There are hotels, and then there are hotels, the ones that make you feel instantly posh, like you should be gliding around in a silk robe, sipping something outrageously expensive and calling room service just because you can. The Tattersalls Hotel in Armidale is firmly in that second category.

Tucked away in the heart of New England’s high country, halfway between Sydney and Brisbane (but, crucially, without the traffic, parking disasters, and overpriced lattes), this heritage beauty has been lavishly restored to its former Art Deco splendour.

And by “lavishly restored,” I don’t mean they slapped on a fresh coat of paint and called it a day, I mean properly, painstakingly, and gloriously brought back to life, like some kind of Gatsby-esque country retreat with just the right mix of vintage elegance and modern luxury.