Good places to stay in Sydney

Hekuma · Post by **Hekuma** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 3:05 pm

Heading up to Sydney in a couple of weeks, and wondering if anyone knows of some nice places/areas to stay??? Having not been there in a billion years Ive got no clue where anything is...

At the moment, I'm thinking maybe the Meriton Rialto Apartments, Star City, Vibe Hotel, or The York... ???????????

quick · Post by **quick** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 3:18 pm

The George Hotel... $60 a night, 2 beds, communal kitchen w/TV, and communal Bathroom, just down the hall. Right in the centre of the city, and they allow crack pipe smoking in all rooms, well, they didn't stop us 2 years ago.

stovequeen · Post by **stovequeen** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 3:24 pm

PM System

He'll tell you not only where's good to stay but also what's happening in the beats scene whilst your there.

I usually stay in the city when there for work and with mates in Paddinton when up there to play. Anywhere round Glebe or Newtown (like Fitzroy/Collingwood), Potts Point (like St Kilda back packer styles) etc has plenty going on and shop have cheap sleeps.

I'm up there heaps.. so if you want some decent things to do/go/check out.. hit me up via PM

Ag3nT[]0raNg3 · Post by **Ag3nT[]0raNg3** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 3:51 pm

when i go up there for work they put me up in this joint

http://www.holidaycity.com/goldsborough ... /index.htm

its burgers

stovequeen · Post by **stovequeen** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 3:54 pm

work puts me here

http://www.starwoodhotels.com/sheraton/ ... ertyID=140

does alright

Post by **system** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 4:35 pm

Hekuma wrote:I'm thinking maybe the Meriton Rialto Apartments, Star City, Vibe Hotel, or The York... ???????????

they're all good (avoid Star City like the plague though).

what're you up there for?

cheers SQ

shepherd · Post by **shepherd** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 4:38 pm

stay in the city

work put me at the medina but in the past 2 years i've stayed at about 20 places in sydney ... it's a right pain if they're not in the CBD.

stovequeen · Post by **stovequeen** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 4:38 pm

system wrote: cheers SQ

Post by **system** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 4:46 pm

shepherd wrote:stay in the city

work put me at the medina but in the past 2 years i've stayed at about 20 places in sydney ... it's a right pain if they're not in the CBD.

maybe so, but East Sydney is all good mate. believe.

if it isn't for work, get them to put you up in Bondi or Bronte.

stovequeen wrote:
system wrote: cheers SQ

hopefully next time mate!

stovequeen · Post by **stovequeen** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 4:49 pm

system wrote:
shepherd wrote:stay in the city

work put me at the medina but in the past 2 years i've stayed at about 20 places in sydney ... it's a right pain if they're not in the CBD.
maybe so, but East Sydney is all good mate. believe.

if it isn't for work, get them to put you up in Bondi or Bronte.

stovequeen wrote:
system wrote: cheers SQ

hopefully next time mate!

3 weeks

. will be in touch

Mellogs · Post by **Mellogs** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 4:49 pm

Dboy and I stayed at the Sofitel near Ultimo st, I think it was in chinatown.

It was fucking awesome! the bed was so big, you could roll over 8 times and still be in the middle

I dont think it came cheap tho, but sooooo worth it after Harbourlife!!!

Post by **system** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 4:57 pm

stovequeen wrote:
system wrote:
stovequeen wrote:
hopefully next time mate!
3 weeks . will be in touch

word.

Post by **system** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 4:59 pm

Mellogs wrote:Dboy and I stayed at the Sofitel near Ultimo st, I think it was in chinatown.

yep, Broadway/Chinatown.

Mellogs · Post by **Mellogs** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 5:00 pm

and so central to everything!

quick · Post by **quick** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 5:12 pm

Thats right near the George Hotel, and this other joint we stayed in Ultimo, Ultimo was cool, wikkid name too.

Nick Thayer · Post by **Nick Thayer** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 5:40 pm

Vibe in Rushcutters is totally solid. Wicked hotel

DBoy · Post by **DBoy** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 5:43 pm

Was the Carlton Crest Mellogs.

Mellogs · Post by **Mellogs** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 5:46 pm

Oh yer it was too!

Ooops!

We stayed at the Carlton Crest near Ultimo St in Chinatown/Broadway

Post by **lucas** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 5:49 pm

I second the Vibe Hotel recommendation.

Steer clear of the freakin' Oxford Koala though.

