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A hotel can be as much a part of the travel experience as the destination, whether it’s the location, interiors, room service, staff or
just the way it makes you feel like a jetsetter. These new or refurbished Australian sleepovers deserve a place on your travel wish list.
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ADELPHI HOTEL 87 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, Victoria. (03) 8080 8888. adelphi.com.au The new-look Adelphi Hotel brings quirky-cool vibes to the city’s Flinders Lane. The refurbishment of the 1930s building, originally a soft-goods warehouse, is retro and the colour scheme is 50 shades of candy, highlighting the recent addition of Om Nom, a dangerously delicious late-night dessert bar overseen by chef Christy Tania. At the Adelphi, it’s about the service – sharp and seamless, yet personal – just look to your mirror for the staff’s daily message. From $295. AL
BRISBANE RIVERVIEW HOTELKingsford Smith Drive & Hunt Street, Hamilton, Queensland. 1300 785 453. viewhotels.com.auThe recent $6m refurbishment of the aptly-named Riverview Hotel adds a lush layer of boutique style to one of Brisbane’s friendliest hotels. Perhaps the staff’s longevity of service – some have been here a decade or more – adds to the warmth of their welcome.
As part of the Riverview’s new look, a kaleidoscope of features has been carefully curated by an international team overseen by Deuce
The on-site restaurant, Plates, offers enough choices to suit most palates and features splendid local produce, including Darling Downs’ eye fillet.
One of Australia’s three contemporary View addresses, the Riverview manages a fine balance between business, warmth and a flush of elegant indulgence. From $190. AH
FOUR POINTS BY SHERATON BRISBANE 99 Mary Street, Brisbane, Queensland. (07) 3164 4000. starwoodhotels.com/fourpoints Modern, stylish and conveniently located in the heart of Brisbane, the Four Points by Sheraton offers a comfortable and pleasant stay, thanks to its friendly young staff. The small rooms (average 27sq m) are well-appointed with a comfortable bed and fast internet access. Restaurants, bars and shops are within easy walking distance, as are the City Botanic Gardens and Brisbane River. The hotel has its own cafe/bar, restaurant and gym as well as valet parking. The 33-storey hotel was finished in March 2014 and is less than half an hour from the airport via the M1. From $149. TW
FRASER SUITES PERTH10 Adelaide Terrace, East Perth, WA. (08) 9261 0000. perth.frasershospitality.com East Perth is the new hub for hip WA happenings as five-star-hotel meets apartment-style living at the Fraser Suites. Sharp styling, sparkling interiors and a grand glass stairway in the lobby give the space a polished feel. Celebrity chef Pete Evans has the reins of the restaurant, Heirloom, which features organic produce. The house-made pate and crab chowder are standouts. From $200. AL
GAIA RETREAT933 Fernleigh Road, Brooklet, NSW. (02) 6687 1216. gaiaretreat.com.auEverything about Gaia is calibrated to reboot body and soul. Amid lush subtropical plantings in the Byron Bay hinterland, the retreat is postcard-pretty, nourishing and rejuvenating. Check-in is to the scent of jasmine and freshly mown grass, the sound of burbling water in giant stone urns and a symphony of birdsong. ❯
Design and including interior designer Wendy Lynch and New York-based art dealer Suzanne Geiss, from the driveway’s orange carriage lights to the complementary melange of the lobby’s furniture and accessories, wallpapers and exquisite new bathrooms. Look out for quirky glass-dome decorations in Chester’s Bar and the bespoke library that is available for patrons’ perusal in the cafe. This stylish look is further enhanced by attention to all levels of practicalities and creature comforts, from free parking and free wi-fi to pillow menus and silken tea bags across the hotel’s 90 rooms. Bicycles are available for hire, should the riverside track prove impossible to resist.
