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Review: Adina Apartment Hotel, Brisbane

The Adina Apartment Hotel on Anzac Square is a complex of serviced apartments right in the centre of Brisbane – opposite the Central Train station. We’re a little early to check in so head down the hill to a mall’s food court to grab some lunch. On our return check-in goes[…]

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Review: Simpsons of Potts Point, Sydney

Potts Point is separated from the centre of Sydney by a 20 minute walk through the Botanic Gardens and separated from Kings Cross by a 5 minute stroll. It’s an historical suburb – it used to be the home to Sydney’s wealthy with their Georgian and Victorian mansions, some of[…]

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Review: Hotel Palisade, Sydney

The Hotel Palisade is an eight room boutique hotel originally built in 1915 (when it was Sydney’s tallest building), perfectly located in Millers Point with views to the Sydney Harbour Bridge and across the water to Lavender Bay. Rich in history, it was renovated in 2015 and features a pub[…]

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Review: The Vulcan Hotel, Sydney

Sydney is an interesting combination of old and new, and has done a better job than Auckland of protecting its heritage buildings. Whereas Auckland’s property developers have ripped down the Victorian buildings and replaced them with buildings of their era, Sydney has managed to repurpose their buildings, retaining the character[…]

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Review: Novotel Norwest Sydney

I spent two nights in the Novotel for work, and remain a little confused. The Accor website states that it’s a 4.5 star hotel, and while the room was a great size (and likewise the bed!), the building itself felt more like an Ibis. Nothing wrong with an Ibis of[…]

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