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Room check: Novotel Hamilton Tainui

If you do happen to find yourself in Hamilton, and unwilling to stay in one of the array of mock Tudor motels the city has to offer, this is a good place.

Room Check: Fiji's Uprising Beach Resort

Friendly, of course - we are in Fiji after all. Staff took our details and then accompanied us to our rooms, refusing to let us carry our own bags.

Room Check: City Life Hotel, Auckland

Shandelle Battersby checks into the CityLife Hotel, Central Auckland.

Hotel chains up the ante

Hotels writer Shandelle Battersby looks at what the industry is doing to keep things fresh.

Take a holiday with the stars

What do Olivia Newton-John, Bono and Robert De Niro have in common? They all own hotels. And these celebs know a thing or two about how to treat a guest, Leah McLennan writes.

Pipi Hotel, Havelock North

Janetta Mackay checks into a self-contained bungalow that calls itself a hotel.

Hot deals of the week: Hayman Island

Learn about the best deals you can get this week.

Pod hotel for Christchurch airport

Construction has begun on New Zealand's first "pod" hotel next to Christchurch Airport.

Christchurch gets first 'pod hotel'

A new hotel featuring pods that people can rent for $30-a-night is being built in Christchurch.

How many kiwis work while on holiday?

As the long weekend approaches, our thoughts turn to having a break away from work - but many of us will carry on with the job while we're away.

Room check: Spire Hotel, Queenstown

Jo Elwin checks in to the elegant Spire Hotel in Queenstown.

Room check: Langham Hotel, London

Patricia Greig checks in at the Langham London.

Room check: Rutherford Hotel, Nelson

Shandelle Battersby checks in to the Rutherford Hotel in Nelson.

Fancy staying a night in Emily Blunt's mansion? You can

Emily Blunt and John Krasinski's former mansion in Los Angeles is available to rent on Airbnb for $600 per night.

Room check: Waipoua Lodge, Northland

Elisabeth Easther goes bush in the Far North but finds all the creature comforts she could wish for at the five-star Waipoua Lodge.

Room check: Mercure Inverness

Anne Gibson checks in at the Mercure Inverness, gateway to Scotland's Highlands.

Room check: The Farm at Cape Kidnappers

Shandelle Battersby gets a taste for the finer things in life in the Hawkes Bay.

Samoa: Aggie's legend lives on

Apia's cyclone-struck grand dame is getting ready to rule again, writes Robyn Yousef.