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City Breaks Sydney

Discover the many different ways to indulge yourselves in Sydney’s special attractions to make your weekend memorable, relaxing and fun.

Double Exposure

Staying at Sir Stamford Double Bay on one of their indulgent packages, tel: 9302 4100, you have the chance to enjoy the glossy Double Bay surroundings with upmarket boutiques, specialist shops and fashionable dining spots. Check out Max Brenner’s Chocolate, open until midnight, seven days a week, trying an Aphrodisiac Chocolate Cocktail or Max’s secret chocolate egg for the ceremony of the melting kiss!

Australia in Style

Tailor-made luxury for couples and small groups, Australia in Style specialises in indulgent packages such as private sailing and dinner combinations, luxury shopping escapades, sightseeing tours in classic Rolls-Royces and Bentleys and romantic picnics on a Sydney Harbour island, tel: 02 9310 0200

Decadent Delights & Lost Horizons

Dinner at Bilson’s Restaurant is just one of the inclusions in the Radisson Plaza Hotel Sydney’s Decadent Delights on-night package from $399 a couple, tel: 02 8214 0000 while Shangri-La Sydney’s legendary Lost Horizons package includes a night in a Deluxe Grand Harbour View room, dinner in Altitude, Sydney or Cafe Mix and more, from $675 a couple, tel: 02 9250 6000

Magic of Manly

Rediscover the magic with a very special night at Radisson Kestrel Hotel on Manly Beach with sparkling wine and chocolates, breakfast in your room and more, from $325, tel: 02 9977 8866. A one-night Romantic Rendezvous package at the Manly Pacific Sydney, Managed by Novotel includes two complimentary cocktails and dinner for two in Zalis by the Sea with a bottle of Australian house wine, from $367, tel: 02 9977 7666

On the Harbour

Take a seaplane flight to a restaurant at spectacular waterside locations in and around Sydney, tel: 02 9338 1978; Seaplane Safaris, tel: 02 9371 3577. Hire a yacht and let the crew do all the work or join in. Sail at sunset or arrange for dinner at anchor in a quiet harbour cove, Eastsail, tel: 02 9327 1166. Combined Dinner and Performance packages at the Sydney Opera House with dinner at Bennelong or at Aria, tel: 02 9250 7250.

Dining, waterside

Cockle Bay Wharf is a great place to wind up at the end of the day at a trendy bar or to dine alfresco on freshly caught local seafood. Truffle Group’s Liquidity at Rozelle Bay is a great place for breakfast, lunch and dinner while Flying Fish at Jones Bay Wharf, Pyrmont is among Sydney’s very special harbourside dining experiences.

Movie Star Style

See the hidden bays and islands of Sydney Harbour aboard La Dolce Vita, the Italian Wooden Speedboat Company’s exclusive mahogany speedboat, tel: 02 9357 2700.

Coastal pleasures

Walks around the coast and a day at the races are some of the great things to do when you stay at Crowne Plaza Coogee Beach. A two-night Spring Fashion and Fun Package includes extras such as two cocktails and one pizza and a double movie pass at Fox Studios, valid to Nov 30, 2004, tel: (02) 9315 7600.

North Shore Discoveries

Kirribilli and Blues Point Road are great places to spend time on the North Shore or wander down to the water’s edge for breakfast at Ripples beside the North Shore Baths. The city is just a stop or two away by train. The McLaren Hotel is an ideal base on the North Shore – ask about Indulgent Weekend packages, tel: (02) 9954 4622.

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