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Hotel Policies & Fees
The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
Awards and Affiliations
The Observatory Hotel is listed in the 2011 Condé Nast Traveler Gold List of the world's best places to stay and the 2010 Travel + Leisure 500. This property is affiliated with the International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association (IGLTA) and welcomes lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) guests. The property is a member of Orient-Express.
Accessibility Options
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the “Special or Accessibility Requests” section of “Trip Preferences” when you book your hotel.
Property Amenities
Located near the historic Rocks and business centre of Sydney, The Observatory Hotel provides easy access to shops, entertainment, and business and tourist destinations. Hotel facilities include four conference and meeting rooms; a full-service health spa with sauna, steam room, swimming pool, and gym; a concierge desk; 24-hour business center; and a media library. High-speed Internet access is available (surcharge), as are dry cleaning service, tour assistance, and airport transportation (surcharge). Dining options include two on-site restaurants and a cocktail bar.
Rooms
Each of the 96 air-conditioned guestrooms at The Observatory Hotel offer high-speed, wireless Internet access (surcharge), work desks, cable TV with DVD player, CD player, in-room safe, and telephone with voicemail. Ensuite marble bathrooms provide complimentary designer toiletries, bathrobes, telephone, and hair dryers. A complimentary newspaper is delivered daily.
Room Amenities
Dining
Galileo - Fine-dining restaurant serving breakfast and dinner. Reservations required. Closed Sunday and Monday.
Globe Bar & Brasserie - Dinning all day, from noon to 10.30PM. Boasts Sydney’s award-winning traditional afternoon tea, served in grand British tradition.
Recreation
Spa
Day Spa - Here guests can enjoy La Prairie treatments, as well as the Spa's own signature range of luxurious treatments and products, which incorporate a blend of ancient therapies.
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“Wonderful experience!”
A truly first-rate hotel. The service was excellent. The staff was helpful and courteous. The room was huge and beautiful.My 8 year old daughter loved the pool. We would not stay anywhere else in Sydney.
“Can't wait to go back”
A beautiful hotel located in " The Rocks". The service was fantastic! We arrived in Sydney at 6:30 AM and went directly to the hotel. Although they could not allow us to check into our room, they were very gracious and accomodating. They offered to hold our bags,and offered us the use of the spa shower to refresh ourselves. The rooms are beautiful and full of great amenities. The bathroom had a great shower and a nice deep tub. The only drawback would be for people who have a disability and could not get their leg over the side. They may have rooms more disability accessible, I would ask. The staff was efficient and friendly, they went way beyond their requirements. Great job!
“Wouldn't stay anywhere else in Sydney!”
I'm a frequent hotel visitor, and this hotel wowed me in every respect. My room was spectacular--clean, spacious, well-appointed, and every possible comfort had been thought about and provided--complimentary bedside water and tea, robes, heated towel rack, good lighting, turndown service, umbrellas, flashlights, and totebags for use while staying. I was consistently addressed by name by every staff person I interacted with. The concierges were knowledgeable, helpful and on top of every need and the public areas of the hotel were beautiful. Very well-located in The Rocks district and next to the Observatory. Couldn't ask for anything more and hope to have a reason to go to Sydney again just to stay in this hotel! (Oh, the food was excellent, too!)
“Great Hotel”
Excellent hotel. Staff very helpful. When I left something behind they found it and mailed it to me in Melbourne. I would stay there again. Fairly close to everything.
“Outstanding hotel in a great location”
I booked this hotel as a special treat for the beginning of our stay in Australia. Although the water view of Darling Harbor is good, but not spectacular (there is an empty parking lot between the hotel and the Harbor) we liked everything else about the hotel so much that we ended up splurging and returning to the hotel, instead of to a cheaper place, for the 3 days back in Sydney at the end of our trip. Rooms are very comfortable, and concierge is extremely helpful. We did not eat in the hotel, so I cannot comment on the restaurants.
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89-113 Kent Street Millers Point, 2000 Australia
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Location Highlights
The preferred airport for The Observatory Hotel is Sydney, NSW (SYD-Kingsford Smith Intl.) - 9 km / 5.6 mi.
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Circular Quay - The Rocks, New South Wales, Australia: Hugging the harbour, this district is a monument to sensitive urban planning, with well-preserved cobbled lanes and a Colonial streetscape marking it as Sydneys oldest district. Locals and visitors mingle here amid designer boutiques, al fresco cafés, lively pubs, galleries, museums, and some of the citys best restaurants. The weekend markets are not to be missed.
89-113 Kent Street Millers Point, 2000 Australia
