Holiday Inn Old Sydney the Rocks - Sydney

55 George Street, Sydney, NW, 2000 Australia
Hotel Info: 866-538-6194
Guest rating 4.0 / 5
75% Recommend
(Neighbourhood average 4.5)
Location. Set in the most populous city in Australia, the Old Sydney Holiday Inn is located in the southeastern corner of the continent. This city-center Holiday Inn is 0.2 kilometer from the Sydney Opera House, one kilometer from Darling Harbor, 10 kilometers from the Taronga Zoo and 13 kilometers from Kingsford Smith International Airport. Hotel Features. The Old Sydney Holiday Inn provides an outdoor pool, spa tub and childcare services. The hotel also offers a business center with secretarial...
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  • 4.0 Average rating: All Trip Types
  • 75% Recommended
  • 8 Reviews
  • 3.8  Hotel Service
  • 4.1  Room Comfort
  • 3.9  Hotel Condition
  • 4.1  Room Cleanliness

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Trip type Number of reviews Average rating
All Trip Types (8) 4.0
Business (0) 0
Romance (0) 0
Family (1) 3.0
With Friends (3) 4.7
All Others (4) 3.8

Overview

Location. Set in the most populous city in Australia, the Old Sydney Holiday Inn is located in the southeastern corner of the continent. This city-center Holiday Inn is 0.2 kilometer from the Sydney Opera House, one kilometer from Darling Harbor, 10 kilometers from the Taronga Zoo and 13 kilometers from Kingsford Smith International Airport.

Hotel Features. The Old Sydney Holiday Inn provides an outdoor pool, spa tub and childcare services. The hotel also offers a business center with secretarial and courier services, high-speed Internet access (surcharge) and wireless data connectivity (surcharge). Faxing, printing and copying services are also available. For dining options, there is one on-site restaurant and one lounge. The Playfair Terrace Restaurant serves Australian cuisine for breakfast and dinner. The Lobby Lounge and Bar offers an assortment of beverages paired with candlelight and soft music to create a calming mood. Pets are not allowed on this property.

Guestrooms. The eight-story Old Sydney Holiday Inn's 175 guestrooms offer cable television, air conditioning, wireless Internet access, modem connectivity and direct-dial phones. Additional amenities include in-room safes, minibars, coffeemakers, compact refrigerators and radios. Rooms also feature private bathrooms with bathtubs and bathrobes.

Expert Tip. The Old Sydney Holiday Inn is adjacent to The Rocks Market on George Street. This market is open on weekends from morning to evening and offers approximately 150 stalls featuring a range of handmade goods and various foods.


Official Australia STAR Rating provided by AAA Tourism Pty Ltd
AAA Tourism Pty Ltd assigns an official STAR Rating for accommodations in Australia. This Hotel property is rated 4-½ stars.

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Amenities

Services

  • Babysitting or child care
  • Concierge services
  • Currency exchange
  • Internet access in public areas - surcharge
  • Internet access - wireless
  • Laundry facilities
  • Limo or Town Car service available
  • Multilingual staff
  • Parking (secure)
  • Parking (surcharge)
  • Parking (valet)
  • Parking garage
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Safe-deposit box - front desk
  • Tour assistance
  • Use of nearby fitness center (discount)

Business & Event

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Business services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Room service (24 hours)
  • Secretarial services

Accessibility Features

This hotel does not offer any accessibility features. Please select a different hotel if you are interested in booking a room with accessibility features.

Rooms (all rooms include)

  • Air conditioning
  • Bathrobes
  • Cable television service
  • Climate control
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Complimentary newspaper
  • Desk
  • Dial-up Internet access
  • Direct-dial phone
  • Electronic/magnetic keys
  • Hair dryer
  • High-speed Internet access
  • Housekeeping
  • In-room safe
  • Internet access (surcharge)
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Minibar
  • Pay movies
  • Shower/tub combination
  • Smoking permitted
  • Television
  • Wake-up calls
  • Window opens

General

  • Air-conditioned public areas;
  • Bar/lounge;
  • Elevator/lift;
  • Number of floors: 8;
  • Number of rooms: 165;
  • Restaurant(s) in hotel;
  • Swimming pool - outdoor
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Check-in time is 2 PM
Check-out time is 11 AM
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Photo identification and credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
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Holiday Inn Old Sydney the Rocks The Rocks

A short guide to The Rocks

Hugging the harbour, this district is a monument to sensitive urban planning, with well-preserved cobbled lanes and a Colonial streetscape marking it as Sydney’s oldest district. Locals and visitors mingle here amid designer boutiques, al fresco cafés, lively pubs, galleries, museums, and some of the city’s best restaurants. The weekend markets are not to be missed.

