Jane Reddy

Tim Pallin, managing director of Paddy Pallin.

Restrictions on movement remain, but with the chance to travel short distances for fresh air and exercise, here are six options close to Melbourne.

The Sebel has gone to the country and set up next to a championship golf course.

Much like flying business class, a stay in these new glamping tents should come with a warning; you will never want to go back.

This spectacular coastal drive is so rugged and remote that even the young adults are impressed.

A hotel dedicated to luxury, nature and sustainability has just opened on the banks of the Yarra River, breathing new life into the heritage-listed Goods Shed No. 5.

It stands to reason that Mondrian hotels’ entry into Australia on Queensland’s Gold Coast isn’t among the skyscrapers of Surfers Paradise.

The just-opened five-day, 54-kilometre trail includes 38 kilometres of new track across rolling sand dunes on land belonging to traditional owners.