Hotels in Sydney Central Business District, Sydney

Good location, heart of the CBD, easy to walk to the buzzy areas, also easy to get plenty of passive cigarette smoke right outside the hotel from those low-IQ anti-lung people. Museum [Train] Station is nearby which is good - 15min ride to domestic airport, bus stops nearby can take you to The Gap too. Room was spacious, functional, it's not Hilton but no complaints, cleaning staff are polite and accommodating. No toothbrush or extra soap bars but they were very kind to provide it all when requested — even at 22:00. All staff were friendly, nothing but good vibes, except the Aussie high school girl who checked us in at reception on Friday evening. She was vacant in the brain department, seemed confused about being awake and conversing at the same time. Didn't tell us where breakfast would be (but i can follow my nose), what time it ends (i eat early anyway, so was ok), where the gym is etc. When asked, she said you get discounts on drinks at 'Cidery', although that's not the breakfast place, and i don't drink anyway but she wouldn't know that because she didn't appear to be a fan of knowledge or Q&A. All she said was ”Breakfast is at 'Ember' ” — clearly i'm supposed to know this world famous restaurant named after a dying fire, what floor it's on and which TV show the chef was on. I brilliantly figured out it's 'Amber', it is across the lounge from reception on the same level, which is one level above the entrance on Pitt Street, and i should've spotted it by turning around and checking all the angles, so my bad. There is no TV show chef but the buffet is quite good, as is the machine coffee (which is also nice and hot), so you don't need to order cappuccinos which is an extra charge (If you're new to Aus, note that all cappuccinos/lattes are at least AUD 5.00 and the service is always good, partly because they're having a laugh about selling you mostly warm milk at $5 a mug. Also coffees are never hot enough no matter how many times you say 'extra hot please' because according to law, only the weather is allowed to go above 33 degrees Celsius). Don't know if the hotel had wifi, because Reception-Girl-With-Plastic-Smile never mentioned it (It's ok, my mobile data is unlimited). The only useful thing she told us was the hotel is working on building a swimming pool someday. My wife said I must've met girls like her at Cornell except for the fact that i didn't. Overall i recommend Rydges (and also Hilton), although I prefer the correct spelling of ”ridge”.

Great location, staff are friendly and helpful. Doorman, showed excellent service - he was very friendly and made sure we had umbrellas on a a rainy day. The room was nice and comfortable, and a generous size bed for two. Nice bathroom with bath tub, standing shower and separate toilet. The only pet peeve we had was that the ventilation in the bathroom was not that great, as there was a slight mouldy smell from the bathroom leaking in to the main room. The gym was small but very good as it had an abundance of equipment. There was filtered water and many apples for a post-workout snack, which was very convenient. However, all in all it was a pleasant stay and we would not hesitate to visit again, hopefully in a different room.

Was really good, there was a gym and pool, room has a kitchen and laundry! Basically I could live there lmao, the location was also amazing it was literally on the centre which made us easy to go around anywhere. Definitely coming back again

The hotel boasts an excellent location, with a subway station conveniently situated right across the street and numerous attractions nearby. The lobby is quite grand. However, the view from our room was unfortunately obstructed by trees, leading to poor visibility and diminishing the supposed advantage of a park-view room. Breakfast was lavish, featuring a self-service station for fresh fruit and vegetable juices. Overall, the service was decent. But we had a very frustrating experience: during morning check-out, an elderly person in our group accidentally left a public transport card tucked inside their room key. When we returned in the evening to look for it, we received no help whatsoever. Their staff proved inflexible and unhelpful, especially when confronted with an urgent issue.

Overall experience could have been improved starting from the concierge.We need to manually retrieve the luggage to our room due to shortage of head count.As for the breakfast it was quite a disaster with no changes for the menus for the past 6 days.This was not expected for a 5 stars hotel.Kindly relook on the feedback as we pay quite a premium price and was not expecting lackluster service 

Love the hotel for the self service launderette. Getting around the city from the hotel is very convenient with the public bus 2mins away from the entrance. Friendly and helpful staff. Check in and out was a breeze. Australian Museum is walkable from the hotel and nearest supermarket is just beside the hotel. Halal food is also a stone's thrown away. Awesome stay. Found some good thrift shops around the hotel too.

⸻ My flight arrived early, but the receptionist made a great effort to arrange an early check-in for me before 2 PM. The front desk staff was truly enthusiastic and supportive, and I got a perfect room just as I wanted — on a high floor with a spacious city view. The room was cleaned daily and was well-maintained in terms of hygiene. The location is convenient, close to Central Station and Museum Station, right next to Hyde Park. I had a very comfortable and pleasant 5-day stay here. Definitely worth experiencing!

So wonderful! The staff were all incredibly sweet and accomodating. Especially towards my questions (since i’ve never booked a hotel before.) Our room was exceptionally clean! As well as this, the cleaning staff were efficient and highly skilled at their jobs. I felt comfortable and safe the entire time, which I guess is what you’d expect but the staff truly went above and beyond the entire time. All accomodations and requests were met as well!

Location is pretty good here. Located in Thai town and near train and tram. Room is a bit small and old. No free drinking water. Room cant keep sound that much. Total all is ok good choice if you looking for a good location hotel

Great service and location near the airport train at Central,. The room was spacious, comfy bed and very clean. Good value for money - I would stay again!