Atura Blacktown

Atura Blacktown cuts an impressive, angular visage against a backdrop of clear blue sky. The gleaming white box celebrates beams and sharp angles, with glowing yellow signage that looks even better by night. The architecture echoes the beams and screens from the neighbouring Skyline Drive-In, enticing you to consider what film you’ll choose as your nightly entertainment as you sip on a poolside Atura Sour ($16). The Timewarp Package (from $179/couple) combines a funky room-for-two with a drive-in movie and morning-after breakfast, with about 250-metres of driving in-between. Breakfast shows off Atura’s attention to detail, with enameled cast-iron Le Chasseur pots resting on subtly incorporated cook-tops, dispensing with the need for an ugly bain-marie. They make buttery mushrooms finally work on a hotel buffet. High quality produce, from Lurpak butter to T2 teas, help the small range outperform buffets of bigger size. This eye-for-detail also extends to ...read more