Since its highly anticipated re-opening back in 2015, Chippendale’s Old Clare Hotel has held a firm place as one of the city’s best boutique hotels. The hotel boasts heritage timber and exposed brick walls, furnished with pendant lighting and vintage wares.

Just a ten-minute walk from Circular Quay and The Rocks, The Langham is the epitome of indulgence. With 96 rooms on offer, demand for even just one night at this Sydney institution is high all year round.

When Paramount House Hotel was first announced back in 2017, the hotel promised it wouldn’t be your standard luxury hotel, but an experience that would embed patrons into the culture of Surry Hills. When it opened in 2018 it delivered on that guarantee.

The views from Shangri-La Sydney look as if they have been plucked right out of a Tourism Australia ad. Look to the left and you’ll see the Harbour Bridge. Look to your right and you’ve got the Opera House staring back at you. 

Taronga Zoo has taken the plunge into Sydney’s competitive luxury accommodation market with its epic Wildlife Retreat. This complex of modern, timber-clad lodges encircling a garden combines sustainable design with high end amenities.

Named after Australia’s renowned thoroughbred company, William Inglis and Sons, Western Sydney’s latest hotel is a sure thing if you’re after a mini Sydney staycation. 

Crystalbrook Albion is a luxurious operation in the heart of Surry Hills. It was launched back in July 2018 by 8Hotels, but has since been acquired by the Crystalbrook Collection hotel group. 

This five-star haven was Sydney’s very first luxury hotel built in the CBD. And it has never fallen behind the pack, constantly setting the standard for all new hotels in the area. It is a true Sydney institution — for overnight stays, pampering and dining. 

Airport accommodations are normally pretty drab, but the lively 150-room Citadines Connect (formerly the Felix Hotel) is bucking this trend with a truly first-class stay. 

Every one of QT Sydney’s guest suites have been carefully crafted to reflect and honour the historic Gowings and State Theatre buildings in which it resides.