Sydney Boutique Hotel

Australia , Sydney - NSW
Sydney, 114 Darlinghurst Road
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100 reviews shown

10/10

Exceptional

03 Mar 2026

Stephen

Close to everything. Good value. Lovely staff

4/10

Poor

20 Feb 2026

ERIC

Room

8/10

Excellent

05 Jan 2026

Dallas

I stayed 9 nights which was longer than most guests I think. Sam who works on reception was excellent, he carried my bags to & from my room, organised for my towels & sheets to be changed when I requested & arranged very efficient transport to the airport. The room had all the basic facilities I needed.

8/10

Excellent

08 Dec 2025

Ashley

The room was nice and clean. It was overall a good stay. The bathroom door did not completely close lol. So privacy was a bit off.
The front desk staff were very kind and helpful.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

24 Nov 2025

Helena

The staff are very friendly and incredibly helpful. Rooms were clean and comfortable and suited our family. Great shower pressure which was a real positive.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

18 Nov 2025

RONG

the bathroom exhaust fan is extremely NOISY and we can’t use the bathroom comfortably. Report to the front desk and quick response but do nothing.
The room is very small, not recommended!

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

13 Nov 2025

Zoe

Simple room for a short stay in a lovely part of Sydney. The staff were so welcoming and helped me with everything I needed!

8/10

Excellent

12 Nov 2025

CLAIRE

Great walkable Location close to everything.
Small room but it had all we needed.
Bed was very hard , could use a topper and more pillows.
But overall good.

Business Partner

2/10

Poor

03 Nov 2025

Graham

Will never stay there again. Over priced. Too small. Felt dirty.

Business Self

6/10

Pleasant

24 Oct 2025

Amelia

Staff were lovely, very dated and could use some TLC

Partner

8/10

Excellent

15 Oct 2025

Graham

Staff were excellent, very clean room and linen. A little noisy (but then again, it is the Cross!). The shower recess a little restrictive, but again, a very good price rate for the night’s accommodation.

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

11 Oct 2025

Daniela

Well located and easy access. The staff are very friendly. I loved the shower and the bed was good.

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

04 Oct 2025

Victoria

Clean room, only negative thing was we had to ask for hand towels.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

30 Sep 2025

Mark

Nice central place to stay

8/10

Excellent

29 Sep 2025

Sam

Very clean, parking far away, aircon not great, room very small, comfy bed

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

07 Sep 2025

MICHAEL

Simple property but clean and well positioned. Nice friendly staff.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

31 Aug 2025

James

Convenient to station for travel Friendly, helpful, minded our bags. Bathroom door was kinda stuck and 2 steps down to the bathroom from our room was downright dangerous to senior citizens. Ok for the price but I think I might aim up market next time.

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

28 Aug 2025

Jonathan

Encountered a large roach as soon as we entered the room and ended up cancelling to stay elsewhere. Booked through Expedia and trying to figure out a refund.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

26 Aug 2025

David

Good price for a bed for the night.
It is a noisy road outside, but its the middle of Sydney so it is to be expected.
Self check in worked fine.

Business Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Aug 2025

glen

The staff were very friendly and helpful. And the rooms were very affordable for the location.

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

01 Aug 2025

Chia

Staff was kind & location was convenient. Rooms were small & bare bones. Sink did not have hot water, turning to hot resulted in no water flow. Bathroom is essentially a wet room despite their effort to use a shower curtain. You must be able to navigate stairs as there is no elevator. Early check-in is a luggage hold of the room is not ready which is helpful. Beds were comfortable.

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jul 2025

Alex

Excellent

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jul 2025

Chris

Apartment was to be expected for the price so it met my expectations. Only issue was the water pressure in the shower was pretty weak, which is surprising these days. Check in process was excellent, Dominic was attentive and communicated very well. Excellent location.

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jul 2025

Adem

The location, the vibe, the energy were great

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jun 2025

Botum

I had an overall great experience; the customer service was excellent, the owners were friendly, and the rooms were clean and well designed. The location was close to Kings Cross station as well, so traveling to the city was convenient.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

12 Jun 2025

Chris

Didnt stay found a different hotel, room in another building on a different street. Room small bed shoved up against a wall no where to put bags bathroom small. Stairs to room smelt of smoke as did an unmanned reception.

Business_and_leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jun 2025

Sharon

Clean, comfortable and good service. I enjoyed my stay.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

14 May 2025

Felicity

Our room was very comfortable with a spacious balcony and the hotels proximity to the city enabled us to walk almost everywhere we wanted to go.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

13 May 2025

Natius

Loud in the streets on a weekend with a pub across the road. Friendly staff and clean, well kept rooms. Would stay again

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

06 May 2025

Paul

The room was comfortable and great location, Balcony was a bonus, excellent value for money! Friendly staff

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

20 Apr 2025

Clint

The staff went out of their way to enable early check-in. Staff were at all times friendly and professional. The room was quiet. The bathroom was cramped but usable.

