The 10-story Sir Stamford at Circular Quay, with its preserved original facade from the 19th century, is on Macquarie Street, a five-minute walk from the Opera House, and approximately eight miles from Sydney Airport. This location is also across the road from the Royal Botanic Gardens and a short walk from Circular Quay. Hotel amenities include the gymnasium, outdoor heated pool and sundeck, sauna, The Dining Room (award-winning restaurant with contemporary cuisine and fine service), and The Bar's High Tea, cocktails, liquors, and fine cigars. Sir Stamford is elegantly European in style and features eight open fireplaces and 550 crystal chandeliers. The hotel houses 18th-century Louis XV and Georgian antiques, as well as one of Australia's largest private collections of fine art. The hotel also offers four function rooms, and a doorman on duty. All rooms feature marble bathrooms, mahogany furniture, sitting lounges and writing desks, dual-line telephones, voicemail, and French doors that open on to Juliette balconies or terraces.