Down to business

These slick, work-friendly hotels also happen to be right where the great food and shopping is. With a price-match guarantee*, the boss will be pleased.

AUSTRALIA Park Hyatt Melbourne

Business zone by day, base camp for exploring the city on your own time by night. You’re right near the Collins Street strip of luxury boutiques, close to Federation Square bars. Longrain restaurant, an elegant spot to have dinner, is just steps away. Park Hyatt’s room service runs all night. Secretarial and data-processing facilities are available 24 hours in the business centre.

USA JW Marriott San Francisco Union Square

Right at the commercial and cultural epicentre of the city, this newly renovated hotspot has 15 event spaces for hosting meetings or conferences of all sizes. Expert planners are on call to handle all the details. There’s a bright, roomy gym for working out the kinks after a long day and the onsite Level III Bar, with a great list of Northern Californian wines, is perfect for socialising.

JAPAN Palace Hotel Tokyo

Make time: the Museum of the Imperial Collections is only a fiveminute walk from here. There’s a town-car service if you need it. Jet lagged? A session in the 24-hour gym will burn off energy. The Deluxe Room’s garden view helps if you’re working – each room has a multi-functional VoIP phone with voicemail. Wadakura restaurant offers elegant spaces for entertaining clients.

The Fullerton Hotel, Singapore SINGAPORE

With a choice of nine meeting and function rooms and a CBD location, The Fullerton makes business travel easy. Bring together your best people with full- and half-day conference packages and stay updated with complimentary access to subscription news sites via in-room compendiums. Wind up the workday with a cocktail at the elegant Post Bar.