Sydney has more than 42,900 hotel rooms
Melbourne is a culinary and cultural hub
Sydney Opera House has launched a 400-guest event space with an adjoining terrace, ideal for pre-dinner drinks after an afternoon spent climbing the Sydney Harbour Bridge. On the edge of the city, Bondi Beach offers group surf lessons, and the Icebergs Dining Room and Bar is a great place to stop off for lunch. Three hours south of Sydney, Jervis Bay offers access to glistening beaches and enchanting marine life. The bay is enveloped by Aboriginal-owned Booderee National Park where native wildlife flourishes and guests can glamp at the Paperbark Campsite in luxury tents. The Hunter Valley, a two-hour drive from Sydney, offers 150 cellar doors. Stay at the Crowne Plaza Hunter Valley hotel set among a patchwork of grapevines, and add on a spectacular sunrise hot air balloon flight for a truly breathtaking experience. What’s new ■ Australia’s first Kimpton Hotel opened earlier this year in Sydney’s shopping and business district, featuring 172 rooms. ■ The 274-room Capella Sydney will debut just blocks from Sydney Harbour in 2023. The luxury property will include a spa, a restaurant and bar, event space and a
located minutes fromMelbourne Airport and a half-hour drive from the city centre. Urbansurf is a five-acre inland lagoon with four different zones catering to varying experience levels. Private lessons are available for groups to learn to surf in less than two hours. Beyond Melbourne, the Mornington Peninsula wine region is perfect for incentive groups looking to relax and sample some of the world’s finest pinot noir in a selection of vineyards and stay in true luxury. Jackalope offers all the aforementioned with sleek rooms and deep-soak Japanese bathtubs looking out across the vineyard. Mornington Peninsula also provides one of Victoria’s best
galleries, museums, and dining experiences. Melburnians love a rooftop bar, meaning finding an exciting venue is easy – with Naked in the Sky offering views across the city, whileThe Emerson Rooftop emulates a Grecian garden. Hotels for all budgets are aplenty in Melbourne more than 37,000 rooms in the region including the 294-roomW Melbourne which opened in February 2021 as part of the luxury mixed-use new development called Collins Arch. A short drive north of Melbourne the luxury Lake House Daylesford resort is available for an exclusive buyout, with 33 rooms and event space for up to 300 people. Urbnsurf, Australia’s first surf park, is
Lake House Daylesford’s infinity pool
rooftop lounge. Victoria
Melbourne, Victoria’s capital, is a sporting, culinary and cultural hub, bursting with
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