The Observatory Hotel Sydney, Australia

As a member of Orient-Express Hotels, The Observatory Hotel is the group's first in the Pacific Rim area. Superbly located near The Rocks and the city's business centre, it is the ideal base from which to work and explore exciting Sydney, Australia.

Access:
From Sydney Airport: 12 km - 30 minutes by car
From the closest railway station (Wynyard): 1.5 km - 7 minutes' walk
From the Overseas Passenger Terminal: 1.5 km - 7 minutes' walk
From the ferry terminal: 2 km - 10 minutes' walk

Taxi
The price from the airport is approximately AUD$35 one way.

Shuttle bus service
The price from/to the airport is approximately AUD$9.00 one way.

Transfers to the CBD
A complimentary luxury vehicle drop-off service is available to all in-house guests between the hours of 7:00 am and 10:00 am, Monday to Friday, from The Observatory Hotel to anywhere within the central business district.

Directions:
From Kingsford Smith Airport to The Observatory Hotel:

• Depart the terminal and turn right onto Airport Drive. Travel along Qantas Drive onto Joyce Drive and then onto General Holmes Drive
• Turn left onto Mill Pond Road
• Travel onto Southern Cross Drive. Travel along this drive for around five minutes
• Veer into the right lanes on South Dowling Street before entering the Eastern Distributor
• Travel along the Eastern Distributor for five minutes looking for the City North Exit
• Take City North Exit (Toll of $4.00 will need to be paid)
• Turn right onto Macquarie Street
• Turn left onto Bridge St and follow this road until you reach George Street
• Turn right onto George Street and left up the hill to Grosvenor Street
• Turn left onto York Street at the top of the hill
• Take the first right into Jamison Street and then turn right into Clarence Street
• Stay to the left and turn right onto Kent Street (This is signposted. Be aware as if you miss this exit you will travel over the Harbour Bridge)

Travel 300 meters down Kent Street. The Observatory Hotel is on the left, opposite the Miller's Point Tennis Court.

Spacious, elegant, beautifully appointed, the rooms and suites at The Observatory Hotel are 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. Three ground-floor rooms have been adapted for the convenience of disabled guests. The second floor, which is completely non-smoking, features duvets in each bedroom.

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.

Sydney's finest venue is just minutes from the CBD and Sydney's historic Rocks district. The Observatory Hotel is the ideal venue for meetings and receptions of every kind. Reminiscent of a grand, 19th-century Australian home, the hotel specialises in smaller groups of up to 100 people seeking personalised service, exceptional facilities and thoughtful attention to detail.

Guests will feel at home in the intimate atmosphere of The Drawing Room, before sitting down to a magnificent lunch or dinner in The Cornwallis Suite, The Orient Room, or one of our Boardrooms. The Observatory Hotel's unique atmosphere, quality and impeccable attention to detail ensure that every function is a truly memorable occasion.

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.

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.