Our Favourite Antipodean Hotels RIGHT NOW
As travel advisors, our list of ‘favourite hotels’ is extremely fluid. The below list is a snapshot of some of our favourite in Australia and New Zealand RIGHT NOW.
Some are new to the scene, while others are more like the pair of butter-soft jeans you’ve spent a decade wearing in that now hold a special place in your heart, but they’re all hot property (excuse the pun) so contact us for more information and the best rates!
Park Hyatt Sydney
What the Park Hyatt Sydney lacks in newness it makes up for in consistency, location, and service. Located in prime position beneath the Sydney Harbour Bridge, it promises an iconic Sydney experience, including views towards the Opera House and Circular Quay. The rooms are spacious, the styling is understated but chic, the dining options are reliably great, and the mosaic rooftop pool is a spectacular spot to soak up the Aussie sunshine.
Sydney’s most iconic hotel stay
The Farm at Cape Kidnappers
Half an hour outside of New Zealand’s Art Deco capital, Napier, lies a special spot that we’re torn between keeping to ourselves and broadcasting its magnificence to the world. The Farm at Cape Kidnappers in Hawke’s Bay is a spectacular 6,000-acre working farm, golf course, and wildlife sanctuary. Honoured by Conde Naste Traveller's Gold List, The Farm combines character, comfort, and luxury. With 22 stunning and roomy cottage suites and a four-bedroom Owner’s Cottage - all enjoying jaw-dropping views of the rolling landscape and Pacific Ocean - a stay at this Relais & Chateaux property epitomises “country luxe”.
Relais & Chateaux farm luxury
Raes on Wategos
You’ll hear people call it Australia’s answer to Greece or Italy, you’ll see its refined aesthetic all over Instagram, but you can’t imagine its appeal and buzzing atmosphere until you’ve experienced Byron’s most luxurious hotel, Raes on Wategos, firsthand. This Spanish Mission-style hotel from the 1960’s occupies prime real estate overlooking Wategos Beach and offers guests seven enormous, opulent rooms to choose from, an onsite restaurant that’s amongst the best in the country, and a private pool area… all accompanied by a truly ‘Byron’ atmosphere.
European grandeur in Byron Bay
Hotel Britomart
An oasis of calm in the beating heart of Auckland, Hotel Britomart is a newly opened (2020) offering that combines serious eco-credentials with luxury and quality. Every detail is meticulously thought out yet there is no compromise in lavishness in this grand hotel that offers 99 guest rooms and five luxurious Landing Suites in downtown waterfront Auckland’s Britomart precinct. New Zealand’s only 5 Green Star hotel is the perfect launch pad to explore Britomart’s brickwork streets and laneways that are lined with Auckland’s best cafes, boutiques, and bars.
NZ’s only 5-star green hotel
The Tasman Hobart
Opened earlier this year, the Tasman Hobart is an architecturally stunning and historically rich hotel in Tasmania’s capital. A refurbishment of three dilapidated buildings, the $100 million-plus luxury hotel represents the Marriott empire’s first Luxury Collection hotel to land in Australia. The brand is hinged on providing individualised service, superior comfort, a design-forward theme and a genuinely premium tag. Guests will experience three eras of design; from the history filled hallways of the original 1840s heritage building, the understated luxury of the 1940s Art Deco building. The Tasman hotel embraces the character of its locale, integrating seamlessly with Hobart's breathtaking scenery and culture.
Hobart’s latest hot spot