Spicers Potts Point

Worth getting out of bed for

Make yourself at home with a concoction from the extensive honesty bar and a flick through the library’s coffee-table books. There's a nearby PE Dept gym that you're welcome to use for an extra fee, which has a fully-equipped weights and training room, and Pilates, barre, TRX and yoga classes. For a more leisurely outing, stroll around Potts Point and wander into the boutiques, or make your way to the Royal Botanic Gardens.

Local restaurants

There’s no shortage of hip eateries in buzzy Potts Point. For dinner with a view, book a table on the terrace at The Butler and tuck into Ibero-American sharing plates, including sourdough with black-bean hummus, tuna tartare with tomatillos, and charred octopus with squid-ink mole poblano. At Asian-inspired Ms. G’s, start with mini, spicy, fish-katsu bánh mì before feasting on kaffir-lime-laced tom yum and fried rice with snow crab. And save room for the decadent desserts; there’s the Stoner’s Delight – doughnut ice-cream with peanut and pretzel brittle, dulce de leche, crispy bacon, Mars Bar brownie, raspberry curd, potato chips and deep-fried Nutella – or the more genteel green-tea meringue with whipped yuzu curd and jackfruit sorbet. For a taste of Tokyo, go for one of the tasting menus at Cho Cho San; both start with a sake flight and end with either green-tea soft serve or matcha tiramisu and mochi.

Local cafés

For smooth coffees, second breakfast and sandwiches, hit up Gypsy Espresso; this café is set off a side street near Cho Cho San. Order a sweet and creamy coconut sago with black sesame or a bacon and poached egg panini to go with your creamy flat white. To drink, there’s locally roasted Skittle Lane coffee, organic teas, freshly pressed juices and an assortment of adult beverages, and if you’re there for a quick afternoon pick-me-up, order a side of cinnamon-sugar-dusted Chinese doughnuts.