Luxury guide · Sydney
Sydney at its most refined
The Park Hyatt, the Four Seasons, Capella and Crown Towers; Bennelong, Aria, Oncore and Saint Peter; the spas of Crown and The Langham; the QVB, the Strand and the designers of Paddington; and the harbour under sail.
What's onThis week in Sydney
Grand hotels
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Beneath the Bridge
Park Hyatt Sydney
The hotel at the water’s edge on Campbells Cove, between the Harbour Bridge and the Opera House.
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Above the Quay
Four Seasons Hotel Sydney
34 storeys and 531 rooms and suites above Circular Quay, with views of the Harbour Bridge.
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In the sandstone precinct
Capella Sydney
192 rooms and suites in the former Department of Education building, with Brasserie 1930 and McRae Bar.
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Over the western harbour
Crown Towers Sydney
The tower at Barangaroo, with Oncore by Clare Smyth on level 26 and Crown Spa.
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Blu Bar on 36
Shangri-La Sydney
High on the hill of The Rocks, with Altitude and Blu Bar on level 36.
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The Day Spa by Chuan
The Langham, Sydney
A quiet hotel in The Rocks with an underground day spa and an indoor pool.
Fine dining
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Beneath the sails
Bennelong
Contemporary Australian cooking inside the Sydney Opera House, from the Fink group.
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On the Quay
Aria
Matt Moran’s restaurant at 1 Macquarie Street, looking across Circular Quay to the Harbour Bridge.
1 Macquarie Street, Sydney NSW 2000Explore View on map
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Level 26, Crown Sydney
Oncore by Clare Smyth
Clare Smyth’s Sydney restaurant on level 26 of Crown Sydney; tables released monthly on Crown’s site.
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The fish restaurant
Saint Peter
Josh Niland’s fish restaurant at the Grand National Hotel, Paddington.
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Above the pool
Icebergs Dining Room and Bar
Italian cooking above the Bondi Icebergs pool, with the whole beach below.
Spas
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At The Langham
The Day Spa by Chuan
An underground spa at The Langham, open daily 7am–9pm, beside the indoor pool.
Shopping, culture and the harbour
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Level 36
Blu Bar on 36
Cocktails on level 36 of the Shangri-La, with the harbour below.
Level 36, 176 Cumberland Street, The Rocks NSW 2000Explore View on map
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UNESCO World Heritage
Sydney Opera House
Utzon’s sails on Bennelong Point: guided tours in seven languages, backstage and architectural tours.
Bennelong Point, Sydney NSW 2000Explore View on map
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Naala Nura and Naala Badu
Art Gallery of New South Wales
The state’s great collection in two buildings in the Domain; open late on Wednesdays.
Art Gallery Road, Sydney NSW 2000Explore View on map
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In the Concert Hall
Sydney Symphony Orchestra
The city’s orchestra, in the Concert Hall of the Opera House, with Simone Young.
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The galleries on George Street
Queen Victoria Building
Three levels of galleries under a glass roof and domes on George Street.
455 George Street, Sydney NSW 2000Explore View on map
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The Victorian arcade
The Strand Arcade
A Victorian arcade between George and Pitt streets, full of Australian designers.
412–414A George Street, Sydney NSW 2000Explore View on map
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The flagship
David Jones Elizabeth Street
The department store’s flagship on Elizabeth Street, facing Hyde Park.
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Australian designers
The Intersection, Paddington
The corner of Glenmore Road and Oxford Street, home of Australian fashion labels.
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Since 1995
Sydney by Sail
Sailing trips, a sailing school and private charter on the harbour since 1995.