Capella Sydney
Hotel · Sydney
24 Loftus St, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia
Highlights
Luxury hotel with chic rooms, spa, pool, and brasserie
Luxury hotel with chic rooms, spa, pool, and brasserie
"Housed in a painstaking seven-year restoration of a historic Department of Education building and opened in 2023, this 192-room hotel is positioned as a serene, culturally minded destination. Its ground-floor art collection highlights Indigenous artists such as Judy Watson and Otis Hope Carey, and the property curates immersive experiences — from walking tours that explore coffee culture and architecture to deeper lessons in the city’s Aboriginal history — earning enthusiastic reader praise and the verdict that it “should not be missed.”" - Sarah Bruning Sarah Bruning Sarah Bruning is the special projects and surveys editor at Travel + Leisure, where she has been on staff since 2018. She assigns stories across the magazine, primarily for the Experiences section and feature well. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines
"An understated luxury hotel on Sydney’s harborfront just steps from the Opera House that functions as an urban oasis: a sun‑soaked lobby opens to an indoor courtyard with a 23‑foot vertical garden, while 192 rooms offer harbor or city views with Frette linens and some oversized freestanding tubs; service leans toward thoughtful touches, including personal bag delivery and treats for younger guests." - Jennifer Flowers
"Housed inside a beautifully restored 1912 sandstone building at Circular Quay, this new luxury hotel pairs marble-lined public spaces and an inner courtyard with refined rooms appointed with Frette linens and freestanding tubs. Thoughtful touches emphasize a strong sense of place—an important Indigenous art collection, a towering living wall, and knowledgeable local guides who share stories about the area's history—while amenities include an indoor pool and elegant marble finishes that anchor a distinctly Sydney experience." - Jennifer Flowers, Krisanne Fordham, Laura Dannen Redman
"A 192-room luxury property opened in 2023 in a restored, century-old former Department of Education building, with neutral-hued interiors that foreground meaningful connections to Aboriginal and Australian art. The on-site program features textiles and photography curated with the Artling, standout works such as a trio of color-saturated canvases by Waanyi artist Judy Watson and a Max Berry landscape, plus a large McRae Bar mural by Otis Hope Carey that references his Gumbaynggirr people’s spiritual emblem; the hotel also offers a complimentary Sydney Architecture Walk." - Jennifer Flowers, Kathryn Romeyn
"Opened in March 2023, this luxury property pairs refined marble interiors and an indoor pool with a sunny inner courtyard and a towering living wall, all housed inside a lovingly restored 1912 sandstone building. Its 192 rooms feel sumptuous—Frette linens, freestanding tubs—and the hotel foregrounds a strong sense of place through a thoughtful collection of Indigenous art and a team of local "Culturalists" who curate cocktails, stories and area history for guests." - Krisanne Fordham
