<![CDATA[THE PELICAN - News]]>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 14:09:19 -0700Weebly<![CDATA[The Pelican News]]>Wed, 22 Feb 2023 08:00:00 GMThttps://www.thepelican.com.au/news/the-pelican-newsNews & Updates
April 2025
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NEWS: Our Surry Hills apartment is now closed.
But the demand for our Balmain cottage is going strong.
Balmain has a quaint village feel yet it is only - 7 minutes by ferry or 10 minutes by bus - from the center of the city. The cottage has 3 bedrooms and makes for a great family holiday. 
We hope to see you soon!

Sydney World Pride 2023
February 24th to 5 March
For guests staying at our Surry Hills apartment - you will be right in the center of it all - Pop up Pride Villages, markets, performances, music & more!  

February 2023

Thank you to all of our customers throughout 2022. Best Wishes for 2023!

December 2022
Please stay tuned to this page for upcoming news and updates from us...
January 2022

January is Sydney festival time (6/1/22 - 30/1/22) - music, performance and art. Please check out their website for details.

The Balmain property is already heavily book but we still have vacancies in our Surry Hills Apartment.

We hope to see you soon!

November 2021

With Sydney opening up - we are seeing an influx in reservations.
 
The Balmain property is booked out for November but there is still 1 week available in December.

Apartment 1 in Surry Hills still has vacancies - it's a great base for exploring Sydney - so don't leave it to the last minute.

October 2021

For NSW residents 'Freedom' Day is Monday 11th October 2021.
Looking down the barrel of normality - some restrictions are being eased for people who have been double vaccinated.

​Book your Sydney escape with us ASAP! 

Scam Warning
Please beware - we have discovered a Facebook page using a former name from the site - that is not authorized by us. 
We have also found unauthorized and incorrect advertisements with contact details to private mobile numbers. 

Our website is www.thepelican.com.au and our Instagram account is @the_pelican_accommodation
Reservations for our Surry Hills and Balmain properties are made online through our website (www.thepelican.com.au).

October 2021

Sydney is opening up!
The Premier has announced that the NSW lockdown is easing in October 2021 as we achieve 70% and 80% double vaccination rates.

So now is the time to book your November and December Sydney holiday!

Both of our Surry Hills and Balmain properties are close to the Sydney CBD and handy to Christmas shopping and entertainment venues.  And both of our properties are also just a short trip away from Sydney's famous beaches.

September 2021

Finally Spring has arrived making all those COVID walks a little more pleasant.

Coming up 1: Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi 21 Oct - 7 Nov 2021. 

Coming up 2: The Sydney Film Festival has new dates: 3rd November - 14 November 2021. 

Both of our properties have vacancies for October and November but we recommend you book soon.  


July 2021 

We are half way through July but we still have vacancies for a 'Christmas in July' weekend break.

But now is the time to book for:
Vivid Festival 6th August - 28th August
and
The Sydney Film Festival 18th August - 29th August.
Please check our website as we are filling up fast.

June 2021 - Opera Australia Winter Season

Opera Australia Winter Season starts in June and goes through till August.
Whether its just for the two of you or a group of friends visiting Sydney  - The Pelican in Surry Hills and Balmain still has vacancies.
Please check vacancies on our website.

June 2021 - Winter Season 

Have you booked for June at The Pelican yet?

The Archibald Prize winner: Congratulations to Paul Wegner for his portrait of fellow artist Guy Warren.
The Wynne Prize winner: Congratulations to Nyapanyapa Yunupinju for his work 'Garak'
The Sulman Prize winner: Congratulations to Georgia Spain for her work 'Getting down or falling up'
All the entries and winning works are on display till 26th September at the Art Gallery of NSW. 
​Please look up their website for details: www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au

7 - 24 June: At the Royal Botanical Gardens is an exhibition of botanical illustrations.  Whether you want to see the exhibition or just stroll through the gardens - it is a pleasant way to spend an afternoon.  Instagram followers can see photos of my recent walk through the gardens.
Opening times: 7am till 5pm in June.
Enter: The Queen Elizabeth II Gate - next to the Opera House.

8 - 20 June: The much anticipated Solstice Festival is starting tomorrow. 
There will be a beautiful display of images projected onto the Opera House.  
A full calendar of events - music and theatre.
Temporary ice skating rinks in Darling Harbour and Bondi Beach as well. 
Please see their website for details: www.sydneysolstice.com

Both of the Pelican properties still have vacancies and they are both conveniently located for the seeing all of the above. 


Sydney Solstice Festival - 5th till 20th June

This is Sydney's winter festival - a celebration of food, entertainment and art. Venues are scattered around Sydney so please look up their website for details: www.sydneysolstice.com

For guests wishing to reserve The Pelican Balmain there are only 9 nights available for these dates.  There is nothing more pleasant than taking a ferry from Balmain to Circular Quay - cruising past the Opera House when it's all lit up with giant artwork. (Known as Badu Gili Winter Nights)

For guests wishing to reserve The Pelican Surry Hills there are still 10 nights available for these dates.  Surry Hills is hosting comedy, food & music events. 

