The Hydro Hotel

8/10

Excellent

10 Mar 2026

raymond

Rooms were well equipped . Breakfast included in our stay (extra cost) good choices in Buffet .
Parking was a bit of a walk from the rooms we were in
Overhaul was good

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

05 Mar 2026

Sau Wai

The property is a bit run down and in need for renovation. However, one cannot beat the view!!

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

01 Mar 2026

Dale

The room for two people was inadequate. Elementary items - plug for washbasin, luggage storage, hanging space, hanging facilities, a coffee table were missing. Damage to the shower floor should have been repaired, a faulty bedside lamp must have been ignored by the housekeeping staff.
The reception staff and hospitality staff were very friendly, attentive and helpful.
The food in the Wintergarden restaurant and the Boilerhouse was excellent, and the staff very helpful with dietary issues.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

22 Feb 2026

Andrew

Closing the Boiler House restaurant for dinner Sat to Tues feels like they are trying to forcefully \"upsell\" the Wintergarden restaurant. Coupled with the insistence of a minimum of 3 courses ffor dinner on a Sat left a very bad taste in the mouth.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Feb 2026

Anthony

We enjoyed a 2 night escape from the city and were delighted with this gracious, fascinating hotel. The history of the Hydro and the beautifully updated interiors were an unexpected bonus, also, the charming bar with spectacular views. The delicious breakfasts, again with stunning views left us disappointed we had other plans for dinner. The staff were all friendly and professional and our room was well furnished and immaculate. We look forward to another stay.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Feb 2026

Andrea

The historic structures and interiors added much to the value of our stay. Our room was also very well appointed

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

10 Jan 2026

Megan

Room was well appointed. Small in size. We had a valley view room and the view was amazing!
Service was excellent. Dining was excellent.
Enjoyed the location and history of the property.
Definitely visit again.

6/10

Pleasant

01 Jan 2026

REBECCA

room was tiny but functional, very clean
The bathroom was terrible set up for the room rate, couldnt have a bath as it was tiny and would of been nice after hiking all day. the rpressure of shower was not great either.
breakfast was great though

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Nov 2025

Rhonda

Room was spotless and had the most magnificent view, was small but is what you would expect of an historic hotel. Was amazing to step back into the past. Staff were fantastic and obviously loved their job.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

25 Nov 2025

Timothy

Staff was great and the rooms nice for such an old building but there isn’t much to do within walking distance.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Nov 2025

Sau Him Paul

The staff at the front desk is extremely professional and helpful

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

09 Nov 2025

Kathryn

The views from the hotel are out of this world. Whilst the rooms are snug they have everything you need with an amazing view to wake up to. Staff are friendly and helpful. Overall a great stay.

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

06 Nov 2025

Robert Neil

The hotel was cold and the breakfast the same.

6/10

Pleasant

06 Nov 2025

alex

Yes room was well presented
A.C. Did not wormed even after I asked a staff member for help
Road work on the road holt the traffic in and out of the property.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

01 Nov 2025

richard

This is a really historic - and atmospheric place to stay - we loved it .

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

24 Oct 2025

Fiona

Enjoyed a lovely weekend for honeymoon in beautiful location

10/10

Exceptional

22 Oct 2025

Pamela

This is an iconic hotel. The room was small but extremely comfortable with incredible views. The staff were friendly and efficient. The hotel was full of antiques and amazing guest areas. The restaurant was in a room with stunning views and the food was excellent. Breakfast had good variety. I can not express how interesting this hotel was.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Oct 2025

W

It was a treat being taken to our room with some history given by a staff member who curates the artifacts.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Oct 2025

Dustin

Room was very nice with fantastic views

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Sep 2025

Lauren

Special place to stay!

