Point Piper Maxi taxi to or from Sydney Airport. Point Piper is a small, harbourside eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia, 6 kilometers (4 mi) east of the Sydney CBD, in the local government area known as the Municipality of Woollahra. Point Piper has been historically regarded as Australia’s most expensive suburb. In 2011, Wolseley Road was ranked as the ninth most expensive street in the world, at $38,900 per square meter. Point Piper was named after Captain John Piper (1773–1851). Piper was a Scottish-born military officer of Cornish parentage, who arrived in the colony in 1792 and built a neo-Palladian mansion on the point, on 190 acres (0.77 km²) of land granted by the governor in 1816. After a review of Piper’s performance as head of the Customs Department showed that he had mismanaged funds (although he was not actually accused of being corrupt), Piper attempted to drown himself in Sydney Harbour. He subsequently sold his holdings at Point Piper, Rose Bay, Neutral Bay, and Petersham for £5,000 and moved to the country. In 1834, Piper’s former residence was leased by Colonel John George Nathaniel Gibbes (1787-1873), the newly arrived Collector of Customs for New South Wales and a Crown appointee to the colony’s Legislative Council. Colonel Gibbes and his family resided at Point Piper House (also known as “Henrietta Villa” or “Naval Villa”) until 1844, when they moved to Wotonga, on Kirribilli Point. Wotonga now forms part of Admiralty House. Point Piper House was eventually torn down in the 1850s and the site was redeveloped. Point Piper is the playground for the rich and is a great vantage point for NYE fireworks. It has two yacht clubs as many of the locals own boats. It is also central to Double Bay and Rose Bay shops. A fabulous place to be. maxi van taxi Sydney, best maxi taxi, maxi Sydney, airport maxi taxi, book minibus taxi, maxi taxi, maxi, taxi to Sydney airport, maxi taxi airport, taxi van Sydney, maxi cabs Sydney Australia, maxi taxi online, maxi taxi Sydney airport, maxi taxi airport Sydney, maxi taxi booking, book maxi cab, booking a maxi cab, maxi taxi Sydney quote, maxi taxi to airport Sydney, maxi cab booking, maxi taxi, booking a maxi taxi, maxi taxi how many seats, maxi taxi cabs, maxi taxi Sydney, maxi taxis Sydney, Sydney maxi taxi, booking maxi taxi, maxi taxi to airport, maxi cab taxi, book maxi, Cruise Transfers in Sydney, Sydney maxi taxi book, maxi taxi Parramatta, group transfers Sydney, book a maxi taxi, sydney airport maxi taxi, book maxi taxi Sydney, maxi taxi quote sydney, maxi cab booking, how many seats in a maxi taxi, best cabs in Sydney, maxi taxi sydney airport rates, maxi cab quote,best taxi service sydney, cruise transfers, maxi taxi sydney airport rates, taxi quote sydney, best taxi service in sydney