{"id":29725,"date":"2013-11-22T08:00:05","date_gmt":"2013-11-21T22:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/vc\/blog\/?p=29725"},"modified":"2015-03-12T10:43:02","modified_gmt":"2015-03-12T00:43:02","slug":"sydney-hotels-fit-for-celebs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/vc\/blog\/sydney-hotels-fit-for-celebs\/","title":{"rendered":"Sydney hotels fit for celebs"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote>\n<div class=\"pinkLinks\">I&#8217;m looking at a picture on Jennifer Hawkins\u2019 Instagram account. She&#8217;s in sunny Bali, and smiling at me over her shoulder. In front is an ocean facing, curtain draped, outdoor, pillowy bungalow and the most amazing crystal blues.<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"pinkLinks\"><!--more--><br \/>\nEverything about it screams luxe and I haven&#8217;t even seen her hotel room yet. Curiously, I find myself wanting everything in the picture.<a href=\"https:\/\/images.trvl-media.com\/media\/content\/expaus\/images\/last-minute\/blog\/uploads\/2013\/11\/shutterstock_36758500.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-29749 size-full\" title=\"Luxe hotel\" src=\"https:\/\/images.trvl-media.com\/media\/content\/expaus\/images\/last-minute\/blog\/uploads\/2013\/11\/shutterstock_36758500.jpg\" alt=\"Luxe hotel\" width=\"1000\" height=\"656\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nTurns out I&#8217;m not alone. We asked you on Facebook the other day:<\/p>\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p><script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_GB\/all.js#xfbml=1\"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lastminute.com.au\/posts\/10151966760983965\" data-width=\"550\">\n<div class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lastminute.com.au\/posts\/10151966760983965\">Post<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lastminute.com.au\">www.lastminute.com.au<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Why are we so intrigued with celebrities? Why are they so powerful when it comes to travel seduction?<\/p>\n<p>With the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/dms\/site\/aacta\/index\/index.html?cid=lmau_blog_post\">AACTAs<\/a> (Australia\u2019s local version of the Academy Awards, if you\u2019re not in the know) around the corner, we know there&#8217;s a bunch of celebs set to descend on Sydney in January. So there will be plenty of envy going on when it comes to uber-luxe stays (if you\u2019re prone to jealousy, probably best to avoid their Instagram accounts around this time!).<\/p>\n<p>So with that in mind, here are the five most lust-worthy, celeb stays in Sydney.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/accommodation\/australia\/the-darling-at-the-star\/W158816?cid=lmau_blog_post\">The Darling Hotel at the Star<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/images.trvl-media.com\/media\/content\/expaus\/images\/last-minute\/blog\/uploads\/2013\/11\/The-Darling-lobby.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-29726 size-full\" title=\"The Darling lobby\" src=\"https:\/\/images.trvl-media.com\/media\/content\/expaus\/images\/last-minute\/blog\/uploads\/2013\/11\/The-Darling-lobby.jpg\" alt=\"The Darling lobby\" width=\"500\" height=\"304\" \/><\/a>\n<p>The home of the AACTA&#8217;s and one of Sydney&#8217;s most exciting entertainment districts, the Darling is fit for a king\/queen\/celeb.<br \/>\nFrom the 400 thread Egyptian cotton sheets to the hand-picked pillow menu, the Darling has practically won a million awards like Best Tech Hotel, and made Conde Nast\u2019s Top 60 Best New Hotels in the World. So you know it\u2019s gonna be good.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/images.trvl-media.com\/media\/content\/expaus\/images\/last-minute\/blog\/uploads\/2013\/11\/The-Darling.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-29728 size-full\" title=\"Room at The Darling\" src=\"https:\/\/images.trvl-media.com\/media\/content\/expaus\/images\/last-minute\/blog\/uploads\/2013\/11\/The-Darling.jpg\" alt=\"Room at The Darling\" width=\"400\" height=\"271\" \/><\/a>\n<p>There\u2019s a 16-room day spa to relax those celebrity heads and the swimming pool smells of white tea and eucalyptus. That beats chlorine any day, right guys?<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/images.trvl-media.com\/media\/content\/expaus\/images\/last-minute\/blog\/uploads\/2013\/11\/The-darling-pool.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-29734\" title=\"The pool at The Darling\" src=\"https:\/\/images.trvl-media.com\/media\/content\/expaus\/images\/last-minute\/blog\/uploads\/2013\/11\/The-darling-pool.jpg\" alt=\"The pool at The Darling\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The goss: &#8211; Joel Madden, Leonardo Dicaprio, George Clooney and Stevie Wonder are rumoured to have all stayed here at one stage. And hey, if it\u2019s good enough for George, it\u2019s good enough for us \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p>As close as the lastminute lovelies will get to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23georgeclooney&amp;src=hash\">#georgeclooney<\/a> on the bed he may or may not have slept on @ The Darling <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/Xs1O7CXh\">pic.twitter.com\/Xs1O7CXh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 lastminute.com.au (@lastminute_au) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lastminute_au\/statuses\/271858793992814593\">November 23, 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nRead our review on The Darling <a href=\"\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/vc\/blog\/bring-out-your-inner-celebrity-darling\/?cid=lmau_blog_post\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/accommodation\/australia\/park-hyatt-sydney\/W17658?cid=lmau_blog_post\">The Park Hyatt in The Rocks<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Smack bang in the middle of Sydney Harbour, The Park Hyatt has seduced the likes of Elton John, Bette Midler Michael Buble, The Rolling Stones and Nicole Kidman.