Best Hotel in Melbourne

Ah, Melbourne. If you love culture in all its forms, whether it’s art, music, great food, fashion, architecture, or anything else, Melbourne is the Australian destination for you. Melbourne’s blend of old-world charm and new-world cool will prove delightful to even the most seasoned traveler, as there’s something for everyone to see. Its five best luxury hotels are no less varied – each one has its distinctive appeal and aesthetic, yet all share a dedication to perfect service, attentiveness to detail, and commitment to your best possible experience of Melbourne.

Hotel Deal: Escape to Valparaiso, Chile

Find yourself within walking distance to fine restaurants and tourist sites at Zerohotel. With only 9 rooms and built in 1880, Zerohotel offers a relaxing atmosphere in a very fine city.

The program includes:

2 Nights accommodations. All rooms have Egyptian 400-thread cotton sheets, TV LCD and WI-FI. The hotel has three terrace levels where you can appreciate the Valparaiso setting.

Buffet Breakfast served in our Winter Garden or in the room with: Tea, coffee, chocolate/ Different kinds of cereal and yoghurt/ Fresh squeezed orange juice, and other kind of natural juices/ Bread variety/ Eggs, bacon, ham, cheese, avocado, jam/ Fresh fruit and cake.

Evening snacks every day. These snacks change every day, and include either fresh cheese, olives, ham or almonds.

Lunch at “Le Fillou de Montpellier”, a French restaurant in the heart of Concepción Hill, remarkable for its delicious food and nice atmosphere. Every day it offers a different menu depending on the ingredients which Phillipe, the chef and owner, chooses in the downtown markets. The menu includes starters and main course, dessert, one glass of wine/beer/soda/other, and tee or coffee.

One of the afternoons, before the evening snack, Escape Zerohotel includes one relax massage per person.

The total cost for the program for two nights in a double room is

Cerro: USD $420
Puerto: USD $580
For single occupation, please subtract USD 75

The rates are in American dollars and do not include VAT taxes. Foreigners (non-residents with less of 6 months in the country) don’t pay VAT taxes.

To take advantage of this very special offer, please visitZerohotel and request the \’Escape to Valparaiso\’ package today!

NYC’s Bryant Park Hotel Wants to Rock and Roll All Night

If you ever had any doubts about the inspiration for Gotham City, look no further than the American Radiator Building. A towering mass of coal-black brick and bronze, the very picture of industry, it doesn’t take much of a stretch to imagine Batman surveying the land for mischief and malice from atop its gilded spires. Luckily for him, Bruce Wayne would fit in just as well inside the building: no longer a radiator showroom, it is now The Bryant Park Hotel, among the most fashionable and luxurious spots in the City. That it is just across the street from Bryant Park proper — home to New York’s Fashion Week (Proj-Run, anyone?) — says it all, but the hotel aspires to unparalleled levels of chicness in every aspect of its existence. Casting off the average boutique hotel’s chipper quirks in favor of sparse clean lines and leather and travertine, is as austere as it is unexpected. Not that the place doesn’t know how to have a good time — from the hip underground Cellar Bar to the celebrated L.A.-transplant KOI sushi bar, Bryant Park Hotel has enough to keep even the most elite crime-fighting young professional entertained.

Speaking of which, at the moment The Bryant Park Hotel has a pretty great package going on foranyone with a heavy nocturnal agenda:

“Party All Night” Escape: New York City never sleeps and neither do you have to. The Bryant Park Hotel will help you experience the excitement of Manhattan. Our in the know-concierge team will consult and arrange for you to go to the hottest places in the city. You will get VIP treatment with access to clubs and arrive in style with complimentary transportation to your first destination. Enjoy the night worry free of the morning; you will receive a late check out. If sleeping in doesn’t have you fully refreshed, full American breakfast via room service and some Tylenol will do the trick!

