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Standing Picks
The four we would lead any visitor to first.

Park Hyatt Sydney
The Rocks · Sydney
BAR Studio's 2012 rebuild was a total reconstruction of the 1990 original: only the external walls remained, the interior was redrawn, and a new fourth rooftop floor was added wi…

Capella Lodge Lord Howe
Lord Howe Island · Sydney
Hayley and James Baillie founded their lodge collection in 2003 and bought the property then called Capella South in 2004, rebuilding it as the founding member of what became Bai…

Tyrrell's Wines
Pokolbin · Sydney
Edward Tyrrell's 1858 vines on Broke Road, Pokolbin.

Margaret
Double Bay · Sydney
Neil Perry's Double Bay restaurant, named the No.
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Villas & Lodges 23 entries
Lodges and properties at the national-flagship tier, from Lord Howe to the Kimberley.

Southern Ocean Lodge
Kangaroo Island · SA
Baillie Lodges' Kangaroo Island flagship, razed in the 2020 bushfires and reopened December 2023 after a four-year, AU$60 million rebuild led by original architect Max Pritchard.

qualia
Hamilton Island, Whitsundays · QLD
Baillie Lodges' Whitsundays property on the northern peninsula of Hamilton Island.

Longitude 131°
Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park · NT
Baillie Lodges' Uluru property since 2002.

Saffire Freycinet
Coles Bay, Freycinet Peninsula · TAS
Federal Group's Tasmanian flagship at the gateway to Freycinet National Park, marking fifteen years in 2025 and a founding member of Luxury Lodges of Australia.

Lizard Island
Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef · QLD
Forty-room luxury resort on a national-park island 27km off Cooktown, the most northern resort on the Great Barrier Reef.

Cape Lodge
Yallingup, Margaret River · WA
A 22-room luxury wine-country hotel on its own forty-acre vineyard in the heart of Margaret River, with a five-bedroom Residence on a separate three-acre lakeside parcel for buy-…

Capella Lodge Lord Howe
Lord Howe Island · Sydney
Hayley and James Baillie founded their lodge collection in 2003 and bought the property then called Capella South in 2004, rebuilding it as the founding member of what became Bai…

El Questro Homestead
East Kimberley · WA
G'Day Group's Kimberley flagship since the 2021 purchase from Delaware North, a ten-suite hideaway above the Chamberlain River in the East Kimberley wilderness.

Bamurru Plains
Mary River Wetlands · NT
A wild-bush safari camp on the Mary River floodplains near Kakadu, owned by Wild Bush Luxury (acquired by Experience Co in April 2021).

Haggerstone Island
Cape York Peninsula · QLD
Roy and Anna Turner's thirty-year project on a private island 600km north of Cairns off Cape York Peninsula, surrounded by Great Barrier Reef.

Bullo River Station
East Kimberley · NT
A 400,000-acre working cattle property at the convergence of the Bullo and Victoria rivers, East Kimberley.

Sal Salis Ningaloo Reef
North West Cape, Cape Range National Park · WA
The only accommodation inside Cape Range National Park, set between the park and Ningaloo Reef on the North West Cape.

Bedarra Island
Bedarra Island, Great Barrier Reef · QLD
A family-owned 12-villa private resort on a 45-hectare tropical rainforest island off Mission Beach, Queensland.

Halcyon House
Cabarita Beach NSW North · Sydney
A converted surf motel on the dunes at Cabarita (formerly The Hideaway), bought in 2011 by Brisbane sisters Siobhan and Elisha Bickle with their husbands Adam Flaskas and Dave Wa…

Pretty Beach House
Central Coast · Sydney
Four pavilions on a seven-and-a-half-acre property above Pretty Beach village, ninety minutes north of Sydney on the Bouddi Peninsula: Treetops in the penthouse position above th…

Lilianfels Blue Mountains Resort & Spa
Katoomba · Sydney
The 1889 Darley family summer estate above the Jamison Valley near Echo Point, ninety minutes by road from Sydney.

