American Express Lounge Melbourne Airport The American Express Lounge, opened in early 2018 at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport is located in Terminal 2 with the International departures. It is run by Plaza Premium Lounges. Those with Platinum cards, no matter the country of issue, are able to access the lounge. Most … Read more
DoubleTree Perth Northbridge Review The DoubleTree Perth Northbridge opened December 28, 2018; less than 2 months before my stay. A friend and I had three nights in Perth and after checking out the InterContinental, Hyatt Regency, and Hilton, decided that the DoubleTree was a good option. At under $100 USD … Read more
Park Hyatt Melbourne Review I have stayed at a number of Hyatt properties in Australia (there are currently seven) including the fantastic Park Hyatt and Regency in Sydney, Grand Hyatt in Melbourne, and Hotel Canberra. Without a doubt, the best Hyatt in Australia (if not the world) is the Park … Read more
Glow Worm Cave at Natural Bridge Natural Bridge is located in Springbrook National Park, a rainforest near the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. I visited Natural Bridge in November 2018. Entry to the park is free. Natural Bridge is about an hours drive from Surfers Paradise. The drive up into … Read more
voco Gold Coast Review IHG has a new hotel brand: voco. In the trend of endless branding, voco seems to be aiming for upscale hip. Not sure how it is hoping to differentiate itself from Kimpton. Perhaps voco is to Hyatt Centric as Kimpton is to Andaz. So far there … Read more
Holiday Inn Express Brisbane Central Review I don’t write up a review of every hotel I stay in. I definitely skip a lot of the cookie cutter, chain hotels like Holiday Inn Express. However, I was quite impressed by this new property so thought it worth a post. There are … Read more