Merivale may be one of the country’s biggest hospitality groups but it also seems to be one of its biggest champions. In an effort to give Sydney’s dwindling nightlife a much needed boost, the group has decreed that it will be offering nearly 50 percent off drinks at all of its many venues for the month of June. From 5-7pm every day, Sydneysiders will be able to receive 49 percent off (the maximum discount legally allowed) on cocktails, spirits, beer, wine, and champagne.

The promotion has been dubbed the ‘bottoms up’ special and has been deemed by Merivale’s Justin Hemmes as a way to thank Sydney for its support, and get people out and about during the typically quiet midweek. At 5pm each day Dolly Parton’s Nine to Five or James Brown’s I Feel Good will be played to mark the start of an extended happy hour. The offer includes any drink up the $200 (which means you are free to reach for that normally out-of-range bottle of Champagne).

Merivale properties that will host the Bottoms Up special include:
30 Knots
Angel Hotel
Ash St Cellar
Bert’s Bar
Charlie parker’s
Coogee pavilion bar
Coogee Rooftop
El Loco
Establishment bar
Excelsior
Felix bar
Fred’s bar
Hemmesphere
Hotel CBD bar
Hotel Centennail bar
ivy Den and lounge
Ivy Pool Club
J & M
Level 6
Ms G’s Cocktail bar
Palings bar
Palmer and Co
Queen Chow Manly bar
Queens Hotel
Slip Inn
Tank Stream Bar
Tennyson Hotel
The Beresford
The Collaroy bar
The Fish Shop bar
The Grand Hotel
The Newport
The Paddington Bar
The Royal George
The Vic on the Park
Wynyard Hotel
York 75