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.
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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).