When you think "airport hotel", the last thing going through your mind is an infinity pool set back on a tropical hillside. Yet, in Papua New Guinea, that's exactly what you'll find at Airways Hotel. With its modern furnishings, aviation motifs, and mountainside locale just two minutes from Port Moresby's Jackson International Airport, Airways is certainly one of the most unique accommodations around. The décor is sleek without being stuffy and features crisp white linens and warm dark woods. The sprawling health club sports a techno cardio gym, lap pool, massage rooms, steam rooms, and views out to a zen garden. The hotel also features several dining options including Bacchus, which combines South Pacific and International flavors served with a side of live piano.

Ambua Lodge is a beautiful wilderness retreat located in Tari, home to the Huli people. The award-winning Lodge offers luxury in the Southern Highlands, with feature traditional architecture, massive Sepik carvings, heated bed blankets, an outdoor hot tub, nightly fireplace gatherings, and multi-course meals. The surrounding alpine forest is dotted with high-altitude orchids, suspension bridges and waterfalls, and over 13 species of Birds of Paradise. A stay here, combined with a cruise on the Sepik River, is an "absolute must" for anyone visiting Papua New Guinea.

This small wilderness lodge boasts some of the most beautiful and pristine surroundings in the entire world. There are magnificent views of the Hagen Range and the Wahgi Valley from each of the twelve well-appointed rooms, all of which feature modern bathrooms and electric blankets. Guests have ample opportunity to explore the unique ecology of the area on the lodge's huge stretch of walking trails. With a mind to preserve the Eden-like surroundings, Rondon Ridge used hydroelectricity to maintain power and keep its carbon footprint low and expertly blends human comforts with the desire to protect the highlands and all they have to offer.

Nestled in the wilderness overlooking the Karawari River, Karawari Lodge boasts ten separate cottages inspired by traditional architecture, each built out of local bush materials. Despite its remote locale, the lodge has 220V electricity, hot & cold water, comfortable mosquito-netted beds, modern en-suite bathrooms and verandas overlooking the river below. Karawari provides guests with access to some of the most verdant and undisturbed rainforest in the world as well as to the indigenous groups that have thrived along the banks of the river for centuries. One of the most remote and unspoilt destinations in Papua New Guinea where stilted villages line the edges of flooded waterways and dugout canoes remain the primary mode of transport, Karawari Lodge is only accessible by private airstrip and boat. For a glimpse into life on the Sepik, the lodge also offers river tours and village visits in motorized jet boats.