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Curated escapes, handpicked by our travel experts.

Stay in the heart of Bangkok at the 5-star Lancaster Bangkok, where every booking includes daily breakfast for two, a daily cocktail for two, and a private check-in with a personal greeting and welcome drink. It's a city stay that starts the moment you arrive, rather than at the end of a queue. Rooms are generous by Bangkok standards — the 40sqm Deluxe King and Deluxe Twin rooms are designed with both business and leisure in mind, with floor-to-ceiling views over the sparkling city skyline. Move up to a Deluxe Club room in the quieter tower wing for upgraded toiletries and Club Lancaster access, or choose a Premium Suite, where blue velvets and studded leather set the tone and a whirlpool bath sits right in the bedroom. Club Lancaster access brings breakfast from 06:00–10:30, an afternoon treat from 14:30–16:30 and evening cocktails from 17:30–19:30, plus two hours of the 18th-floor boardroom each day (subject to availability). Add complimentary regular laundry for two pieces per person per day, a 10% discount across food, beverage and spa, a late check-out until 15:00 and a private check-out — then fill the rest of your day with the outdoor pool, poolside bar, spa and wellness centre, sauna, gym and on-site restaurant.

Settle into the 5-star Viceroy Bali, a boutique hotel set high above the Ubud jungle where every villa comes with its own private pool and an open-air balé for slow mornings and even slower afternoons. Your three nights include daily breakfast, a cocktail or mocktail each at Pinstripe Bar, and a 90-minute massage per adult at the Spa & Wellness Centre. The minibar is stocked with soft drinks and snacks and replenished daily, and you'll receive 10% off your total food and beverage bill at Apéritif and CasCades — so the long lunches and sunset dinners feel a little easier on the wallet. Stay five nights or more and a three-course dinner for two at CasCades is added to the package. Choose the Terrace Villa, with expansive interiors and a traditional Balinese balé perched over a private heated pool, or the Deluxe Terrace Villa, where contemporary Balinese design meets a heated infinity-edge pool and outdoor balé seating. Both look straight out over the valley. Beyond the villa, there are indoor and outdoor pools, a sauna and gym, a restaurant, bar and lounge, 24-hour reception and room service, a tour desk, bicycle rental and free Wi-Fi throughout. Check-in is from 15:00 and check-out at 12:00, with airport transfers available on request.

Perched on the limestone cliffs of Nusa Dua's southern coast, Samabe Bali Suites & Villas is one of the island's most secluded five-star escapes — panoramic Indian Ocean views, a white-sand beach at the foot of the cliff, and timeless Balinese architecture with soaring thatched roofs throughout. This escape is all about the villas: your 375 sqm one-bedroom pool villa comes with its own 32 sqm private pool, a spacious lounge, luxurious bathtub and a garden or ocean outlook, plus a personal 24-hour e-butler. Daily buffet breakfast (or a floating breakfast in your pool), free-flow non-alcoholic beverages, daily yoga, unlimited non-motorised water sports, a 50-minute in-room massage for two and an Indonesian Rijsttafel dinner are all included before you even consider the upgrades. Want everything taken care of? Step up to the Unlimited Privileges all-inclusive experience — à la carte dining anywhere on the resort, local-brand cocktails, wines and beers from 11am until midnight, and one Samabe Signature Activity for every night of your stay. All of it just 30 minutes from Ngurah Rai International Airport, in the manicured calm of Nusa Dua.

Trade the crowds for calm on Thailand's tranquil Andaman coast. The 5-star Grand Mercure Khao Lak Bangsak sits right on a quiet stretch of golden beach, with lush tropical gardens, sparkling pools and the acclaimed Pran Spa. Your spacious 40 sqm Superior Room blends warm Thai-inspired design with a private balcony over the pools or gardens — and you'll enjoy a guaranteed upgrade to a Deluxe Room (16 Apr – 31 Oct). With daily breakfast, a cocktail for two and a 60-minute massage each, it's seven unhurried nights of barefoot luxury, just 90 minutes from Phuket airport.

Set just 15 minutes from Phuket International Airport on the quiet golden sands of Naithon Beach, Pullman Phuket Arcadia makes for an effortlessly easy island getaway — minimal transfer time means more time soaking up the resort's sweeping ocean views, lush tropical gardens and string of pools cascading toward the shore. This is beach life done properly — start your day with a buffet breakfast at ECHO, sip a cocktail at C Bar, and unwind with a couples' massage at Dhatri Spa, all included in your package. With a 7-night minimum, there's time to fully settle in, and a guaranteed upgrade to a Grand Deluxe Room (May–October) means even more space to enjoy it. Choose a Deluxe Room for relaxed garden surrounds, or step up to an Ocean Room for uninterrupted sea views right from your balcony. Either way, you're steps from Naithon Beach's quiet shoreline, with Phuket's beach clubs, markets and Old Town all an easy drive away.

Escape to the 5-star dusitD2 Feydhoo Maldives — a true all-inclusive overwater villa resort where meals, drinks, speedboat transfers, water sports and a daily US$20 activity credit are all taken care of before you arrive. The Maldives has never been more accessible for Australian travellers, and dusitD2 Feydhoo strips away the usual complexity of a Maldives trip. A short 7-minute speedboat transfer from Malé-Velana International Airport brings you straight to the resort — no domestic flights, no lengthy island-hopping required. The all-inclusive package here goes well beyond the standard. Five restaurants and bars are included, from the champagne breakfast and themed dinners at Baraveli, to authentic Thai street food at Soi, Mediterranean poolside dining at Midi, and teppanyaki at the overwater Bō restaurant. Drinks run from breakfast through to 1am daily — house champagne, 100 wine labels, premium spirits, and 100 handcrafted cocktails across the resort, plus a stocked beachside cooling box on request. The daily US$20 per person credit can be saved and accumulated, offsetting spa treatments, diving, wellness programs or any other chargeable activity during your stay. Villas range from Waterfront Pool Villa to Overwater Pool Villa — with a guaranteed upgrade from Waterfront to Overwater for travel in June and July. Whether you're celebrating a milestone, or simply after the kind of Maldives escape where everything is taken care of, dusitD2 Feydhoo delivers it without the usual resort bill anxiety at checkout.

Stay on the shores of Khao Lak at the 5-star Pullman Khao Lak Resort — daily buffet breakfast, Thai massages, cocktails for two, and late checkout until 4pm all included. Thailand remains one of the most accessible long-haul destinations for Australian travellers, with well-connected routes into Phuket making it an easy add to any travel itinerary. Khao Lak is just over an hour's drive from Phuket Airport — no domestic connections, no ferries. It sits on a long stretch of natural beachfront backed by national park, without the crowds or commercialisation of Phuket or Koh Samui. Pullman Khao Lak Resort is a full-service property with multiple pools, the Rosalyn Spa, and dining outlets where guests receive a 10% food and beverage discount throughout their stay — with spa-goers getting an additional 20% off the regular treatment menu. Rooms range from Deluxe King and Pool Access categories through to Family Suites sleeping two adults and two children, with a half-board option available for those who want meals sorted. Whether you're after a couples retreat or a family week away, Pullman Khao Lak Resort delivers an unhurried beach escape that's increasingly hard to find in Southeast Asia.