Articles by Riley Wilson

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Hilton spin-off in WA makes elegance look easy

Given the hotel’s location on the harbour front, which is still relatively undeveloped, the King Harbour View room has a great outlook. Sunrises are particularly special here, and the room’s modern bay window pays heed to that. There’s a good-sized desk, mini-fridge and king bed that’s flush with pillows and featuring an impressively tight tuck. The bathroom has a rain shower head and wood-look tiles, so there’s a touch of Scandi-cool, too. If the many sights of Albany aren’t enough to entertain you, perhaps the 55-inch (140 centimetres) television will. Food + drink Together & Co offers breakfast and dinner to guests and visitors alike, with a buffet of hot and cold dishes in the morning and a la carte charcuterie boards and small bites in the evening. The hotel bar is stocked with local Giniversity gin and wines from the region, including riesling, both of which pair well with crispy fried bocconcini at the counter. Across the road, Due South serves pizzas in a cavernous beer-hall-inspired eatery. Hazbeanz, a coffee shop on the marina, has queues from 6am. French-Vietnamese eatery Liberte is a quick walk away, meaning marron and pork banh xeo and pho onion dip are too. A stroll away is Bred Co, where the croissants are out of this world. Out + about