Art Hotel

”Local hotelier Flora de Kantzow conceived the waterfront space, which juxtaposes vintage flourishes with modern ones, such as glass-and-steel bathrooms...”  More

Hilton Sydney

”Britain-born, America-trained, and Australia-based Collins is a global cocktail force...”  More

Hog Bay Hill

Home Valley Station

”A look at the Top End outback, a landscape that’s remote and mysterious even for most natives, and the setting...”  More

Sofitel

Huski

”The faceted profile of the building, by architects Elenberg Fraser, was inspired by a snowflake, with 14 stacked apartment suites...”  More

Hyams Beach Seaside Cottages

”Facing Jervis Bay, the beach is listed in the Guinness World Records book as having...”  More

InterContinental Sydney

”One of Sydney’s poshest hotels, the InterContinental recently had a $22 million refurbishment and now has a new restaurant called...”  More

Islington Hotel

”It’s been described as the last bastion of luxury ...”  More

The Ivy

”A steak house, wine bar and trattoria from acclaimed Italian chef Massimo Bianchi are among its six restaurants...”  More

Kewarra Beach Resort

”Laid-back property with bungalows set between the rain forest and beach....”  More

Kimberley Grande

”A look at the Top End outback, a landscape that’s remote and mysterious even for most natives, and the setting...”  More

The Langham, Melbourne

”24-story hotel (formerly Sheraton Towers Southgate) on the south bank of the river. ...”  More

Le Méridien

Lifetime Private Retreats

”Scattered across 100 untamed acres on South Australia's Kangaroo Island, these three secluded houses take nesting to luxurious new heights...”  More

Lilianfels Blue Mountains Resort & Spa

Lindenwarrah Country House Hotel

”Lindenwarrah Country House Hotel in Milawa (gateway to the lovely King Valley wine region, outside Melbourne) offers spectacular views over...”  More

Voyages Lizard Island

”Idyllic 2,500-acre private-island retreat of clapboard bungalows, surrounded by forest and 24 white-sand beaches....”  More

L'otel

”BEST VALUE A hip boutique outpost near Paddington's great shopping....”  More

Lyall Hotel & Spa

”Australia's second city is first-rate when it comes to food, with the promise of new tastes around every corner. Here...”  More

Mantra Treetops Resort & Spa

The Marque

”The Marque attracts an urbane crowd looking for sleek rooms: white-on-white furnishings, Bulgari amenities. Upgrade to one of the suites...”  More

Medusa

Moondance Lodge

Noosa Blue Resort

”Thirty years ago, surfers camped at the end of Hastings Street. Now, instead of tents, there's a slew of boutique...”  More

Observatory Hotel

”Sophisticated property, modeled after a 19th-century manor, adjacent to the Sydney Observatory....”  More

Orpheus Island Resort

”Orpheus is as unpretentious as Hayman is flash, and as old-fashioned (in the best possible sense) as Bedarra is vain...”  More

Palazzo Versace

”After the turn of the millennium, this steady tric...”  More

Paperbark Camp

”Thinking back on it, I’m surprised that I was persuaded to leave...”  More

Park Hyatt

”This seven-year-old branch of the posh international chain is on the fringe of the city and has 240 rooms, a...”  More

Park Hyatt, Sydney

”Art-filled low-rise on its own jetty, across from the Opera House....”  More

Pensione Boutique Hotel

Hinchonbrook Island Wilderness Lodge

The Prince

”Still Melbourne’s hippest hotel, The Prince is part of a complex that includes a luxe spa, wine shop and multiple...”  More

Priory Country Lodge

Qualia

”Qualia is a compound of 60 pine-floor bungalows on a remote corner of Hamilton Island, the Whitsundays’ largest inhabited isle...”  More

Rae's on Watego's

”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

Ravesi's Hotel

”'Eat, Play, Stay' is the motto at the über-hip Ravesi's Hotel on Bondi Beach in Sydney. Plush sofas and quirky...”  More

Rawnsley Park Station

”Constructed with recycled timber and rendered straw bales for natural insulation, the four freestanding villas blend seamlessly into the sunrise-hued...”  More

Regents Court

”One of Sydney's most design-heavy hotels, with 30 suites and a lovely rooftop garden....”  More

Ritz-Carlton Sharq Village & Spa

”A collection of low-rise villas, is modeled after a traditional Middle Eastern town....”  More

Ron Roozen’s house

”Roozen, a local artist, rents his fabulous three-bedroom Prevelly beach house and stocks the wine bar with...”  More

Royce Hotel

”In a former Rolls-Royce showroom, the 71-room Royce Hotel combines the grandeur of a 1920's interior with contemporary furnishings....”  More

Rydges Jamison

Sebel Reef House & Spa

Shangri-La Hotel, Sydney

Sheraton Mirage Port Douglas

Sheraton on the Park

Silky Oaks Lodge

”If living in the trees, like Tarzan, is more your style, overnight it at Silky Oaks Lodge, a resort-on-stilts at...”  More

Sir Stamford at Circular Quay

Southern Ocean Lodge

”The 21 spacious suites cascade down a ragged cliff face overlooking remote Hanson Bay; they’re outfitted with limestone floors, artwork...”  More

Sydney Harbour Marriott at Circular Quay

Tower Lodge

”Bold, purple rectangles that look like sandstone—but in fact are colored concrete troweled over brick—both intrigue and forebode at the...”  More

Voyages Cradle Mountain Lodge

”After an endless series of switchbacks, we arrive at Cradle Mountain Lodge, an alpine wilderness retreat with 88 private-fireplace cabins...”  More

Voyages Dunk Island

Voyages Longitude 131

”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

Westin Melbourne

Westin Sydney

”Former post office building and skyscraper, in the business district....”  More

Willunga House

”From Mexico to the Mediterranean, T+L spotlights 25 up-and-coming seaside retreats where the dollar still goes far—and authentic experiences are...”  More

Wilson Island

”The skies above the resort are famously big and clear, and at night, with the aid of a sweet little...”  More

Woody Island Ecostays

”A more eco-conscious experience can be had at the remote Woody Island, with its back-to-basics canvas tents. Jump ship from...”  More

Wrotham Park Lodge

”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