The refurbishment for M&L Hospitality maximises water views and establishes a new link between the heritage sandstone buildings and the bustling harbour. The lobby is conceived as an expansive interior piazza, bolstered by a sweeping stair and cascading chandeliers. The lobby bar is an activated backdrop, defined by suspended rope screens that speak to the site’s nautical past.

The hotel’s function spaces — ballrooms and meeting rooms — provide some of the state’s largest conference facilities, all boasting spectacular vistas over the water. Guest rooms and suites are relaxed and sophisticated, flaunting harbour views and more marine-inspired details.

Upstairs, The Regency Club and Zephyr are a unique pair of hospitality spaces that further celebrate the Hyatt Regency’s harbourside location. A ‘lower’ and ‘upper’ deck concept is applied, as if embodying a luxury ocean liner.

The Regency Club is more formal, functioning as an executive lounge. The long floorplate is defined as a series of five cabins shifting from social, open space to more intimate dining.

Zephyr is the sky bar at rooftop level. With panoramic views of Sydney, the space focuses on clean lines and sensual curves, much like the deck of a yacht. The bar is the centrepiece, drawing customers toward the water’s edge.