Australian Gourmet Traveller - (03)March 2020 (1)

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Sydney chef Brent Savage is now

lending a hand at the Maldives’

One&Only Reethi Rah, an ultra-

luxe villa resort located on a private

island. Savage is overseeing the

menu at the resort’s new restaurant

Botanica, while his counterpart Nick

Hildebrandt is looking after the wine

list. On the menu is abundant local

produce, with dishes starring wild

hand-caught Maldivian rock lobster,

pickled wakame, sea succulents,

reef fish and finger lime.

oneandonlyresorts.com/reethi-rah

Sydney’s Burwood boasts a

swish new place to stay: Marsden

Hotel. The boutique accommodation

is a first for the inner-west suburb,

and has its own restaurant, Onyx

Grill, which showcases premium cuts

of steak, fish cooked in a charcoal

oven and a host of seasonal sides,

plus a rooftop bar and its very own

pâtisserie. marsdenhotels.com.au

COMING SOON...

Over in Italy, the Umbrain hills are

set to welcome Castello di Reschio,

a new boutique hotel located within

a 1497-hectare pastoral estate. Set

on the Umbria-Tuscany border, the

hotel houses 36 rooms alongside

an organic farm including 5000 olive

trees. Enjoy swimming in the estate

lake, or activities such as horseriding,

cooking lessons, olive-oil making

and truffle hunting. reschio.com

Over in California, Downtown

LA Proper Hotel is slated to open

in the American summer. Taking

over an historic property in LA’s

fashion district, the 148-rooms –

styled by cult interior designer Kelly

Wearstler – mix vintage influence

with local art. properhotel.com

REFRESHES AND RENEWALS

Next month the Grand Hotel

Villa Serbelloni will swing open

its doors again. Situated on the

shores of Italy’s Lake Como within

the medieval village of Bellegio,

the hotel’s refresh is the latest

chapter in its rich 147-year history.

villaserbelloni.com

Locally, Tasmania’s UNESCO

World Heritage site Cradle Mountain

Lodge is in the midst of a multi-stage

upgrade. The $10-million boost will

restore the 86 cabins with new

beds and in-room amenities.

cradlemountainlodge.com.au

Clockwise

from left: interiors

at Downtown

LA Proper Hotel;

Grand Hotel

Villa Serbelloni;

Castello di

Reschio.

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