Lovely refurbished hotel located in Kensington Street - The new area of Chippendale to visit. Just down from Spice Alley. This place makes me think i'm in New York! Open plan with brick walls etc.
Taken from their website: "Stretching across two iconic heritage-listed buildings - The Clare Hotel pub and the Carlton & United Breweries Administration Building - the 62 room boutique hotel has been constructed with obsessive attention to aesthetics and concern for retaining the interesting features of both buildings.
Situated along the re-developed Kensington Street precinct, The Old Clare Hotel is the first Australian hotel from the unconventional Unlisted Collection:. With its rich, varied history and architecture, Chippendale has become the home of choice for dozens of art galleries, production houses, graphic and fashion design studios, plus Sydney's most exciting new restaurants, cafés and bars".
We got to go up to Level 4 their rooftop to sample a few cocktails. At this stage it is open to the public and guests.
There is a roof top pool and a great city view.
The rooftop pool bar had pre-made cocktails as it is only a small bar so you won't be seeing much of the bartenders flexing their flairing skills.
Only popped in for a single drink before we made our way down to the Kensington St Social restaurant located at the lobby of the hotel lifts.
Great venue, beautifully redone, some old world charm to meet modern furnishings. I hope to try out their boutique suites in future! read more