The Riverview celebrates its location: in a crook of Brisbane’s eponymous waterway, its street-front view spans the Gateway Bridge through jacaranda suburbs and the proper peak of Mount Gravatt to the city’s spires, which shine silver in the daytime and become part of a jewel-box panorama at night. The hotel offers easy access to a wedge of Brisbane from the airport, the city’s easterly industrial estates and the Eat Street precinct through to James Street, Fortitude Valley and the city. Larger conference venues are also supplemented by the cunningly arranged junior suites that provide pleasant spaces where single guests can work, meet and relax.
REVIEWERS: SUSAN SKELLY, ALYSSA LIM, ASHLEY HAY, THOMAS WIELECKI
Gaia Retreat: healthy food and new Komala Villas (right)
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Chandelier at Gambaro Hotel Brisbane (left); Rooftop Bar, InterContinental Sydney Double Bay (opposite)
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pool. There’s the day spa with practitioners who have more areas of expertise and massage technique than breakfast has seed types for sprinkling. Bee pollen, brain food mix, chia seeds, linseed, wattle seed, sesame seeds.
Also being launched along with the Komala trio was a new range of skincare products two years in the finessing, a luxurious promised land of mist, mask and moisturiser, of exfoliant, eye cream and soothing serum. Called Retreatment, they are certified organic and made locally using Australian native extracts and essences. In the cast: macadamia, olive leaf, lavender, kaolin, lilly pilly fruit, white cypress, calendula and rosehip. The range is available online and, in due course, in the day spas that Gaia is planning for Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.
Last, but not least, is the food. Much of it comes from the Gaia garden, which is as healthy as a garden plot can be. Unless you have dietary requirements, the menu is a set one, changing daily. It’s abundant, with a fresh vegetable and herb bias (chicken and seafood turns up, but not red meat) and ridiculously good for you. Indulgence couldn’t get more virtuous. From $1145 (two nights minimum). SS
GAMBARO HOTEL 33 Caxton Street, Petrie Terrace, Brisbane, Queensland. (07) 3369 9500. gambarohotel.com.auInner-city Brisbane’s up-and-coming Caxton Street strip welcomes new kid on the block Gambaro Hotel. This is a sister property of the Gambaro Seafood Restaurant, which has been a Brisbane institution for some 60 years. The new hotel adds a welcome touch of glamour to the area with a lavish marble lobby, which features a dazzling crystal chandelier that appears to be composed of interlocking sculptured fish. The 36sq m Paddington King Deluxe Suites are decked out in mahogany timber with rich, dark-toned walls. There’s not a request too grand for the Gambaro service staff, with a pillow menu to choose from (goose down or micro-silk) and a delicious complimentary handmade biscotti. From $199. AL
HOTEL HOTELNewActon Nishi, 25 Edinburgh Avenue, Canberra, ACT. (02) 6287 6287. hotel-hotel.com.auThe new Hotel Hotel is the nation’s greenest building. Using the best artists, designers and curators, it is an artisanal masterpiece. No two of the 68 rooms are alike – they are rough yet reserved, with oak beds, rendered clay walls and handmade Danish design furniture. The restaurant, Monster, serves reimagined twists on cosy classics such as the yabby jaffle. From $239. AL
HOTEL KURRAJONG, CANBERRA 8 National Circuit, Barton, Canberra, ACT. (02) 6234 4444. tfehotels.com/hotel-kurrajongThe historic Hotel Kurrajong has reopened after a $20m restoration. The hotel retains most of its fine architectural features from the original design by Old Parliament House architect John Smith Murdoch. The 147-room hotel will include 26 Heritage-listed rooms, four executive suites and eight terrace rooms – redesigned with exotic fabrics in peacock blue, gold and burnt-tobacco colour schemes. Recent add-on, Chifley’s Bar & Grill is a tribute to former prime minister Ben Chifley, a regular guest at the hotel in the postwar era. The restaurant boasts an unmatched selection of more than 80 local and international wines. Hotel Kurrajong joins the sophisticated line-up of Canberra’s emerging boutique hotel scene. From $169. AL
INTERCONTINENTAL SYDNEY DOUBLE BAY33 Cross Street, Double Bay, NSW. (02) 8388 8388. ihg.comThe slick suburb of Double Bay has unveiled the most anticipated new luxury hotel in Sydney. While the building’s classic features have been preserved, the interiors have been updated to create an ultra-modern, luxury hotel. The feel is more members-only club than grand imposing hotel. The rooftop is dramatic, with white cabanas, sheer drapery around the infinity pool, a bar and lounge area with spectacular views of the harbour. From $338. AL ❯
As the sun heads west, locals drink organic sparkling wine on the deck of Gaia’s social and dining hub, Kakura House. They are there for an introduction to the latest additions to Gaia’s accommodation portfolio, three Komala Villas. Gaia’s co-owner, Olivia Newton-John, and her husband John Easterling have been road-testing No.2 for the past few days. (ONJ, who has been performing sell-out seasons in Las Vegas, tries to get to Gaia three or four times a year to chill and, no doubt, check on her investment. “Four days here feels like four weeks,” she says at breakfast, slicing into the organic butter for her wattleseed muffin and recommending the quinoa bread.)
