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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."
Hip hotel bars
Right on the beach
Only 16 rooms
Solitude-seekers: busy beach, noisy bars
Roll away beds and cots are available and should be requested at the time of booking, fees may apply.
Popular restaurant; excellent wine list
Ravesi's on Bondi beach, exactly what the the name suggests with stunning views. Not Steps away from the the sand and surf but only 20 minutes from the city centre and 35 minutes from Sydney airport.
"In many ways, Bondi is to Sydney what South Beach is to Miami - an enduring magnet for young, beachbound hipsters. Strangely, given its stellar reading on the hip scale, it's taken some time for Bondi to have a hotel that's up to the standards of the local restaurants, bars and cafes. The first and still the only one to break the mould is Ravesi's, right on the esplanade. Once a rather tired apartment block, today Ravesi's glass and stainless steel bar opens out to the beach scene outside. Upstairs is an acclaimed restaurant and the rest is taken up by the newly renovated guest rooms. These are remarkably sober, perhaps as a response to all the colour, pattern and ethnicity of the surf scene. Everything is in shades of white, brown and grey.
For overseas visitors, Ravesi's is perfect. Like the Delano or the Shore Club in Miami, you don't have to go far to be in the thick of things - one or two floors down in the elevator to be exact. There you are on a broad, mile-long crescent of fine sand with a surf perfect for long boards and "mini-Mals" (short for mini-Malibus) - in the middle, and shorter boards to the south. And that's the interesting twist: Bondi's renaissance has seen surfing come in from the fringe. Mums, dads and kids surf together, grabbing their mini-Mals to catch a few waves before breakfast. Surf, sun and sand - it's the Sydney way." Guardian 05