Vivid Sydney | seen from the Four Seasons

Sometimes, pictures are quite enough to tell a story. Vivid Sydney is underway in Sydney, Australia from May 27 to June 18. A sound and light show using the Sydney Opera House as a giant projection screen, visitors can enjoy a constantly changing array of colors and patterns from 6 - 11 p.m. nightly. You can even download a Vivid Sydney app.

Shot from my Premium Opera House View room at Four Seasons Sydney (room 1509), any of the "09" series of rooms will get you this direct view of the Opera House.

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Park Hyatt Sydney | the best view of the harbour

If a picture's worth a thousand words, what's the value of a video? This video has been shared by one of my clients who writes the following:

The Park Hyatt Sydney is really the hotel in which to stay in this wonderful city. Even more, now during the VIVID SYDNEY Festival, with illuminating the Sydney Opera House every evening from 6 p.m. until late. The balcony of my hotel room [an Opera King] is probably the best place to observe it.

Any Virtuoso travel consultant can provide you with the following added-value amenities at the Park Hyatt Sydney.

• Upgrade on arrival, subject to availability
• Daily full breakfast, for up to two in room guests
• $100 USD Spa Services credit, to be utilized during stay
• Early check-in/late check-out subject to availability

copyright (c) 2014 by David Ourisman LLC. All rights reserved. We provide Virtuoso and other Preferred Partner amenities as an affiliate of Brownell Travel. If you have comments on this column, or questions about booking travel, email me or visit my website.