 
Sculpture Rocks - 20th May till 3rd June

A display of sculpture set against the backdrop of the historic Rocks precinct.

For guests wishing to reserve at The Pelican Surry Hills and see Sculpture Rocks - please note - we now only have vacancies for: 30/5, 31/5 and 1/6.  Take a bus from Oxford St to Circular Quay.  The rocks precinct is near Circular Quay.

The Pelican Balmain currently has more availability.  We recommend you take a ferry from Balmain Wharf to Circular Quay - if you would like to see Sculpture Rocks.

Please see the Sculpture Rock website for more details: www.sculpturebythesea.com
Please click the Instagram link on our contact page to see some photos of our visit to Sculpture Rocks.


Narcissus Garden by Yayoi Kusama - Ends 23rd May

Art exhibition at Vaucluse House
See their website for details: www.sydneylivingmuseums.com.au


June is Archibald Prize month at the Art Gallery of NSW. The exhibition opens 5 June 2021.

For guests visiting from regional areas or interstate - The Pelican Balmain is a great place to stay while in Sydney.
Apart from the historic village charm of Balmain itself - it is also very conveniently located for guests wishing to see the Archibald Prize exhibition. 
We recommend taking the 441 bus from the corner of Darling & Montague Streets Road. The 441's last stop is the Art Gallery of NSW.
It's quick and easy.
We still have vacancies for June.

For guests wishing to stay at The Pelican Surry Hills - visiting the Art Gallery of NSW is just as easy.
As Surry Hills is on the eastern city fringe, it is a comfortable 20-25 minute walk to the gallery.
We still have vacancies for June.

The Art Gallery of NSW is free entry but there are charges for special exhibitions so please check their website: www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au

]]><![CDATA[Suggestions]]>Mon, 10 Jan 2022 08:00:00 GMThttps://www.thepelican.com.au/news/may-13th-2021We recommend the following walks because walking is such a great way to get to know a place:

The Sydney Harbour Bridge walk is 1149m long. 
At one end of the bridge you can explore Sydney's historical Rocks area while at the other end there is the 'village' of Kirribilli and Luna Park.
Check out our Instagram account to see a video we took of Sydney Harbour from the Bridge. 

The Anzac Bridge walk is 805m long.
The Anzac Bridge connects the Pyrmont precinct with the Balmain peninsula. 
At the Pyrmont end of the bridge you will find Sydney's fish market (a great place to eat fresh seafood) and at the other end of the bridge is a short walk to the 'village' of Balmain full of shopping, restaurants, bars and character.
Our Instagram account shows one of two memorial sculptures by Alan Sommerville which you will see on the Anzac Bridge.   

The Epic Sydney Harbour Foreshore Walk is 11km long.
This is a long walk which could be done over a few days.  As the name suggests, this is a harbour side walk so expect to take lots of photos of Sydney Harbour foreshore. The walk starts at Woolloomooloo wharf and passes by the NSW Art Gallery, The Royal Botanical Gardens, The Sydney Opera House, the historic Rocks precinct, Walsh Bay Wharves before finishing at the newly built Barangaroo precinct. 
Check out our Instagram account for photos of some highlights.

Surry Hills
If you are staying at our Surry Hills property we recommend a stroll through urban Surry Hills.  Enjoy the architecture, shopping, restaurants, cafes, bars and street art that make up this unique and vibrant suburb. 
Surry Hills is a 15/20 minute walk away from Sydney's CBD.

Balmain
If you are staying at our Balmain property you might like to walk the Tom Uren Trail which takes in most of Balmain East. 
We also recommend a walk and a picnic at either Ballast Point Park or Elkington Park.  And the Historic Dawn Fraser Pool, near Elkington Park, is a great harbour swimming pool. 
Balmain is serviced by ferries and buses.  The ferries are a great way of enjoying Sydney Harbour.

Swimming Pools
For Surry Hills guests the nearest public swimming pool is at Cook + Phillip Park @cookphillipparkpool .
This is an indoor swimming pool.
Alternately, there is the Andrew (Boy) Charlton pool near the NSW Art Gallery @andrewboycharltonsydney.
This is a public open air harbour-side pool. 

For Balmain guests the nearest public swimming pool is the historic Dawn Fraser Baths @innerwestcouncil.
This is an open air harbour-side pool.

Please check pool opening times.

Beaches
Sydney is famous for its beaches. The following suggestions are full day excursions.

Take the bus to Bondi Beach: do some people watching; have a swim; walk the coastal trail between Bondi and Tamarama; have something to eat; do some shopping and take the bus back. 

Take a bus to Palm Beach: see where the TV show 'Home and Away is filmed; walk up to the lighthouse; swim at the beach; have lunch at one of the cafes and do a day trip to Ettalong by ferry. 

Take the ferry to Manly Beach: walk through the Corso to the beach; have a swim; walk the length of this very long beach; have some fish n chips   and take the ferry back.


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