Celebrate the glamour, style and prestige of Sydney’s world-class racing carnival this Autumn – headlined by the 150th AJC Australian Derby on David Jones Derby Day.
Some key dates for April – Emirates Doncaster Day Saturday 16th and the Schweppes Sydney Cup on Saturday 23rd.
Sydney Carnival – The Thoroughbred Experience. Royal Randwick 9 April – 23 April 2011.
www.royalrandwick.com
Become a friend of Punthill on Facebook. Our new page is a great resource for guest reveiws, specials and competitions! http://www.facebook.com/pages/PUNTHILL-APARTMENT-HOTELS/189976217122.
Check out the Sydney Royal Easter Show from 14 – 27 April. www.eastershow.com.au
Admission to the Easter Show is one of the best bargains around. There are many different tickets, depending on whether you’re an individual, a family or a group. And don’t forget, kids 3 year of age and under enter the Show free!
ShowLink tickets include transport as well as admission to the Show, and there are plenty of transport options that make it quick and easy to get to the Show.
If you enter the Show gates after 5pm, you qualify for an extra discount. Click here to find out more about the After 5pm tickets.
Don’t forget to book your ticket early to take advantage of special discount pricing.
With a huge variety of museums in Sydney, there’s something for everyone. For instance, you can ride a tram at the Sydney Tramway Museum, or listen to live jazz in gardens of Roughley House museum. Here’s a useful list we found of Sydney Museums. North Sydney is just a short ride from most of these great attractions! Take the train from Artarmon Station or a bus from Chatswood.
For a trendy, functional and modern conference venue in North Sydney, Punthill North Shore is ideal. Our meeting rooms come complete with a great breakout area (indoor and outside) and delicious catering! Not too early to be thinking about where to host your Christmas function!
Function Venue North Sydney
Sydney has some great markets for visitors to Sydney to enjoy. Here are our picks of which markets to visit while staying at our North Sydney hotel:
Just ask reception at our Sydney hotel for more details on any of these markets.
…for JACK JOHNSON’s national tour which starts soon! Melbournians can catch him at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl on Wednesday 8 December 2010. Punthill’s three South Yarra properties are all a short stroll to the Sidney Myer Music Bowl. From Punthill South Yarra Grand and Punthill Davis Avenue, just walk up Toorak Rd and down Punt Rd and you’re there! Punthill South Yarra is even closer. Sydney siders can lo0k forward to seeing Jack Johnson live at The Domain on Saturday 11th December. Stay at Punthill hotel Lane Cove if visiting Sydney from elsewhere in order to catch this gig!
For those coming from interstate or overseas it’s not too soon (or too late) to be booking Sydney accommodation for the annual Sun-Herald City2surf. The race is on always held on the second Sunday of August -this year being the 8th August 2010! Punthill’s Sydney North Shore accommodation makes the perfect base for those not wanting to stay in the congested CBD. This is the world’s biggest running race which raises over $2 million for charity, so whether you a runner, jogger, walker or stroller – get involved!
Throughout June and July in Sydney you can catch hundreds of films from around the globe, as part of the Sydney film festival! Check out the festival website here. Take advantage of the great rates at our Sydney North Shore accommodation while catching some of the films – just a short train ride to the festival venues!