Post by **system** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 7:17 pm

Nick Thayer wrote:Vibe in Rushcutters is totally solid. Wicked hotel

the Vibe Hotel at Milson's Point is good too.

shepherd · Post by **shepherd** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 9:16 pm

here's my critique

radisson city - awesome. very central.
vibe north sydney - not bad. 2 mins from work ... nth sydney is a deadzone after 5pm
vibe rushcutters bay - average but decent location in terms of kings x and bondi junction
sebel pier 1 - awesome and nice and close to the rocks and circular quay.
intercontinental - awesome. very plush. not for budget conscious!
rydges nth sydney - trash. horrible business hotel
harbourview nth sydney - 80's. great view but complete shit
medina apartments surrey hills - awesome if there's 2-3 people. massive rooms. really liked this place
shangri-la circular quay - amazing. best view ever.
Medina Newtown - stayed here with Thayer about 3 years ago and it wasn't too crash hot. Cool trolleys to steal at 4am when you get back trashed!
The W - Wooloomooloo - THE SHIT!!! Right near Russel Crowe's place.
Quest Apartments City - best value for money. Big rooms with 2 br's and a spa and a kitchen for $180 a night.

don't go near star city - it's a fuckin dive!!! makes crown look like monaco.

same o · Post by **same o** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 9:23 pm

hmmm i was there over the w/k but was on a yachet the whole time

Mellogs · Post by **Mellogs** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 12:02 am

I will never forget staying in the serviced apartments that belonged to HIH before they went bust....

There was a fish tank in our living room which was taller than me!!

.. and I think im around 5'10 or 5'11 or thereabouts

Lephrenic · Post by **Lephrenic** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 3:46 am

I actually grew up in Sydney so I couldn't tell you anything about hotels there since they were unnecessary for me. Would've been nice though.

Mellogs · Post by **Mellogs** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 2:05 pm

maybe you could tell us where's good to hang out.. (i dont mean tourist kinda places either)

Post by **Friday** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 2:15 pm

we always get complaints about vibe (ex rushcutters harbourside)... the walls are paper thin and you can hear everything in the next room.

i'm surprised people recommend the george too... crappy service there! rude staff...

best hotels in syd imo and the ones we use regularly:

the establishment - http://www.merivale.com/establishment/hotel
the w - http://www.starwoodhotels.com/whotels/s ... rtyID=1295
sebel peir one - http://www.mirvachotels.com.au/details.asp?hotelID=26
quay west - http://www.mirvachotels.com.au/details.asp?hotelID=10

Guyno · Post by **Guyno** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 2:39 pm

shepherd wrote:here's my critique
The W - Wooloomooloo - THE SHIT!!! Right near Russel Crowe's place.
.

The W ROCKS!!!

Stayed there a little while back. Got treated like a fuckin' rock star from the minute we walked in. They organised free entry and chaperone(sp?) service to every club we wanted to hit(which in Sydney at 25 a pop actually means something) They even organised us to meet with the 'right' people who could take care of all our party needs!

Sat down to a nice cocktail session only to be told at the end of it after clocking up a healthy drinks bill was that it was all on the house!!! wtf? It was like living inside of some fucked up serreal dream.

To top it all off we had lunch with Bill Clinton.(the table next to him anyways) That was a bizzare and amusing look at how that whole U.S. president thing works.

So yeah, you could do a hell of alot worse than staying at the W.

The rooms were too super cool too.

Post by **JAMESSSS** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 3:18 pm

Guyno wrote:
shepherd wrote:here's my critique
The W - Wooloomooloo - THE SHIT!!! Right near Russel Crowe's place.
.
The W ROCKS!!!

Stayed there a little while back. Got treated like a fuckin' rock star from the minute we walked in. They organised free entry and chaperone(sp?) service to every club we wanted to hit(which in Sydney at 25 a pop actually means something) They even organised us to meet with the 'right' people who could take care of all our party needs!

Sat down to a nice cocktail session only to be told at the end of it after clocking up a healthy drinks bill was that it was all on the house!!! wtf? It was like living inside of some fucked up serreal dream.

To top it all off we had lunch with Bill Clinton.(the table next to him anyways) That was a bizzare and amusing look at how that whole U.S. president thing works.

So yeah, you could do a hell of alot worse than staying at the W.

The rooms were too super cool too.

What .. the .. fuck?

OK I'm going there

Ag3nT[]0raNg3 · Post by **Ag3nT[]0raNg3** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 3:32 pm

jbs wrote:
Guyno wrote:
shepherd wrote:here's my critique
The W - Wooloomooloo - THE SHIT!!! Right near Russel Crowe's place.
.
The W ROCKS!!!

Stayed there a little while back. Got treated like a fuckin' rock star from the minute we walked in. They organised free entry and chaperone(sp?) service to every club we wanted to hit(which in Sydney at 25 a pop actually means something) They even organised us to meet with the 'right' people who could take care of all our party needs!

Sat down to a nice cocktail session only to be told at the end of it after clocking up a healthy drinks bill was that it was all on the house!!! wtf? It was like living inside of some fucked up serreal dream.

To top it all off we had lunch with Bill Clinton.(the table next to him anyways) That was a bizzare and amusing look at how that whole U.S. president thing works.

So yeah, you could do a hell of alot worse than staying at the W.

The rooms were too super cool too.
What .. the .. fuck?

