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Luxury Hotels
The Rocks and
Circular Quay
The Langham $$$
89–113 Kent St, Millers Point
Tel 9256 2222 Map 1 A2
∑ sydney.langhamhotels.com.au
This is a charming, bright,
impossibly pretty hotel that strikes
a wonderful balance between
opulence and understated
elegance. It also has a magnificent
indoor pool, with a sky-dappled
star ceiling.
Guests sunning themselves on the terrace at Big Hostel
DK Choice Sheraton on the Park $$$ ware house on a historic wharf.
Park Hyatt $$$ 161 Elizabeth St The superb on-site restaurant-
7 Hickson Rd, The Rocks Tel 9286 6000 Map 1 B5 bar, Lo Lounge, is open all day.
Tel 9256 1234 Map 1 B1 ∑ sheratonontheparksydney.com
∑ sydney.park.hyatt.com Grand columns and a sweeping Further Afield
In the the best harbourfront staircase welcome guests to this
location, with views straight hotel, which is set in an idyllic InterContinental Sydney
across the water to the Opera spot opposite Hyde Park. There is Double Bay $$$
House, this intimate, low-rise also a lovely indoor rooftop pool. 33 Cross St, Double Bay
hotel has been outfitted with Tel 8388 8388
impeccable attention to detail. Westin $$$ ∑ ihg.com/intercontinental/hotels/
The 155 spacious contemporary 1 Martin Place gb/en/sydney/sydic/hoteldetail
guest rooms and suites have Tel 8223 1111 Map 4 E1 This is an exclusive sanctuary,
floor-to-ceiling glass doors that ∑ westinsydney.com the lavish jewel in the crown
open to private balconies. The Soaring above the historic GPO of picturesque Double Bay
rooftop pool area is lovely, too. building at 1 Martin Place, this village. The whole place is
property mixes old-fashioned pure luxury – from the Italian
service with modern comforts. marble floors in the foyer, to
Pullman Quay Grand Sydney the swanky rooftop pool bar.
Harbour $$$
61 Macquarie St Darling Harbour and Jonah’s $$$
Tel 9256 4000 Map 1 C3 Surry Hills 69 Bynya Rd, Palm Beach
∑ pullmanquaygrandsydney Tel 9974 5599
harbour.com The Darling $$$ ∑ jonahs.com.au
Get a room with a spectacular view 80 Pyrmont St, Pyrmont A sumptuous and discreet ocean
at this spacious, upscale, all-suite Tel 9777 9000 Map 3 B1 retreat on Sydney’s northern
property on the edge of Circular ∑ thedarling.com.au beaches, just a 50-minute
Quay, with the Opera House as Rooms with floor-to-ceiling drive from the city or scenic
your next-door neighbour. windows give stunning views of 20-minute flight by seaplane.
Sydney from this opulent property,
Quay West Suites $$$ part of The Star complex. It has a Beyond Sydney
98 Gloucester St, The Rocks luxury spa and outdoor pool.
Tel 9240 6000 Map 1 A3 Lilianfels $$$
∑ quaywestsuitessydney.com.au 5–19 Lilianfels Ave, Katoomba
Enjoy a swim with a view of the Botanic Garden and Tel 4780 1200
Harbour Bridge in the stunning, The Domain ∑ lilianfels.com.au
sunken, Roman-style heated pool A short walk from the iconic
on level 24 of this truly opulent Hotel InterContinental $$$ Three Sisters at Echo Point
apartment hotel. 117 Macquarie St in the Blue Mountains, this
Tel 9253 9000 Map 1 C3 graceful and elegant resort
City Centre ∑ sydney.intercontinental.com is a throwback to yesteryear.
A real meeting of style and history,
Establishment Hotel $$$ from the grand sandstone exterior One & Only Wolgan Valley
5 Bridge Lane beauty of the restored former 1851 Resort & Spa $$$
Tel 9240 3100 Map 1 B3 Treasury Building, to the rooftop 2600 Wolgan Rd, Wolgan Valley
∑ merivale.com.au/accommodation/ view from Club Continental. Tel 9308 0550
establishmenthotel/ ∑ wolganvalley.com
The effortlessly cool Establishment Ovolo Woolloomooloo $$$ Luxury and seclusion
is tucked away in a hidden lane. 6 Cowper Wharf Roadway, abound at this exclusive,
It has beautifully appointed Woolloomooloo conservation-based retreat
rooms, access to a private gym, Tel 9331 9000 Map 2 D4 with stunning views of
and a handful of Sydney’s best ∑ ovolohotels.com the valley and the rugged
restaurants, bars and clubs all This relaxed, waterfront hotel is sandstone escarpments in
under one roof. in a restored, century-old wool the Greater Blue Mountains.
For more information on types of hotels see pages 172–3
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