Self

2/10

Poor

15 Apr 2025

robert

We did not stay at Sydney Botoque Hotel, we are86 an could not cope with stairs. The Hotel was booked by the staff at Rydges Hotel.
Rydges hotel passed on my credit card details, I did not authorised this. I have been charged $ 339, would like this charge to be reversed. Bob James

8/10

Excellent

12 Apr 2025

Donna

Room is small, but bed is comfy and shower pressure amazing. Close to lots of eateries and walking distance to most places we needed to go. Would stay again.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

29 Mar 2025

Mathew

Nothing more to add :=)

8/10

Excellent

14 Mar 2025

Irem

Great location

10/10

Exceptional

25 Feb 2025

Michael

Great spot, staff are super helpful

8/10

Excellent

16 Feb 2025

grahame

This is great little hotel with really small but very cool rooms. Needs a fresh paint job!!

10/10

Exceptional

11 Feb 2025

Verified traveler

Very convenient location.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jan 2025

Attila

Good stay

Great stay. My code to obtain the room keycard wasn't working but the after hours phone number was answered promptly and and the issue was resolved. The only problem was that the air-conditioning unit was not working properly.

Business

2/10

Poor

17 Jan 2025

Verified traveler

Never again

Dirty dirty rooms. Friendly receptionist.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

15 Dec 2024

Tharindu

Check in was very easy for us.
Room was cleaned and tidy.

8/10

Excellent

02 Dec 2024

Maria

Thanx Frank for promptly attending to my aircon when it was too cold. And for the late check out. Great staff and also for helping me downstairs with my bag.
The only issue I had was booking a room with no open window. Otherwise the room was great.

Business_and_leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

01 Dec 2024

Caroline

The room and bathroom was small which was not a major issue for me. Cupboard and windowsill could do with some renovation. Only one black tea bag provided. The only powerpoints I could find were located on the wall well away from the bed and there was no side table so I had to leave the phone on the concrete floor out of reach of the bed in order to charge it which is an inexplicable oversight when mobile phones have been an indispensable part of modern life for so long. My room was entered from the back entrance and was up a short and narrow flight of stairs and the hall was almost non-existent. For some reason an open paper carry bag of someone's clothes and two plastic bottle of water was sitting outside the next room which was could not have been closer to my room without obstructing the door. I do not know if the rooms on the other side of the hotel are like this. On the plus side, the bed was very comfortable, the airconditoner was satisfactory and the soap was L'Occitane.

Business Self

4/10

Poor

20 Nov 2024

Melanie

Great location, lovely staff at front desk during select hours. Room was very small, tight room (unable to stand in front of closet and open it). Room was not clean, hair on floor and toothpaste on sink. The bed was comfortable and the shower had great water pressure and no issues with hot water. Overall an ok stay for the location but would definitely look at all the options around before booking

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Nov 2024

Susan

Hotel was in very easy walking distance to the underground system, close to buses.
Great food in the same street.

6/10

Pleasant

30 Oct 2024

Brent

Business Self

6/10

Pleasant

06 Oct 2024

Cathy

Convenient location, close access to public transport and taxis, retail outlets.
Huge lack of space inside the room, the bed takes up most of the space, the toilet facilities are very poor, no extra toilet rolls available only what was left behind by the previous occupancy, no box of tissues available. The toilet did not flush thoroughly at all.
The only positive thing was the minibar, the TV with innovative features. Given the choice this would not be among the first few hotels I will consider for future stay.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

08 Sep 2024

Eleanor

I enjoyed my stay! The room was clean and the staff were super friendly and hospitable. The only suggestion I have is to keep boxes of facial tissue (Kleenex) in the rooms.

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

27 Aug 2024

Kim

Disappointing

This hotel was extremely disappointing. Perhaps we should have read the fine print more! 3 flights of very narrow steps. The room was extremely small with no window. Bathroom so small you had to sit sideways on the toilet. Very dated room. The floor definitely did not appear to have been washed for a while. The staff on the other hand could not have been more helpful and it's a great location. But.mmmi feel you could do better!

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

28 Jul 2024

Mia

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

18 Jun 2024

SAMANTHA

I feel very comfortable, but the sound insulation effect is not good, and the provided wifi cannot be used by users due to failure.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

23 May 2024

Attila

Great

My go to place to stay when in Sydney

4/10

Poor

11 May 2024

Rick

cockroaches ..... and dirty .

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

03 May 2024

Andrew

The room I was given was NOT the room you have in the picture but instead a very small 'budget' room. Your picture is a Supreme room which is what I was expecting!