The Komala villas have wow-factor views over undulating hills to the north. In line with the “barefoot meets Armani” aesthetic of Gaia, these one-bedroom split-level villas with a generous living area have a bark and vanilla colour scheme with pithy orange pops in the ceramics and cushions. Designed by general manager Gregg Cave (another of the four directors and a former art dealer whose attention to detail is legendary), they have a two-person shower, elegant free-standing bath, a huge deck with daybeds, a plunge pool, little nooks and crannies, and artwork sourced by ONJ. Like any good home away from home, there’s all you need in the way of sound systems, wi-fi, teas, fans, air-con and reading matter. Workmanship and interiors are impressive.
Gaia has plenty of places to hang out. There’s Kakura House with its cushiony indoor lounging or breezy outdoor deck for more sun-kissed days. There are sturdy chairs positioned to soak up the sunset; there are hammocks on the lawn, and daybeds up at a lookout with 360-degree views. There are walking tracks, a yoga house, gym and a
The Larwill Studio, Melbourne
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THE LANGHAM SYDNEY89–113 Kent Street, Millers Point, NSW, 2000. (02) 9256 2222. sydney.langhamhotels.com.au The Langham returns to Sydney’s most exclusive harbourside address after a six-month grand transformation. The $30m refurb is set to redefine Sydney’s luxury hotel market. Rooms have been updated with marble fixtures and a number extended with The Langham’s signature terraces and balconies. There will be harbour views from all aspects of the hotels’ public spaces, plus six elaborate new bespoke fireplaces. The Langham also introduces a new fine-dining concept with Kent Street Kitchen, led by former Est sous chef Daniel Rudolph, offering handmade charcuterie and fromage, and Michelin-worthy service to match. From $635. AL
THE LARWILL STUDIO48 Flemington Road, Parkville, Victoria. (03) 9032 9111. artserieshotels.com.au/larwillIt might be unusually located, attached as it is to Melbourne’s new Royal Children’s Hospital in North Melbourne, but The Larwill exudes that same sense of welcome and humour as its more centrally located sibling Art Series Hotels (The Cullen, The Olsen and The Blackman) across town. The rooms pick up the colours in the childlike art works of the late David Larwill in hangers, lamps and throws. There are the art books, artisanal chocolates, juices and yoghurts, and maps, menus and postcards clipped to a notice board. Opened last September, it overlooks an expanse of parkland and a playground. The huge light-filled lobby cafe is a casual communal area with books, coloured pencils, chalkboards, and games that can be borrowed for the stay. Guests can stroll to Elliott Avenue for cafes and galleries, or take a tram or taxi to the CBD, Lygon Street, Melbourne Zoo, Queen Victoria Market or Flemington Racecourse. From $140. SS
LONGITUDE 131Yulara Drive, Yulara, NT. (08) 8957 7131. longitude131.com.auTo stay at Longitude 131 is to buy front-row seats to the spectacular that is Uluru. Wake up, and there is Australia’s most iconic rock, framed by a room-wide sliding glass window, just a few fields of minty green spinifex between you and the prize. It’s dreamy sightseeing without getting out of bed.
