AustralianGourmetTraveller-June2018

PARK HYATT SYDNEY Sparkling and abuzz with ferries and cruise ships, Sydney Harbour unfurls in front of the Park Hyatt like its ...

QT SYDNEY If you loathe beige hotels, you’ll love the QT. From door staf wearing fiery red wigs and leather, to the video instal ...

Count the ways to take in one of the best views in town: from a cosy private window seat, a chair at the bar, or a table at Alti ...

Sydney Though too small for energetic lapping, the 20-metre infinity pool on level four is perfectly formed for scenic dipping a ...

THE WESTIN SYDNEY It’s all about location at the Sydney outpost of the Westin empire. Housed within the heritage-listed sandston ...

NSW THE BYRON AT BYRON RESORT & SPA Look at that male: the pale buf chest and silky white underparts. And does that one soun ...

HALCYON HOUSE Some hotels only come to life in at night, but the halcyon hour at this remarkable property is the morning. Wander ...

OVOLO INCHCOLM Fresh from a $4 million facelift, the renamed and updated Ovolo Inchcolm (formerly The New Inchcolm Hotel) blends ...

The amenity-packed transit lounge is unique in Australia and evidence that Next has put plenty of thought into how best to pleas ...

QT GOLD COAST It’s part boutique hotel, partGidgetmovie. QT Gold Coast’s open-plan ground floor has it all going on: calypso-sty ...

SOFITEL NOOSA PACIFIC RESORT The scent of change is in the air at this Noosa stalwart. That’s Sofitel’s house fragrance wafting ...

You just can’t get good staf anymore – except at the Islington. No request is too ridiculous, no concern too small, and they’ll ...

PUMPHOUSE POINT Equal parts boutique hotel and bucket-list experience, Pumphouse Point is the ultimate getaway in the experienti ...

174 GOURMET TRAVELLER Pool & Fitness Centre. Premier Club Suite. CROWN TOWERS MELBOURNE “Think big” is the motto at the jewe ...

GOURMET TRAVELLER 175 A shameless dedication to commerce means everything from the beds and linen to the scented room spray and ...

176 GOURMET TRAVELLER The service at The Langham is second to none, whether it’s the concierge ofering to use his contacts to se ...

GOURMET TRAVELLER 177 PARK HYATT MELBOURNE The cavernous and opulent lobby, a noughties monument in wood and marble, sets the to ...

178 GOURMET TRAVELLER PHOTOGRAPHY SHARYN CAIRNS (JACKALOPE) Rooftop at QT. Atrium Bar on 35. SOFITEL MELBOURNE ON COLLINS A marq ...

VICTORIA Jackalope’s dedication to wine is endearing, from the glass-walled wine cellar at reception and estate-grown bottles in ...

Victoria The glorious gardens, a slice of rural England in regional Victoria, include stands of elms, avenues of birches, an orc ...