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MEDIA FACT SHEET | DESTINATION NSW ATE 2017
HOTEL NEWS IN
SYDNEY AND NSW
Sydney is already home to some of Australia’s best hotels and,
with demand from increasing visitor numbers set to continue, a
hotel boom is underway with 7,100 new rooms under construction
or approved for development and open for business by 20221.
New and refurbished hotels by the harbour, luxury makeovers
and quality boutique offerings are giving visitors to Sydney and
Regional NSW just what they want – accommodation in desirable
locations, with a choice of styles and price points, and the latest
and best hi-tech gadgets.
CENTRE OF THE ACTION
In the city centre, the stunning $12 million redesign of Radisson
Blu Plaza Hotel Sydney on Pitt Street is now complete. As well
as new events and meeting spaces, the heritage hotel’s dazzling
facelift included its 364 boutique-style rooms, restaurants, bars
and business lounge. In The Rocks, the Four Seasons Hotel
Sydney is taking advantage of its location by opening Lounge
32, private residential-style haven of luxury, reserved for guests
booking a Club room or Club suite on the top floors of the hotel.
Meanwhile, the Tank Stream Hotel, Sydney, is attracting guests
with its ‘all inclusive’ rate concept and central CBD location on the
corner of Pitt and Hunter streets.
On Macquarie Street, plans for a $200 million-plus upgrade
of the InterContinental Sydney will see the hotel’s 509 guest
rooms, public areas, restaurants and function rooms completely
refreshed. As part of the proposal, a grand new ballroom on level
10 will extend out from the hotel tower, allowing for fabulous
views of the harbour and beyond.
When Skye Hotel Suites opens on Clarence Street in 2018, it will
boast the most spectacular rooftop horizon lounge in Sydney,
the Ice Cave Pool. Style, elegance and luxury will ooze from its
over-sized guest rooms which include studios, suites and an
amazing penthouse. At Circular Quay, a new 179-room hotel and
residential two-tower complex worth about $1 billion is set for
completion in 2019. The Wanda Vista Hotel will occupy a prime
harbour location on the current site of Gold Fields House at 1 TOP: SOFITEL SYDNEY DARLING HARBOUR HOTEL
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Two historic sandstone buildings on Bridge Street are set to be replace the former Imax building. Known as The Ribbon, the $700
converted into a new hotel named The Sandstones, which will be million redevelopment in the heart of Darling Harbour will create
one of the finest luxury hotels in the world. After an estimated a dramatic new gateway to the western side of the city’s CBD.
$300 million makeover by the Pontiac Land Group, the 240-room
hotel will open in one of Sydney’s prime tourism and financial In neighbouring Pyrmont, plans are underway to add a standout
hubs in 2021. Another new property in planning stage is Silkari piece of sculpted architecture when the luxurious, 220-room
on Castlereagh from the Visionary Investment Group. To be built Ritz Carlton at The Star opens in 2021. The new $500 million
on a city block between Bathurst and Castlereagh streets, the site development is in addition to the $500 million works already
will be a mix of 102 hotel suites and luxury residential apartments under way at The Star to refurbish rooms at apartment-
offering views over Hyde Park. style Astral Tower and Residences. In addition to this major
investment, The Star’s existing standalone property, The Darling,
An iconic new addition to the Sydney skyline will be unveiled when has recently been awarded the first Sydney hotel to gain a
a $201 million, 353-room luxury hotel opens at 201 Elizabeth prestigious Forbes Five-Star rating, the most coveted award in the
Street overlooking Hyde Park. An international design competition global luxury travel sector.
is planned for the unbranded hotel project which will occupy 45%
of the site and will include a function centre and swimming pool. When complete in 2021, the luxury Crown Sydney, Barangaroo
will be a world-class hotel featuring 350 rooms and suites, luxury
AIRPORT STAYS apartments, signature restaurants, bars, luxury retail outlets, pool
Sydney Airport is well served with an impressive array of and spa facilities, conference rooms and VIP gaming facilities. The
accommodation options – with more to come. Recent hotel hotel is the centrepiece of Barangaroo, a $6 billion development
developments include the luxury Pullman Sydney Airport with on the CBD’s western harbour foreshore.
