These are the most game-changing hotels to have opened in Australia and New Zealand in the last year – bookmark for your future travels.
A funky former motel that’s a throwback to Byron Bay’s glory days as a chilled-out surf town is Australia’s most exciting new arrival of the past year. This family-friendly retro hub has been repurposed by local artisans, just moments from the frothy Aussie seaside. And in New Zealand, a dockside hotel in Auckland, with conservation at its heart, is part of a neighbourhood revival in the country’s biggest city.
This selection of hotels is part of the annual Condé Nast Traveller Hot List 2021. See the other lists below:
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