OK I'm going there

yeah. rockin

stovequeen · Post by **stovequeen** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 4:23 pm

I agree.. the W is my 1# choice... unfortunatly its not on our preferred hotel list at work

If you stay there make sure you have a fat wallet

witty_pseudonym · Post by **witty_pseudonym** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 12:21 pm

any new recs?
going up last weekend of july for a night.
first time i've been to sydoney since i was about 10!

churrs.

Feigan · Post by **Feigan** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 12:25 pm

is there anything in particular you want to do or see?

ADD_Boy · Post by **ADD_Boy** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 12:26 pm

This place is the shizzle:

http://www.sebelpierone.com.au/

mad mad spot. Great rooms and not too exxy !!

witty_pseudonym · Post by **witty_pseudonym** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 12:32 pm

nothing in particular feigan. just wanting to check out galleries, shops etc. cruise around for a weekend.
only requirement is centrality really.

that place looks dope luke-san. cheers.

also, restaurant recommendations would be rad.

Lephrenic · Post by **Lephrenic** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 3:24 pm

Eat at Rockpool if you like seafood and have a lot of money.

Actually, forget Rockpool. Go to Billy Kwong.

Post by **system** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 4:19 pm

billy kwong is great, but get in early or you'll be waiting for tiiiiiiime. there's heaps of good places on crown street: red lantern, nepalese kitchen, clock tower, trinity bar, etc. devonshire street (near the corner of crown) has 'mohr fish', which is awesome.

let me know which end of town you're staying in and i can give you more specific tips.

Polecat · Post by **Polecat** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 4:21 pm

^It would be great to try out Red Lantern. I enjoyed seeing that restaurant in Heat the Kitchen [doco].

witty_pseudonym · Post by **witty_pseudonym** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 4:26 pm

ahhh...mb. is there anything you can't help with?

will be in touch system. thanks heaps!

same o · Post by **same o** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 12:45 pm

best place to stay in sydney is melbourne

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 1:29 pm

The Swiss Grande - Bondi. Haven't stayed there, but have been to a wedding reception there - have wanted to stay there for some time.

I've only stayed at Medina apartments; Coogee and Chinatown. They were pretty nice. Coogee more so.

Right on the beach.

Post by **breaksRbest** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 1:35 pm

we stayed at teh Swiss Grande in Bondi when we went to Summer Break at The Pavilion, wasn't too shabby but nothin' special

got kicked out of the pool in the middle of the night for skinny dipping and Fiwi was inviting 14 year old girls back to the room

Good Times, Good Times

best hotel I've stayed in Sydney would definitely be the W Hotel, fuckin' mackin that place

Feigan · Post by **Feigan** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 2:03 pm

Scott's Chateu De Coogee is the most amazing place I've ever been too.

hehehe

Swiss Grande is ok - stayed there a few years ago. Liked the rooftop pool, but that's about it.

Post by **breaksRbest** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 3:59 pm

Feigan wrote:Scott's Chateu De Coogee is the most amazing place I've ever been too.

the Chef there is a MAD khunt!

lookin' forward to pillow mints & room service!

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 4:49 pm

breaksRbest wrote:
Feigan wrote:Scott's Chateu De Coogee is the most amazing place I've ever been too.

the Chef there is a MAD khunt!

lookin' forward to pillow fights & rim service!

Dude!!!

same o · Post by **same o** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 5:58 pm

Direktor wrote:
breaksRbest wrote:
Feigan wrote:Scott's Chateu De Coogee is the most amazing place I've ever been too.

the Chef there is a MAD khunt!

lookin' forward to pillow fights & rim service!
Dude!!!

rofl

witty_pseudonym · Post by **witty_pseudonym** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 2:43 pm

is potts point close to the action?
looking at Annam Suits. cheap deal on wotif.com
cheers.

edit: i'm so confused.

last minute deals are stressing me out.
are secret deals a bad idea?
FUCK.

ADD_Boy · Post by **ADD_Boy** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 3:23 pm

how much (edit: for the room you're looking at) witty ?

witty_pseudonym · Post by **witty_pseudonym** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 3:27 pm

lol.

don't want to spend more than $200.
preferably twin set up.
want to go to museum of contemporary art, the rocks etc. general tourist shite.

sorry to be a pain. i wish i hadn't been left in charge of this part.

indecision is a fuck!

ADD_Boy · Post by **ADD_Boy** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 3:37 pm

hmmm.

Well the one i suggested is like 245 for a Queen room, 2 adults. And it's SCHMICK!!

Awesome area, close to the rocks, Walsh/Welsh bay, which is like my favourite part of Sydney.. (I've only been a couple of times but I loved it)

witty_pseudonym · Post by **witty_pseudonym** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 3:41 pm

hmmm...on a pretty puney budget unfortunately.

just realised it's the weekend of the Bledisloe fucking Cup. no wonder it's no as easy as i thought it'd be to find something.
fuckety fuck!

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