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Sydney’s newest boutique hotel comes with a fine-dining twist

Sydney’s newest boutique hotel comes with a fine-dining twist

What happens when Australia’s most celebrated restaurant couple extend their hospitality into the guest rooms above their landmark eaterie? We check in to find out.

On the job at The Grand National Louie Douvis

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osh and Julie Niland are going to kill me. They’ve spent six years crafting a suite of surprises for you, the prospective The Grand National guest, and I’m about to ruin them all. The newly minted hoteliers have been hospitable too; putting me up in their Corner Heritage Suite ahead of their official opening, each touchpoint spiked with strategies from the fine-dining playbook.

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Anna McCooe
Anna McCooeSenior travel writerAnna McCooe is The Australian Financial Review’s senior travel writer.

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