With urban design, contemporary style and exclusive service, Queenstown Park Boutique Hotel provides travellers with a unique and sophisticated luxury escape. Luxurious designer suites and rooms feature crisp black and white interiors with outstanding views over the spectacular mountain scenery. Each room offers sophisticated proximity controls for security plus electronic lighting and temperature controls. A haven for all seasons all have under-floor heating and air-conditioning. Complimentary wireless internet access and car parking are also a feature.

Lake Karapiro Lodge seduces with its exceptional location and refinement. A well balanced combination of luxury retreat and unpretentious hosted service An architectural masterpiece, this purpose-built, authentic Edwardian Mansion captures the essence of yesteryear with all the trappings of the 21st century! It radiates warmth and elegance throughout and is meticulously finished to the highest standards. A choice of dining environments, personalized service and a great wine list complement the cuisine.

Style, comfort and privacy Fiordland Lodge is the perfect base for your Fiordland experience. Fiordland Lodge offers the discerning traveller style, comfort and privacy, yet is only five kilometers from the tourist township of Te Anau. Set on a superb site with commanding views out across Lake Te Anau this is a rural setting with rolling grass lands surrounding the Lodge, Lake Te Anau being a mere ten minute walk away. Across the lake to the west lie the mountains of Fiordland National Park, an area of over three million acres of untouched wilderness and part of the much larger South West New Zealand World Heritage Area.

The Museum Hotel is a luxury hotel located in the centre of Wellington city perfectly suited for both corporate and leisure guests. Alongside traditional hotel studios, the Museum Hotel offers apartment style suites featuring exquisitely appointed bathrooms complete with luxurious bathtubs for two and rain-shower shower heads; the kitchens are equipped with European fittings including espresso machines and washer/dryers. Being a locally and privately owned hotel, the Museum Hotel is able to offer a more personalized level of service and an interesting interior, including housing the owner’s extensive and vibrant art collection and the reception staff being dressed by a young local Wellington designer, Alexandra Owen.

Paradise with a touch of spice. In a world replete with resort enclaves, it’s refreshing to find a world-class escape that offers a completely secluded beachfront setting. With the only neighbours a charming local village, Saman Villas luxuriates amidst golden sand beaches, perched atop a headland facing the Indian Ocean. In this nirvana, here’s a chance to kick off your shoes and laze in your own spacious villa, each with sweeping ocean views. Choose to float in the tranquillity of the infinity edge pool, explore the indigo waters or wander the palm-fringed beaches in quiet contemplation. The essence of Sri Lanka finds its expression in the blend of decorative motifs and modern conveniences in each villa. And if you have the desire to explore, spend the day visiting the Dutch Fort at Galle, Buddhist shrines or wandering ancient rainforests. Inevitably you’ll find your way to the tranquillity of the Sahana Spa, set in its own water garden oasis. Here, the spices of Sri Lanka meld with western therapies and the sounds of the Indian Ocean to revitalise and rebalance. Choose to dine poolside, on a beach or in the tranquillity of a tropical water garden. Naturally, the exotic blend of European, Sri Lankan and Asian cuisine is a fitting match for the magical backdrop.

Rarotonga's finest beach is a blaze of white sand that stretches unbroken for kilometres. Shaded by palms rather than highrise hotels, it frames the azure waters of Titikaveka Lagoon. A very few, very fortunate travellers experience such beauty first-hand as the guests of Royale Takitumu Villas, Rarotonga’s most prestigious resort. Takitumu is set amid manicured lawns and tropical gardens, facing the crystal clear lagoon. A coral barrier makes these waters a haven for myriad tropical fish and a snorkeller's paradise. Royale Takitumu Villas has a deserved reputation for very personal service — nothing is too much trouble. The resort complex features ten spacious, beautifully appointed, one bedroom villas whose South Seas-style architecture blends with the very contemporary creature comforts within. Roofs overlaid with coconut thatch and with high ceilings ensure a cool interior at all times. Air conditioning, direct dial phone, spacious lounge, huge beds and bathroom with spa bath and bidet, plus a full kitchen and verandah, ensure that your villa is an island home par excellence.

Located in the heart of Shanghai, just off bustling Huai Hai Zhong Lu, 88 Xintiandi is truly a one of a kind executive residence. Set in one of the city's most exciting and storied districts, the former French Concession, 88 Xintiandi's pristine environment, panoramic lake view and unparalleled comfort and service present the ultimate choice for metropolitan living in Shangai. Dazzling all visitors with its sublime Shikumen architectural beauty, Xintiandi has become the destination of choice for tourists, business travellers, expatriates and locals. Come and take great pleasure in Xintiandi's excellent shopping, fine dining and exciting nightlife entertainment.

The luxurious Aditya Boutique Hotel offers spacious air-conditioned rooms with private plunge pools. Aside from free Wi-Fi, it also has a main outdoor pool, pampering spa and 24-hour restaurant.. Fitted with cement flooring, rooms at Aditya come with a comfortable seating areas and large balcony or terrace. Each room is equipped with a flat-screen TV, DVD player and minibar. Guests may take part in a Sri Lankan cooking class, or indulge in a relaxing massage at the spa. The hotel also provides bicycle rentals and laundry services. The on-site restaurant serves international dishes and fresh seafood at all times of the day. Private dining by the beach or in the garden can be arranged

The elusive pleasures of traditional Thai calm and elegance are often advertised and rarely found. But cordoned off from the crowds of Phuket is an exception, a true sanctuary of Thai style: Mom Tri's Villa Royale. This is a haven for travellers who are tired of look-alike hotels and who want a genuine cultural experience. The villa’s name echoes its royal heritage. It was once the private holiday compound of Mom Tri, a renowned Thai architect and artist. Mom Tri's has retained that exclusive atmosphere of a privileged island of serenity set between Phuket’s two best beaches — Kata Noi and Kata Yai. Ready to swim? Skip the crowds and stroll down a private path to enjoy the classic tropical beach glamour that originally made Phuket famous. Every exquisite detail or furnishing, food, service and atmosphere at Mom Tri's is a testament to its heritage of comfort and pleasure. The two wine cellars have each won Wine Spectator magazine’s Award of Excellence. Mom Tri’s relaxed, breezy dining is famed for inspired gourmet innovations — perfect after busy day of relaxing or conferencing.