Australia's Top 60 Luxury Hotels, Lodges and Resorts
"The great advantage of a hotel is that it's a great refuge from home life" - George Bernard Shaw. A BOUTIQUE HOTEL is a small hotel which typically has between 10 and 100 rooms in unique settings with upscale accommodations. A GRAND HOTEL is a large and luxurious hotel, especially one built in a traditional architectural style. A HOTEL is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. The provision of basic accommodation, in times past, consisting only of a room with a bed, a cupboard, a small table and a washstand has largely been replaced by rooms with modern facilities, including en-suite bathrooms and air conditioning or climate control. Additional common features found in hotel rooms are a telephone, an alarm clock, a television, a safe, a mini-bar with snack foods and drinks, and facilities for making tea and coffee. Luxury features include bathrobes and slippers, a pillow menu, twin-sink vanities, and jacuzzi bathtubs. Larger hotels may provide additional guest facilities such as a restaurant, swimming pool, fitness center, business center, childcare, conference facilities and social function services. Hotel operations vary in size, function, and cost. Most hotels and major hospitality companies that operate hotels have set widely accepted industry standards to classify hotel types. General categories include the following: ******* Seven Star (Burj Al Arab, Dubai. The world's most luxurious and only 7-star hotel).
***** Five Star - (Deluxe)
**** Four Star - (Superior)
*** Three Star - (First Class)
** Two Star - (Moderate)
* One Star - (Moderate) Hotels included on Condé Nast Traveller's Gold List of the world's best hotels have been marked with CNT. It spans six continents and 49 countries. 5-star International Star Diamond Award Recipients selected by The American Academy of Hospitality Sciences have been marked with SDA. Established in France in 1954, Relais & Châteaux's mission is "to spread its unique art de vivre across the globe by selecting outstanding properties with a truly unique character." Prospective and current members are evaluated by the group's traditional "five C" motto: Character, Courtesy, Calm, Charm and Cuisine. The members of Relais & Châteaux exclusive collection of 580 of the finest hotels and gourmet restaurants in 60 countries on 5 continents have been marked with R&C. The members the Small Luxury Hotels of the World organization (a collection of over 500 luxury boutique hotels and resorts in more than 80 countries) have been marked with SLH. Comprised of more than 400 hotels in over 80 countries, The Leading Hotels of the World is one of the largest luxury hotel collections in the world. The members have been indicated with LHW. Palace Distinction – since 2009. One step higher than five stars - by the French Agency for Tourism Development. Marked with P. What hotel star ratings actually mean today - "There isn't a single answer to the question of what star ratings actually mean, since there are so many systems shaped by so many factors. Some tourism marketers now even give exceptional luxury properties an unofficial six-star designation. (Think stunning over-water villas in the Maldives with private butlers). And bear in mind not all of a brand's properties are created equal when making assumptions about a chain's star category - newer hotels are usually more modern and deserving of a higher rating."
AustraliaAdelaide, South AustraliaBarossa Valley, South AustraliaBrooklet, New South WalesCairns, QueenslandDunkeld, VictoriaGold Coast, QueenslandGreat Barrier Reef, QueenslandHunter Valley, New South WalesKangaroo Island, Southern AustraliaKatoomba, New South WalesKununurra, Western AustraliaLancefield, VictoriaLithgow, New South WalesLord Howe Island, New South WalesMelbourne, VictoriaMilawa, VictoriaPerth, Western AustraliaPokolbin, Hunter Valley, New South WalesRed Hill, VictoriaSydney, New South WalesTallebudgera, QueenslandToowoon Bay, New South WalesUluru, Northern TerritoryUluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, Northern TerritoryWhale Beach, New South WalesWolgan Valley, New South WalesYallingup, Western AustraliaYering, Victoria
New Zealand
AucklandCanterburyChristchurchGlenorchyHawke's Bay, North IslandMatauri Bay, NorthlandQueenstownRotoruaRussellTai Tapu, ChristchurchTaupoWairarapaWanaka
Tasmania
Cradle MountainGreat Oyster BayHobartNew Norfolk |
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