The storied Sofitel Sydney Wentworth reopens after a $70 million top-to-toe refurbishment.
The name “Wentworth” figures greatly and controversially in Australian history and its legacy is writ large, particularly in NSW, where there are namesake streets – Wentworth Avenue, Surry Hills – a namesake town in the far south-west of the state, and spectacular falls bearing the moniker in the Blue Mountains. Wentworth is also an electoral division and even a famous fictional TV jail.
Torn down in the 1960s, it was replaced by Australia’s first international hotel, a distinctively curved modernist building designed by a consortium of architects. Also called the Wentworth when it swung open the doors in 1966, it was the largest brick building in the southern hemisphere.The Sofitel Sydney Wentworth, as the five-star establishment is now known, has just reopened after a $70 million top-to-toe refurbishment, ensuring longevity for the name, at least into the foreseeable future.
The place where Princess Diana stayed in 1983 as well as being the Harbour City haven for many other A-list celebrities, the Sofitel Sydney Wentworth has had a revamp fittingly created by another superstar, this one in the realm of design: the studio, FK . They’ve leaned into the 1960s vibe while showering the property with up-to-the-second technology.The aesthetic changes begin from the entrance, where the exterior has been clad in bronze and leads to a lobby full of cosy “pockets”.
All 436 rooms and suites have been refurbished and include the wellness bag, containing exercise gear for use in room or in nearby outdoor harbourside locations.Prominent Sydney-based House Made Hospitality was tasked with creating a dining offering to invite locals in as well as guests. Tilda restaurant “channels a laid-back yet elegant Australiana vibe”, while Bar Tilda serves nostalgia-inspired cocktails as a nod to the hotel’s history. Delta Rue is a French Vietnamese eatery. But the real honeypot for Sydney’s social scene may be the Wentworth Bar, inhabiting the level-five outdoor space that sits within the curve of the main building above the lobby and function spaces.
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