Food and luxury travel - Malaysia and the world
Awarded 2 SMH Chef Hats for the past five years running, and in numerous “top Australian restaurant” lists, Aubergine restaurant registers high on every foodie’s “to visit” radar. A regularly changing menu based on the best produce of the day from local farmers m…
Luxurious design, a magnificent sense of space and greenery, and an unbeatable location: the Hyatt Hotel Canberra is an excellent choice of stay from which to explore the nation’s capital. The sparsely populated suburb of Yarralumla is home to the Hyatt Hotel Ca…
Location You can’t beat the location of the Hilton Hotel Sydney. Smack bang in the middle of the city it’s walking distance to many attractions, and only steps away from bars, restaurants, shopping and entertainment. Certainly one of the many benefits is that of e…
When a hotel is inside what once used to be the State Theatre you’d expect a little drama in the setting. QT Sydney’s entrance has me wishing I’d worn higher heels, brighter red lipstick and had donned a feather boa. “The minute you walked in the joint…,” Shirley Bass…
Part of one of Sydney’s hottest boutique hotels, QT Sydney, Gowings Bar & Grill first caught my attention with their breakfast menu. Natural leavened stone baked bread, spelt, organic, flax, pomegranate molasses, raspberry sherbet, choice of milks – almo…
Contemporary and fun, the designer day spa, spaQ, part of the boutique hotel QT Sydney, is certainly a place that provided pep to my afternoon. Of course the relaxation and beauty treatments themselves had something to do with this, but the designer setting and up…
A year ago was my last visit to Shangri-La Hotel Sydney, and still with all of the wonderful accommodation options in the city centre, it is the hotel that speaks most to me when recommending an unforgettable stay in Australia’s Harbour City. All rooms are blessed w…
Altitude Restaurant on the 36th floor of the Shangri-La Hotel Sydney is a treasure trove of goodies. Upon entry the city’s jewels from the harbour twinkle through the floor to ceiling windows. Then, gems, carefully crafted pieces of art, are presented on plates, …
If you visit one bar in Sydney make it Blu Bar. Short visits call for scoping out the best and I can’t imagine finding a more stunning setting than what is offered on the glass walled 36th floor of the Shangri-La Hotel, Sydney. Sweeping views of the harbour could leave […]
* Cafe Mix will no longer be available as of 5th March 2020. Breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner will be available at Altitude restaurant on level 36. Cafe Mix, Shangri-La Hotel Sydney I was first enamoured by Chef Bo Sorensen’s recipes last year during a stay at the …
Being a bit of a spa enthusiast and having the fortune of living in Asia for many years (read spa capital of the world), there was no way I was going to turn down a chance to be pampered in CHI, The Spa, Shangri-La Hotel Sydney’s day spa facility during […]
There are only two Palazzo Versace hotels in the world and the Gold Coast Australia has one of them! On the northern end of the Gold Coast, Palazzo Versace is located between the tourist strip of Surfers Paradise and the popular Seaworld theme park. Claiming a spot o…