For Christmas each year Simon's and my gift to each other is usually a weekend in the city.
A chance to recharge, relax and catch up... just the two of us. We realised the other day that it's March already and we still hadn't booked a stay. So after some co-ordinating with the grandparents we arranged a weekend in at the Sofitel at Darling Harbour.
We picked up the boys from school on Friday afternoon, dropped them home and headed into the city. We checked in and were thrilled to receive an upgrade to a stunning room with an amazing view over Darling Harbour, into the city and beyond! We had such amazing service during our entire stay.
Nothing better than champagne and chocolate coated strawberries on arrival!
As the Sofitel is in such a great central location the options for dinner were endless. We walked along the waterfront and had dinner and drinks at one of the restaurants there.
Saturday was looking a little grey and as we didn't really feel like getting amongst the hustle and bustle of the Saturday shopping crowd, we had a leisurely breakfast in the buffet restaurant downstairs and had a wander around the hotel. The infinity edge pool looked gorgeous but the weather was a bit too cool for me to take a dip.
Instead we decided to try and beat the rain and fit in a walk to The Rocks via Barangaroo.
Once we got back to the hotel it was time for a drink.
We headed down to the gorgeous Champagne Bar for a cocktail or two before dinner.
I think I discovered a new favourite drink with the Saint-Germain concoction.
Darling Harbour does a fantastic firework display every Saturday night at 9pm.
We had the perfect view from our room. The boys would have loved it!
On Sunday we woke up to a pretty gloomy day but it was the perfect weather for a sleep in, a soak in the amazing bath and breakfast at the buffet.
We checked out knowing that we would definitely be back, as the Sofitel is the perfect spot for a city stay. We're thinking we'll bring the boys next time and get out and about and do a bit more.
But for Simon and I having this relaxing weekend was just what we needed before we head into a busy few months.
How was your weekend?
