Le Rivage Pool BarThe Bar

Plunge into the cool water of the shimmering infinity pool, and surface to views of the sun glistening on Darling Harbour and the towers of the Sydney skyline. Le Rivage – “the shore” – is a piece of the Riviera in the heart of the city, a serene Mediterranean escape in the heart of Sydney. The pool bar offers inventive cocktails along with premium Champagnes and wines, as well as tempting gourmet bites.

In accordance with the most recent NSW Government regulations, we have had to adapt our operations, services and opening hours in order to be able to re-open our doors safely – and we thank you in advance for your patience. Please visit our ALLSAFE page to read more about our enhanced hygiene and cleanliness protocols.

Please be advised that every Friday to Sunday & Peak Periods, all guests must book a visit time to access Le Rivage (Infinity Pool, Pool Bar & Pool Deck). This is to protect the health and safety of all our guests, staff and partners and to also ensure all guests have equal opportunity to enjoy our facilities. Please see below operating hours:

Monday to Thursday  – 12:00pm to 6:00pm

Friday to Sunday & Public Holidays – 10:00am to 6:00pm

How to book a visit time?
Guests can book a visit time by dialing ‘9’ on their in-room phone or by visiting the pool representative or COVID-Safe Marshall on Level 3. Guests will receive 1 of 4 coloured wristbands that represents the time they have been allocated. Each time slot has a maximum duration of 2 hours.

We appreciate your understanding and hope you have a magnifique experience.
Bookings are essential. Visit times are subject to availability. Access to Le Rivage is for in-house guests only. A Maximum of one time slot per guest applies each day. 

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COVID-SAFE HYGIENE & CLEANLINESS UPDATE

Welcoming, safeguarding and taking care of others is at the very heart of what we do and who we are at Accor and Sofitel Sydney Darling Harbour. The health, safety and well-being of our staff, guests, delegates and partners remains our top priority as the world recovers from this unprecedented crisis.

With the launch of ALLSAFE, Accor’s global cleanliness and prevention label, we have implemented some of the most stringent cleaning standards in the world of hospitality.

We are also a registered COVID-SAFE venue, fully complying with NSW government regulations.

Here are some of the important steps we are taking to welcome you back into a safe, clean and trusted environment:

• New 1.5m social distancing enforced in all common areas, in line with the NSW Government guidelines.
• All employees given comprehensive safety & hygiene training.
• Contactless check-in, check-out, payments and coffee orders carried out whenever possible.
• Enhanced handwashing protocols and hand sanitiser provided in key public areas (front desk, bars & restaurants, conference floor etc).
• In public areas, bars, restaurant and meetings rooms: enhanced cleaning program with hourly disinfection and four-hourly enhanced cleaning of high-touch surfaces (door handles, lift buttons, switches, payment terminals, AV equipment). As guests depart each seating, a deep clean and disinfection of all the tables, chairs, and tableware is completed.
• Contact log maintained for contact tracing of all patrons entering our venues, as a condition of entry. Guests who are unwell, even with only mild symptoms, will be kindly requested to leave the premises in order to help protect the health of all guests and employees and minimise the spread of the virus.
• Buffets temporarily removed.
• Single use or contactless QR code menus available to minimise touch points.
• Bar spring-cleaning: before we reopened our bar to the public post COVID-19 closure, our bar and kitchen were thoroughly cleaned to remove dust and disinfect the kitchen, utensils, provisions and containers.
• In kitchens: reinforced food safety standards and regular hospital-grade cleaning of all high-touch surfaces such as cooking surfaces, knives, bells and trays. Chefs keep a physical distance of 1.5m between each other during food preparation. Appropriate PPE such as masks and gloves is worn by our Chefs and food & drink handlers when receiving food deliveries. All food preparing and handling is certified by the stringent HACCP label (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points).
• Appointment of ALLSAFE Managers and hygiene marshalls onsite 24/7, in charge of managing our guests’ health and hygiene questions during their stay.
• As of July 2020, Accor guests and delegates will benefit from AXA’s most recent advances in telemedicine through free, 24/7 tele-consultations with fully qualified physicians.