Sydney CBD

[chuck1rar]

Anyone know of a lounge in Sydney inner city area? I will be staying at the Park Hyatt for a week and not been in Sydney or Australia for a few decades  A google search showed a few spots out west but hell if I want to venture that far. The last option would be to find a apartment with balcony, but that is a pain as never know how that will go. Thanks for any insight provided.

[Fuzz]

There are no cigar lounges in the CBD, as smoking indoors is not allowed. And don't try smoking on an apartment balcony. Strata laws prohibit smoking in an apartment or on the balcony, and you can have your accommodation cancelled.

The only places to smoke in the CBD are outdoor locations (or indoor places that don't care about the laws).

• The aptly named Smoke Bar at Barangaroo has a very small smoking area round the side of the rooftop, hidden away from the people who will stare daggers at you while you have a puff. The staff on the other hand are pretty good about it, and will serve you drinks to your tiny table. $$$
• The Glenmmore Hotel at The Rocks supposedly has a small smoking area on the roof next to the bar.
• Ni Hao Bar in the Civic Hotel, you can smoke in their indoor/outdoor bar area. A young Asian crowd, that may give you a few odd looks when you whip out a cigar instead of ciggie or vape.
• The Captain's Balcony in Wynyard. Haven't been here in years.
• Establishment Bar. Outdoor balcony with a smoking area.
• Hemmesphere. Above Establishment Bar on level 4.
• Hotel Sweeney. Has a rooftop bar smoking area often packed with ciggie smokers.
• Zeta Bar at the Hilton Hotel
• Rouge Bar at Darling Harbour

But it is always best to call before going, to make sure they still allow smoking.

Out west in Parramatta: 

• Le Cheval at Heritage Lounge. It is a cocktail bar that has an indoor cigar lounge. Seem to be breaking a few rules here on the cigar side of things (expensive, kind of a rip off).
• Nick & Nora's. Has a small balcony smoking area.
• Touka, a yakiniku restaurant. Not strictly a bar (though the sake mojito is pretty darn good), but does have an indoor open air courtyard that you can smoke in. Very welcoming and accommodating.