Bells at Killcare
Central Coast · Sydney
A boutique hotel on Darkinjung land in Bouddi National Park, ninety minutes north of Sydney, with twenty-five cottages and four eco-luxe Lodges spread across native grounds, stre…

Osborn House
Bundanoon · Sydney
A heritage-restored 1890s five-star boutique hotel in Bundanoon, Southern Highlands, with 27 individually styled rooms, day spa, pool, sauna, and steam.

The Hunter Villa
Hunter Valley · Sydney
A single ultra-luxury private property on the Greg Norman-designed Vintage golf course at Pokolbin, overlooking the par-three twelfth hole with long views to the Molly Morgan Ran…

Earlsbrae
Bowral · Sydney
An 1870s heritage estate on seven acres of established gardens in central Bowral, stylishly renovated to current luxury standards while keeping the period architecture intact.

Chalets at Blackheath
Blackheath Blue Mountains · Sydney
An alpine-style eco-resort high in the Blue Mountains on Dharug and Gundungurra Country, surrounded by over a million hectares of World Heritage wilderness.

Milton Park / Ardour Milton Park
Bowral · Sydney
The 1926 Southern Highlands estate, recently the first hotel under Salter Brothers Hospitality's new Ardour Hotels & Estates brand.

The Gibraltar Bowral
Bowral · Sydney
Luxury Southern Highlands hotel at the foot of Mount Gibraltar, on golf grounds.
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Hotels 5 entries
The rooms we would book on our own money, on the harbour and beyond it.

Park Hyatt Sydney
The Rocks · Sydney
BAR Studio's 2012 rebuild was a total reconstruction of the 1990 original: only the external walls remained, the interior was redrawn, and a new fourth rooftop floor was added wi…

Crown Towers Sydney
Barangaroo · Sydney
WilkinsonEyre's 75-floor tower at Barangaroo, Sydney's tallest at 271 metres, opened to the public 28 December 2020 as the hotel atop James Packer's Crown casino complex.

Four Seasons Sydney
The Rocks · Sydney
Built 1982 as the Regent Sydney on the site of a former colonial jail in The Rocks, managed by Four Seasons since 1992 and rebranded Four Seasons Hotel Sydney in 2002 (the only F…

The Langham Sydney
Millers Point · Sydney
The former Observatory Hotel, taken over by Langham Hospitality Group and rebranded on 8 August 2012.

Jonah's Whale Beach
Whale Beach · Sydney
Founded January 1929 by Constance Vidal as a clifftop roadhouse on the Northern Beaches; turned to fine dining after the Second World War, ninety-seven years on from the founding.
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Wineries 18 entries
The producers whose cellar doors and allocations are worth the application.

Penfolds Magill Estate
Magill, Adelaide · SA
The original Penfolds vineyard at the foot of the Adelaide hills, planted 1844 by Dr Christopher Rawson Penfold and Mary Penfold, and the home of Grange.

Henschke
Keyneton, Eden Valley · SA
A six-generation family winery in the Eden Valley, Barossa, with the Hill of Grace vineyard whose ungrafted Shiraz vines were planted by Nicolaus Stanitzki around 1860.

Wendouree
Clare Valley · SA
Alfred Percy Birks planted the first vines in 1892 on the western edge of Clare and released the first Wendouree wines in 1895.

Tyrrell's Wines
Pokolbin · Sydney
Edward Tyrrell's 1858 vines on Broke Road, Pokolbin.

Vasse Felix
Cowaramup, Margaret River · WA
The founding winery of Margaret River, planted 1967 by Dr Tom Cullity.

Leeuwin Estate
Margaret River · WA
Margaret River's other founding-tier winery, established 1973 by Denis and Tricia Horgan.

Audrey Wilkinson
Pokolbin · Sydney
Frederick Wilkinson planted the first vines on this Pokolbin hillside in 1866, on land his Wilkinson grandfather Alfred had selected; son Audrey took over the running of the prop…

Brokenwood Wines
Pokolbin · Sydney
Founded 1970 by Tony Albert, John Beeston and James Halliday; Iain Riggs joined as Chief Winemaker in 1982 and shaped the modern house style.

Lake's Folly
Pokolbin · Sydney
Dr Max Lake's 1963 vineyard, the first new Hunter planting of the twentieth century, and the one that demonstrated the region could grow Cabernet at all.

