Sydney hotel coverage tends to orbit the CBD, inner city and North Shore, so a stay in the Western Suburbs always feels like a refreshing shift in perspective. Atura Hotel Blacktown is one of those properties that gives you a genuine sense of place the moment you arrive.

Tucked away in Prospect, this historic Western Sydney pub has been welcoming locals since 1880, and yet it still feels like one of Sydney’s best-kept secrets. With its country-style warmth, generous hospitality and genuinely good food, it’s the kind of place that reminds you why classic Australian pubs never go out of style.