| I’m an executive in a mergers and | | | | 1940s, but this one has nearly 250 rooms. The |
| acquisitions firm who does a lot of travelling | | | | so-called Great House is the hotel’s |
| around Australia. In a previous contribution to this | | | | centrepiece, with its colonial architecture and rustic |
| website, I posted my short list of favorite | | | | furnishings. The entire hotel is surrounded by |
| five-star hotels. This time around, I’m listing | | | | tropical gardens and paved terraces. There is an |
| down my favorite five-star golf resorts in | | | | in-house Marine Shopping Village for the wives and |
| Australia. Enjoy!1. Joondalup ResortFor me, going | | | | Camp Hyatt for the kids.3. The InterContinental |
| on a vacation holiday means playing golf – | | | | Burswood ResortI must admit that I’ve |
| lots and lots of golf. It should not come as any | | | | only been to the InterContinental Burswood |
| surprise that my favorite five-star resort is the | | | | Resort in Perth thrice but those three brief visits |
| Joondalup Resort, which I consider to be the | | | | were enough to earn it a spot on my list. It is an |
| number one resort golf course in all of Australia | | | | exciting and vibrant place where something is |
| (and Golf Australia magazine seems to agree).It | | | | always going on, from the non-stop entertainment |
| boasts of 27 championship holes, excellent | | | | offerings to the myriad shows, special events and |
| emerald fairways, a flood-lit driving range, | | | | functions. Why, there are even some games at |
| motorized cars, practice bunkers and three | | | | the Burswood Casino where you can win a million |
| practice greens. You can even get PGA Tuition | | | | dollars, if you’re lucky.The entire place just |
| here. Imagine, just 20 minutes away from Perth | | | | exudes an aura of luxury and sophistication. This |
| and you end up right in the middle of this golfing | | | | place is just a treat for the senses. Their |
| paradise.Once you get tired of golf (what, you | | | | Executive Club Lounge on the 24th floor offers |
| actually get tired of golf?), the beach is just a | | | | special privileges while the Presidential Suite is the |
| three minute stroll away. You may even choose | | | | epitome of elegance and indulgence.There are |
| to just roam around the facility and admire the | | | | great views of the Swan River and the parklands. |
| bushland setting and its network of dunes, lakes | | | | The hotel also hosts the Burswood Recreation |
| and old quarries. The accommodations are | | | | Centre, one of Perth's best and most exclusive |
| magnificent and consist of about 70 grandly | | | | Health Clubs, with its own spa, sauna and indoor |
| appointed rooms and suites, a couple of bars and | | | | outdoor heated pools. Of course, they have their |
| a superb restaurant that overlooks a swimming | | | | own golf course as well. Have I mentioned that I |
| pool that looks like a lagoon.2. Hyatt Regency | | | | love to golf?James Lush of Simply Lush ( has |
| Sanctuary CoveI find myself in Queensland a lot | | | | been reviewing the very best in luxury |
| and end up spending plenty of time at the Hyatt | | | | accommodation available across Australia since he |
| Regency Sanctuary on the Gold Coast. Needless | | | | moved here from the UK with his family. His |
| to say, the Hyatt Sanctuary has its own | | | | website is a free resource for travellers within |
| championship golf course (two of them, in fact) | | | | Australia and those visiting from overseas, who |
| as well as other exciting sports and recreation | | | | are looking for the best accomodation |
| facilities, including 10 tennis courts, a formal | | | | available.Whether it's a Perth Hotel, a Spa Retreat |
| swimming pool and a fitness center. Aside from | | | | in Victoria or a luxury Sydney apartment, Simply |
| the swimming pool, they have a one-acre lagoon | | | | Lush has something for you. Stop by and check |
| with its own sandy beach and salt water.The hotel | | | | out the reviews and travel articles. |
| looks like one of those grand Qld homes from the | | | | |