Private Island
Tetiaroa, French Polynesia
9.6
The Brando
Marlon Brando's private atoll turned pioneering all-villa eco-resort, twenty minutes by plane from Tahiti and a world beyond it.
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Region
Oceania
Harbour views and remote coastal lodges.
63 hotels profiled in Oceania
Lakeside Hotel
Taupō, New Zealand
9.5
Huka Lodge
New Zealand's founding luxury lodge on the banks of the Waikato River near Huka Falls, host to royalty since its 1920s trout-fishing origins.
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Private Island
Laucala Island, Fiji
9.5
Laucala Island Resort
A 25-villa private island in Fiji's remote northeast where a working farm, championship golf and near-limitless inclusions set the world standard.
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Resort
Bora Bora, French Polynesia
9.4
Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora
The polished benchmark of Bora Bora's lagoon: overwater bungalows on a private motu facing Mount Otemanu's jagged silhouette.
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Country House
Kangaroo Island, Australia
9.4
Southern Ocean Lodge
Rebuilt on its Kangaroo Island clifftop after the 2020 bushfires, Australia's flagship luxury lodge again floats above the wild Southern Ocean.
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Resort
Hamilton Island, Australia
9.4
Qualia
Australia's benchmark adults-only resort on Hamilton Island's secluded northern tip, its timber pavilions gazing over the Whitsundays toward the Great Barrier Reef.
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Country House
Coles Bay, Australia
9.3
Saffire Freycinet
Tasmania's flagship lodge: 20 suites beneath a wing-shaped roof facing the pink granite Hazards across Great Oyster Bay.
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Resort
Bora Bora, French Polynesia
9.2
The St. Regis Bora Bora Resort
Bora Bora's most extravagant villas—some of the largest overwater retreats in the world—arranged around a private lagoonarium.
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Beach Resort
Bora Bora, French Polynesia
9.2
InterContinental Bora Bora Resort & Thalasso Spa
An all-overwater-villa resort on a motu facing Mount Otemanu, pioneering deep-seawater cooling and a lagoon-side thalassotherapy spa.
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City Hotel
Perth, Australia
9.2
COMO The Treasury
Perth's 19th-century State Buildings reborn as a 48-room hotel of soaring ceilings, quiet luxury and serious cooking on Cathedral Square.
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Private Island
Cairns, Australia
9.2
Lizard Island Resort
Australia's northernmost island resort, alone on a national-park island with 24 private beaches and fringing reef right on the Great Barrier Reef.
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City Hotel
Sydney, Australia
9.1
Park Hyatt Sydney
Australia's most coveted hotel address curves along the Rocks waterfront with full-frame Opera House views from rooms, restaurant and rooftop pool.
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Country House
Wairarapa, New Zealand
9.1
Wharekauhau Country Estate
An Edwardian-style lodge on a vast working sheep station above Palliser Bay, ninety minutes from Wellington across the Remutaka Range.
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Resort
Port Douglas, Australia
9.0
Silky Oaks Lodge
Treehouse suites suspended over the Mossman River on the edge of the Daintree, the world's oldest rainforest, twenty minutes from Port Douglas.
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Country House
Barossa Valley, Australia
9.0
The Louise
A 15-suite vineyard lodge amid the Barossa's shiraz country, pairing big-sky views with one of South Australia's most celebrated restaurants.
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Country House
Christchurch, New Zealand
9.0
Otahuna Lodge
An 1895 Queen Anne mansion outside Christchurch with seven suites, storied gardens and some of New Zealand's finest lodge dining.
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City Hotel
Melbourne, Australia
8.9
Park Hyatt Melbourne
A discreet curved sanctuary on Parliament Hill beside St Patrick's Cathedral, with some of the largest rooms in central Melbourne.
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City Hotel
Brisbane, Australia
8.9
The Calile Hotel
A subtropical modernist landmark on James Street whose curved concrete, breeze blocks and pink-umbrella pool deck redefined the Brisbane hotel.
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Beach Resort
Byron Bay, Australia
8.9
Raes on Wategos
A tiny whitewashed Mediterranean-style villa above Wategos Beach that has been Byron Bay's most storied address since 1994.
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Resort
Malolo Island, Fiji
8.9
Six Senses Fiji
A solar-powered pool-villa resort on Malolo Island in the Mamanucas, bringing Six Senses' wellness and sustainability playbook to Fiji.
