Escape in style

Open the gateway to endless possibilities with IHG Hotels & Resorts. From luxury on the Mornington Peninsula to views of Sydney Harbour, with 19 hotel brands across 6,000 unforgettable destinations, you’ll always find the perfect getaway.

MAKE LIKE YOU’RE IN THE MED

Conjuring a sun-drenched Mediterranean escape just 90 minutes south of Melbourne, InterContinental Sorrento Mornington

Peninsula (qantas.com/hotels/ intercontinentalsorrento) overlooks Port Phillip Bay and features a range of rooms and suites decked out with velvet furnishings and freestanding tubs. Lounge about on the Amalfi-inspired Pool Deck, visit the on-site Aurora Spa & Bathhouse with its magnesium reflexology pools and book a tasting menu at seafood-led fine-diner Audrey’s, helmed by renowned Melbourne chef Scott Pickett.

SOAK UP BIG HARBOUR VIEWS

It may be located amid the city’s most glittering attractions but leaving InterContinental Sydney (qantas.com/hotels/intercontinentalsydney) is optional. There are VIP views of house, garden and bridge (you know the ones) from the rooftop bar, Aster, and inside is no less captivating thanks to a recent $120-million renovation to the 1851 building. Serene greens and blues adorn the rooms and suites, each kitted out with Byredo bathroom products, while The Treasury bar and restaurant gleams beneath a sky-high glass roof – try the signature Martini made with Four Pillars Olive Leaf Gin and finger lime tincture.

SEE THE CITY FROM UP HIGH

It’s all about the setting at Crowne Plaza Adelaide (qantas.com/ hotels/crowneplazaadelaide). Situated in the city’s East End, in its tallest building, you can see over the Botanic Garden to the Adelaide Hills from the 10th-floor lobby, pool deck and bar. Opt for a King Premium room on levels 11 to 20 and make the most of floor-to-ceiling windows, a pillow menu and amenities by Antipodes. Be sure to visit Japanese eatery Koomo, a “restaurant in the clouds”, to enjoy the seasonal, locally focused menu.