The Best Hotel in Sydney, New South Wales

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From grand hotels with white-glove service to tucked-away bed-and-breakfasts, there's lodging to fit all styles and budgets in Sydney. The best addresses in town are undoubtedly in The Rocks, where the tranquil setting and harbor views are right near major cultural attractions, restaurants, shops, and galleries. The area around Kings Cross is another hotel district, with a good collection of boutique and backpacker lodgings. Keep in mind, however, that this is also the city's major nightlife district, and the scene can get pretty raucous after sunset.

Medusa

$ | 267 Darlinghurst Rd., Sydney, NSW, 2010, Australia

If you're tired of the standard travelers' rooms, this renovated Victorian terrace house may be just the tonic. Having undergone a massive conversion into 21st-century cool, it sports a decorating scheme of brash colors—blues, yellows, and creams splashed against reds—and furnishings (platform beds and chaise lounge) that might have come direct from a Milan design gallery. Every room is slightly different, has a kitchenette, and was recently fitted with a new flat-screen TV. Behind the glamour is a comfortable, well-run hotel with friendly, attentive staff. This is one of the few city hotels that welcome guests' dogs, and it's near many good restaurants.

Pros

  • Good location
  • Flashy design
  • Warm service

Cons

267 Darlinghurst Rd., Sydney, NSW, 2010, Australia
02-9331–1000
www.medusa.com.au
Hotel Details
18 rooms
No Meals

Quick Facts

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