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City Hotel
Suva, Fiji
8.8
Grand Pacific Hotel
Fiji's 'GPH', a 1914 harbourfront grande dame built for the ocean-liner era and restored to its white-columned glory in Suva.
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Country House
Taupo, New Zealand
8.8
Kinloch Manor & Villas
A hilltop lodge above Lake Taupo paired with a Jack Nicklaus Signature course, mixing links-style golf with big-lake panoramas.
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Lakeside Hotel
Rotorua, New Zealand
8.8
Solitaire Lodge
A nine-suite lodge on a private headland in Lake Tarawera, facing the volcano across some of Rotorua's most storied waters.
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City Hotel
Melbourne, Australia
8.7
The Hotel Windsor
Australia's grand Victorian survivor of 1883, facing Parliament House on Spring Street and famed for its theatrical afternoon tea.
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Country House
Aoraki/Mount Cook Village, New Zealand
8.7
The Hermitage Hotel
New Zealand's storied alpine hotel, serving Aoraki/Mount Cook since 1884 with panoramic windows on the country's highest peak.
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City Hotel
Hobart, Australia
8.7
The Tasman, a Luxury Collection Hotel
Hobart's waterfront grande-luxe hotel, stitching Georgian sandstone, Art Deco and a contemporary wing together a block from Salamanca Place.
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Country House
Medlow Bath, Australia
8.6
Hydro Majestic Hotel
A flamboyant 1904 escarpment hotel strung along a clifftop above the Megalong Valley in the Blue Mountains, revived after a lavish restoration.
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Beach Resort
Aitutaki, Cook Islands
8.6
Pacific Resort Aitutaki
A 27-bungalow boutique resort on Aitutaki's western shore, the Cook Islands' most polished front-row seat on one of the world's great lagoons.
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City Hotel
Perth, Australia
8.6
Crown Towers Perth
A glass tower on the Swan River at Burswood with lagoon pools, big-hotel polish and skyline views back across the water to Perth.
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Beach Resort
Efate, Vanuatu
8.5
The Havannah
Vanuatu's leading boutique resort: an adults-only cluster of waterfront villas on Efate's calm northwestern harbour, built for sunsets.
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City Hotel
Christchurch, New Zealand
8.5
The George
Christchurch's long-standing boutique address opposite Hagley Park, prized for its personal service and a reliable, produce-led kitchen.
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City Hotel
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
8.3
Airways Hotel
Port Moresby's famous hilltop haven above Jacksons Airport, long regarded as Papua New Guinea's finest hotel.
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City Hotel
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
8.0
The Stanley Hotel & Suites
Port Moresby's tallest hotel: a glassy Waigani tower of suites linked by skybridge to the Vision City mall.
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City Hotel
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
8.0
Hilton Port Moresby
The APEC-era flagship at Star Mountain Plaza: international-brand consistency, a resort-sized pool and PNG's best conference floors.
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Resort
Apia, Samoa
8.0
Taumeasina Island Resort
Samoa's flagship resort on its own islet minutes from Apia, joined to Upolu by causeway and ringed by reef water.
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Beach Resort
Koror, Palau
8.0
Palau Pacific Resort
Palau's long-standing flagship on the country's best beach, with house-reef snorkelling and boats to the Rock Islands from its own marina.
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Resort
Port Vila, Vanuatu
7.9
Iririki Island Resort & Spa
A private-island resort in the middle of Port Vila harbour, two minutes by ferry from town yet a world of fares and infinity pools apart.
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Beach Resort
Mulifanua, Samoa
7.8
Sheraton Samoa Beach Resort
A lagoonfront resort on Upolu's western tip, minutes from the airport and the Savai'i ferry, with sunset water and golf nearby.
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Resort
Koror, Palau
7.8
Palau Royal Resort
A polished Japanese-run resort on Malakal Harbour, with marina, pools and Koror's most consistent international service.
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Resort
Port Vila, Vanuatu
7.7
Warwick Le Lagon Resort & Spa
Vanuatu's big family favourite on Erakor Lagoon: hectares of gardens, calm swimming, kids' club and fire-show nights near Port Vila.
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Beach Resort
Lefaga, Samoa
7.7
Return to Paradise Resort
A Samoan-owned resort on the film-famous white sand of Lefaga, where village culture and beach holiday meet on Upolu's south coast.
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Private Island
Majuro, Marshall Islands
7.6
Bikendrik Island Pacific Hideaway
A tiny hosted private-islet retreat in Majuro's lagoon: a few cottages, home cooking and the Marshalls at their most idyllic.