Mount Pleasant Wines
Pokolbin · Sydney
Established 1921 by Maurice O'Shea, the father of modern Australian winemaking, whose name remains the icon range.

Margan Wines
Broke Fordwich · Sydney
Lisa and Andrew Margan's 1996 family winery on the volcanic soils of Broke, twenty minutes west of Pokolbin proper, with second-generation Ollie now in the business.

Keith Tulloch Wine
Pokolbin · Sydney
Keith and Amanda Tulloch's small family winery, established 1997, with daughter Jessica and son Alisdair now in the business.

Silkman Wines
Pokolbin · Sydney
Liz and Shaun Silkman's personal wine label, started 2013 as a side project; both are senior at First Creek Wines (Liz Chief Winemaker, Shaun COO) where they produce more than a…

De Iuliis
Pokolbin · Sydney
Joss and Anna De Iuliis's twenty-hectare Lovedale Road vineyard, converted from grazing land with the first vines planted in 1990 and the wine programme starting in 2000.

Gundog Estate
Pokolbin · Sydney
Matt Burton's 2011 boutique five-star producer, with a cellar door in the historic Pokolbin schoolhouse and a second in Canberra.

Ross Hill Wines
Orange · Sydney
Terri and Peter Robson planted the first vines at Griffin Road in 1994; now run across three generations with son James and his wife Chrissy in the business since 2007.

Philip Shaw Wines
Orange · Sydney
Philip Shaw, the long-time Rosemount chief winemaker (1982-2003) and twice London International Winemaker of the Year (1986, 2000), planted the Koomooloo Vineyard above Orange in…

Meerea Park
Pokolbin · Sydney
A 1991 family winery owned and managed by brothers Garth and Rhys Eather, descended from land granted to Thomas Eather at Bulga in 1826.
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Dining 30 entries
Restaurants where the kitchen runs the room, not the marketing.
Oncore by Clare Smyth
Barangaroo, Sydney CBD · NSW
Clare Smyth's first restaurant outside London, opened November 2021 on Level 26 of Crown Sydney with the harbour spread directly below.

Saint Peter
Paddington · Sydney
Josh and Julie Niland's whole-fish-butchery restaurant, opened on Oxford Street in 2016 and relocated in 2024 to the heritage Grand National Hotel in Paddington.

Sixpenny
Stanmore · Sydney
Daniel Puskas and James Parry's 1907 terrace house on Percival Road, Stanmore, opened March 2012 and named for the Sixpence restaurants of late-1800s Australia.

Margaret
Double Bay · Sydney
Neil Perry's Double Bay restaurant, named the No.

Bennelong
Opera House · Sydney
Peter Gilmore's Opera House restaurant under Head Chef Rob Cockerill, ten years into the partnership and held at two hats in the 2026 Good Food Guide (16/20).

Firedoor
Surry Hills · Sydney
Lennox Hastie's all-fire kitchen on Mary Street: no gas, no electricity, two wood-fired ovens, three grills, and a wood-burning hearth.
LuMi
Pyrmont, Sydney · NSW
Federico Zanellato and his wife and head sommelier Michela Boncagni's two-hat waterfront on Wharf 10 at Pyrmont, opposite The Star.
Shell House Dining Room & Terrace
Margaret Street, Sydney CBD · NSW
Joel Bickford (Culinary Director) and Aaron Ward (Head Chef, ex-Bathers' Pavilion, ester, LuMi, Sixpenny) on the ninth floor of the heritage Shell House on Margaret Street.
Ormeggio at The Spit
The Spit, Mosman · NSW
Alessandro and Anna Pavoni's contemporary Italian on the Mosman waterfront, opened 2009 and hatted continuously since.
Restaurant Hubert
15 Bligh Street, Sydney CBD · NSW
The Swillhouse Group's flagship, opened January 2016 in a basement on Bligh Street, beneath the Sydney CBD.