Longitude 131 has 15 sophisticated tented pavilions, each named for an outback entrepreneur or pioneer, more studio apartment than base camp, and artfully arranged around a sand dune. The property is evolving through a $2m refurbishment following a management takeover at the end of 2013 by Baillie Lodges, who also have the prestigious Southern Ocean Lodge on Kangaroo Island in South Australia and Capella Lodge on Lord Howe Island.
Paths, lighting and roads have been upgraded. Colonial shabby chic interiors have morphed into a more contemporary design with new furniture by Pierre and Charlotte Julian, Arthur G swivel armchairs, and Malcolm Greenwood ceramics. Chef Seona Moss produces food that is light, glamorous and gourmet (cauliflower and camembert soup with truffle oil, kangaroo carpaccio, garden pea risotto). Expected this year are alfresco balconies, a couple more tents, an infinity pool atop the dune and Indigenous art commissions. Originally designed by Philip Cox, the tents “float” above the rust velour that is the desert floor and come with rustic stone floors and remote-controlled everything – all the mod cons that a premium price tag demands.
Longitude 131 – there are no signs for it and it’s accessible only to guests – is a jumping-off point to all manner of bespoke experiences in the Red Centre. Of course, the Rock rules. It’s an awesome sand-stone formation that’s 348m high, 3.6km long and 2km wide, and is much more complex and embracing than posts and postcards ❯
Majestic Minima Hotel: art by Dan Withey; Lisa
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give it credit for. It might be a monolith, but behind the scenes it pleats, creases and folds like cake batter. Every turn evokes a change in mood. You can get a bird’s-eye view by helicopter, navigate around it on a Harley or hike through its enveloping folds. Tree-lined water-holes such as Kantju Gorge and Kapi Mutitjulu are magical spots for pure silence and contemplation.
Arguably even more amazing is Kata Tjuta (formerly known as the Olgas), 45km from Longitude 131’s Dune House hub. This grand assemblage of 36 domes – exposed for some 300 million years – contains 20 kinds of rock, mostly basalt and granite, all glued together in a kind of peanut-brittle conglomeration, and some 416 species of native plants. It is the most unexpected place, which is best discovered on a rigorous, rewarding three-and-a-half hour trek through the Valley of the Winds or the less-rugged Walpa Gorge. You might not sight the blue white-winged fairy wren (you may need the Uluru Birds app – there are 78 species of birds recorded in the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park) as you trek through awesome canyons, but there are rivers of black lichen-like scorch marks where watercourses used to be, pockmarked rocks, zebra finches and dustings of spinifex.
Rocks aside, there’s no shortage of memorable activities in the region. Take a sunset camel ride (and pat Uluru Camel Tours’ two orphaned baby camels, Milkshake and Priscilla); wise up about desert botany and learn to distinguish desert heath myrtle from spinifex and the camel poison tree. There’s rock art and lessons (facilitated by the Maruku Arts Centre) in both dot painting and interpreting the symbols of Indigenous art works by one of Uluru’s Anangu community at Mutitjulu, bush-tucker tours, and dinner under the Southern Cross at Longitude’s Table 131. Fly by helicopter to the Mount Conner mesa, or take a 4WD tour of the salt lakes and the 400,000ha Curtin Springs cattle station.
Wherever you are, schedule in the sunset. The Belt of Venus – a ribbon of blue, pink and yellow – stops everyone in their tracks. From $1100 (two-night minimum). SS
MAJESTIC MINIMA HOTEL146 Melbourne Street, North Adelaide, South Australia. (08) 8334 7766. majestichotels.com.auOpened in 2008, Majestic Minima has recently had a refurbishment that included inviting about three dozen local artists to have their way with the wall behind the king beds in one or more of the 46 rooms. Stencil artists, illustrators, interior painters, graphic designers, oil painters and animators rose to the challenge. The result is a compact (rooms are 14sq m) but arty place to stay, which is ideal for the independent streamlined traveller in town for one of Adelaide’s many festivals or just here on business for a few days. Purchase a breakfast box or order in from one of North Adelaide’s restaurants. There are pubs and cafes aplenty and it’s a pretty 20-minute walk to the CBD past the zoo and Botanic Park. From $109. SS
ONE&ONLY HAYMAN ISLANDHayman Island, Whitsunday Islands, Queensland. (07) 4940 1838. oneandonlyresorts.comOne of the most talked-about events of the year was the rebadging of Hayman Island. It’s the new star of a portfolio that includes luxury properties in Cape Town, the Bahamas and Dubai. Travel writers, MPs and other high-flyers arrived for its launch last year and to celebrate new Qantas direct flights from Sydney (the airline now flies between Sydney and Hamilton Island on Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday during peak season (July and September-January, and on Wednesday and Sunday off-peak).
