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Forty degrees of restoration

Snow flakes aren't the only things melting as the spell of a Hotham Japanese spa warms Belinda Jackson. more

• Ski > Mount Hotham

Just what the doctor ordered

Lana Verco finds an absolute beachfront pad is the ideal place to recuperate. more

My cave or yours?

Bruce Elder bunks down - deep down - in western NSW. more

City chic finds a country home

Patrick Donovan finds the team from Abbotsford's Terminus pub have turned their hand to a country hotel. more

Manor from heaven

Brad Lonard is tempted by a foodies' paradise in Shellharbour. more

Denman about town

The eyebrow-raising swims have gone, to be replaced by eye-catching cuisine, writes Rachel Oakes-Ash. more

• Ski > Thredbo

Baby, it's cold outside

Minus 10 degrees, in fact - but Susan Bredow and family don't notice, once inside their stylish ski escape. more

• Ski > Thredbo

Right-royal retreat

Nicole Bittar treads the turf of princes, dukes and dames at a refurbished Ballarat landmark. more

A plum job living the high life

Peter Gearin revels in rustic simplicity on a trip to the Blue Mountains' ritziest village. more

Get out of neutral

No-frills Elicia Murray dives in among the pink scatter cushions and canopy - and is ultimately won over. more

Grand meal but noisy room

The quirky Grand offers style and a brilliant restaurant, but a sound sleep eludes Penny Webb. more

Children and wine? Just vine

Rachel Browne thought little ones and wineries didn't mix, until she followed the lead of the good doctor. more