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/images.trvl-media.com\/media\/content\/expaus\/images\/last-minute\/blog\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Park-Hyatt.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-29733 size-full\" title=\"Park Hyatt\" src=\"https:\/\/images.trvl-media.com\/media\/content\/expaus\/images\/last-minute\/blog\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Park-Hyatt.jpg\" alt=\"Park Hyatt\" width=\"700\" height=\"583\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nPerhaps it\u2019s the million dollar privacy renovations to the exclusive suites, that fact that you could almost touch the Harbour Bridge from the rooftop, the grand piano or the round-the-clock butler service\u2026 all we want to know is, can we come stay too?<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/accommodation\/australia\/intercontinental-sydney\/W2784?cid=lmau_blog_post\">The Intercontinental, Sydney<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Intercontinental is Sydney\u2019s gem of the concrete jungle. Just a few blocks from Sydney Harbour, the Opera House and the Royal Botanic Gardens, the hotel\u2019s water views rival the best in the world- just check this out!<\/p>\n<p>The Intercontinental\u2019s Australia Suite (245-square-metres on the 29th level!) is the celeb go-to room when they stay here and its fluffy pillows have reportedly comforted the famous heads of Russell Brand, Oprah Winfrey, Bill Clinton, Frank Sinatra and Pierce Brosnan. Ooh-la la.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/images.trvl-media.com\/media\/content\/expaus\/images\/last-minute\/blog\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Club-Intercontinental.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-29736 size-full\" title=\"Club Intercontinental\" src=\"https:\/\/images.trvl-media.com\/media\/content\/expaus\/images\/last-minute\/blog\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Club-Intercontinental.jpg\" alt=\"Club Intercontinental\" width=\"700\" height=\"350\" \/><\/a>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/accommodation\/australia\/four-seasons-hotel-sydney\/W20307?cid=lmau_blog_post\">Four Seasons, Sydney<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/images.trvl-media.com\/media\/content\/expaus\/images\/last-minute\/blog\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Four-Seasons-celeb.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-29739 size-full\" title=\"Four Seasons, celebrities\" src=\"https:\/\/images.trvl-media.com\/media\/content\/expaus\/images\/last-minute\/blog\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Four-Seasons-celeb.jpg\" alt=\"Four Seasons, celebrities\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe Four Seasons\u2019 Hotel and its 39th Floor Presidential Suite are gasp worthy. With a four-poster king size bed, lounge and dining room that can accommodate 10 people (oh hello dinner party!) and views of the Harbour, CBD and the Opera House, you\u2019ll have to pull yourself away from the window.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/images.trvl-media.com\/media\/content\/expaus\/images\/last-minute\/blog\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Four-Seasons-Harbour-Suite.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-29738 size-full\" title=\"Four Seasons Harbour Suite\" src=\"https:\/\/images.trvl-media.com\/media\/content\/expaus\/images\/last-minute\/blog\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Four-Seasons-Harbour-Suite.jpg\" alt=\"Four Seasons Harbour Suite\" width=\"700\" height=\"462\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So who\u2019s been privy to the Presidential Suite? Mick Jagger and the late King of Pop himself, Michael Jackson.<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/accommodation\/australia\/shangri-la-hotel-sydney\/W2860?cid=lmau_blog_post\">Shangri La, Sydney<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_29740\" style=\"width: 535px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.trvl-media.com\/media\/content\/expaus\/images\/last-minute\/blog\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Shangri-la.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29740\" class=\"wp-image-29740 size-full\" title=\"Shangri La, Sydney\" src=\"https:\/\/images.trvl-media.com\/media\/content\/expaus\/images\/last-minute\/blog\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Shangri-la.jpg\" alt=\"Shangri La, Sydney\" width=\"525\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-29740\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A view that tastes almost as good as the food.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s the Royal Suite which gets the most celeb lovin\u2019 here and at 242 square metres- we understand why! It also has squeal-worthy views of the Harbour and the Opera House, a grand piano, dining area and an executive study.<br \/>\nSo who\u2019s been slinking around the Shangri La? Actress AnnaLynne McCord and Dominic Purcell.<\/p>\n<p><i><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/i><\/p>\n<h2>So tell us: where do you think all the celebs will be staying in Sydney?<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Enter our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/dms\/site\/aacta\/index\/index.html?cid=lmau_blog_post\">AACTAs comp<\/a> to win a night at<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/accommodation\/australia\/the-darling-at-the-star\/W158816?cid=lmau_blog_post\"> The Darling<\/a> and tix to the awards show and after party!<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"pageLinksCont\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"pageLinks\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/domestic-flights\/cheap-airfares-to-sydney?cid=lmau_blog_post\">Flights to Sydney<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"pageLinks\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/accommodation\/australia\/sydney?cid=lmau_blog_post\">Hotels in Sydney<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m looking at a picture on Jennifer Hawkins\u2019 Instagram account. 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