The Rose Hotel 52-54 Cleveland St Chippendale 2008 (02) 9318 1133 or www.therosehotel.com.au The Rose occupies the high-traffic terrain of Cleveland Street at the point where Broadway becomes Newtown. It’s tough country, yet this rose flowers in every department and the human traffic from the nearby Seymour Centre and Sydney University ensure it’s always buzzing.
The Grain Store 517 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000 (03) 9972 6993 or www.grainstore.com.au The Grain Store is representative of Melbourne’s emerging food intelligentsia. This new arrival on Melbourne’s sometimes overcrowded café scene offers up food from chef Ingo Meissner. What might set The Grain Store apart from the rest is its focus on sustainable and
The Common Room: www.crownmelbourne.com.au/the-common-room The West End at Crown Level 1, Clarendon St, Southbank VIC When Crown Casino knocks a wall through, its with real intent, and a decent budget. So it was when Melbourne’s gaming cathedral refurbished its West End, throwing $50m at the project, much of which we’ve covered in venue. From
Gochi Ground Floor, Crown Melbourne, Southbank (03) 9292 8888 or www.crownmelbourne.com.au/Gochi Gochi is a modern take on a traditional Japanese style restaurant, from Mim Design. Items such as the chopstick were transformed into feature custom-designed lighting which scale the walls. The ceiling structure made up of interwoven rope creates a textural element throughout. The
The Prahran Hotel: 82 High St, Prahran VIC (03) 9529 2168 or www.prahranhotel.com Matt Mullins: “We approached The Prahran design the same as any other: talk to Techne, ask for some options, dig into those and work out the best approach. And we always say: bring us the crazy shit too. Don’t hold back. We’re open
Crown Spa Southbank, Melbourne (03) 9292 6666 or www.crownmelbourne.com.au/Crown-spa The Crown hotel day spa has recently completed an $10 million enhancement. Located within the Crown Towers hotel, Crown Spa now boasts 19 treatment rooms, two exclusive couples’ suites and a dedicated hair and beauty salon. The new Aqua Retreat facilities feature a hammam steam room,
Jervois Steak House Brecon St, Queenstown, New Zealand http://queenstown.jervoissteakhouse.co.nz The Sofitel Queenstown Hotel and Spa has signed up the recently opened Jervois Steak House (JSH) as its official signature restaurant partner. In addition to welcoming external patrons, new steak house (which launched in December last year) will also now service Sofitel’s in-house hotel guests exclusively
Mercure Portsea Golf Club and Resort 46 London Bridge Rd, Portsea Vic 3944 (03) 5984 3521 or www.mercure.com Accor has opened its first hotel in Victoria’s coastal resort town Portsea, with the opening of Mercure Portsea Golf Club and Resort on the Mornington Peninsula. The new 4-star complex has been developed by Portsea Golf Club
Twin Towns Services Club Wharf St, Tweed Heads NSW 2485 (07) 5536 2277 or www.twintowns.com.au/services-club.html At the junction of Queensland and New South Wales stands the huge, multi-functional and recently made-over Twin Towns Services Club. Over the last twelve months Stages 1 and 2 of Twin Towns’ redevelopment have given the club new recreational
The Den 175 175 Johnston St, Fitzroy Vic (03) 9510 6111 or www.greatdanefurniture.com/The_Den.aspx Great Dane, renowned for bringing Scandinavian luxury to Australian homes, is opening the doors to a unique event space – The Den. Featuring a private collection of luxurious Scandinavian designer furniture rarely seen by the public, The Den is now available for