A treat to stay here, in the mountains. Wonderful welcome and service from the reception staff. The historic decor of the hotel makes it interesting to wander through. We really enjoyed the breakfast buffet and the magic views from the windows.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Sep 2025

Melissa

Beautifully renovated building with a high end luxury feel. We loved it! The only draw backs were the roadworks outside and the fact that there is no lift. Window are double glazed so it was still very quiet in our road facing room. The staff were friendly and helpful. The dining room is elegant. Food privey but good quality. We would definitely recommend.

8/10

Excellent

10 Sep 2025

Michael

Historic property, fantastic view and great staff, garden in front good but out back was pretty rough
Terrible road construction out front (and even when finished) is such a detriment

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

09 Sep 2025

Michelle

Lovely place to stay, views are amazing!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Sep 2025

Mark

Absolutely Perfect

Celebrated wedding anniversary & was a surprise for my wife
Great choice perfect venue great friendly staff at every touch point
Very relaxing venue & enjoyed accomodation, food, location was brilliant with breathtaking views of the Blue Mountains
Highly recommend for that special trip

Partner

8/10

Excellent

14 Aug 2025

Victor

Very historical building

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

20 Jul 2025

Raymond

Our room was clean and quiet and the hotel itself quite beautiful. We stayed for two nights on a Monday and Tuesday and I wish we had of known ahead of time that the hotel’s Boiler House is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays as was the Cat’s Alley tea room and bar. These were all facilities we were looking forward to enjoying so I would caution others to consider this if you are thinking of staying on a Monday or Tuesday. Dinner in the Wintergarden was really lovely and the view amazing, very pricey and you will leave hungry though so you will want to have a snack before you go.
The breakfast is buffet only and it is not worth the price, the breakfast service is limited and understaffed so food was not restocked and our coffee took so long we were not served it until after we had finished out breakfast. There is a cafe at the hotel that I. Would suggest is a better option but again, it was closed in the mornings while we were there.

8/10

Excellent

18 Jul 2025

Peter

A fantastic place to stay with fine dining options, elegant bar and unique Art Deco decor and architecture. Great base for doing anything in the Blue Mountains. It's like staying in a piece of history.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

18 Jul 2025

Deborah

Room was clean, nice view but very small.
Breakfast was good with a good selection.
Dinner at Boiler restaurant was disappointing. Not a lot of choice, very small serves and quite expensive. Six adults, not happy.

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

13 Jul 2025

Anthony

Property and location are beautiful but the price you pay for the room is not reflected in the size and convenience of the room itself.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jun 2025

Dianne

Great

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

23 Jun 2025

Andrew

A wonderful location with expansive views across the Megalong Valley. The property makes full use of these, from the rooms, dining room and lounge. Its an odd collection of buildings joined together, with many indications of its heyday which is being largely restored. The rooms are quite small, but comfortable, and there are plenty of public spaces to relax in.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jun 2025

Tracey

Stunning grand lady of a hotel

The Hydro has so much rich history and the renovation is beautiful. The restaurant is great and the chef outdid themselves with a wonderful dinner. The staff were excellent and so polite.
The bar is fabulous for pre and after dinner cocktails.
The valley view room was a little small, nicely renovated but the bathroom needs an extra shelf for your toiletries.
Overall we had a great stay

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jun 2025

David

Old fashioned but nice

4/10

Poor

16 Jun 2025

Michael

The property needs to be renovated, it looks quite tired.

The air-conditioning system in our room was not working properly, the staff had to bring in an additional small heater to keep the room warm.

There is no in room dining which is a bit of an inconvenience.

Considering the price we paid for two nights, I think the Fairmont was a better experience.

The view from the room was great and also a big shout out to Marcus for always doing his best to assist, also a big out out to the young lady who checked us in, I failed to get her name.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jun 2025

ATM Masum

Service from reception to room service was excellent

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jun 2025

Kylie

From check in to check out, the service at HM was impeccable. The Front desk team, particularly Marcus and his phenomenal knowledge of HM's history, was incredibly educational and entertaining. Thanks to Marcus and his knowledge, we learnt so much about the history of HM and it made our experience so much more endearing. Every team member assisted us with our enquiries regardless of their allocated/designated work areas (Theresa!) and the rooms and facilities are sinply breathtaking. Thank you Marcus and the entire HM team for making our stay so much more memorable and one we will never forget. We will be back very soon and look forward to creating so many more fond memories here. An absolute 10/10. Thank you!!!!

