Sofitel Sydney Darling Harbour hosts ‘A Night in Marseille’

Sofitel Sydney Darling Harbour hosts ‘A Night in Marseille’

In true Marseille style, Sofitel Sydney Darling Harbour held a lively event last Thursday night to showcase the diverse meeting and events spaces available at the hotel.

As guests made their way through the nine meeting spaces and boardrooms and the Magnifique Ballroom, they were provided with design touches showcasing how well-suited the spaces are for hosting any style of event.

The event also provided guests with a preview of the hotel’s new French-inspired menu introduced by executive chef Eric Costille, which included canapés of mini onion pissaladière, mini pan bagna buns, seared red mullet, black olive tapenade on toasted brioche and stuffed baby tomato and zucchini provençale.

For something more substantial, a market-display-style grazing station was set up to offer guests a Marseille-style traditional bouillabaisse, freshly-shucked oysters and cooked tiger prawns with aioli.

A Night in Marseille (Sofitel Sydney Darling Harbour)

Adding to the French Art de Vivre, an indulgent chocolate fountain and a selection of hand-made guimauve (marshmallows) provided the perfect sweet indulgence in the hotel’s elegant Champagne Bar, which can also be booked for events.

To complement the French fare, guests were served Pink Waterlilies (cocktails) prepared by the hotels experienced mixologists and sipped on bubbles.

They were also entertained by the dramatic ‘Sabrage’ ceremony – showcasing the art of slicing open a Champagne bottle with a cavalry sabre. This tradition, thought to have started with Madame Clicquot, is available regularly at Champagne Bar.

Attendees also had the opportunity to walk through the different styles of guestrooms available at the hotel, along with Le Rivage bar adjacent to the hotels’ sparkling infinity pool and the recently re-designed private dining space ‘The Red Room’ in signature restaurant Atelier.

The experience concluded at Club Millesime Lounge so guests could take in the breathtaking views of Darling Harbour and the city.

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