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OverlookingtheSwanRiverandsittingattheedgeofElizabethQuay,TheRitz-Carlton,Perthoffers

a boutiquefeelwithalltheluxuriesthatyou’dexpectfromthehigh-endbrand.It’shardnottobe

impressedbyitssize(thereare 205 roomswithintheglossyhigh-risetower)andwhileit’soneof

Perth’slargestplacestostay,thespaceis farfromformulaic.A relaxedWesternAustralianvibeis

evidentthroughoutthehotel,fromthe10,000piecesofKimberleysandstoneonthelobbywalls

totheabstractaerialimagesthatpaneltherooms.Eachelementcreatesa senseofcalmnormally

associatedwithbeingfarfromthecity,despitebeingintheheartoftheCBD.Thebathroomsarea

highlight– eachwitha double vanity, towering rain shower and freestanding bathtub. Check in and

soak it up.ritzcarlton.com

Wetaketheguessworkoutoflocaltravel

withourtipsonwheretostay,eat,drinkand

play. This month,GT hits the west coast.

CHECKINGIN

The Ritz-Carlton, Perth

Perth,

WA

STAY

Quick

look

Where

1 BarrackSt,Perth

ritzcarlton.com/perth

Facilities

Pricesfrom$362

pernightfora

standardroom

PoolYe s

HotelbarYe s

RestaurantYe s

RoomserviceYe s

Concierge24hr

WORDS

LAURA

JACOBS.

PHOTOGRAPHY

THOMAS

DAVIDSON

(ISLAND

MARKET),

LAURA JACOBS (BATHROOM & LOBBY) & GETTY IMAGES (ROTTNEST ISLAND).