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

05 Jun 2025

Andrea

The room was clean, but the view isn't the best (Carpark). The breakfast was good.

Business Partner

4/10

Poor

20 May 2025

Michael

The beds are poor need replacement

Friends

4/10

Poor

15 May 2025

Kathy

A sad old dame

This property is a bit sad now, as it’s been given no love. It’s a heritage building and is showing its age, but that’s no excuse for peeling, flaking paint and lack of cleanliness (does anyone check the state of the floor in the lounge bathrooms?). It was a grand design, meant to be filled with people, but now many of the lounges are shut down due to lack of visitors and staff. Some staff (not all) are clearly unhappy and it shows (Belgravia Lounge in particular- check the management there); I think they need much more support. And can you not do better than an array of fried foods or sandwiches for the snack menu there? The only alternative early in the week is the high end restaurant, and that’s too expensive to dine there every night. Seriously, give the staff and the property a lot more love.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 May 2025

Edwin

Beautiful as always although it needs a little love at the moment.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

02 May 2025

Paul

Need to better display differences between room choices , online

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

26 Apr 2025

Koop

The drinks and meals were expensive. Meal servings were small Staff very friendly but inexperienced.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Apr 2025

Philip

Great staff very friendly cheers Phil

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

23 Apr 2025

Stuart

Very unique hotel. Loved the history behind it. Amazing views.

6/10

Pleasant

21 Apr 2025

Suzy

The bed was not comfortable, which led to pior sleep - otherwise lovely.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

20 Apr 2025

Sahar

Not worth the price or the hype. Breakfast buffet was awful. The velvet chair in the bedroom had questionable white stains.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Apr 2025

JANE

Loved the unique experience of staying in an old grand historical hotel which was beautifully renovated and interesting. Staff were lovely.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Apr 2025

Brendon

Great historic building and atmosphere. Staff are excellent and a unique experience.

10/10

Exceptional

12 Apr 2025

Richard

Very comfortable and excellent service

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Apr 2025

Graham

Everything was great especially the old world charm.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 Mar 2025

Rod

Interesting old Hotel with good staff

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Mar 2025

Kal

We spent 2 nights with another couple at the Hydro and loved it! They've updated an iconic property tastefully and kept as many Art Deco features as possible. The staff is excellent. If you're lucky enough to catch the Manager Marcus when he's not busy, he can share some incredibly interest history about the property. He seems to always be on site making sure things are running smoothly. 2 of us had the buffet breakfast which had plenty of choice and was replenished while we were there. Coffee to taste is ordered separately. The view from the restaurants and bar are stunning, and the bartender from Brisbane entertaining. I hope we get a chance to return! This was a return visit for our friends who have been 3 times in the past. They were impressed with the renovations. Would definitely return! There is road construction currently in front of the building, but it didn't interupt our stay.

8/10

Excellent

23 Mar 2025

Craig

The room we stayed in was very nice, a Heritage Valley View Room. It was however very small, but very well presented and styled. The bathroom was good, with a large shower.
The staff were very pleasant and helpful.
The interior of the hotel is very lovely and luxurious and the views from the restaurent and lounge outstanding, both very pleasant places to spend some time.
The buffet breakfast include in our deal was very nice, but not exceptional. The wait staff were very good.
The exterior of the hotel is a little shabby, and a notable point was the weeds growing outside our room window, detracting from the stunning views.
Overall a very lovely place to stay and highly recommended.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Mar 2025

Louise

It's rare to find a place to eat that has both a good view and high quality food. The hydro majestic has both. The rooms were clean tidy and offered great views. Rooms are small. The outside of the building looks like it could do with some maintenance, but inside was beautiful. Lots of construction on the road at the moment. They have electric car chargers which is great!
Would help to mark the ground to make it clear for other guests with non-ev not to park there. Or take guests car and rego to ask them to move out of ev charger spot.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Mar 2025

Geoff

The building and the scenery are magnificent. They are currently experiencing a highway upgrade, but it wasn't really inconvenient.

