Just one Australian hotel makes world’s top 50 list

has been named among the top 50 hotels in the world by a global academy of well travelled experts from the hotel and travel industry. It’s the only Australian hotel to feature in the World’s 50 Best Hotels 2023 list with a No.1 ranking for Oceania, and a No.12 ranking globally.

The 175-room luxury hotel, the centrepiece of the buzzing James Street retail and dining precinct, was designed by renowned architecture firm Richards and Spence, who blended 1950s design with elements of brutalism, resulting in a striking curvy white-brick facade, polished concrete interiors, and a mostly sun-bleached palette of opulent golds and soft sandy, sage, blue and pink hues.The world’s top-ranked hotel Passalacqua was followed by a series of iconic Asian stays.

The Calile was designed by architects Richards and Spence, who blended 1950s design with elements of brutalism.William Drew, director of content at William Reed, said despite the ongoing effects of the pandemic still being felt throughout the travel industry, with some countries experiencing a late start to borders reopening, he had faith in the system.

“It’s never going to be a perfect, entirely equitable system. It’s not possible to do that. This is the best we can make it.”Ruben Ortiz

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