One&Only Hayman Island is located in the heart of the Great Barrier Reef, on the closest Whitsunday island (there are 74 of them) to the outer reef and the Heart Reef that has graced many a postcard. It’s a launch ride from the airport on Hamilton Island, or there’s a seaplane or helicopter. They always had it right with the Beach Villa concept – there are eight of them, designed by award-winning Perth architect Kerry Hill – with plunge pool in the middle and beach at the door. They are modern and minimalist, with a neutral colour ❯
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palette, elegant pale furnishings and clever geometric accents with bursts of brightly hued accessories. However, it’s poolside where Hayman lovers will notice the biggest difference. The suites, many with direct access to the pool, have been transformed – rooms are twice the size. The lagoon suites, too, have had a makeover.
Hayman is heaven on a stick for many other reasons: its private beaches (they can drop you at one for a picnic à deux), sailing, snorkelling and swimming, rewarding walks, tennis, golf, fine dining (plenty of options) and a great island boutique. From $730. SS
ORPHEUS ISLAND Great Barrier Reef, Queensland. (07) 4777 7377. orpheus.com.auOrpheus Island is 80km and a 30-minute helicopter ride north of Townsville (it can also be accessed from Cairns). It is everything an island escape should be – sunny, sandy, remote and uncrowded, catering to a maximum of 28 guests. Blue butterflies flit and cheeky kites dive-bomb fish in the shallows. Following a makeover that recently added four villas, parkland and an infinity pool, Orpheus has been attracting guests from Moscow to Melbourne. Service is detailed and bespoke, and the snorkelling, fishing, sunset cruises, kayaking, whale sightings and island tours compete for attention with the compelling beachfront rooms, suites and villas in sand and wood colour schemes with crisp white linens. Key attractions are the Coral Sea views and the tapas-style delicacies of Indonesian chef Arie Prabowo, who sources much of his produce from the Orpheus Island garden. A new pontoon is expected in early 2015. From $900 (for two, which includes all meals). SS ❯
✜ When friends are in town, I take them for a drink at The Harp, a traditional English pub with an extensive range of ales and ciders. For cocktails, try the Experimental Cocktail Club or Refuel Bar. ✜ The restaurant that best shows off London is the Social Eating House, a casual setting with creative dishes and complimentary cocktails. Try the “shrimp and grits” and a “whisky business”. ✜ For designer fashion I steer guests to New Bond Street for the big international labels. For cool labels from the UK, go to Carnaby Street and the Newburgh Quarter.✜ For a romantic dinner for two J Sheekey in Covent Garden is the perfect prelude to a night at the theatre. ✜ The best breakfast is at the Riding House Café. It has a diner feel with a communal dining table or separate tables. ✜ The best event in London is the Soho Flea Market. Every year, Dean Street is closed to traffic and a market is held with food stalls, boutique clothing and entertainment.✜ For great art go to the Saatchi Gallery. Post Pop: East
Meets West is currently showing (until February 23) featuring artists from China, the former Soviet Union, UK, Taiwan and the US. ✜ The best markets can be found east of Liverpool Street on a Sunday, including Spitalfields Market and UpMarket, for vintage clothes, art, interiors and baked treats. ✜ For vintage finds, head to Rellik on Golborne Road to find hidden gems from the 1930s through to one-of-a-kind pieces from Vivienne Westwood and Alaia. ✜ London’s best-kept secret is Eltham Palace, a vacant royal residence with an art deco design and beautiful garden in South London. ✜ If I were a visitor with a free day I’d have breakfast at The Wolseley then walk through Burlington Arcade and up Bond Street. After some shopping, I’d head to the Golden Hinde in Marylebone for fish and chips. Later, it would be the Draft House Pub for a drink, a show at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club in Soho, and a late night at the Duck & Waffle on the 40th floor of the Heron Tower.