229 luxurious rooms and suites, and the Adina Apartment Hotel
Sydney Airport, a full-service apartment hotel located close to THE BOOMING WEST
Mascot train station. Travelodge Sydney Airport is set to open Accommodation options in Parramatta in Sydney’s west are
in 2018 with 209 rooms, an 800-space car park and commercial coming of age with a slew of new properties opening for business
space above the hotel. Two new openings later this year are travellers, students and holidaymakers. Known as Sydney’s
The Felix Hotel, a 150-room property operated by 8 Hotels, and ‘second capital city’, Parramatta is the commercial engine of the
Mantra Sydney Airport with 136 rooms. western suburbs.
HARBOURSIDE LUXURY Pan Pacific Hotels Group has now completed its $25 million
When the Sofitel Sydney Darling Harbour opens in November extension of PARKROYAL Parramatta. New features in the 286-
2017, Sydney will gain its second luxe Sofitel hotel. Perched at the room hotel include a club lounge, 500-seat theatre, a state-of-
northern end of the International Convention Centre (ICC Sydney) the-art gymnasium, an al fresco bar and event spaces.
and overlooking Cockle Bay, the 35-storey, 600-room property
will be a centrepiece of the Darling Harbour redevelopment and Parramatta’s luxury skyscraper V by Crown unveils its 72 Skye
support the adjacent convention centre. Another new hotel in Hotel Suites in May as well as an array of ground-floor eateries
the ever-expanding Darling Harbour is the 160-room Crowne and a stunning open-air terrace bar. Located on level 26, the bar
Plaza, located on the corner of Sussex and Bathurst streets. will have expansive views across Sydney and the Blue Mountains
Meanwhile, the Hyatt Regency Sydney, formerly Four Points by when it opens later this year.
Sheraton Sydney, has undergone a $160 million redevelopment
as part of the revitalisation of the Darling Harbour precinct. With In late 2018, the new Four Points by Sheraton Parramatta
a sparkling new accommodation tower, the 892-room hotel is the will open with 271 rooms in a stunning 25-storey development
largest property in Sydney and offers new dining experiences, that’s just one block away from the Parramatta River wharf.
a glamorous open-air rooftop bar, Zephyr, as well as flexible The $80 million-plus hotel is located close to the new $2 billion
meeting and event space. Parramatta Square project, one of the largest urban renewal
projects in Australia that’s well underway.
W Hotel, Darling Harbour will join this stylish set when it opens
its 588-room, luxury hotel in 2019. The hotel will be part of a Meanwhile, quirky designer hotel, QT Hotels, will open its new
new 25-storey development, which will encompass serviced QT Parramatta in 2020 on Philip Street in the heart of historic
apartments, shops and entertainment, including a new cinema to Parramatta. The 54-storey building will include 14 levels of
SOFITEL SYDNEY DARLING HARBOUR HOTEL
designer QT Hotel accommodation which feature 257 rooms, Sydney Opera House from its premium suites, and inner-harbour
including two QT suites. Interesting features include a signature and coastal views from all other suites. Meanwhile, Adina
QT bar and grill restaurant, also open to the public, a ballroom, Apartment Hotel Macquarie Park opens in late 2017 with 154
and an alfresco infinity pool on the 18th storey. rooms. The hotel is located in the heart of Sydney’s second biggest
and fastest growing business and commercial district, Macquarie
HOTEL NEWS FROM AROUND THE CITY Park at North Ryde.