ARIA Sydney
Circular Quay · Sydney
Opened December 1999 by Matt Moran (chef) and Peter Sullivan (restaurateur), partners since the Paddington Inn Bistro of 1991; now Moran's flagship under Solotel ownership, with…

Bentley Restaurant + Bar
Sydney CBD · Sydney
Brent Savage and Nick Hildebrandt's restaurant, opened March 2006 in a former Surry Hills pub and moved 2013 to its current grander address inside the Paradox Sydney (formerly Ra…

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Chippendale · Sydney
Mat Lindsay's wood-fire restaurant on Meagher Street, the small Chippendale fine-dining outlier and a genuine destination kitchen.
The Grill at The International
25 Martin Place, Sydney CBD · NSW
Joel Bickford (also Culinary Director at Shell House) and Head Chef Alex Keene's live-fire CBD steak and seafood room at 25 Martin Place, in the multi-format International precinct.

Eleven Barrack
Sydney CBD · Sydney
Bentley Group's wood-fired grill at 11 Barrack Street, in the high-ceilinged 1849 First Savings Bank of New South Wales building.

AALIA
Sydney CBD · Sydney
Executive Chef Paul Farag's Middle Eastern fine-diner at 25 Martin Place, opened 1 March 2022 and earning two Good Food Guide hats within months.

Yoshii's Omakase
Barangaroo · Sydney
Chef Ryuichi Yoshii's omakase counter at Nobu, Crown Sydney.

Sokyo
Pyrmont · Sydney
The Star Sydney's Japanese restaurant since November 2011, opened by ex-Nobu Executive Chef Chase Kojima, born and raised in San Francisco.
Ora
8 Danks Street, Waterloo · NSW
Executive Chef Nobuyuki Ura's ten-seat kaiseki omakase counter at 8 Danks Street, on the Waterloo-Redfern border in the Danks Street precinct.
Haco
Alberta Street, Surry Hills · NSW
Keita Abe (also Chaco Bar) and Kensuke Yada (ex-Sasaki) opened Haco on Alberta Street in Surry Hills, next door to Alberto's Lounge.

Le Ho Fook Sydney
Porter House · Sydney
Victor Liong's two-hat Sydney outpost of his Melbourne new-Chinese flagship, opened 17 September 2025 in the heritage-listed Porter House Hotel building on Castlereagh Street and…

King Clarence
Sydney CBD · Sydney
Bentley Group's pan-Asian restaurant at 71 Clarence Street, opened first week of December 2023 with Khanh Nguyen as Executive Chef (returned to Sydney after running Sunda and Aru…

Allta
Surry Hills · Sydney
Chef Jung-Su Chang's modern Korean fine-dining room on Reservoir Street in the Sydney CBD, two hats for two consecutive Good Food Guides.

Yellow
Potts Point · Sydney
Founded 2013 by Brent Savage and Nick Hildebrandt of the Bentley Group, transitioned to vegetarian in 2016 in the corner-store building on Macleay Street, Potts Point, and sold i…

Bathers' Pavilion
Balmoral · Sydney
The 1929 art-deco beach pavilion at Balmoral, run by the Pagent family since Serge Dansereau's departure in March 2021 after twenty-plus years.

Pilu at Freshwater
Freshwater · Sydney
Giovanni Pilu and his wife Marilyn Annecchini's Sardinian fine-dining room on the rocks at Freshwater Beach, north of Manly, opened 2004 and held at two hats every year since 2005.

Rockpool Bar & Grill
Sydney CBD · Sydney
Neil Perry's steakhouse, on Hunter Street since the early 2000s, now run by Executive Chef Santiago Aristizábal under Hunter St Hospitality after Perry retired in July 2020 and t…

Otto Ristorante
Woolloomooloo · Sydney
Twenty-five-year-old Italian on the Finger Wharf at Woolloomooloo, under Head Chef Richard Ptacnik since 2004 (Prague-born, with European stints in Berlin and Switzerland).

Catalina Restaurant
Rose Bay · Sydney
Michael and Judy McMahon opened Catalina in 1994 on the lawn at Lyne Park, on the original Rose Bay flying-boat base from which Qantas Empire ran flights to London until 1974.

