Australian Gourmet Traveller - (01)January 2021 (1)

AUSTRALIA

TheSydneyCBDis nowhometoitsown

LittleNationalHotel(thefirstopenedin

Canberrain2015).Thehotelis petiteand

paredbackbutstillfeaturesluxurydetails.

Therooftopbarandsprawlingco-working

spacemakeupforthecompactsize,

althoughthecleverlydesignedrooms

stillboastlushcustomkingbeds.

TheNewEnglandregionofCentral

NSWhaswelcomeditsfirstfive-starhotel.

PowerhouseHotelTamworthbyRydges

underwenta three-yearrenovation,with

PaulKellyDesignbehindthemakeover.

TheGoldCoast’sJWMarriottHotelhas

opened,andwithit comerefresheddining

offerings.RestaurantsincludingMisono

(aluxeteppanyakiandsushirestaurant,

boastingviewsovertheGoldCoast

hinterland)andChapter& VerseBarand

Lounge(acoolcocktailbarwitha focus

onhouse-grownherbs).

NEWZEALAND

QTAucklandhasopenedwith 150 rooms

andsuites,newrestaurantEsther(overseen

bychefSeanConnolly)andsixth-floorbar

RooftopatQT,completewithsweeping

viewsoftheViaductHarbour.Thehotel

is perfectlypositionedtoexperience

someofAuckland’sbestnewrestaurant

openings,includingBenBayly’sAhiin

CommercialBayandMichaelMeredith’s

MrMorrisintheBritomartprecinct.

HOTEL NEWS

THE LATEST BOUTIQUE AND LUXURY HOTELS

Clockwise from top left:

Little National Hotel’s

expansive co-working space;

the Workshop Kitchen at

Powerhouse Hotel Tamworth;

a suite at QT Auckland.

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PHOTOGRAPHY ROMELLO PEREIRA (LITTLE NATIONAL).