A boutique lodge on the fringe of Northland's Waipoua Forest has been named New Zealand's best hospitality business.

Shandelle Battersby checks in to Ibis Styles, Charles de Gaulle Airport, Paris, and is very impressed.

Ellie Hutchinson checks into a cottage just minutes away from Norfolk Island's tiny airport.

Shandelle Battersby checks into a hotel that celebrates the story of NZ's early settlers.

This funky rooftop accommodation has the 'wow' factor, finds Prashant Mehra.

Stephanie Holmes lives a life of luxury in the Coromandel ... if only for a weekend.

Ellie Hutchinson stays at the Brisbane Riverview Hotel.

Eli Orzessek checks into a Fenton Street spot with an excellent spa bath.

Courtney Whitaker stays at the Hotel Bastille Boutet MGallery by Sofitel, Paris.

Lorna Subritzky enjoys a winning bach in acclaimed surroundings.

New Zealand's most expensive new residential lodge will open its doors to guests from the start of next month.

Helen van Berkel finds staying with a local family in Nepal one of the most enriching travel experiences of her life.

Sandy Kilgour checks in at the Nautilus Resort, Muri Beach, Rarotonga.

Much as I hate to wash my dirty linen in public I'm afraid the hotels of the world leave me no choice.

Xenia Taliotis checks into an elegant Tuscan hotel and decides to never leave.

Corazon Miller checks into the Kingfisher Bay Resort on Queensland's Fraser Island.

Airbnb gained market share in France despite a string of terror attacks that depressed bookings at traditional hotels.

Helen van Berkel stays at a Hawke's Bay cottage that offers both sunrise and sunset views.

Tess Nichol checks into an upmarket hotel that knows how to treat its guests.

Undercover guests stayed in nine upmarket hotels in New York and allegedly found some hadn't changed or washed their bedding before new customers arrived.

On arrival, we were greeted by one of the "directors of chaos".

Former resident Marilyn Monroe lived for two years in one of the poolside cabanas, which has been named and designed in her honour with 1950s-inspired decor.

Why would you leave your dog behind ever again?

On Pennsylvania Avenue, Trump is opening a monument to himself.

Here are a few things travellers can do to look after their personal safety, as well as their possessions, while staying at a hostel.

In the treetops of Vancouver Island, one man has created a Tolkienesque spot for travellers to rest their heads.

If you know where to look, the Waldorf Astoria has many fascinating secrets ready to discover.

Frisky and Mannish had a whale of a time meeting lots of colourful men, although we got in a spot of bother near the Grand Canyon.

Shandelle Battersby checks into an historic boutique hotel in the heart of Portland and never wants to leave.

New Zealand guest nights rose in July to a record for the month as soaring tourist numbers saw all-time highs.