Ace Hotel Sydney

It’s been a long time coming, but Ace Hotel is finally launching in Australia—with Sydney as its first Aussie home. 

Slated to open in early 2022, Ace Hotel Sydney will be the first Ace in the Southern Hemisphere. Taking over the iconic Tyne Building on Wentworth Avenue in Surry Hills, which is owned by Golden Age Group, Ace Sydney will feature 264 rooms, a gym, a restaurant and cafe, a lobby bar, and, of course, a rooftop bar and restaurant. 

If you’re into boutique hotels, you’ll be familiar with the very cool Ace Hotel chain. Kicked off in Seattle in 1999 by the late hotelier Alex Calderwood, Ace Hotel changed the game for luxury hotels—it was less Four Seasons, Hilton, and Marriot, and more like hanging out in a rockstar’s tricked out warehouse apartment. At Ace, rooms feature record players and vintage furniture, local artists’ murals, and a mini-bar packed with local snacks and explorer necessities (like two-minute noodles for that hungry-but-don’t-want-to-spoil-dinner vibe you get after exploring a city all day).

And it looks Ace Hotel Sydney will live up to its international counterparts. Today, we've been given a first look at the interiors of the new hotel. Designed in partnership with Melbourne-based Flack Studio, Ace Sydney reflects Surry Hills's storied past and its many evolutions with a cinematic colour palette. 

Expect natural textures and tones, custom-designed furniture, a striking ochre red off-form concrete staircase in the lobby, and signature Ace touches, like in-room turntables and acoustic guitars. 

Still to come? The big reveal of Ace Sydney's dining and drinking program—we can't wait. 

Ace Hotel Sydney is due to open in early 2022 and reservations are now open, with high season rates starting at $359/night.

Head over here to book your stay. 

Image credit: Anson Smart