A small and friendly hotel, full of character with great staff. Sam the manager made me feel very welcome, and it was a good place to eat and drink in the evening.

The shared bathrooms could be noisy if guests were moving around in the night.

Honestly would recommend this hotel to anyone wanting to stay in Sydney. The location is amazing, a walk across the botanical gardens to get to the harbour. Our room was a really good size and the bathrooms were really clean. There was three toilets and we never once came across other guests or had to wait to use facilities. We ate at the restaurant downstairs a few nights too and the food was incredible. It was super quiet we never heard any street noise. Also we were able to store luggage on both arrival and departure days which was a massive bonus too

The hotel was clean and well kept. It is an old building with a lot of charm and history. The room was spacious and comfortable. The washrooms are shared but on the floor there were 3 independent washrooms for just a handful of rooms so one was always accessible and free. The washrooms were very clean and well maintained. As a plus, the hotel is in a good location. You are in walking distance from the Sydney Opera House and to downtown. The hotel is also in walking distance from a train station.

Nothing. I had an excellent stay and I would recommend this hotel to anyone. Unless you really want your own, in-room bathroom this hotel ticks all the boxes. Good value for money, good facilities and good location

Fantastic location, Superb budget accommodation! Incredibly friendly staff - family run, and Sam was so lovely to deal with. Loved the oldie, antique hotel setup. Even had coffee plungers to use. We had mucked up our arrival booking and Sam incorporated what we needed at no extra charge - he was a gem! Brilliant customer service - thankyou!! Highly recommend.

It would have been ideal if we had a sink in our room - but it was no problem that we didn't. On the top floor it would be ideal to access the jug in the foyer area like the floor below.

Pantry and bathrooms have fair service and replenishment of items. Occasionally ran out sugar or shampoo during higher number of occupants on certain days. Love the response of staffs and Sam has been proactive and thoughtful in offering storage of luggage on last day of my stay. I really felt that the hotel is trying their best to be hospitable in many ways possible. Had a wonderful stay and definitely will recommend to friends who likes to visit Cathedral, Museums, Royal.Botanical Park, Hyde Barrack etc.....all walking distances.

Window of room 9 won't close properly and luckily it is not winter yet. There was one day where storm hit Sydney and rained whole day. After which, seen some coakroaches in the room which I didn't notice before the rain. The mini bar was not very cold but just cool.

We liked that the staff were very friendly, it was a great place to eat and drink, the room was quite spacious, the location was excellent and the bathroom was good, especially the shower pressure. And it was very good value for money.

We didn’t like the fact that the room didn’t have a fan. We didn’t use the Aircon as it was a bit noisy. The Street noise was a bit excessive but nothing that earplugs didn’t solve. We didn’t like the 42 steps to our room but we knew there were going to be stairs.

Great location in an inner city neighbourhood, antique furniture and cosy vibe

We have stayed here many times over the last 10 years or so but it seems the maintenance and housekeeping have slipped a lot. Soap holders are rusty, shower gel and soap had run out, windows are really dirty and the peeling paint on the balcony has not been fixed in the last 10 years. It’s really a shame because these things could be fixed quite easily. Hope things will improve before our next stay 🙂.

Having never been to Sydney, I found the East Sydney Hotel to be the perfect location for me to stay. The rooms were clean and comfortable. Although there were shared bathrooms it wasn't an issue as there were 3 on the floor. It was kept clean at all times. and there was no waiting for a bathroom to open. The staff there were excellent and amazing well worth the value of the stay.

There wasn't anything I didn't like.

Loved the location. Super quiet even though it was in such a central location. Loved the beds, such comfy pillows.

It would have been great to have aircon, as it was quite stuffy and there wasn’t a breeze but that’s ok. There wasn’t a breakfast that I was aware of…and the water station didn't have water

Perfect stay, absolutely no complaints! The bar opens till 1am, but was super happy that in our bedroom, couldn't hear the music etc at all! Massive thank you to your wonderful house keeping lady, we lost a ring in the room & hadn't realised until after we checked out. She found it & attached it to out bags ready for collection later <3 Location was perfect, we walked in / out of the city everyday, in about 10 minutes- and the room was gorgeous, spacious, clean & cool style - the balcony was lovely to have too.