Must-see hotels in Sydney

  • Sydney Lakeside Holiday Park

    Northern Beaches

    This huge, superbly equipped holiday park has a wide range of cabins and several choices of camp sites, including ones with private bathrooms. It's a…

  • Quest Manly

    Manly

    Superbly located for all of Manly's beachy delights as well as a speedy escape to the city (the ferry couldn't be closer), the Quest's smart, self…

  • Larmont Sydney by Lancemore

    Kings Cross & Potts Point

    Presiding over William St this swish high-rise is Kings Cross' main business hotel. Space-age corridors open onto slick, spacious, bright rooms – all have…

  • Shangri-La

    Circular Quay & The Rocks

    The Hong Kong–based chain's Sydney offering is a sizeable 565-room tower hotel on a pleasantly quiet Rocks street. There are seriously spectacular views…

  • Novotel Sydney Manly Pacific

    Manly

    Right on Manly’s ocean beachfront, this midrise has a dated corporate vibe but one of Sydney's best locations, a million miles from the city’s business…

  • Pensione Hotel

    City Centre & Haymarket

    This tastefully reworked post office features smart (if bland) rooms with TVs and fridges. Mark Rothko prints and a wooden staircase warm the simple,…

  • Ravesi’s

    Sydney

    Perfectly placed Ravesi's is right across from the beach. It's a great spot to fulfil that living-at-Bondi dream. There are just a dozen rooms; the four…

  • Bayswater

    Kings Cross & Potts Point

    This hotel tries for the boutique experience but unfortunately misses the mark when it comes to the details – what it does offer is attractive and…

  • Arts

    Sydney

    A reasonable 64-room hotel with simple but comfortable rooms with small bathrooms. It's in a handy location on the Paddington-Darlinghurst border. There's…

  • Radisson Blu Plaza

    City Centre & Haymarket

    Would-be Clark Kents will feel right at home in this wedge-shaped sandstone building, built for the hardened hacks of the Sydney Morning Herald in the…

  • Alishan International Guest House

    Newtown & the Inner West

    In a substantial Victorian house in the centre of Glebe, the Alishan is clean and quiet, with the feel of an old boarding house. Spacious communal areas…

  • Adina Apartment Hotel Surry Hills

    Surry Hills & Darlinghurst

    As one of the main pastimes in Surry Hills is eating out, you may find the well-equipped kitchenette of your slick, spacious apartment doesn't get a lot…

  • Quay West Suites

    Circular Quay & The Rocks

    Quay West's early-1990s decor is scheduled for renovation, so grab a refurbished pad if you can. The roomy apartments are a home away from home, each with…

  • Rydges Sydney Airport Hotel

    Sydney

    Right opposite the international terminal, this is Sydney's most convenient airport hotel and surprisingly well-priced. If you have an early flight to…

  • Coogee Sands

    Sydney

    The golden sands of Coogee Beach are just across the street from this unpretentious apartment hotel. The refurbished studios and one-bed apartments are…

  • Original Backpackers Lodge

    Kings Cross & Potts Point

    This long-standing hostel meanders through two creaky-floored historic mansions, offering dozens of beds and great (if a little noisy) outdoor spaces out…

  • Adina Apartment Hotel Sydney

    City Centre & Haymarket

    Near both Chinatown and Darling Harbour but with double-glazed windows to ensure a good night's sleep, Adina offers spacious, fully equipped apartments…