SKYE’s the limit for Parramatta

PARRAMATTA’S first five-star hotel opened its doors last week in Western Sydney.

SKYE Hotel Suites Parramatta, part of the Crown Group, consists of 72 studio, one- and two- bedroom apartment-style suites.

An architectural centerpiece for the suburb, the 28-storey SKYE Hotel Suites is situated alongside V by Crown Group’s twin residential towers, dubbed the “vertical village”.

Speaking to TD, SKYE Hotels suites director of hotels Wayne Taranto said, “We knew demand was strong with Parramatta elevating into Sydney’s second CBD and are proud of establishing the brand and building the first five-star hotel here”.

The boutique hotel boasts a 25m swimming pool, sauna, fitness centre, entertainment rooms, conference facilities, Husk & Vine Kitchen and Bar and a dining and retail piazza.

Rooms come complete with a kitchen, washer/dryer, L’Occitane toiletries, in-room dining, a pre- stockable maxi-bar and ‘virtual concierge’ tablets enabling access to all hotel services.

Hotel guests also have the ability to choose their own mattress firmness on each side of the bed and keyless entry to access rooms.

Level 26 is slated to open later this year featuring Parramatta’s first rooftop bar called Sky Bar, providing 270-degree views of Sydney’s skyline, the Harbour Bridge to the Blue Mountains.

“Our occupancy has taken off for Mon-Thu among the corporate market & we are building a leisure base for the weekends and capitalising on upcoming events at nearby Homebush like the Bledisloe Cup next weekend and Bruno Mars and Ed Sheeran concerts”, said Taranto.

SKYE Hotel Suites is a short walk from Parramatta Square, train station and the Western Sydney Stadium under construction.

An additional two properties currently under development by the group are Infinity by Crown in Green Square (opening 2019) and Arc by Crown in Sydney’s CBD (opening 2018).

Pictured above at the official launch last night are Crown Group’s Wayne Taranto, Natasha Sawdy and Irfan Zaki.