Porcine
Paddington · Sydney
Veteran chefs Nicholas Hill, Matt Fitzgerald, and Harry Levy's small French bistro above the P&V Wine & Liquor Merchants outpost on Oxford Street, Paddington, opened March 2021.
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Chefs & Private Dining 2 entries
Private kitchens that travel, from the pop-up to the principal residence.

David Lee Chef
Sydney+regional NSW · Sydney
Owner of Sydney Private Chef, working private and corporate dining across Sydney and regional NSW for nearly thirty years.

Hunter Valley Private Chef
Hunter Valley · Sydney
David's Hunter Valley and Newcastle in-home dining service, focused on the regional-produce menu in the comfort of the rented vineyard estate.
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Yachts & Charter 30 entries
The vessels operating on Sydney Harbour and, where indicated, the Whitsundays.

Oneworld
32 m · 5 cabins
A 2018 Majesty 100 superyacht out of Jones Bay Wharf, the working flagship of Oneworld Charters and the largest in the Sydney/Whitsundays charter circuit.

AQA
28 m · 3 cabins
Warren Yachts-built 28-metre out of Sydney Harbour Yacht Charter's fleet, one of the operator's most-booked vessels.

Tango
43 m · 4 cabins
Sydney's largest exclusive-hire superyacht: 43-metre Austal Yachts build with beach club, dance floor, sauna, spa, and tenders.

Aurora
29 m · 4 cabins
A Moonen-built 29-metre, three-deck motor yacht with full water-toy fleet (jet ski, seabob, paddle boards).

Evolution
37 m
A 37-metre Oceanfast superyacht, the largest in the Sydney Harbour Yacht Charter fleet.

Ghost II
37 m · 5 cabins
A 37-metre Gulf Craft with a jet-black gel-coat hull and metallic silver superstructure: the Sydney Harbour event vessel built to be photographed.

Mischief
4 cabins
Lifestyle Charters' largest event vessel: 180-guest day capacity, marble bar, sky lounge, multiple entertaining spaces.

Sirenuse
33 m · 4 cabins
An Italian Riviera-inspired 33-metre Monte Carlo Yachts build, with hot tub on the flybridge and water toys.

Belle
30 m · 4 cabins
A 2016-launched 30-metre motor yacht in Sydney Yacht Club's fleet, with modern, elegant interiors.

Caviar
34 m
A 34-metre ex-navy vessel converted to charter use, three levels including a rooftop bar and jacuzzi.

Corroboree
34 m · 5 cabins
A 34-metre Lloyds Ships superyacht built for events on Sydney Harbour.

Cosmos II
34 m · 4 cabins
A 34-metre Lloyds Ships motor yacht with three tiers of entertaining space, sister to Corroboree in the Sydney Harbour Yacht Charter fleet.

Dreamtime
34 m
A 115ft Lloyds Ships motor yacht renovated 2015 and again in 2023.

Ghost I
26 m · 4 cabins
The smaller, original Ghost in Chapman Yachting's lineup: 87ft Warren Yachts build with formal lounge, aft deck dining, hydraulic swim platform, hot tub.

Ginger
19 m · 3 cabins
The flagship ILIAD 62 sailing catamaran in Sydney Harbour Exclusive's fleet, with the performance of an ocean-going yacht and resort-grade amenities.

Impulsive
Lifestyle Charters' premium superyacht: open-plan saloon, expansive decks, aft alfresco dining, jacuzzi, sunroom for 12 overnight.

Legacy
32 m · 5 cabins
Sydney Yacht Club's headline 100ft Majesty superyacht with Beach Club expandable swim platform, sundeck jacuzzi, marble countertops, and five-cabin overnight fitout.

MY AU
34 m · 5 cabins
Sydney Harbour Luxe Charters' tri-deck Sanlorenzo with 700m² of deck across three levels, eight-person jacuzzi, full water-sports garage.

MY Lance
38 m · 5 cabins
The newest superyacht in Sydney Harbour Luxe Charters' fleet, designed by Francesco Paszkowski with Sanlorenzo interiors.

MY Lumir
37 m · 4 cabins
A Heesen-built 37-metre with Omega Architects design language, full-beam master suite, and water toys.