The Veriu Hotels group has a knack of opening affordable,
compact apartment hotels in up-and-coming locations sprinkled Recent refurbishments are keeping Sydney hotels fresh and up-
around the edge of the city. Veriu Broadway has just opened with to-date. The Ultimo Hotel in Haymarket features 95 rooms in a
64 studio suites in Ultimo while, nearby in Glebe, Veriu Pyrmont variety of styles. The boutique hotel built in 1911 has relaunched
plans to open in late 2017 with 36 four-star apartments. Other as the world’s first astrology hotel, creating unique experiences
developments coming up in late 2018 include Veriu Central Park tailored to guests’ star signs. The nearby Metro Aspire Hotel
(80 rooms) and Veriu Green Square (150 studio suites). Sydney has also had a makeover with refurbished guest rooms,
lobby, restaurant, bar and function rooms. In Surry Hills, the
Plans have been lodged to convert a five-storey warehouse, 309-room Rydges Sydney Central has also been restyled with
Buckle Chambers in Sydney’s Chinatown, into a 152-room rooms and suites now featuring a cool, inner-city vibe. The
boutique hotel for $13.75 million. Once completed, the three-star Larmont Sydney by Lancemore in Kings Cross is looking just as
hotel will have seven floors of rooms with a ground-floor lobby smart after all 103 rooms received an extensive refurbishment
and cafe. in December 2016; and Vibe Sydney on Goulburn Street reopens
late this year after an extensive refurbishment. Vibe Hotel
InterContinental Hotels Group will open a 305-room hotel near Rushcutters Bay has unveiled an array of event spaces that take
Central Station on Pitt Street with a dramatic rooftop vertical advantage of the hotel’s beautiful park-side location with special
garden. The new Holiday Inn Sydney Central is part of a $60 touches such as options for picnics in the park, pool-side
million development that will also involve retail spaces and a cocktail events overlooking the harbour as well as health
private art gallery. and wellbeing options.
When it opens in 2018, the new $150 million Four Points by Australia’s first ‘home hotel’, Luxico, is now offering VIPs,
Sheraton Sydney, Central Park will join The Old Clare Hotel at families, and affluent travellers access to Australia’s best homes
one of the city’s coolest new neighbourhoods, Chippendale. The with hotel-style, 24/7 concierge support and access to unique
297-room hotel will be located within the western tower of a experiences. Luxico is the exclusive manager of private homes,
mixed-use development on the corner of Abercrombie Street penthouse apartments and country estates in Sydney and Byron
and Broadway. Bay, all selected for their space, privacy and stylish presentation.
The boutique Spicers Potts Point will have 20 rooms and Coming up soon:
suites when it opens in June with 15 housed within a beautiful • ibis Budget Sydney Central opens in 2017 with 97 rooms
1880s-era Victorian terrace house and five more in a funky new • Holiday Inn, St Marys opens in late 2017 with 123 rooms
extension. Tucked away on a quiet street, the former townhouses
• Mercure Sydney Bankstown opens in 2017 with 240 rooms
are surrounded by cafes, restaurants, fashionable shops and
galleries, with easy access to some of the city’s most popular • Apartment hotel, Silkari Suites at Chatswood, has opened
attractions. In Centennial Park, two lovingly-restored 19th-century with 212 rooms
cottages - Superintendents Residence and Rangers Residence • Vibe Hotel, North Sydney will open in 2018 with 188 rooms
- cocoon you among the historic fig trees and abundant birdlife of • Skye Hotel Suites, Green Square will open in 2019 as a five-
Sydney’s greatest park. star apartment hotel.
Meriton Serviced Apartments North Sydney has opened a full-
service hotel with 218 suites. The 29-storey with a dramatic steel
and glass façade has unrivalled views of Sydney Harbour and the
in early 2018 on the site of a former car yard on Newcastle’s King
Street. The 170-room hotel will be in the heart of Newcastle’s
commercial precinct and only 500 metres from a new transport
interchange at Wickham. And located in the evolving, historic east
end of Newcastle, Newcastle Beach Hotel is just minutes’ away
from stunning beaches, Newcastle Ocean Baths and the bustling
harbour. It’s an excellent base from which to explore Newcastle
and its surrounds.
In postcard surroundings above the beautiful Barrington River,
Barrington Hideaway is a classic rural retreat, with luxury, self-
contained two-bedroom cottages that are ideal for a family or
group getaway. World Heritage-listed Barrington Tops National
Park is just a short drive away.
