CLASSIC ASHES

Hand Picked Hotels

All hotels featured in our escorted tours have been carefully selected (following our visit in November 2016) to enhance your holiday experience. We have chosen a mix of excellent Superior and First Class-Deluxe Hotels to ensure your comfort and security. At the end of the day’s cricket or sightseeing, you’ll want to freshen up and relax in a hotel that makes you feel at home. That’s why we never skimp on quality and carefully select our hotels for their superior level of comfort and service, excellent amenities, friendly staff, convenience and safe location. Please read our hotel descriptions in conjunction with other tourist information for the areas you will be visiting.

SUPERIOR HOTELS
 

Crown Promenade, Melbourne

Crown Promenade Melbourne is a fresh, modern and stylish hotel located within the vibrant Southbank precinct and directly linked by airbridge to the Crown Entertainment Complex which hosts a wide selection of shops and restaurants. The hotel features ‘The Deck’ an extensive leisure club with infinity swimming pool offering great views of the city. Mesh Restaurant and Tonic Bar are popular dining and drinking venues. Standard rooms have a contemporary design, are well equipped and feature floor to ceiling windows.
 

Amora Jamison, Sydney

The award winning Amora Jamison in Sydney combines style, space and warmth. The hotel is just a short stroll from the main sights and features an art deco-inspired lobby with a collection of modern art. Hotel features include two restaurants and a cocktail bar, indoor heated pool, exercise room, steam room, spa and free WIFI. Deluxe rooms were fully renovated in 2015 and are sleek and luxurious and among the largest in the city.  Offering a wide range of facilities, the bright, modern rooms offer a touch of luxury and overlook the city skyline or Jamison Street.

FIRST CLASS-DELUXE HOTELS
 

Grand Hyatt, Melbourne

Grand Hyatt Melbourne continues to be recognized as a Melbourne icon. Located on Collins Street in the bustling city centre, this luxurious hotel provides a great experience for guests.  The hotels signature restaurant, Collins Kitchen, features an expansive open kitchen serving multiple food concepts, including Deli, Sushi, Grill, Wok, Wood-Fired Oven and Patisserie. The bar, ru-co also features an outdoor courtyard and an exclusive area for guests. The hotel houses City Club – Australia's largest hotel gym and has an indoor heated pool. The luxurious guestrooms include custom-made beds facing floor-to-ceiling windows, a marble bathroom with separate tub and shower, and Egyptian cotton linen. There is complimentary WiFi throughout the hotel.
 

The Westin, Sydney

Experience an energizing retreat in the centre of the city, surrounded by fashion retailers and restaurants, and only minutes from the Sydney Opera House, Darling Harbour, NSW Art Gallery, and Sydney Harbour. Feel well cared for with In-Room Spa treatments, well nourished by Mosaic Restaurant, and quietly re-energized with afternoon tea in The Lobby Bar. You can keep fit at the Health Club or follow a RunWESTIN™ map around the city. The hotel has over 400 guest rooms and suites: the General Post Office building houses beautiful Heritage Rooms, while the Tower Rooms offer chic, contemporary design with an excellent range of facilities including the signature Westin Heavenly® Bed and Heavenly® Bath for restorative comfort.

TOURING HOTELS
 

Sheraton Mirage Resort, Port Douglas

Sheraton Mirage Port Douglas Resort is perfectly positioned on Four Mile Beach and nestled within 130 hectares of lush tropical gardens between the Great Barrier Reef and Daintree Rainforest. Following a multi-million renovation the property has been restored to its former opulent glory. Enjoy an oasis of luxury as you indulge in  a range of recreational activities and facilities for everyone to enjoy. Swim in two hectares of sparkling lagoons, savour local flavours at any of the four dining venues and laze in the freshwater pool with a cocktail from the swim-up bar. Practice your swing on the 18-hole golf course and aquatic driving range and enjoy a variety of sporting facilities such as tennis courts, fitness center, 25 meter lap pool and sauna.

Ashes Ticket Descriptions

As we purchase match tickets directly from CATO (Cricket Australia Travel Office) as part of a hotel & ticket package, all match tickets are fully guaranteed. Ticket prices have been included in our Escorted Tour packages and include a ticket to each day of the Test. For the avoidance of doubt, irrespective of the Ticket Category purchased, Day Five tickets in all instances will be a general admission ticket  (i.e. a non reserved seat). Having visited all match venues, we have selected GOLD category tickets for our packages (except Perth where we have chosen the top category PLATINUM should the match take place at the WACA. If the Test is moved to the New Perth Stadium we will change our featured ticket category to Gold seating).  Please note, no refund applies to unused tickets should a match finish early.

How to book

When you have chosen the holiday you wish to book, please call our sales team on 01737 244398 to check availability.

To confirm your booking we need to collect a deposit payment equivalent to 25% of the total holiday price. When making holiday payments we encourage you to pay online by bank transfer or by debit card or personal cheque. We also accept credit card payments but they will incur a charge of 2% to cover bank charges.

A second interim payment of 25% is required by 25 April 2017 with the final balance due by 30 August 2017. The person signing the booking form will be treated as doing so on behalf of, and with the consent of, all the persons for whom the booking is made and is responsible for ensuring due payment of all monies.  Please ensure you return your signed booking form, together with a copy of the photograph page of all passports as soon as possible so we can arrange your Australian visa.