ACCOMMODATION

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Baillie Lodges luxury accommodation Capella Lodge, located on Lord Howe Island, has reopened following a $4 million refurbishment. The nine updated suites feature a range of new additions, including extensive outdoor decks and heated plunge pools in the Makambo Loft, a new hot tub in the Catalina Suite, and outdoor daybeds on the deck in the Lagoon Lofts.

Autograph Collection Hotels has rebranded its Grand Hotel Golf Resort and Spa following an extensive three-year renovation. Located in Point Clear, Alabama, the 405-room hotel forms part of the Marriott International and Resort Collection on the city’s Robert Trent Golf Trail. The property offers a spa, two golf trails, seven restaurants and lounges, two beaches and a pool.

Movenpick Hotels & Resorts has launched a new global menu that celebrates Swiss cuisine, with a range of dishes featuring “savoury with a twist of sweet”. Chocolate is the main feature of seven dishes and forms part of the brand’s “Chocolate on the Salty Side” promotion, which runs until 20 Nov. Creations include marinated beetroot salmon with root vegetables with 72% dark chocolate, and white lemon chocolate with goat’s cheese, pine nuts and coffee beans.