Anyone have any experiences with the W hotel in Sydney? Nothing seems to be posted about it.

If anyone knows anything about the view, ambiance, location, service it would be appreciated - planning on a Honeymoon in sydney.

Thanks

I have not stayed there but we did walk past it on our way to Harry's Cafe de Wheels which is right outside!

It's a little far from the main Sydney sights and the surrounding area is not that nice (compared to the harbours etc). I believe the design of the W is kind of trendy/industrial i.e. a little bit radical compared to your average hotel. This may not be appropriate for your honeymoon.

We stayed at the Westin for our honeymoon and were delighted with it:

(http://www.fodors.com/forums/pgMessa...=0&start=0)

Never stayed there, .....

W Hotel is on the harbour, dead trendy, has some good, expensive restaurants around it, and you can walk to Harry's Cafe de Wheels (now there's a contrast!)

But - it is away from every tourist destination, and is a long walk (or taxi / bus ride) into the city.

Depends on what you want to do / see???

Long walk into the city!?!?! I live 3 doors away from the W...it is a 5 to 10 minute stroll through the Botanic Gardens to the city. It is a BEAUTIFUL walk, you can go up around Mrs. Macquarie's point.

Is it in the centre of the CBD...no. But to me that's a good thing!

I asked about the W in September. Do a search for Westin or Sheraton and hopefully it will come up. I tried to post a link but couldn't get it to work.

W hotels are part of the Sheraton chain.

Not familiar with the one in Sydney, but the W rooms are not known to be large. Enough room for a Queen bed and a side chair and night stand. That's about what I've seen in any W I've visited or friends have stayed. Too small.

There have got to be other hotels closer to the tourist areas probably at the same price range - but larger rooms.

Actually it comes under the Starwood unbrella, as does the Sheraton brand. You can see some photos of the Sydney W here

(http://www.starwood.com./popups/popu...;category=RESD)

re: distance: We did the walk for the Opera House to W, and it felt like a long-ish walk (20mins I would guess at least) but then if you're a local I guess you will know the shortest and quickest way. The areas outside the hotel (the quayside and the streets) were not that appealing to us either.

Thanks everyone for thier advice.