Business_and_leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

18 Apr 2024

Molly

Mold, bugs, stained sheets, no window in my room, you either took a burning hot shower or ice cold. Tv didnt work. Mini fridge had layers of dirt. Toilet was dirty... i'd recommend a park bench before i would ever stay here again.

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

01 Mar 2024

Benjamin

I got covid the during the night before i was supposed to stay, i notified the hotel 7am the morning of my reservation to say i wont be coming in that evening. i understand it was last minute and i still could have come to the hotel and put the health of the staff at risk but decided to do the right thing and cancel.
They kept my money , and when i checked later to see if the room was available online, it wasnt, so i guess they booked it out again and doubled down.
I didnt expect a refund, but i asked the hotel for at least a credit for a stay in the future, or half the credit for what i spent. Not impressed.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

29 Feb 2024

Kiwako

Nice little hotel in the street close to shops and restaurants. You need to rely on the aircon as there's no windows to let in fresh air.

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

20 Feb 2024

Bradley

Probably needs blackout curtains. The light comes through the white curtains. Maybe double glazing to keep out the noise of traffic etc

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

05 Feb 2024

Neil

6/10

Pleasant

15 Jan 2024

Jully

Less than basic

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

08 Jan 2024

Palepa

The staff and hotel management were inconsiderate and rude, they were belittling over the phone. Frankly, not worth the hassle. Don’t stay here.

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jan 2024

Finlay

Friendly welcoming and the hotel was perfect for what I needed.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

16 Dec 2023

Sean

Good location close to kings X.
Basic accommodation nothing luxurious.
Friendly staff.

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

15 Dec 2023

Jenna

Basic room but lovely verandah.

6/10

Pleasant

10 Dec 2023

Márcio

The room I stayed needs some restauration. Maybe because of the balcony door not being well closed I found some insects in the room upon my arrival. The recepcionist could not be more friendly... 5-star service by him.

8/10

Excellent

11 Nov 2023

Karen

Wonderful to have windows that opened. Lovely staff

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

01 Nov 2023

Abhishek

The location was excellent, being close to many restaurants and King's Cross station, and the room was small but clean. My only complaint was that the room had a significant odour, which was tolerable but I would have much preferred an odourless room.

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

19 Oct 2023

Susan

Ideally located. Very helpful staff. Enjoyed my stay.

2/10

Poor

06 Oct 2023

Lawrence

Unfortunately our experience was not positive. There was quite a bad smell from the room when we arrived. The hotel acknowledged it and sprayed air freshener but couldn't identity where it was from. They were fully booked so could not consider any alternative rooms. We were not willing to stay in that room with that smell so gave the keys back. The front desk advised he has no authority to provide refunds and I should contact the office in the morning. The office responded the next day sorry but no refunds. There view the next guest today has not conplained. That may be the case after having it empty a night to air out that could well be possible. I am disappointed that after acknowledging it they weren't willing to provide any sort of compensation, whether that be a full refund, partial refund or hotel credit. Otherwise location seemed convenient and close to public transport.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

21 Sep 2023

Richard

My room had no window. Otherwise reasonable.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

17 Sep 2023

Alison

This accommodation offered great value for money, location, location, location and Dominic at reception could not have been nicer or more helpful. Would definitely recommend this property!

Leisure Friends

4/10

Poor

26 Aug 2023

Karen

We booked a room for night before we flew back to US after a 6 week stay. There were 3 of us so I booked the biggest room I could which had a double and a single bed and literally no other space. We could barely fit our 3 backpacks and carry ons. Luckily we had stored our 2 big suitcases elsewhere. There was no room and no lift and we were 2 floors up. Room had 2 sealed, darkened windows with no light. It was awful. We had paid for a 2nd night and our flight was delayed, but we left anyway and found a better place (The Oaks) to stay and repack for the long trip home.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

18 Aug 2023

Anne

My husband and I stayed one night at this 3 star rated accommodation in a superior room, which is the one in their pictures. It was slightly smaller than expected, but the king sized bed and pillows were so comfy to sleep in, the room was very clean, bathroom very functional with lovely rain shower that it’s perfect for a quick visit, with a very reasonable tariff. Bring your hairdryer if needed. Opening off the room is a gigantic balcony/ terrace area. Great area to sit out on and have a few drinks, if you have time, and gives the room a lot of interest. The staff were super pleasant and helpful with everything. The hotel is close to some great restaurants, Kings Cross, the Sydney CBD. Being from the South Coast we booked safe parking which is a short walk away from the hotel.

Business_and_leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Aug 2023

mark

Friendly staff, great location, clean and quiet.

