Capella Sydney Opens as Australia’s Most Luxurious New Hotel.

After a seven-year restoration and renovation process, Sydney’s newest luxury hotel is now open. Occupying an entire city block just moments from Circular Quay, the Opera House and Harbour Bridge, Capella Sydney welcomes guests to a benchmark destination of luxury accommodation, exceptional cuisine and unrivalled cultural immersion.

The hotel is housed within the Department of Education building, originally designed in the 1900s by NSW government architect George McRae. Forming part of the city’s prestigious Sandstone Precinct, the building has been meticulously reimagined by Pontiac Land, who appointed Make Architects to remodel this former Edwardian Baroque style governmental landmark.

Capella Sydney brings to the city 192 beautifully appointed guestrooms and suites, arranged across nine levels. Guests enter the hotel via the Farrer Place lobby where the arrival experience is heightened by the integration of acquired and commissioned art. The ground-floor collection includes works by the likes of Australian artists Judy Watson, Otis Hope Carey, Elise Cakebread and Georgia Bisley, culminating with a large robotic lighting installation by Dutch art duo DRIFT.

Titled Meadow, the installation by DRIFT is suspended in the hotel’s central gathering space. This voluminous lounge area, now known as Aperture, occupies the original courtyard of the old building—the fulcrum from which all the hotel’s amenities are accessed. This includes two other drink-and-dine venues: the landmark restaurant Brasserie 1930 and McRae Bar, both of which feature cuisine in collaboration with The Bentley Group.

Staying in-house at Capella Sydney opens the doors to an exclusive world of luxury and cultural connection. On level six, guests are invited to indulge in rejuvenating treatments at Auriga Spa or swim in the 20-metre heated indoor pool, designed to provide the ultimate wellness experience in the heart of the city.

The Living Room, a signature space of all Capella properties, is the private ground-floor retreat for in-house guests. It’s also the place where the hotel’s culture and experience programs are conceptualised, and facilitated by Culturists who are on-hand to shape the guest experience from pre-arrival to departure.

For more information, head to capellahotels.com/sydney.

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[Images courtesy of Capella Sydney. Photography by Timothy Kaye.]