Botanic Gardens of Sydney

Our partnership with the Botanic Gardens of Sydney celebrates the Hotels unique connection to the Botanic Gardens and combines the perfect blend of luxury and natural beauty. Two of the city’s most iconic landmarks have joined forces to curate a captivating series of initiatives and events for our guests, employees, and the wider community.

Building on our longstanding association, this partnership solidifies InterContinental Sydney’s commitment to the preservation of the Botanic Gardens. We are honored to be designated as the Gardens’ preferred accommodation partner, emphasising our dedication to their protection and enhancement. Our hotel guests will also enjoy privileged access to events within the gardens.

This collaboration not only elevates the guest experience at InterContinental Sydney but also contributes to the support and enhancement of Sydney’s most distinguished and historic green space.

Botanic Gardens Package

To mark the partnership, InterContinental Sydney has released the Botanic Gardens Package which features experiences and amenities that celebrate the beauty and native flora of the hotel’s surrounding green space.

This package includes a relaxing stay in one of the hotel’s luxuriously appointed East Harbour rooms with views overlooking the Gardens, a welcome cocktail for two in The Treasury called ‘The Tree of Life’, which pays homage to the gardens, breakfast for two in The Conservatory and a choice between four guided Garden walks – Aboriginal Bush Tucker Tour, Astronomy at The Calyx Tour, Ghostly Garden Tour and Aboriginal Harbour Heritage Tour.

 

The Tree of Life cocktail at The Treasury

With the Botanic Gardens of Sydney home to a myriad of more than 27,000 plants from around the world, InterContinental Sydney has worked with the team at Archie Rose Distilling Co to create The Tree of Life – a botanically inspired welcome drink and a nod to the surrounding Gardens. The carefully crafted cocktail features the highest quality Gin and Mac Liqueur and incorporates a beautiful blend of native botanicals individually found in the Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney Herb Gardens, including citrus saccharum, wattle and coffee foam, pink grapefruit and lemon balm. This cocktail is available on the menu in The Treasury.

Protecting and preserving the Gardens

Botanic Gardens of Sydney encompasses three world-leading botanic gardens, Australia’s premier botanical research institute, and Sydney’s leading outdoor activation precinct. InterContinental Sydney’s partnership with the Botanic Gardens of Sydney will help protect the Garden’s Living Collection, which conserves thousands of plants including rare and endangered species. The hotel’s contribution will also go towards the Garden’s important education programs that work to inspire and empower communities through science, cultural and horticultural knowledge.

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