After making waves in Kyoto, New York and Palm Springs, renowned boutique hotel family Ace has triumphantly crossed the equator to arrive in Australia: enter the award-winning Ace Hotel Sydney, an oasis of designer-led cool in the heart of the city’s creative neighbourhood, Surry Hills. Offbeat yet on-point, Ace Hotel Sydney is a destination in itself, with work from emerging artists hanging on every wall, craft cocktail bar The Lobby occupying the bottom floor and chef Mitch Orr’s acclaimed ‘Italian-ish’ eatery, Kiln Sydney, up top. Deftly shifting with the seasons, Kiln Sydney’s focus on high-quality, sustainable produce and boundary-pushing plates has earned it a coveted Chef’s Hat in the Australian Good Food Guide 2023.