A retro-tinged “surf-club” hotel by the team behind a Bali cool-kid hang, an outpost of New York harbinger of good times The Standard and a wave-shaped hotel with a rooftop bar are all in Australia’s near future. Broadsheet's Michael Harry joins Around Town to chat about the upcoming hotels he can’t wait to check in to – and check out.

Featured on today's episode: 

• Calile
• The Standard 
• Shangri-La 
• The W
• 25 Hours Hotel 
• Grand National 
• The Bonobo 
• The Dorset 
• Rosewood 
• St Regis 
• Marriot 
• Six Senses 
• Waldorf Astoria 
• The Hannah St Hotel 

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