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City Hotel
Honiara, Solomon Islands
7.6
Heritage Park Hotel
Honiara's leading hotel on the old Government House grounds, with waterfront lawns, a pool and the capital's most reliable rooms.
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Private Island
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
7.6
Fafá Island Resort
A barefoot private-island hideaway of thatched fales on a coral islet seven kilometres off Nuku'alofa, ringed by protected reef.
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Resort
Honiara, Solomon Islands
7.4
Coral Sea Resort & Casino
A breezy waterfront resort west of central Honiara, with villas, a pool scene and the capital's liveliest restaurants and bars.
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Resort
Koror, Palau
7.4
Cove Resort Palau
A contemporary harbourside hotel in Koror built around divers, with a pool deck over the water and boats at the adjacent docks.
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Resort
Weno, Chuuk, Micronesia
7.3
Blue Lagoon Resort
Chuuk's palm-grove dive resort on Weno's southern shore, the classic base for the ghost fleet of Truk Lagoon.
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City Hotel
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
7.3
Tanoa International Dateline Hotel
The rebuilt grande dame of Nuku'alofa's waterfront: Tonga's principal hotel, steps from the Royal Palace and the harbour road.
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City Hotel
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
7.1
Seaview Lodge and Restaurant
A boutique oceanfront lodge near the Royal Palace whose European-trained kitchen has long been Nuku'alofa's best table.
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City Hotel
Honiara, Solomon Islands
7.1
Solomon Kitano Mendana Hotel
The Solomons' largest and longest-serving hotel, Japanese-run on the Honiara oceanfront beside the central market.
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City Hotel
Majuro, Marshall Islands
7.0
Marshall Islands Resort
Majuro's principal hotel on the lagoon shore: conference rooms, a waterfront restaurant and the capital's most complete facilities.
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City Hotel
Funafuti, Tuvalu
7.0
Funafuti Lagoon Hotel
Tuvalu's government-owned principal hotel—formerly the Vaiaku Lagi—facing the lagoon steps from the airstrip in the world's least-visited nation.
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City Hotel
South Tarawa, Kiribati
7.0
Otintaai Hotel
Kiribati's flagship hotel at Bikenibeu, government-run on the lagoon shore of Tarawa, and the atoll nation's leading stay.
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City Hotel
Funafuti, Tuvalu
6.9
Esfam Hotel
A well-kept family-run lodge in central Funafuti, consistently rated the atoll's friendliest and most comfortable private stay.
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City Hotel
Meneng, Nauru
6.9
Menen Hotel
Nauru's principal hotel on the island's southeast shore: state-owned, ocean-facing and the hub of the republic's visiting life.
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City Hotel
Betio, South Tarawa, Kiribati
6.9
The George Hotel Kiribati
A family-owned hotel in the heart of Betio, the best rooms at Tarawa's busy western end amid the WWII battlefield sites.
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City Hotel
Weno, Chuuk, Micronesia
6.9
Truk Stop Hotel
A friendly waterfront dive hotel in central Weno with its own dock and dive shop, handy to Chuuk's airport and shops.
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City Hotel
Majuro, Marshall Islands
6.8
Hotel Robert Reimers
A family-run downtown institution on Majuro's lagoon, with the well-loved Tide Table restaurant and genuine Marshallese hospitality.
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City Hotel
Kolonia, Pohnpei, Micronesia
6.8
Cliff Rainbow Hotel
A long-serving hillside hotel above Kolonia, Pohnpei's practical base for Nan Madol, waterfalls and the island's famed surf and dives.
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City Hotel
Ewa, Nauru
6.8
Ewa Lodge
Modern serviced apartments by Capelle & Partner near Ewa beach, the freshest rooms on Nauru with the island's best store next door.
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City Hotel
South Tarawa, Kiribati
6.8
Tarawa Boutique Hotel
A small privately run hotel on South Tarawa offering some of the atoll's newer rooms and a quieter alternative to the main strips.
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City Hotel
Aiwo, Nauru
6.8
OD-N-Aiwo Hotel
Nauru's long-standing budget landmark in Aiwo district, minutes from the airport and opposite the island's civic centre.
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City Hotel
Funafuti, Tuvalu
6.8
Filamona Lodge
The lodge beside Funafuti's airport terminal, with a breezy balcony over the famous runway and honest island hospitality.
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