If you want somewhere really close to The Rocks this is a great choice. We had only one night in Sydney between flights and wanted to see The Sites plus take the Manley Ferry ride. Location of this hotel was great. Inside it is more OK than good but we didn't need any more than a clean and quiet place to rest our heads. Breakfast was fine. Recommended if location is key criteria.

I stayed in a studio room (complete with kitchen facilities and a balcony) for 7 nights in February 2008. The room was larger than I expected and tastefully decorated. It was very clean as well. The hotel staff were friendly and helpful and my room requests (I requested a balcony) were honored with no hassle.. The location is excellent.

I have no complaints about this hotel, except one. Upon arriving home, I noticed an extra $300.00 charge on my credit card. Having kept all of my receipts, I proceeded to go through them as I do not recall having any charges in addition to the fee paid at the end of my stay. Apparently, and for some unknown reason, the hotel made an unauthorized charge AFTER I checked out. I am currently disputing this through proper channels.

We arrived in Sydney on a very early flight and emailed ahead to ask if our room could be ready early. They said they would do their best - and their best was excellent because they allowed us into our room at 8.30 am, very much appreciated after a 23 hour flight. The staff could not have been better, more charming and enthusiastic, the room was spotless and the breakfast buffet is all you need. Superbly located, we would recommend this hotel to everyone unreservedly.

First, I should say that my husband and I liked the location of this hotel. To be fair, the room was nice enough (good size), hotel in general was fine, and location was outstanding. It was fun to stay in The Rocks area and I would suggest that anyone visiting Sydney HAS to stay in this neighborhood.

Having said that, we had a HORRIBLE experience with the hotel regarding their breakfast and we do NOT recommend staying here. We are not cheap people or cheap travelers, but when there isn't a price listed for breakfast, we don't expect to be secretly charged for it. In fact, is that even legal?? We've stayed at several hotels where breakfast is included so we had no reason to think otherwise at this hotel. The flier in our hotel room read "Please join us for breakfast"... no price listed or any indication that it wasn't free. Then while we ate from the continental-style spread (bread, cereal and juice counter) we noted there were no signs posted whatsoever that there was a charge, and the woman checking in guests didn't mention it either. ZERO indication about any sort of fee. Thinking the breakfast was complimentary, we had cereal for breakfast each morning. Needless to say we were shocked and angry to find at check out that we were charged for said breakfasts at $15 per person per day! For cereal??!!!! We explained that we were never told of a charge and were clearly very mislead and confused. We requested some sort of compromise given that we felt so misinformed and we were not met with any sort of make-good or even any sympathy. The staff was rude and told us they were not responsible. Nice. We were furious and it took the rest of the day to mentally move on. Even now, 6 months later, I'm still angry enough to post this - I don't appreciate being tricked. And at the very least, they could have offered to refund a day's worth in an effort to compromise. I'm guessing that since we are Americans they assumed we wouldn't be returning anyway... which makes me even angrier.

Definately stay in The Rocks area, but do NOT stay in this hotel. If you do insist upon it, don't eat the breakfast!! For that kind of charge you can get a whole lot more than cereal at one of the MANY area restaurants!