8/10

Excellent

13 Mar 2025

Jeanette

Beautiful hotel and gardens, lots of history and interest to see inside. Staff were fantastic, room was very clean, food in Belgavia Louge and Wintergarden was excellent.

Only let down was the general maintenance around the property. I do understand and appreciate its a old building but we observed water leaking from window seals, large piece of torn plaster in public lounge area and several light globes in public area still out after a couple of days.

Rooms are very clean, fantastic view of Megalong Valley (once mist disappeared) but quiet basic. No space in bathroom for toiletries, bedside lamps and main lights not bright enough to read with in evenings. A plastic chair at the desk.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Mar 2025

Suzanne

Just beautiful.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

11 Mar 2025

Hugh

Very good 👍

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

24 Feb 2025

Dinah

Beautiful historical

Very historical and beautiful hotel
Only down point was the room had too much noise coming from some pipes so we had to change rooms
Twice
Not a lot to choose from at breakfast

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Feb 2025

John

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8/10

Excellent

21 Feb 2025

Sheryl

Was disappointed that the garden outside the window was overgrown

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

18 Feb 2025

Phillip

The food was excellent; the views were excellent. Parking was available.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

30 Jan 2025

Fiona

Lots of roadworks

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jan 2025

Verified traveler

Great hotel!

This hotel has an old charm but was as clean & new feeling as they come! The bed was very comfortable, rooms seemed to be newly renovated, bathroom was bright! We played tennis on the free court with a beautiful blue Mountain View, and drank a delicious ginger mojito whilst admiring the views! Would definitely come back

Partner

8/10

Excellent

05 Jan 2025

Mark

Very old and musty.
Great views
Limited dining for overnight stays
Carpark very full, and gad to park a long way from the point of access.

4/10

Poor

05 Jan 2025

Diane

Just overall , dirty , everything was closed , no Room service

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

03 Dec 2024

Seyed Morteza

I enjoyed the luxury looking of the hotel and magnificent Megalong Valley view 🌷🌸

10/10

Exceptional

29 Nov 2024

Kelly

weedy neglected gardens

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

28 Nov 2024

Jessica

Room was quite small and you could hear all of the plumbing quite loudly through the walls.
Stair cases with suit cases and bags is definitely a pain.
Place what quite nice otherwise.
Roadworks also let it down, but of course that is not the hotels fault

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Oct 2024

Ike

Food was exceptional. View spectacular, make sure you get a room overlooking the valley and not the road front as there is major noisy construction going on. Staff were outstanding and so friendly. Highly recommend nearby Blackheath village for cafes and shopping.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

22 Oct 2024

George

A high quality property but lacking in some of the practical aspects in rooms.

10/10

Exceptional

17 Oct 2024

Aniket

Nice

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

13 Sep 2024

Blake

The historical aspect of the property was lovely. However, there is no lift in the hotel, so if you have dodgy knees etc try and get a low floor room.
Whilst our room had a lovely view, the room was dirty. The sheet on our bed had dirt, black hair and other stuff on it. When we showed reception the photo they we not interested. Had wanted to stay there for years. Wouldn’t again.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

25 Aug 2024

Chantelle

This place is emerged in history and scenery. It’s got a great feel and the staff are very engaging. I loved the restaurant and high tea experience. Great location for a girls weekend away or a romantic weekend.

