Fodor's Expert Review Hotel Sorrento

Built in 1872, this historic hotel has attractive rooms with exposed limestone walls, stylish interiors, and water views. The heritage rooms have huge windows framing views over Port Phillip Bay, and a significant renovation sees the addition of 13 new luxury suites, all with water views, some with mineral spas on their private balconies. The hotel is a long-standing popular Sorrento meeting place, and while its significant renovation sees the addition of a new day spa, a guests-only lap pool, and a new terrace and yoga studio on the rooftop, it will retain such favorites as its main bar, serving such Aussie pub classics as steak and chicken parmigiana. Slip downstairs to the cellar bar for aperitifs and after-dinner wine exploration, or sip on cocktails on The Lawn. The hotel is near a number of golf courses and is a minute's walk from Sorrento's fashion- and café-packed main street.