For cool labels from the UK, go to Carnaby Street
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QT CANBERRA 1 London Circuit, Canberra, ACT. (02) 6247 6244. qtcanberra.com.auOnce a den for secret meetings, Canberra’s Lakeside Hotel has relaunched following a refurbishment by boutique hoteliers QT Hotels & Resorts. From the faces of Kerr and Curtin on luggage tags to the lobby wallpaper of Abbotts, Howards, Gillards and Rudds, you’re never too far from the political heads. The mural of Merkel, Bush, Keating and Clinton on the wall of the Capitol Bar & Grill makes perfect company to a “Pollies Pie” or a “High Court” omelette. The QT State Suite has standout views of Canberra city from the balcony. The old-fashioned barber shop is a cover for the hidden entrance of Lucky’s Speakeasy bar – already a hit with the hipsters who tend to swing to the left. From $150. SS
SEAHAVEN, NOOSA 15 Hastings Street, Noosa Heads, Queensland. (07) 5447 3422. www.seahavennoosa.com.auSeahaven’s recent rejuvenation brings apartment amenities to the sweeping seaside. After a $16m total redevelopment, the resort now includes rooftop penthouses, beachfront apartments (studio to two-bedroom), four heated pools (one with a spa), and a barbecue deck. With the shoreline on the doorstep, it’s bound to become a family favourite. From $199. AL
SHERATON MELBOURNE HOTEL27 Little Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria. (03) 9290 1000. sheraton.com/melbourneCompleted in March last year by the Golden Age Development Group on the site of Melbourne’s old Navy and Military Club, the Sheraton is one of the first CBD hotels to be built in the past decade. As slim and elegant as a runway model, the feel is more boutique
than monolith. The lobby – with a feature wall of diamond-patterned Turkish limestone – dazzles with big dandelion puff-shaped lights, a two-storey chandelier drop of gold beading and stairways of marble and laser-cut steel.
Designed by the Buchan Group with interiors by Hecker Guthrie, the 174-room hotel occupies a third of the 32-storey building – the rest is residential. The compact balcony off the Federation Terrace Suite on level 9 looks out over well-kept rooftops to the legendary Windsor Hotel, State Parliament and the Gothic spires of St Patrick’s. Order crab cakes and a glass of chardonnay and run the bath for a long and pleasant soak.
For all its size restraint the Sheraton manages to fit in a 20m lap pool, gym, outdoor terrace bar, three meeting rooms, a ballroom and a business lounge. The Little Collins St Kitchen is all putty colours, white venetian blinds, blond wood floors and marble-like communal tabletops, with a big open kitchen. It’s spacious and cheery.
Situated at the “Paris end” of Little Collins Street, the Sheraton is close to Melbourne drawcards such as the Princess Theatre, the Paperback Bookshop, Grossi Florentino and the designer labels of Marais and Assin. From $180. SS
THE WATSON, ADELAIDE 33 Warwick Street, Walkerville, SA. (08) 7087 9666. artserieshotels.com.auTommy Watson is one of Australia’s greatest living Indigenous artists, and the first to have an Art Series hotel dedicated to his work. The hotel design is a testament to the nation’s creativity and talent with the vibrant topographical landscapes of Watson’s Australia showcased throughout and former Olympic swimmer Michael Klim contributing to the design of the 25m lap pool and deck area. The open-plan suites offer views of the Adelaide CBD, River Torrens and Adelaide Hills. From $148. AL A
Barber shop and Lucky’s Speakeasy
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