2/10

Poor

15 Aug 2024

Tasos

Avoid unless you want to be ripped off.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

31 Jul 2024

Geoff

Great place to stay for a relaxed getaway. You can read by the fire, enjoy the amazing views or eat and drink excellent food and wines. The staff are helpful and professional.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jul 2024

Amanda

We got a good deal as construction out front but it didnt effect our stay. Beautiful hotel. Food great. Nice experience.

Business_and_leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

21 Jul 2024

pamela

Due to heavy duty road works the property is suffering with mud around. I was never advised about the state of the area. The room is quite small for king bed. I had to duck to get to my side of bed.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

20 Jul 2024

Cassandra

We had a wonderful experience at check in. We were disappointed in the property not having lifts. If we had known this with my over 80yo parents we probably wouldn’t have stayed. The rooms were very small with no view. The breakfast service was terrible and a very long wait for eggs or omlettes (about 30 mins). We would not stay here again. For the price it was not worth it at all.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

16 Jul 2024

Daisy

Not very helpful the room service

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jul 2024

Scott

The room was a little small.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jun 2024

Natalie

Great old world charm.

4/10

Poor

23 Jun 2024

Tia

We were really looking forward to staying here as I had been to the afternoon tea in the past and the area is beautiful. The rooms are small and outdated, but are fairly clean. The staff were rude, specifically the front desk staff, which made the experience unpleasant. The rooms are too small to have a meal in your room and there is no where to eat on the property if you have any outside food. When asking the front desk if there was a place to sit together with other family members staying in other rooms the Indian lady at the front desk was very rude and unhelpful and at first told us we could not sit anywhere other than our rooms and then changed her mind and told us we needed to buy two beers to sit anywhere on the property other than our rooms. She made our whole experience with this hotel unpleasant.

Family

8/10

Excellent

17 Jun 2024

Susan

Congratulations on refurbishing this impressive part of NSWs modern history. You should be commended in your continued maintenance of a property that has such old world charm - That will continue to take huge efforts on your part: loved the special touches (even heated bathroom floors)

It would be beneficial if it was highlighted that the private hiking tracks are no longer accessible to the guests

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

16 Jun 2024

Banu

Abit noisy after hours

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jun 2024

Lynne

Dinner and breakfast were great. Dinner service was of a very high standard, a real treat and lovely wines to suit.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

21 May 2024

Kate

Everything was great except the bed, it was really hard

6/10

Pleasant

19 May 2024

Liz

It was a lovely place to stay at everything was very good.
The only downside we had the airconditioning on all night and it was very noisy. Im a bit tired today.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 May 2024

Leigh

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8/10

Excellent

16 May 2024

Jil

The property was beautiful and the history was very interesting. We enjoyed are stay very much. It would have been nice to have more choices in dining options. The one choice was very expensive.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

29 Apr 2024

Ros

Great views of the Megalong Valley. Staff were very helpful and friendly.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

24 Apr 2024

John

The hotel was a classis, being brought back to its former gloryies and a very classy venue.
I small item, they played a fairly small looped music throughout the hotels main areas, both morning and evening. Needs to be more varied.

Leisure

6/10

Pleasant

23 Apr 2024

Ruby

Nostalgic with limitations

The hotel itself is nostalgic with areas and features that are reminders of times gone by. The breakfast in the dining room completes the experience. I Choose a room with a view, otherwise street noise and freight trains going past all night will disturb your sleep. Hot water pressure is inadequate during peak times, eg morning before breakfast; it may be worse in the higher floors. Would not be coming back in a hurry.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Apr 2024

Andrew

Helpful staff. Terrific location. I would recommend this hotel to anyone visiting the Blue Mountains. Beautiful hotel.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

17 Apr 2024

Augusta

Very cool and nice old building. Construction out front and very limited parking makes getting luggage to the room, especially without a trolley, very difficult. The room was very clean, but very small. Overall, not great for the price, but great for nostalgia.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

14 Apr 2024

Dai

Very nice

8/10

Excellent

14 Apr 2024

Goran

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10/10