It’s not at Melbourne’s Paris end,but this hotel has Parisian vibes
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It’s not at Melbourne’s Paris end,but this hotel has Parisian vibes

More chic French apartment than hotel,Lyall South Yarra offers an experience you can’t get in the busy CBD.

  • bySarah Norris

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Central Coast’s new luxury lodges raise the bar
★★★★★
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Central Coast’s new luxury lodges raise the bar

With five-star resort facilities,concierge service and a lauded eatery on-site,you’ll want for nothing.

  • bySheriden Rhodes
Skiing started on Mount Buller 100 years ago. It was very different

Skiing started on Mount Buller 100 years ago. It was very different

The first skiers scaled Mount Buller 100 years ago this winter. How would they react if they saw the way the mountain works today?

  • byJim Darby
The luxury hotel on the site where Murdoch launched his media empire
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The luxury hotel on the site where Murdoch launched his media empire

The rejuvenated Playford plays extremely well to the guest desiring upscale comfort and ready access to Adelaide’s culinary,cultural and sporting attractions.

  • byAnthony Dennis
Nine must-do highlights of a trip to the ’Gong

Nine must-do highlights of a trip to the ’Gong

An easy,90-minute drive south of Sydney,Wollongong offers a multitude of options for a day trip or a weekend away.

  • byKerry van der Jagt
Nine must-do highlights of Victoria’s underrated peninsula

Nine must-do highlights of Victoria’s underrated peninsula

There’s gold to be found on the Bellarine Peninsula,from gold-leaf facials to gold-medalled wines plus wild beaches,wild pinot,wild seals and wild convicts:all just 90 minutes from Melbourne.

  • byBelinda Jackson
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Glass rooms pop up at Sydney harbourside hotel for winter

Glass rooms pop up at Sydney harbourside hotel for winter

Pier One’s Glass Rooms are back for winter,and this year guests can also enjoy private pottery classes with a knock-out view.

  • byKatherine Scott
The architect behind Mona has his own quirky property,just outside Melbourne

The architect behind Mona has his own quirky property,just outside Melbourne

In Nonda Katsalidis’ words,it was a regional retreat that “got out of control”. Now it’s one of the Macedon Ranges’ coolest attractions.

  • byEmily McAuliffe
No snow,but queues form as Australia’s first ‘alpine coaster’ opens

No snow,but queues form as Australia’s first ‘alpine coaster’ opens

The sight of a new $9 million alpine coaster was a welcome distraction from otherwise bare and drizzly ski slopes over Thredbo’s opening weekend.

  • byKatherine Scott
I stayed in a youth hostel with my kids and disturbed the backpackers

I stayed in a youth hostel with my kids and disturbed the backpackers

I used to stay in this very hostel back in my early 20s,but I’ve never stayed in one with my kids. I’m here to see if it’s a good idea.

  • byBen Groundwater
Australia’s hotel restaurants are undergoing a renaissance

Australia’s hotel restaurants are undergoing a renaissance

An Australian hotel restaurant renaissance is under way – travellers’ tastes have evolved,and hoteliers and top chefs are taking note.

  • byKatherine Scott