Sydney Hotels & Hostels (262)

Lonely Planet review

When this party-prone hostel was built 90 years ago, it was Sydney's tallest building. Now it's dwarfed by glass towers, but retains some aesthetic charm with its romantically defunct 'Westend' s…

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The staff here are proud of their idyllic Pittwater location, car-free status and local wildlife (birdwatchers will really get a kick out of the experience). Facilities are basic but comfy (the k…

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This is a straight-up-and-down bargain deal. Don't expect any fripperies or flounces - you're getting a good square room (that sleeps up to four) with fridge, TV, air-con and bathroom and about a…

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One of the friendliest and most down-to-earth hostels we've ever visited, and run by two gregarious brothers who know 'The Shire' (this part of south Sydney) inside out. Facilities are simple and…

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This place, as you'd expect, is an incredibly popular choice with budget travellers - it's easily the best of Bondi's hostels. The staff here are clued-up (again, as you'd expect from a YHA joint…

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The Beachhouse has tidy, bright (though often small) rooms and a reputation for offering a good standard of budget accommodation. It has a more secure reputation than some other backpackers' dens…

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Quite a find in Darlinghurst, the Altamont features smart-looking, modern rooms with en suites and an easy-going, convivial vibe. Well-priced, beautifully designed interiors feature stark mod det…

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If not for the bunks, backpacks and snoring strangers here, you might forget you're in a hostel! Taking a formerly derelict building seriously upmarket, Mr Big has snazzy communal areas (big scre…

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Flashpackers sleep soundly in this converted 1900 department store on top of Sydney's busiest intersection. It's a convivial, colourful, professionally run hostel with a tour desk, 24-hour check-…

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This child-friendly, high-rise Y has an enviable position, with Hyde Park right across the road, and the city centre and Oxford St a short stumble away. Standards here are high, with simple, spot…

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Motel-style Mariners Court is a tucked-away treasure offering value-for-money and welcoming service. It won't be the flashest place you'll stay in Sydney, but it has that rare combo of handy loca…

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This part of town is slowly but surely tarting itself up, and nowhere embodies this better than the Pensione Hotel - a tasteful reworking of a stately George St building, with prices guaranteed t…

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This hip, stylish 16-room place is still trading on its remodelling from a few years ago, thanks to designers du jour Burley Katon Halliday, who went for a blindingly white look for the most part…

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Almost in Hyde Park, this former Victorian office block has been reinvented as a series of hip, modern pads you'll wish you lived in: with cool kitchenettes, flat-screen TVs, DVD players, onsite …

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Victoria Court is a sweetly run guesthouse filling a pair of three-storey 1881 brick terraces with 22 en suite rooms, all with TVs and over-the-top Victoriana (floral quilts, four-poster beds, ch…

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The patriotic Australian Hotel (with around 100 Australian beers!) is easily one of the best pubs in The Rocks. Despite the shared bathrooms, the accommodation scores points for snug communal roo…

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Outside this barrel-chested 1880s house is a ridiculous Filipino sculpture that someone unearthed in their backyard. Ignore it and head straight inside where 70 clean rooms of various configurati…

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The 13-room Chelsea is a bright comet in Sydney's B&B universe, occupying two gently crumbling terrace houses on one of Darlinghurst's coolest (and quietest) streets. You'll find two types of roo…

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Built in 1894, the Vulcan was a watering hole well into the 90s before the lousy pub rooms were converted into affordable, boutique mid-range accommodation. Discreet international staff direct yo…

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Heeey, now this place is cool! You might feel like you're in a David Lynch movie as you wander the darkened, mirror-lined corridors to your room, one of 40 spread over two levels. Even the standa…

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Can you ever have too many tassels? The answer is a resounding 'no' at the old Castlereagh. Tucked away off busy Castlereagh St, it's a lavish 1920s building with a sandstone facade and a plush i…

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There are plenty of places to stay around this part of town - mostly nondescript apartment complexes - but the service at this central hotel really shines and sets it above the rest. Don't expect…

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The Central Park is a perky, snazzy corner hotel that makes an extra effort to keep the guests coming back (eg, fresh fruit and mints at reception and free local phone calls). And that's before y…

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One of Sydney's best-kept sleeping secrets, and with good reason - you wouldn't want anyone to gazump your reservation, would you? It's a prominent building (a refurbished 1850s bank, in fact), b…

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This beautifully restored Victorian house faces the harbour beach at the gentler end of Manly Cove. There are charming views from a number of rooms in the converted 1895 property and the atmosphe…

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A few years ago the Hilton had the most anticipated facelift Sydney has seen in a long time. After 30 months of toil and a bill in the hundreds of millions, the results are truly radical, and wit…

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If it's not the marble bathrooms with oversized baths, the sensational day spa, upper-crust service or the feather doonas, it must be the lavish indoor pool with its magical, twinkling starry sky…

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A little more character is provided at this small guesthouse on the Pacific Highway. The cheaper rooms don't have en suites, but there is a communal kitchen and grassy lawn. Traffic noise is intr…

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One of numerous Victoria St hostels, this one has a large central courtyard and an active social programme including pub tours five nights a week, free Friday BBQ and Sunday pancakes. All rooms h…

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Another old-style hostel on the main backpacker strip; the prices don't come lower than this for your basic bunk bed in a clean four-person dorm. Bathrooms are shared except for in the pricier do…

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Sprawled over neighbouring Victorian houses (capacity 150), Glebe Village resembles nothing more than a collection of slightly grungy student flats. Frank-the-Tank types, less hung up on comfort …

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It you're more impressed by Che Guevara than Paris Hilton, Newtown's your place and this cosy brick-and-tile hostel should be your first choice. Excellent communal facilities open on to a lush ce…

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This long-running hostel meanders through two wonderful historic mansions, offering 176 beds, friendly staff, two kitchens and great outdoor spaces. It's a mazelike place where rooms have high ce…

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Eva's is a class act. This cheerful, brightly painted corner block on a quiet backstreet is kept perfectly spick and span. There's a big sociable kitchen/dining area downstairs and a great roofto…

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The Cadillac of Sydney hostels, this huge heritage-listed building offers five hundred beds, artfully decorated spaces, a game room, nightly movies, all the services you'd expect (including a tra…

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Located in the main tourist drag of The Rocks, this charming 29-room hotel offers creaky floors, modest flowery rooms (the cheapest sharing bathrooms), pleasant lounge areas and a sunny roof gard…

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Unlike the rest of 'Double Pay', the friendly Savoy doesn't seem to have increased its prices in years. The only thing with a whiff of pretension about it is the name. The rooms are pleasant and …

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The Medina crew have got the vibe right with these smart and funky midrange hotels. Expect clean, sparkling rooms, bright colours and not a shred of stuffiness.

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The sands of Coogee are only a few metres from the front door, making this apartment-style hotel an extremely attractive proposition. Some units have large terraces and impressive views, but if y…

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Chances are if you're a Double Bay fancier you'll want to stay at the super-swish Stamford Plaza. It's very old-school grand, with gilt-framed portraits of stuffy Victorian gentlemen, lavish chan…

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