"A trendy boutique hotel right on Bondi Beach - Ravesi's has surfer chic by the bucket and a loyal, beautiful clientele base to prove it."
Our Sydney travel guide will pick out the best restaurants, bars, clubs, shops and beaches in this vibrant, cosmopolitan Australian city. We have already edited and reviewed the city's best boutique and luxury hotels and soon we'll bring you the ultimate edit of places to go beyond Bondi Beach and the iconic Opera House.
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"A trendy boutique hotel right on Bondi Beach - Ravesi's has surfer chic by the bucket and a loyal, beautiful clientele base to prove it."
From AUD 295
per room per night
"A sexy Kings Cross boutique hotel with an edgy vibe, a sought-after address and an ever-popular seafood restaurant, Penny's Lane."
From AUD 188
per room per night
"Sassy and stylish bed and breakfast boutique, a great fusion of modern and period pieces, located on trendy Darlinghurst Road."
From AUD 175
per room per night
"Sydney's glitterati flock to the modish boutique hotel on Darlinghurst Road; it's well-loved for the chic bar and restaurant."
From AUD 175
per room per night
"A sexy, modernist warehouse conversion on the water at Woolloomooloo, with a fabulous cocktail bar and a trendy crowd."
From AUD 250
per room per night
Post Olympic Sydney | Justine Hardy | Australia, New South Wales, Sydney
The passing of the Olympic bandwagon gives visitors an unrivalled opportunity to sample some of Justine Hardy’s favourite Bondi hang-outs.
Sydney | Justine Hardy | Australia, New South Wales, Sydney
The Harbour is the pulse of the city and the people of Sydney are proud of the polyglottal, multi-cultural melting pot that has grown up around this sometimes blue, sometimes green, shimmering central organ
Sydney Luxury | James Henderson | Australia, New South Wales, Sydney
There’s a quality of light, space and openness that makes Sydney instantly attractive. The harbour is the perfect setting for a modern city. Where once it was just a safe anchorage, it is now shoreside parks
Bridge Climb, Sydney Harbour Bridge | James Henderson | Australia, New South Wales, Sydney
'Just, blow into this please, mate.' I found myself being breathalysed for a second time on a short visit to Australia. The first was routine - some over-zealous policemen
The Blue Mountains | James Henderson | Australia, New South Wales, Sydney
It wasn’t only vinaigrette that was drizzling the day we arrived in the Blue Mountains. The grey sky was hung visibly with rainstorms that billowed like net-curtains
Why Go To Sydney? | Mark McCrum | Australia, New South Wales, Sydney
Because it’s still (just) a little slice of laid-back paradise. Sydney's focus is of course the famous harbour, on the subject of which even the most level-headed writers lapse into breathless cliché
Hip Sydney | Yvonne Van Dongen | Australia, New South Wales, Sydney
Even if you missed the “best games ever”, you can still benefit from the experience. Sydney exudes the sleek, self-assurance of an athlete at peak performance. It’s toned and trendy and, damn it, even giving tips on how not to look like a tourist. Please – no shorts, sandals and backpacks. Dress up, not down.
Boomeranging Around Sydney | Nancy Lyon | Australia, New South Wales, Sydney
Would it whiz back around and hit me in the face? Or maybe even break my arm, like it did to that friend who was taught by the Aborigines? Or would it fly off at 100 mph and sink into the Sydney Harbour? That’s was what I was wondering as I stared at the wall of boomerangs in the renovated warehouse resounding with the eerie tones of the didgeridoo...
Sydney’s Ghostly Past | Susan Miles | Australia, New South Wales, Sydney
Manly's old quarantine station is not the most restful place to sleep but well worth an after-dark visit.
An Insider’s View of Bondi | Daniel Scott | Australia, New South Wales, Sydney
6.30am on a spring morning and I pull back the duvet in my North Bondi flat. Quickly, I throw on my running gear and am out of the door before my body can protest too loudly.