An hour’s drive south from Sydney along the scenic Grand Pacific
Drive leads to pretty seaside town Austinmer and its newest
property, the Headlands Hotel. Perched on dramatic headland
with ocean views, the resort has 61 rooms and self-contained
apartments plus a bistro with fresh, local dishes created by TV
chef Geoff Jantsz.
The newly-refurbished Peppers Manor House at Sutton Forest in
PULLMAN SYDNEY AIRPORT RENDER the Southern Highlands has reopened after a multimillion-dollar
refurbishment which includes all 43 guest rooms, a new indoor-
outdoor space to be used for conferences, weddings and events.
HOTEL NEWS AROUND NSW Located near Moss Vale in the Southern Highlands, Farm Club
Regional visitors also have plenty of choice when it comes to is a family-owned agritourism product, featuring farm-stay
accommodation, with major refurbishment of heritage sites to experiences, a café and a farm shop. Accommodation ranges
brand new beachfront pavilions and self-catering options across from country homestead and cottages to a bunk house. Outdoor
the state. adventures include canoeing, fly-fishing, 4WD, walks and
bird-watching.
Located adjacent to Leura Golf Club and surrounded by the
stunning landscape of the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage The Old Bank at Mittagong in the Southern Highlands is lovingly
Area, Fairmont Resort Blue Mountains is just 90 minutes’ drive restored in an opulent neo-Victorian style. Each of the five guest
west of Sydney. Completely renovated in 2015, the resort has an rooms, studio and cottage comes with individual charm and lavish
outdoor pool, tennis courts, gymnasium, bars, restaurants and attention to detail. Mittagong is the gateway to one of the most
Ubika Day Spa as well as extensive conference facilities. celebrated food and wine regions in the State, so you’ll find plenty
of local flavours to enjoy.
Byron Holiday Park is a newly-refurbished, mid-range property
is set on 11 hectares of beautiful coastal parkland, five minutes Spicers Guest House Hunter Valley, previously Peppers Guest
from the centre of Byron Bay and with direct beach access. It has House, will open early in 2018 after an extensive refurbishment.
72 modern villas, cabins, studios and cottages, fully-equipped The Guest House will have 48 rooms and a six-bedroom cottage
kitchens, free parking and Wi-Fi. along with an on-site restaurant, swimming pool and tennis court,
all set on 16 hectares.
The first phase of an extensive renovation is complete at Sails
Resort Port Macquarie by Rydges with a new pool area, private Luxury hotel Bannisters Pavilion has 33 stylish guest rooms
cabanas and a cabana bar, as well as 85 guest rooms. The hotel’s and two spectacular penthouse suites. The hotel is just 900m
restaurant, bar, entrance and new waterfront event centre are from sister property, Bannisters by the Sea and all its facilities
scheduled for completion by December 2017. including Rick Stein at Bannisters, Bannisters Day Spa, and the
Pool Bar with panoramic views of the South Coast. The new hotel
Set on the northern tip of Lake Macquarie, Macquarie Inn at Club is steps away from Mollymook Beach; the hotel’s stunning rooftop
Macquarie offers four-star facilities, two hours’ drive north of is lined with sunbeds, private lounge space, a bar and grill, plus
Sydney. A tranquil setting, 36 suites and plenty to do outdoors suspended pool.
make this a great location for travellers looking for a city getaway
or heading to Newcastle, Port Stephens or the Hunter Valley. In rolling South Coast countryside close to a lake with views of
the sea, Tilba Lake Camp is camping with a silk edge. Based on
Meanwhile, Newcastle is abuzz with accommodation options. Set the yurts of the Mongolian steppe, the bell-shaped tents are cosy
to open in May, Quest Newcastle West will offer fully-equipped and romantic enclaves with luxury queen beds, mood lighting and
serviced apartment accommodation with 78 guest rooms. Other even Wi-Fi. Set against the magnificent backdrop of Gulaga-Mt.
features include kitchen and laundry facilities, separate living/ Dromedary, nearby Central Tilba is a gorgeous country village
dining area, Wi-Fi, car parking, BBQ area, gymnasium and with a National Heritage listing.
conference facilities. Holiday Inn Express Newcastle is set to open
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