Orraia
27 m · 5 cabins
A custom Horizon FD90 superyacht (the first of its kind in Australia) out of Sydney Harbour Exclusive.

Privacy
26 m · 4 cabins
An 87ft Warren Yachts build out of Sydney Harbour Exclusive, with open-plan saloon, aft deck, flybridge lounge, front-deck lounge.

Prometheus
23 m · 3 cabins
Chapman Yachting's flagship-but-smaller 23-metre Warren Yachts build, with retractable sunroof, hot tub, gym and floating pool.

Quantum
37 m · 4 cabins
The only Warren Yachts S120 in the world: a custom 37-metre with open-plan saloon and multiple deck levels.

Rascal
35 m · 5 cabins
A 35-metre modern motor yacht in Lifestyle Charters' fleet, with five cabins, jacuzzi, premium sound system, and the full water-toy load (seabob, jet ski).

Rhemtide
23 m · 3 cabins
A 76ft Derektor Shipyards motor yacht refitted to an open, airy plan with refined saloon and upper-deck alfresco.

Sea Raes
31 m · 4 cabins
A 31-metre European-style superyacht out of Jones Bay Wharf, the more refined of Chapman Yachting's mid-tier offerings.

Shadow
31 m · 4 cabins
A 100ft Tecnomar superyacht, refitted in 2023, with cabins ensuited and a slide off the back deck for kids and parties.

The Starship
45 m
A pure venue vessel: 45-metre with three entertaining levels, main deck dining, VIP room, lounge, and bridge deck, with a daytime capacity of 950.

Yot Viva
24 m · 4 cabins
Sydney Yacht Club's purpose-built 80ft luxury vessel with multiple entertainment zones, full-service cocktail bar, and an inflatable swimming pool.
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Aircraft & Jets 4 entries
Australian charter operators with the discretion to handle a principal-class manifest.

Adagold Aviation
Bankstown · Sydney
A Bankstown-based independent operator running custom private jet, charter and FIFO routes since 1992.

Australian Corporate Jet Centres (ACJC)
VIC HQ Sydney ops · Sydney
Melbourne-headquartered (Essendon Fields, Hangar 14) CASA-licensed charter operator (AOC 0026) working corporate, government, celebrity, and high-net-worth itineraries across Aus…

Elite Aero
Sydney · Sydney
Bankstown-based private jet operator, AOC granted December 2022 (CASA.AOC.0391), with hangar and private-customer lounge facilities a short drive from the city.

ACAM Pacific
Sydney HQ · Sydney
Aircraft management and charter operation co-founded in 2022 by Dane Williams and Darren Broderick as a division of the wider ACAM Group, with a transparent-pricing approach to f…
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Helicopters 4 entries
Specialist rotary operators for the scenic, the transfer, and the corporate brief.

Aero Logistics
Sydney+Newcastle+Hunter · Sydney
Founded 1999 by a Newcastle local; by 2004 had grown to two Hunter bases (Cessnock Airport and Carrington in Newcastle Harbour) and built the Newcastle Regional Heliport (YNRH) a…

Sydney HeliCharter
Sydney · Sydney
A small operation out of Sydney Airport, lately absorbed into the Aero Logistics group.

Sydney HeliTours
Mascot Heliport · Sydney
Boutique helicopter operator out of Mascot Heliport at Sydney Airport.

Helitreck Helicopters
Sydney/Australia-wide · Sydney
Sydney-based, wholly Australian-owned helicopter operator working corporate VIP charter, film and television cinematography, NSW Rural Fire Service contract aerial fire-suppressi…
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Spas & Wellness 5 entries
Programmes that take the silence seriously, not the branding.

Gwinganna Lifestyle Retreat
Tamborine QLD (luxury option) · Sydney
Tony de Leede's 2006 hinterland property, 165 hectares (over 400 acres) of the Tallebudgera Valley above Burleigh, with Hugh Jackman as part-owner since an early visit.

Park Hyatt Spa
The Rocks · Sydney
The spa attached to Park Hyatt Sydney, on the lower level of the 2012 BAR Studio rebuild.

