A Modern Wayfarer

Hotel Hotel Canberra: Quirky With A Conscience

Anything designed by the architects behind Hobart’s Museum of Old and New Art is bound to be one quirky ride, and aptly named Hotel Hotel Canberra is single-handedly bringing cool to the capital. Spanning three levels of a Japanese-inspired new residential complex known as the Nishi building, the hotel’s 7-star eco rating is impressive, and hints at its sustainable conscience throughout. The lobby is a veritable mash-up of raw and sleek with wallpaper made from natural fibres and walls that ... Read More

A Modern Twist on Artful Chic: The Hotel Claris Barcelona

The luxury design Hotel Claris Barcelona is anything but your typical five-star, 500-million plus room chain hotel. Perfectly complimenting the architectural audaciousness of the city that surrounds it, Hotel Claris is a wonderland full of curiosities and class and I feel like Alice exploring a new artful realm inside a hotel rabbit-hole. Except the rabbit-hole is a modern metal-and-glass building encased in the shell of an old 18th Century Palace called Verdruna, and the antiquities, like the ... Read More

Jungle Book Luxe: Natura Resort and Spa Hotel Bali

Natura Resort and Spa Hotel Bali Praise the lord; it is possible to stay in the lap of luxury without dropping one month’s pay on a one-night stay! There are plenty of smaller 4 and 5-star resorts in Bali that are just as breathtaking, just as accommodating and just as unique (maybe even more so) than your normal run-of-the-mill big name brand hotels. One of these places is Natura Resort and Spa in Ubud. Set high on a mountain-top overlooking the lush and vibrant jungle of Petanu River below, ... Read More