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Monastiraki Guesthouse: The Little Greek Monastery
At the heart of the mineral springs region of central Victoria and a 90-minute drive from Melbourne, the funky township of Daylesford has long been a healing escape for urban Australians seeking respite from the rat race. Continue »
Sophistication And The City: Crown...
At Crown Towers – previously, the complex’s only five-star hotel – it’s all about chandeliers, brass railings and thick-pile carpets and drapes; a certain type of opulence that has an Asian high-roller market in mind. When conceiving this latest $300 million hotel, Crown Metropol – a 658 room, organically S-shaped facility, which opened in April this year – the Crown team opted for a more subdued approach to the five-star experience. Continue »
Planetrees, Stanley, NorthEast Victoria...
Emma Westwood finds a special little home among the gumtrees and stumbles in for a feast of the senses. Continue »
Opulent Minimalism in the Heart of the...
I can’t help thinking how our drive to the heart of the Hunter Valley wine country is so comparable to Paul Giamatti and Thomas Haden Church’s trip to the Santa Barbara wine country in the movie “Sideways”. Driving for over two hours from Sydney to the Hunter Valley, while wine tasting all the way there, really brings you close to the essence of that movie. Luckily though, we didn’t have to stay in cheap motels like they did and instead we went to the other end of the luxury scale, the Tonic Hotel. Continue »
Waiting for Russell: Blue Hotel...
In Sydney, VE HANDOJO embarked on a stargazing mission to see how buffed Up Russell Crowe really is. Blue Hotel in The Woolloomooloo Wharf was his perfect monitoring spot. Continue »
Fit for a King: Crown Entertainment...
The over ten years old Crown Complex on Melbourne’s Yarra River is growing larger with a new hotel tower being built to bring the guest’s room total to 1600. FRV checks in to see more. Continue »