Chuan Spa Langham
Sydney CBD Langham · Sydney
The Langham group's in-house spa concept (Chuan means flowing water in Chinese), run on the principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine and the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, M…

The Golden Door Health Retreat
Hunter Valley · Sydney
The Hunter Valley health retreat now operating as Golden Door Elysia, owned by Minor Hotels since July 2019 (purchased from Lasseters International Holdings; the Queensland Golde…

Four Seasons Spa Sydney
The Rocks · Sydney
The Forbes-rated spa attached to Four Seasons Sydney, on the lower level of the 199 George Street block.
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Experiences & Access 6 entries
Cultural access, expeditions, and the appointments the wealthier Australian asks for by name.

White Rabbit Gallery
Chippendale, Sydney · NSW
Judith Neilson's collection of contemporary Chinese art, opened 2009 in a former Rolls-Royce service depot at Chippendale.

MONA Private Tour
Berriedale, Hobart · TAS
David Walsh's Museum of Old and New Art outside Hobart, designed by Fender Katsalidis and opened 2011 underground at the Moorilla Estate on the Berriedale peninsula.

Aurora Expeditions
Hobart departures (also Dunedin NZ) · TAS
The Australian Antarctic expedition operator, founded 1991 by Greg Mortimer, one of the first two Australians (with Tim Macartney-Snape) to summit Everest on 3 October 1984, via…

Melbourne Cup Birdcage Marquee
Flemington, Melbourne · VIC
The Birdcage is the enclosure inside Flemington's Members' Reserve where the Melbourne Cup is actually socialised.

Australian Open AO Reserve
Melbourne Park · VIC
Tennis Australia's top hospitality programme inside Rod Laver Arena: court-side access, the best seats in the house, behind-the-scenes tours, opportunity to meet tennis legends a…

Calypso Star Charters
Port Lincoln, Eyre Peninsula · SA
Captain Rolf Czabayski's 1990 Port Lincoln operation and the only licensed Great White cage-diving charter in Australia, with a permit to use natural fish berley.
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Ateliers & Bespoke 4 entries
Bespoke makers (jewellery, tailoring, leather) where the appointment is the point.

Margot McKinney
Fortitude Valley, Brisbane · QLD
Brisbane-based bespoke fine-jewellery house, founded by fourth-generation jeweller Margot McKinney OAM.

Cerrone
Castlereagh Street, Sydney CBD · NSW
Founded 1972 in the backstreets of Leichhardt by Italian-born Nicola Cerrone OAM, now operating across Martin Place (Shop 1, 14 Martin Place) and Castlereagh Street (77 Castlerea…

J H Cutler
Strand Arcade, Sydney CBD · NSW
Sydney's oldest continuing bespoke tailor, founded 1884 by Joseph Hilton Cutler.

R.M.Williams Master Saddler
Salisbury, Adelaide · SA
The Adelaide-founded bootmaker since 1932, sold to Andrew and Nicola Forrest's Tattarang in 2020 for AU$190 million.
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Members' Clubs 5 entries
The members-only rooms where Sydney conducts the conversations that do not happen in public restaurants.
Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron
East Kirribilli, Sydney · NSW
Founded 1862 and on the East Kirribilli grounds (next to Kirribilli House) since 1902.
Tattersalls Club
181 Elizabeth Street, Sydney CBD · NSW
Founded 1858 as a horse-racing-and-bookmaker private club at 181 Elizabeth Street in the Sydney CBD; opened to women members in 2013 after a historic vote and now operates mixed…
The Pillars
11 Barrack Street, Martin Place, Sydney CBD · NSW
A modern Sydney members' club opened 1 May 2025 in the historic 1852 New South Wales Bank building at 11 Barrack Street, Martin Place.
Clarence Vault Rooms
183 Clarence Street, Sydney CBD · NSW
A subterranean members' club inside Machine Hall, the heritage electrical substation at 183 Clarence Street that powered the Sydney CBD before its conversion.
Soho House Sydney
Crown Street, Darlinghurst · NSW
The first Australian outpost of the Soho House Group, opening 2026 in a five-storey heritage building on Crown Street in Darlinghurst.
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Transport 1 entry
Chauffeur and luxury fleet for the city-to-airport register.
