Help me choose among these Sydney hotels, please
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Help me choose among these Sydney hotels, please
My husband and I are traveling for the first itme to New Zealand and Australia. I have come up with these options for 3 nights March. They are listed in order of my current preference; total price is in USD. All refundable bookings. We will not have a car.
Would love to hear your pros and cons; and any other suggestions are also welcomed!
The Rendezvous Hotel Sydney The Rocks -- $750 no breakfast
https://www.tfehotels.com/brands/ren...306.1459956146
Rec on this board, so that’s a plus. Location looks great; price also seems great. Anything I am missing??
Ovolo Woolloomooloo -- $1,100 incl continental breakfast, daily happy hour, snacks in room
http://www.ovolohotels.com/en/hotels...woolloomooloo/
Great reviews, looks like a fun experience. About a mile walk to central CBD (certainly do-able for us, but not ideal).
Intercontinental -- $1350 partial harbor view including breakfast
http://www.icsydney.com.au
Reliable, high-quality experience. Downside is price but could lower it if I book a city view instead. Is there any reason this room is worth $600 more than the Rendezvous?
Simpsom’s of Potts Point -- $700 incl continental breakfast
http://www.simpsonshotel.com
Concerned about location, although when in cities we sometimes enjoy staying in areas with a neighborhood vibe.
Thank you!
Would love to hear your pros and cons; and any other suggestions are also welcomed!
The Rendezvous Hotel Sydney The Rocks -- $750 no breakfast
https://www.tfehotels.com/brands/ren...306.1459956146
Rec on this board, so that’s a plus. Location looks great; price also seems great. Anything I am missing??
Ovolo Woolloomooloo -- $1,100 incl continental breakfast, daily happy hour, snacks in room
http://www.ovolohotels.com/en/hotels...woolloomooloo/
Great reviews, looks like a fun experience. About a mile walk to central CBD (certainly do-able for us, but not ideal).
Intercontinental -- $1350 partial harbor view including breakfast
http://www.icsydney.com.au
Reliable, high-quality experience. Downside is price but could lower it if I book a city view instead. Is there any reason this room is worth $600 more than the Rendezvous?
Simpsom’s of Potts Point -- $700 incl continental breakfast
http://www.simpsonshotel.com
Concerned about location, although when in cities we sometimes enjoy staying in areas with a neighborhood vibe.
Thank you!
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Thanks, annhig. I recall seeing one of your posts about staying at the Rendezvous, and that's how I knew it existed. Appreciate your confirming your satisfaction with it. Fodorites like you are the best!
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thanks, GinnyJo.
We also liked the look of the hotel opposite, The Harbour Rocks, though it is a bit more expensive. [i tried to link it but got a load of gobbledygook]
it has a very nicely appointed bar that looks like a library in a gentleman's club.
We also liked the look of the hotel opposite, The Harbour Rocks, though it is a bit more expensive. [i tried to link it but got a load of gobbledygook]
it has a very nicely appointed bar that looks like a library in a gentleman's club.
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Ginny,
the only thing I would say is that the furnishings in our room were a tad "tired". Not falling apart, nothing like that, but it looked like a room that was next in line for a lick of paint. but it was perfectly clean, the bathroom was fine, [I can't remember it so it must have been!] and everything worked.
like Russ says, why pay almost twice as much for more or less the same thing?
the only thing I would say is that the furnishings in our room were a tad "tired". Not falling apart, nothing like that, but it looked like a room that was next in line for a lick of paint. but it was perfectly clean, the bathroom was fine, [I can't remember it so it must have been!] and everything worked.
like Russ says, why pay almost twice as much for more or less the same thing?