The Fullerton Hotel Sydney

Character and identity

Set inside Sydney's 1874 General Post Office on Martin Place, The Fullerton occupies one of the city's grandest sandstone landmarks, its clock tower presiding over the CBD. The 416 rooms split between the heritage building, where classic interiors sit beneath original architectural detail, and a contemporary high-rise extension. Expect Harman Kardon speakers, Nespresso machines and Balmain or Atkinsons amenities across the board. Dining runs through The Place and The Bar, the latter a glass atrium bridging the two sandstone wings and the setting for afternoon tea. A spa, two ballrooms in the former telegraph rooms, and a 28th-floor Fullerton Club Lounge round out the offer.

Who's it for

Bottom line

The building itself is the headline act: a Victorian Italian Renaissance post office turned hotel, with carved Sydneysiders on the façade and ballrooms in the former telegraph rooms. Book the Heritage Long Suite in the old postmaster's office, with its marble fireplaces and 19th-century writing desk, and pay for Club Lounge access; both meaningfully change the stay.