I have not seen a hotel like this (and I travel a lot)! It was shockingly old and dirty. There was a musty smell of old carpet inside the room. There was even a cockroach under the bed! We could hear engine humming noise(we stayed on the top floor) at night. The housekeeping ladies would slam the doors every morning without regards to the guests. The bathroom was old and the basin was cracked. Sud from the bath tib comes back up the drain pipe on the floor! The glasses and cups were not washed and simply placed upside down back on the tray (which was also dirty). The bath towels were old and in need of replacement.
The only thing positive was the room was spacious (although only one standard double bed and one single bed as opposed to the typical two queen beds in other hotels of this price range).We picked this hotel thinking it was near to Darling Harbour. We found it was only near to China Town which was accessible by a footbridge that didn't seem safe at night. Darling Harbour would require at least 20 mins walk but we didn't want to risk it as the roads were dark and quiet, so we took the monorail. Definitely don't recommend!!
The room is large with a big balcony which is good for a relaxing morning breakfast and reading of papers. The trees outside provide good shade and it is nice to hear birds singing in the morning. The only poor facility is the old lifts which are noisy when the doors opened and shut and this is especially obvious in the night.
The location was great. You could walk to Paddys markets, China Town and Darling Habour easily. Trains and buses were close and easy to use to travel to other parts of the city.
The hotel was comfortable and close to the exhibition centre. The front staff were great, the kitchen staff could not understand english and the breakfast was poor. The coffee terrible. but you have so much around you to go and eat elsewhere. overall good.
Outstanding, warm ,friendly ,helpful,restful, accommodating with directions,...
Outstanding, warm ,friendly ,helpful,restful, accommodating with directions, easy to get to from the airport, safe for a lone traveller, very accessible to Darling Harbour- Thank you