Package includes:

• Personal consultation with Entertainment Planning Desk for VIP access to NYC Clubs
• Complimentary 2:00pm Late Check-Out
• Complimentary one (1) way transportation to club or restaurant (NYC only)
• 2 Black Satin Blindfolds
• Molton Brown Eye Rescue Ultra Cool Cream
• 2 Red Bulls
• Full American Breakfast for 2 through Private Dining
• 2 packets of Tylenol
• 2 Bloody Mary mixes

Rates start at $295 a night, and although the special is running until December, dates are booking up fast, so head on over toThe Bryant Park Hotel, book yourself a reservation, and get some sleep now while you still can. It’s gonna be a long night.

It’s a Deal: Sunday Special Rates at NYC’s Dylan Hotel

Is it weird to be absolutely fascinated by chemistry? I should say not, and at any rate, it certainly expounds the fascination factor of Midtown Manhattan’s Dylan Hotel. Housed inside the former Chemist’s Club building on 41st St, it still bears the organization’s name on the entryway as well aswonders of science-themed stained glass artwork, making for an intriguing architectural experience. Of course, hotels don’t get by on intriguing architectural experiences alone — designed with classic fabrics, ebony woods, and a nod to turn-of-the-century Beaux-Arts structure, the Dylan evokes the sort of cool and quiet calm that makes for a welcome respite from flashier boutique hotels, perfect for when your stay is less “weekend city romp” and more “working on that next Nobel Prize.”

Speaking of which, The Dylan Hotel has an excellent deal for those of you arriving as the weekend warriors are packing it in:

SUNDAY COMMUTE PACKAGE: Receive $25 off per night, of the best available rate being sold at time of booking when arriving on a Sunday.

• Enjoy complimentary high-speed and/or wireless internet access
• Complimentary in-coming and out going faxes
• Complimentary bottled water each day of your stay
• 15%* off your restaurant bill for the Benjamin Steakhouse Restaurant.

Rates start at $179 USD as it is, and with this package things get even lower. If you’re in town for a long work-week, why not make your hard-earned nights a little more relaxed and stylish by booking yourself a stay at the Dylan Hotel?

Hotel Spotlight: Get Smart at Bali’s C151

There is luxury… then, there is luxury. Sometimes you want a posh room at the cultural center of a bustling city, for instance, and sometimes you want to fly to a private state-of-the-art tropical villa in a leather-seated helicopter. Sometimes there are other hotels, and then sometimes there are Bali’s C151 Smart Villas.

This hotel — if you can even call it that, for it is not so much a hotel as twenty-one free-standing villas — is unparalleled luxury. Each bright and spacious villa is equipped with every amenity one could think up, and even a few you hadn’t, from remote-controlled sliding glass doors and private pools with underwater speakers down to fully-programmable automated toilets and LCD TVs in every bathroom. An on-call butler and a team of maids and cooks await your beck and call, and each villa’s bar is stocked with the finest in imported drinks to suit every taste.

And, as if the suites weren’t enough entertainment, a beautiful city lies just beyond the villas’ borders, full of culture and nightclubs and warm white-sand beaches. If you still haven’t decided on a destination for your ultimate summer getaway yet, now is the time. Reserve a little piece of paradise at C151 Smart Villastoday.

Hotel Spotlight: French Country Hospitality at Chateau de Villerglan

France is such an exciting and varied place, it’s hard to know where to start. There is the bustling, metropolitan excitement of Paris, and then there is the scenic, provencial cool of Southern France. If the latter is sounding more your speed, try checking out Chateau de Villerglan in the Southern department of Aude. With only four suites to choose from, either in the main house or slightly apart in the orangerie, this is true French countryside peace and seclusion — not to mention hospitality. Your hosts are happy to serve you, and offer a three-course dinner and wine pairing almost every day of the week. At the chateau, you can stroll the gardens or indulge in activity packages (of note: a one-hour massage for her, and a two-hour cooking course for him); beyond its walls, a host of activities await, from golfing to alpine skiing to a tour of Carcassonne. (Even Spain and Andorra are not too far away, should the desire strike to travel further.) If you crave the wild nightlife scene, perhaps this is not for you. If a cozy getaway for the family (or even just for you) is in order, however, then book a stay at Chateau de Villerglan today.