The Glass Room

Overview

After rolling out pop-up igloos each winter for the last six years, Pier One is back for the chilly season, this time with a tweak on its time-tested hangout spots. The igloos will not be returning after more than half a decade, but in their place is The Glass Room, a new harbourside haunt with cocktails grazing boards and a personal hot tub.

The luxurious private glass hut has been designed by Alyce Tran the co-founder of the stylish tableware company In the Roundhouse with vibrant pink, white and red furniture and finishes transporting you to summer in the middle of a chilly winter's night. The Glass Room is available for groups of up to 12 people to book for periods of two and a half hours.

The room comes with a $300 hire fee and a $400–700 minimum spend depending on when you reserve it. On offer inside is a lavish food and drink menu featuring Sydney rock oysters, duck liver and cognac pate, Sonoma sourdough, crisps and dips, quesadillas, wagyu beef sliders and lemon pepper calamari. All of this is available for $60 per person, which can then be paired with drinks like limoncello spritzes, champagne margaritas, a selection of Australian and French wines, and beer coolers filled with Sone & Wood Pacific Ales or Coronas.

While you're basquing your own private party at The Glass Room, you can also enjoy the waterside hot tub which can warm five partygoers at a time — whether they're enjoying a relaxing bath during the day or a soak under the stars.

You can hire out the space daily, from 12–2.30pm, 3.30–6pm or 7–9.30pm, until Sunday, October 1. And if you opt for the latter time slot from Friday–Sunday, you can add on a night's stay for two guests for an extra $450. If you do opt to stay overnight you'll see the room transform into The Glass Suite — which breakfast the next morning and parking.

Images: Anna Kucera.