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Nearby Activities & Points of Interest

Less than 0.5 mile

  • Circular Quay - 100 yards
  • The Rocks - 200 yards
  • Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) - 300 yards
  • Done Sydney Observatory - 400 yards
  • Customs House - 500 yards
  • Sydney Opera House - 600 yards
  • Government House - 700 yards
  • Museum of Sydney - 700 yards
  • Sydney Harbour Bridge - 800 yards
  • Sydney Town Hall - 800 yards

3.0+ mi

  • Sydney Rose Bay Seaplane Base (RSE) - 3.2 miles
  • Sydney Kingsford Smith Intl. Airport (SYD) - 5.9 miles
  • Kingsford Smith Airport - 6.2 miles
  • Bankstown Airport (BWU) - 13 miles
  • Palm Beach Seaplane Base (LBH) - 20 miles

Reviews

Holiday Inn Old Sydney the Rocks 2009.11.24
Recommended Trip type: All Others "Nice Location"

Reviewed by Terry of St. Paul on Nov 24, 2009

The hotel was fine--nothing exceptional and it seemed a bit dated and in need of a "freshening up" remodel. Overall it is a satisfactory hotel and in a great location to explore much of the nicer parts of Sydney.

Overall Rating

4.0 out of value="5"
  • 3.0 Hotel Service
  • 4.0 Hotel Condition
  • 4.0 Room Comfort
  • 4.0 Room Cleanliness
Holiday Inn Old Sydney the Rocks 2009.10.28
Recommended Trip type: With Friends

Reviewed by a Hotels.com guest on Oct 28, 2009

This guest did not leave a comment.

Overall Rating

5.0 out of value="5"
  • 5.0 Hotel Service
  • 4.0 Hotel Condition
  • 4.0 Room Comfort
  • 5.0 Room Cleanliness
Holiday Inn Old Sydney the Rocks 2009.08.16
Recommended Trip type: With Friends

Reviewed by a Hotels.com guest on Aug 16, 2009

This guest did not leave a comment.

Overall Rating

5.0 out of value="5"
  • 5.0 Hotel Service
  • 5.0 Hotel Condition
  • 5.0 Room Comfort
  • 5.0 Room Cleanliness
Holiday Inn Old Sydney the Rocks 2009.06.13
Not recommended Trip type: With Friends

Reviewed by a Hotels.com guest on Jun 13, 2009

This guest did not leave a comment.

Overall Rating

4.0 out of value="5"
  • 3.0 Hotel Service
  • 3.0 Hotel Condition
  • 3.0 Room Comfort
  • 3.0 Room Cleanliness
Holiday Inn Old Sydney the Rocks 2009.04.15
Recommended Trip type: Family "Great Location, Could use some TLC"

Reviewed by a Hotels.com guest on Apr 15, 2009

The hotel is right in the center of the Rocks area of Sydney - two blocks from the Circular Quay. We found the room very comfortable but in need of some updating - the tub was small and we constantly clashed with the shower curtain. The grouting in the tile was showing mildew - but not so much as to make it repulsive - just annoying. Upon our arrival by taxi there was no bellman to assist us with our luggage as the hotel, apparently laid off the crew. We were pointed to where the luggage trolleys were stored. Rooms 429 through 432 are within a meter of the guest laundry. The pool is on the 8th floor accessible only by a walk up two short sets of stairs. There is no bar service available at the pool. The rooftop view is to-die for as the Harbour Bridge and the Opera House are right there. Would recommend this hotel for travelers on holiday, not in the right location for business travelers.

Overall Rating

3.0 out of value="5"
  • 3.0 Hotel Service
  • 4.0 Hotel Condition
  • 5.0 Room Comfort
  • 4.0 Room Cleanliness
Holiday Inn Old Sydney the Rocks 2009.02.22
Not recommended Trip type: All Others "maybe go back"

Reviewed by j of cumbria on Feb 22, 2009

sometimes at breakfast the food trys would run out and took a long time to fill them, should have been topped up before running out of food, eg bacon, good locatin

Overall Rating

3.0 out of value="5"
  • 3.0 Hotel Service
  • 3.0 Hotel Condition
  • 4.0 Room Comfort
  • 4.0 Room Cleanliness
Holiday Inn Old Sydney the Rocks 2009.01.17
Recommended Trip type: All Others "Very impressed"

Reviewed by a of West Sussex England on Jan 17, 2009

Could only stay one night and wished I could have stayed longer! First impressions, hotel staff friendly and helpful, hotel very clean and modern and the hotel pool and spa is impressive on the rooftop! The hotel is in a great location right by the 'rocks' where there are cafes and shops and near to the harbour bridge and Circular Quay where you can go on a boat trip to various destinations. Also at Circular Quay there is a train station, I got a train from there to Town hall only 2 stops away where I visited the Victoria building, a beautiful building with stain glassed windows where there a lots of shops.The Sydney Opera House is only about a 10 minute walk away from the hotel. You can see the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge from the rooftop of the hotel, a lovely view. I was sad to leave, especially having to come home to wet cold England!

Overall Rating

5.0 out of value="5"
  • 5.0 Hotel Service
  • 5.0 Hotel Condition
  • 5.0 Room Comfort
  • 5.0 Room Cleanliness

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Holiday Inn Old Sydney the Rocks 2008.12.09
Recommended Trip type: All Others "Perfetta posizione"

Reviewed by D of Dublino on Dec 9, 2008

L'albergo si trova nella zona più bella di Sydney, The Rocks, dalla terrazza con piscina si può ammirare la baia di Sydney, il ponte e la Opera House. Comodo per la notte e il giorno.

Overall Rating

3.0 out of value="5"
  • 3.0 Hotel Service
  • 3.0 Hotel Condition
  • 3.0 Room Comfort
  • 3.0 Room Cleanliness

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