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October 2025: CE hosts a VIP Dinner to celebrate the opening of 25Hours Hotel The Olympia
New era for an Oxford Street icon
October: Celebrating the opening of the 25Hours Hotel The Olympia in Paddington
In the Press: Sydney's Lord Mayor Clover Moore checks in to 25Hours Hotel The Olympia
September 2025: The Sydney Morning Herald captures Lord Mayor Clover Moore AO and key executives at the 25Hours Hotel to celebrate its upcoming opening.
In the Press: 25Hours Hotel The Olympia announces September opening
July 2025: TimeOut reports Australia's first 25hours Hotel The Olympia is due to open in Paddington this September.
In the Press: Local chef, Mitch Orr checks into 25Hours Hotel in Paddington alongside Studio Paskin
May 2025: SMH Good Food reveals local chef, Mitch Orr has been appointed as Culinary Director of 25Hours Hotel The Olympia
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25hours Hotel The Olympia opens, marking a new era for Oxford Street
Following an incredible three-year transformation, the 25hours Hotel The Olympia has officially opened its doors, marking the rebirth of the 1911 landmark as a vibrant new boutique hotel and hospitality destination for Sydney's Oxford Street. Featuring 109 guest rooms, a spectacular rooftop bar, trio of acclaimed London hospitality venues making their Australian debut, tranquil central courtyard, event spaces and curated ground-floor retail, the hotel is a celebration of Paddington’s character and creative pulse - a place that honours the building’s theatrical past while embracing the energy of a new era.
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Located on the corner of Oxford Street and South Dowling Street, where Paddington meets Darlinghurst and Surry Hills, The Olympia stands at the intersection of some of Sydney’s most dynamic cultural precincts. Once a stage for performers and creatives as the former West Olympia Theatre and the legendary Grand Pacific Bue Room, the heritage-listed site is once again set to become a neighbourhood hub for locals and travellers alike.
Designed in collaboration with Tonkin Zulaikha Greer, Indyk Architects and Woods Bagot, the hotel’s design draws deeply from the site’s layered history – its architecture, cinematic legacy and spirit of storytelling. Bold details and restored heritage features sit alongside contemporary touches, with works by local creatives adding a distinctly Sydney character and the unmistakable 25hours flair.
Within the guest rooms, the narrative continues. Each space takes inspiration from the archetypal characters of cinema – the Dreamers and the Renegades – paying homage to the building’s theatrical past while inviting guests to inhabit a story of their own.
The hotel is also home to three new venues from fashionable London hospitality group, Studio Paskin, with former Kiln chef and Sydney local, Mitch Orr heading up the kitchen as Culinary Director.
Guests can feast on the vibrant flavours of Southern Europe, North Africa, and The Levant at The Palomar restaurant, sip cocktails at the sophisticated The Mulwray Bar, enjoy Ona coffee and Lune pastries at Jacob the Angel, or take in sweeping city views from Monica, the rooftop bar inspired by West Hollywood’s golden era. Each venue, created in collaboration with Studio Paskin, takes inspiration from the London venues yet with a Sydney twist to give it its own distinct rhythm.
For Central Element, the opening of The Olympia represents more than a project completion – it’s the realisation of a vision to transform a historic building into a living, breathing part of Sydney’s cultural fabric. A celebration of heritage, creativity and connection, 25hours Hotel The Olympia marks the start of a bold new chapter for Oxford Street – and for Sydney itself.