Award-winning luxury travel journalist and hotel expert covering luxury hotels, wellness retreats, fine dining and destinations across Europe, Asia and Australia, with more than 10 million views of  hotel and restaurant contributions on Google.

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Renae Leith-Manos has more than 25 years’ experience reviewing luxury hotels, restaurants and wellness destinations, combining independent luxury travel journalism with an insider understanding of hospitality, guest experience and what discerning travellers value most.

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Bali’s luxury hotel scene is about to reach another level. Mandarin Oriental is preparing to open an extraordinary new resort on the dramatic limestone cliffs of Bukit Pandawa in 2027. With private-pool villas, a cliff-edge restaurant, sophisticated wellness facilities and gardens designed by Bill Bensley, one of Southeast Asia’s most celebrated hotel designers, this could become one of the island’s most talked-about luxury addresses.