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Good news for lovers of long lunches, beautiful buildings and the gentle thrill of a late checkout, Ardour Milton Park Bowral will officially reopen on Monday, February 2, 2026, ushering in a glamorous new chapter for one of the Southern Highlands’ most beloved estates. And to mark the occasion, it’s rolling out a rather lovely welcome for its very first guests.
Opera Australia’s revival of Hänsel & Gretel, originally staged by the late Elijah Moshinsky and now revived by Claudia Osborne, is a glorious sugar rush of spectacle and dessert-based anxiety.
Opening nights at the Opera in Sydney have changed, and I’m not sure whether to clutch my pearls or cheer. Gone are the black ties, the diamonds, the gowns that require industrial-strength shapewear and a spare inhaler.
Across Sri Lanka’s mountains, coast and tea country, the brand unfolds through a set of experiences that are deliberately slow, rooted in language, landscape and lived tradition. Each begins with Aa…, a shared linguistic thread drawn from Sinhala and regional heritage, connecting the properties while allowing each to speak in its own voice.
If dolphins are the golden retrievers of the ocean and manatees are the beanbags, leopard seals are that dazzlingly attractive person at a party who locks eyes with you while casually setting something on fire.
If you’ve ever thought, I just want a beautiful island, zero stress, and my own infinity pool, Meno House has been quietly listening. The adults-only boutique retreat on blissfully calm Gili Meno has just unveiled its most indulgent stay yet: a sprawling 388m² Luxury Ocean-view Suite complete with a private infinity pool, elegant open-plan living, and a generous helping of wow.
The revitalisation of NSW’s Central Coast and the Gosford CBD has been quietly chugging along for some time now, steady rather than spectacular. But this month’s opening of a premium Voco hotel in Gosford’s first skyscrapers feels like the moment the engine finally changed gears. It is the region’s most decisive game changer to date, effectively ushering in a new era for the city an hour north of Sydney that has long promised more than it delivered.
Season Five picks up exactly where the last left off: Emily Cooper (Lily Collins) heads to Rome to help launch Agence Grateau’s new Italian office. Paris is still technically home, but Rome is where things get complicated – professionally, romantically, and in that particular Emily way where a single PowerPoint idea can detonate her entire life.
Five Greek Islands for People Who Like Greece, But Not Elbowing Strangers for a Sun Lounger
There are two kinds of Greek island holidays: the velvet-rope, DJ-fuelled kind where you dodge influencers mid–engagement shoot, and the quieter, better kind with blue water, long lunches, locals who still outnumber visitors, and the radical luxury of space. These five islands belong firmly to the second camp – beautiful, storied, delicious, and refreshingly untrampled by the tourist throng.
Now why should newlyweds get exclusive rights to swanning about in luxury suites, clinking glasses of Champagne, and pretending they’ve never argued over the correct way to stack a dishwasher? Especially now that Australia’s marriage rate has taken a dramatic slide to a 20-year low, down from 7.1 per 1,000 people in 2004 to a rather sheepish 5.5 in 2023.
The suite’s private plunge pool would be our favourite amenity – nothing beats floating in silence as dawn imprints a sky the colour of vermillion orchids on our eyeballs – but it’s by no means a clear winner.
Four Seasons is inviting travellers to rediscover Mexico, the divine, soul-soothing, spa-scented version. Think spiritually reborn via mezcal and 800-thread-count sheets.
