Four Seasons Hotel Sydney - 6 Reasons to Stay (that you probably wont read in their brochure)

If you are looking for accommodation in Sydney there is a myriad of choices.  A range of hotels to suit your budget, apartments, AirBNB, camping and more.  We have stayed at a number of hotels across the city, last year we took the kids and stayed at the Funky QT hotel. This year on a weekend trip without the kids we decided to up the star rating and checked in to the Four Seasons  Hotel Sydney.

Here are six reasons you may want to check in to this hotel that you may not see listed on their website.
Location

So you may see this listed on the website - but it has to be said. As far as locations go, you are not going to get much better than this in Sydney.  Right in Circular Quay, at the bottom of The Rocks the hotel is really centrally located.  

The airport train stops some 500m from the hotel, you can catch a ferry from Circular Quay to a myriad of destinations around Sydney and you can see the Opera House and the Bridge from your room! (dependant on room location - we had a partial view of the Opera House from our room as pictured).

You can walk to The Rocks and enjoy the restaurants and bars, stroll down to the Museum of Contemporary Art and enjoy breakfast there with the Opera House over your shoulder,  a 10 minute walk will have you in the Shopping malls, a 15 minute walk will have you in Darling Harbour and a 10 minute walk will have you in the Botanical Gardens.

As far as locations go in Sydney for accomodation, this one ticks many boxes.

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Complimentary Shoe Shine

How many hotels offer you a complimentary shoe shine?  At the Four Seasons Sydney you simply place your shoes in a bag and hang on your room door by 1am and by 7am they are returned all polished and shined ready for your day!  Loved it - wished I had packed more of my shoes!

Turn Down Service

The turn down service is probably one of the first things hotels cut when they are looking at tightening budgets - but I love it.  There is nothing better than coming back to your room in the evening to find fresh towels hanging in the bathroom, bottles of water by your bedside, curtains drawn and the night lighting turned on. 

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Quality Toiletries

If you like to pack light it is great to know before hand if your toiletries can be left behind.  Four Seasons Sydney offer a great range of quality Appelles toiletries including shampoo, conditioner, shower gel, bar soap and moisturiser. 

Australian designed skin and hair products, Appelles feature a combination of essential oils with botanical extracts in environmentally friendly packaging. Safe to say, it will not be detrimental to your skin or hair to use these products on a weekend getaway.

Check In Service

Now this is something I have not seen before - the check-in staff physically step out from behind the desk to personally hand you your room key when you have completed the check in process.  Check in staff generally have a desk as a barrier between them and you and conduct the checkin process from behind that counter.  

At the Four Seasons Sydney they have obviously recognised that barrier, so to break it the staff physically walk out from behind the counter to stand beside you, hand you your room key and welcome you to the hotel.  Such a small act but one that really stood out as a hotel that is determined to offer an element of personalised service.

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Charismatic Chef  - Francesco Mannelli

This one you may also see on their website, but that may not translate into how charming and passionate the head chef Francesco is.  Apart from the amazing premium spirit cocktails with unique mixes of fresh ingredients that are on offer, Francesco has introduced a stylish and simple menu at Mode Kitchen and Bar that focuses on fresh, quality, Australian produce.

We were fortunate enough to meet Francesco on our visit where he enthusiastically spoke about his joy for cooking at Mode, creating a new menu and sourcing quality ingredients.  He proudly displayed the restaurants signature menu item, a 1kg grain fed T-bone sourced from the Coorong. As South Australians we were impressed that much of his produce comes from our State. I was a combination of impressed yet disturbed by the size of the cut of meat on offer  - surely no-one would eat that on their own! Would they?

And restaurant manager, Simone Cordedda also ensured we were welcomed and taken care of.  When we passed him in the lobby after our initial meeting he made sure to say hello. 

Of course there are plenty of other reasons listed on the hotel’s website - the rooftop pool is also a key highlight - but the above were our personal takeaways.

Have you stayed at the Four Seasons Sydney?  What non-brochured perks have you found at hotels around the world?

Penny - Itchy Feet Family

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