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Iconic views from the Presidential Villa pool terrace.

Tay Tay touches down: Where the star is (probably) staying in Sydney

Crown’s lavish (and secure) Presidential Suite is the most likely choice, but the superstar might be opting for a private mansion or even renting a decoy property.

  • by Katherine Scott
Oxford House has proven an instant hit among Paddington’s trendy locals.
‏★★★½
Hotel reviews

Clever, Med-style design is just the beginning for reinvented hotel

The former Arts Hotel Paddington’s drab-to-fab makeover has finally brought the complex in line with its fashionable postcode.

  • by Katherine Scott
When most people think of Sydney, they think of Circular Quay.
★★★★
Hotel reviews

When people think of Sydney, they think of the view from this hotel

This Sydney hotel may not be an icon itself, but it’s right next door to the city’s biggest ones.

  • by Craig Platt
Iconic location … Hotel Indigo Potts Point resides behind a Kings Cross icon.

Sydney’s newest boutique hotel opens behind iconic Coke sign

Hotel Indigo Potts Point has arrived, with decor nodding and winking at the formerly and famously red-light area’s colourful past.

  • by Julietta Jameson
Curious giraffes peering over their enclosure at Taronga Zoo, a great place to bring visitors.

What does a foreigner recommend doing in Sydney? Tips from an expert expat

Thought you knew everything about the harbour city? Here’s how a tech entrepreneur who moved here from Germany sees it...

  • by Belinda Jackson
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Luke Mangan at Sydney Airport.

Star chef leads new eating options at Sydney, Melbourne airports

From the dry sandwiches and bad coffee many remember as on offer in last century’s airports, in-terminal dining has come a long way.

  • by Julietta Jameson
Planes parked at Sydney Airport. The Sydney-Melbourne route is again one of the world’s busiest since air travel returned after pandemic restrictions ended.
Opinion
Air travel

The Sydney-Melbourne route is one of the world’s busiest. It’s also hellish

While nations everywhere offer quick and painless ways to travel between their popular cities, the Sydney-Melbourne commute remains a joke.

  • by Anthony Dennis
Lavish suite party with a view.

Seven of the best hotels for a Sydney staycation this festive season

There are few summer holiday pastimes that can’t be elevated with a stay in one of the city’s best hotels.

  • by Katherine Scott
Parlour at QT Sydney has kept the original glass vitrines of Gowings department store and continues to  house fashion.
★★★★
Hotel reviews

Ten years on, flagship Sydney hotel still feels cool and fresh

It’s been just over a decade since the red-wigged, red-lipped, leather-clad “Directors of Chaos” first enticed guests into the QT Sydney.

  • by Jane Reddy
The $1 billion Ribbon complex, home to the world’s biggest W-branded hotel.
★★★★
Hotel reviews

Brilliant, if expensive: The verdict on Sydney’s giant new W hotel

How’s the serenity on a five-star hotel dissecting four busy arterial motorways? In W Sydney’s case, quite good, actually.

  • by Katherine Scott