escape to luxury

Arriving at Melbourne Airport I’m advised by the rental car company that there are no cars available despite the fact that I’ve booked a car to be picked up exactly at this time.  I’d love it if someone could explain how hire car companies work, as a regular road trip traveller it continues to baffle me? Surely they are like hotels, you book a room/car and it’s allocated in the system – right? After an extended delay, eventually a car arrives, but the process takes an hour longer than I’d planned. The saving grace on a frustrating experience is the rental car attendant at the exit gate who asks where I’m going and then quickly presents me with a map hand marked with directions to the Mornington Peninsula. I keep quiet on the fact I’ve already punched in the destination on my GPS, as this old school gesture just makes me happy.

Last month we took a first look at Tryp Fortitude Valley and we’re excited the doors have now open on Brisbane’s coolest new hotel.

Adelaide will get a taste of Art Series Hotel Group style with the launch of luxury boutique hotel; The Watson opening its doors in the Adelaide suburb of Walkerville on the 16^th August.

The Whitsundays are made up of 74 Islands, on the beautiful tropical coast of Queensland.  Whether you choose to base yourself on the coast or on the islands, there’s plenty to see and do in this natural wonderland.

There’s nothing quite like devouring a few well-chosen book on holidays, especially in an inspiring setting and curling up on the window seat overlooking the Great Ocean Road, might just be the perfect spot for a bit of drama or romance…

Choosing which books to take on holidays is a serious business, one that gives pleasure and angst in equal measure. Do you take the weighty tome you’ve started, or pack the iPad full of options? While electronic readers make sense when travelling, I still love curling up with a real book. Then having crammed the entire Miles Franklin literary award list into your luggage, I’ll buy the latest travel or a gossip magazine and spend the holiday happily reading the latest on Kimye and more often than not the books will return home unread.

After five years of operation, Limes Hotel Brisbane has reinvented itself to provide guests with a new experience, something that gives people a sense of escapism.