Luxury hotel holiday COMO The Treasury Perth

The 48 modern rooms of COMO The Treasury are spread over four floors. The architecture includes columns and bold, cantilevered balconies designed in flamboyant neo-Renaissance style. Looking over the plaza, guests of the hotel may use these balconies just as they would have been a century ago, offering sublime views over the city's most impressive landmark. The restoration project has returned 95% of the buildings to their 19th-century origins, including the re-installation of former windows and Victorian roofs finished with copper trimmings. Slate used on the roof has been replaced like-for-like using more than 60,000 tiles imported from a quarry in North Wales. Where there was no heritage to follow, the architects have been confidently modern, with the introduction of materials including steel frames and glass. The construction avoids any hint of a historical pastiche. The grand interior has also been carefully preserved. The 19th century feel, dominated by the original postal hall, has an inspiring, mood-lifting feel. To this and the other public areas, the designer has added a mix of subtle colours, bespoke furniture and hand-knotted rugs to create a genuine contemporary energy. The bedrooms are very large, each different, with a shape dictated by the building's existing bones. All rooms are quiet, serene retreats with acoustic technology to ensure not a whisper escapes. They are decorated in a soft, cocooning palette with beiges, whites, limed oak furniture, pale travertine, with bronze and leather trims. This colour scheme carefully poses clear parallels to the wider West Australian landscape. In the evening, dine in the Wildflower restaurant, a lofty rooftop perch with views running from the Sterling Gardens to the Swan River. Indulge in a theatre of fine cuisine, framed by marble floors and Tasmanian blackwood. Rich upholstered bench seats will instil a sense of luxury throughout. Another option is Post, an inner-city Osteria with casually polished surrounds and an approachable menu. Whichever takes your fancy, be sure to retire to the Treasury Lounge and Bar, an elegant space with high ceilings and windows with painted timber shutters. Beautiful joinery and a comfortable, sophisticated club-like feel will present an agreeable location from which to enjoy views of the Supreme Court harden, the abstract Ascalon sculpture, and the Carid Art collection adorning the walls. Finally, recuperate in the COMO Shambhala Urban Escape spa, providing a nurturing, personalised focus for hotel guests. The spa is finished with rich tones of dark wood and travertine, with softly lit bronze ceilings. Original shutters and bars on the windows are dramatic, and a sophisticated lighting scheme gives the sense of retreat. Further into this wellness sanctuary is a gym with a 20m heated lap pool cantilevered over the top. Wherever you wish to relish this up and coming metropolitan centre, COMO The Treasury will have a suitably luxurious place for you.