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Historic Hotels Further Afield Hostels
The Rocks and The Rocks and Circular
Circular Quay DK Choice Quay
Cockatoo Island $$
The Lord Nelson Brewery Cockatoo Island
Hotel $$ Tel 8969 2111 DK Choice
19 Kent St, The Rocks ∑ cockatooisland.gov.au
Tel 9251 4044 Map 1 A2 Why stay by the harbour when Sydney Harbour YHA $$
∑ lordnelsonbrewery.com you can stay on it? This is the 110 Cumberland St, The Rocks
Brimming with history and only harbour island where you Tel 8272 0900 Map 1 B2
personality, the top floor of this can stay overnight, just a short ∑ yha.com.au
celebrated pub, Australia’s oldest ferry ride from the city. Embrace Private rooms with harbour
pub brewery, offers cosy rooms your sense of adventure and views here cost slightly more
with stone walls and rustic decor. explore its convict and than standard hostels, but are
shipbuilding history, then relax worth it. There are double,
Pier One Sydney Harbour $$ on the balcony or deck of a family and dormitory rooms,
11 Hickson Rd, Walsh Bay self-contained apartment. and it's just a short walk to
Tel 8298 9999 Map 1 A2 major attractions and transport.
∑ pieronesydneyharbour.com.au The relaxing, large rooftop deck
The 1912 Pier One wharf played Q-Station $$ offers incredible views of the
a role in Sydney’s early shipping North Head Scenic Drive, Manly Opera House.
and cargo history. This beautiful Tel 9466 1500
hotel has revived and preserved ∑ qstation.com.au
this historic landmark. Stay in Sydney Harbour National
Park and take history or ghost Darling Harbour and
The Russell Hotel $$ tours of the 1830s North Head Surry Hills
143a George St, The Rocks Quarantine Station (see p135).
Tel 9241 3543 Map 1 B2 Big Hostel $
∑ therussell.com.au 212 Elizabeth St
The site of the colony’s “movable Beyond Sydney Tel 9281 6030 Map 4 E4
hospital” in 1790, this charming The Carrington $$ ∑ bighostel.com
hotel sits above the historic 15–47 Katoomba St, Katoomba This place attracts less of the
Fortune of War pub. It has a quaint Tel 4782 1111 party crowd than other hostels.
sitting room, a well-stocked library, ∑ thecarrington.com.au There is a complimentary basic
a rooftop garden and lovely staff. This 1883 grand old lady was a breakfast – toast, cereal, coffee,
magnet for Sydney’s elite, and the tea. Common areas have Wi-Fi.
southern hemisphere’s most
City Centre popular retreat in the early 1900s. Railway Square YHA $
The Grace $$$ Bags of old-world charm. 8 Lee St
77 York St Tel 2981 9666 Map 4 D5
Tel 9272 6888 Map 1 A4 The Hydro Majestic $$$ ∑ yha.com.au
∑ gracehotel.com.au Great Western Highway, Next to Central Station, this hostel
Built by Grace Bros in the 1920s Medlow Bath has private rooms in the historic
as a showpiece department store, Tel 4782 6885 1904 main building and shared
this place is a fine example of ∑ hydromajestic.com.au rooms in a funky railway carriage.
Neo-Gothic archi tecture with a Stretching 1.1 km (0.7 miles) along
contrasting Art Deco interior. the escarpment overlooking the Wake Up! $
Megalong Valley, this magnificent 509 Pitt St
Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel $$$ property’s Art Deco-styled Tel 9288 7888 Map 4 E5
27 O’Connell St 54 guest rooms reflect its rich ∑ wakeup.com.au
Tel 8214 0000 Map 1 B4 heritage and the glitz and Fun, modern backpacker
∑ radissonblu.com/en/plaza glamour of yesteryear. accommodation in a convenient
hotel-sydney location with shared and private
With its stunning 1850s sandstone rooms. Activities include
façade, this was once home to barbecues, pool competit ions
John Fairfax & Sons’ newspaper and guided city orientation tours.
empire and the Bank of NSW. Good on-site café and bar.
Today, you’ll find exceptional
comfort and service.
Kings Cross and
Paddington Darlinghurst
The Hughenden $$ Eva’s Backpackers $
14 Queen St, Woollahra 6 Orwell St, Potts Point
Tel 9363 4863 Map 6 E4 Tel 9358 2185 Map 2 E5
∑ thehughenden.com.au ∑ evasbackpackers.com.au
A restored grand mansion Small, clean rooms and friendly
with a colourful history, The staff. Facilities include a large
Hughenden has formerly been kitchen, a common room with a
a masonic hall, a nurses’ home Modern fittings and a stunning view at fireplace and hot chocolate, and a
and a dance hall. Pier One Sydney Harbour rooftop terrace for barbecues.
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