This boutique hotel with a minimalist Parisian vibe has been transformed from the old Russell Street cinemas. The airy light-filled atrium with its eye-catching artworks makes for an impressive welcome while its 188 rooms are spacious with high ceilings, oak floors and large windows. En suite bathrooms have a distinctly industrial feel with clinical white tiles, brushed slate floors and steel-framed walls. For evening cocktails, head to the rooftop bar where there’s always a buzz and dine in the chic surrounds of velvet and leather-clad Pascale Bar & Grill.