The Observatory Hotel - Sydney - Australia
The Observatory Hotel is
superbly positioned near Sydney's historic Rocks and central
business district, nestled near the vibrant harbour and the world
famous Sydney Harbour Bridge, this is an enviable location close
to the bustling heart of the city. The exterior sandstone walls
and antique furnishings throughout the intimate surrounds
compliments the hotels location in an historic area. This Orient
Express Hotel offers guests the highest standard of comfort and
service in a unique environment.
Restaurants and Bars
The Observatory Hotel is renowned for its fine cuisine, ranging
from elegant dining in the Galileo Restaurant to the light menu in
the club-like Globe Bar.
Opulently decorated with Fortuny
fabrics and original art, Galileo Restaurant offers a fusion of
French and Japanese cuisine from sought after Chef Harunobu Inukai.
The Globe Bar offers a selection
of contemporary Australian dishes, ideal for a light lunch or
post-theatre supper.
The Observatory Hotel rooms
and suites are elegant and beautifully appointed,
designed to meet the needs of the most fastidious guest.
The hotel offers 78 Deluxe
rooms, 9 Junior Suites, 12 Executive Suites and the Observatory
Suite, with some suites and rooms interconnecting. Four
ground-floor rooms have been adapted for the convenience of
disabled guests and the second floor, which is completely
non-smoking, features duvets in each bedroom.
The polished mahogany armoire
holds an individual CD, DVD, television and video player. Tea and
coffee-making facilities, along with a fully stocked mini-bar are
discreetly enclosed in a mahogany buffet, while an in-room safe
sits in the polished cedar wardrobe along with slippers, an
umbrella and a selection of amenities.
Bathrooms feature heated towel
rails and separate showers, and every room has touch-control air
conditioning, as well as sash windows to allow cool harbour
breezes to circulate.
Each room has detachable
hairdryers, CD and video players (a wide selection of CDs is
available from the CD Library), international news service and
movies on demand, as well as fax/modem facilities, voice mail and
four telephones.
Deluxe Rooms
The Observatory Hotel's deluxe rooms have the comfortable, cosy
atmosphere of a 'home away from home'. Elegantly appointed with
mahogany custom-made furniture, each room features King or Twin
beds and is decorated with the utmost attention to detail.
Rich tapestry curtains, set off
by rope tasselled tiebacks, provide the perfect backdrop for the
antique-style breakfast table and down-filled armchair, while
Colonial-style sash windows open to circulate fresh air and
provide charming views of Observatory Hill and historic Walsh Bay.
Room facilities include DVD
player and broadband internet.
Junior Suites
Individual character, exceptional furnishings, spaciousness and
elegant charm distinguish the Junior Suites.
Each features wood-paneled
walls adorned with etchings of Australian native birds and
botanicals, and original sketches of Sydney at the turn of the
century. Many have balconies with views of the inner Sydney
Harbour of Walsh Bay, Darling Harbour or the city.
Junior Suites also have a
relaxing sitting area, with sofa and armchairs within the same
room, and include DVD player and broadband internet.
Executive Suites
Named after the carriages of the legendary Orient-Express,
Executive Suites are renowned for their classic elegance,
exquisite fittings and intimate charm.
All Executive Suites feature
separate sitting rooms, with full bar facilities, as well as
Broadband Internet, CD and DVD players, and broadband internet.
Many of them feature domed ceilings, arch windows and traditional
four-poster beds.
Many also have balconies with
charming views of Observatory Hill, or the inner Sydney Harbour of
Walsh Bay and Darling Harbour with its beautiful sunsets.
The Observatory Suite
The hotel's most spectacular suite is intimate, luxurious and
filled with objets d'art. The bedroom features a magnificent
four-poster bed with mahogany hand-carved front posts, as well as
a spacious ensuite bathroom lined with wall-to-wall marble.
Furnished with elegant,
custom-made furniture, the sitting room's pale cream colour scheme
is offset by the black and gold, oriental-style coffee table and
armoire cabinet. The sofa and armchairs face a magnificent white
marble, antique fireplace, highlighted by a classic oil painting
of Mosman Bay.
Original artworks and an
antique, gilt-framed mirror cover the rich, fabric-lined walls and
provide the perfect backdrop for the antique walnut writing desk
and elegant mahogany dining table with Queen Anne chairs. The rich
tasseled curtains at each window frame charming views of historic
and heritage listed Observatory Hill.
The Observatory Suite also
features a fully equipped kitchen and guest toilet, and has
interconnecting doors to deluxe rooms either side, if required.
Room facilities include DVD
player and broadband internet.
Hotel Facilities:
Sydney is renowned for its
relaxed lifestyle and nowhere is this more true than at The
Observatory Hotel. What could be more relaxing than a visit to The
Day Spa at The Observatory Hotel, with a wide choice of luxurious
face and body treatments, ancient therapies and a flight reviver
program to help our international guests readjust to the new time
zone.
The hotel's 20-metre heated
pool, mirrored by a ceiling of fibre optic lights designed to
recreate the constellations of the southern hemisphere, beckons
invitingly. For the more energetic, work out in the fully equipped
gymnasium, or enjoy a game of tennis, which can be easily arranged
at our court opposite the front door.
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