10/10

Exceptional

08 Aug 2023

Aileen

The staff was super friendly and helpful and the room was clean and very comfortable. Places of interest were within walking distance and there were many cute cafes around the area. I would definitely stay here again.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

30 Jul 2023

Marlon Jr

Sydney Boutique Hotel was amazing in terms of location. It is near to food, transportation and situated to quiet street. The room was enough for its price. The only thing that makes it bad was the coffee cups were not cleaned, it still has traces of coffee inside, which housekeeping immediately cleaned as soon as I asked them to, sadly it still smells.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

05 Jul 2023

Helen

Concierge very accomodating and the room was small but comfortable for three for a night. Excellent location.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

22 Jun 2023

Glenn

NB I payed for the cheapest room they offer which was competitive in the area . Area and staff were great room was. Kean but some maintenance issues and noisy fan nearby which did stop. Otherwise a nice place and good value

Partner

4/10

Poor

27 May 2023

JEFFREY

Until the hotel is revamped, I would say it is past it's prime. If you arrive at night, the front hotel room with balcony would seem fine. But if you arrive during the day, you will see the dirty walls, window sills, mirrors and mouldy grout and window shutters. In the most expensive balcony rooms it doesn't feel stuffy, but it does in the rest of the windowless, dirty, run down, bleach smelling rooms. No lift means that the elderly and unfit will likely have an issue climbing and descending the many stairs. The bed was comfortable with a good mattress and fresh linen.
The location is great, but I would only be prepared to stay again if I had a balcony room, and that's only if I was desperate.

Business Friends

10/10

Exceptional

26 May 2023

John

The property was clean, tidy and quiet. Area had many dinning locations within walking distance. Reasonably priced

Business Family

8/10

Excellent

23 May 2023

Loui

Great location. Walkable restaurants. Close to Potts Point, Paddington, Surry Hills. Easy to walk around or even get the train which is a 2min walk away.

Business Friends

10/10

Exceptional

12 May 2023

Benjamin David

Cool hotel.

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

09 May 2023

Rhiannon

Mould in the fridge and bathroom is not safe to sleep beside.

Should be marketed as “extremely small”.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

08 Apr 2023

rylea

no aircon even tho it was stated there was 0 room in the bathroom sitting on the toilet with your knees to the wall lots n lots of stairs

Business Self

2/10

Poor

14 Mar 2023

Kate

There were cockroaches in my room, I asked for a refund of my second night as I checked out and into another hotel. Showed staff the cockroaches that I managed to kill and was told to email manager for refund. No response from manager after email. Subsequent phone calls to hotel were met with staff telling me I was wasting their time and hanging up the phone. Do NOt stay here

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

13 Mar 2023

Juliet

My room was comfy with a lovely balcony. The staff were welcoming and very helpful. It was a bit noisy but that is expected really when you are located in the middle of a busy area. Great value for money

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Mar 2023

June

I hadn’t been there before and in the pouring rain it was difficult to find, however I rang the guys and was directed there straight away, turns out I was only a few minutes from the hotel

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jan 2023

Dean

Venue is close to hospital

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

24 Dec 2022

Estrella

No lifts,

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

04 Nov 2022

Christine

Tiny room in poor condition.

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

03 Nov 2022

Andrew

Great little place will be staying again when I can

Business Self

4/10

Poor

02 Nov 2022

Emily

Too expensive for what it was. It felt like a hostel, not a hotel. Very misleading photos.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

14 Oct 2022

Mary

Great shower. Very clean and quiet. Lovely shower products. Very narrow steep staircase to rooms. Terrific staff.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

02 Oct 2022

Erica

Great value for money! Easy walking distance to all of the main sights in Sydney and located near a number of delicious cafes and restaurants. The staff were very friendly and helpful and ensured we had a nice comfortable stay.

Leisure Family_with_children

4/10

Poor

27 Sep 2022

Alayah

property wasn’t exactly as expected. Was recently charged an extra random fee a week after checkout and not sure why.

6/10

Pleasant

13 Sep 2022

Tarunkumar

Like: Price and very convenient. Clean.

Dislike: Rooms and picture do not align. I took a queen bed room still not close to pictures. Rooms super tiny and recommend only if you are traveling alone and just need a place to sleep (difference is it has its own bathroom). No windows , proper ventillation or light in my room at all felt uneasy and kind of suffocating. Not recommended if you have kids along.

Business Self

4/10

Poor

09 Sep 2022

Karen

The reception staff member was great. The photos advertising the room were inconsistent with the room. No window to see out of, no leafy green aspect. Grimy, gurney and gritty - if that is your thing than this hotel is for you

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

26 Aug 2022

•Da best

I love it here. It's a tiny room, but it's warm and in an amazing area. Everything works and the staff reply to messages you send online quickly and in detail. I would stay here again

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

19 Aug 2022

Matthew

The location was handy for me, I did like the graffiti decorations of the hallways. It was also pretty quiet considering the location.

But.. there was no spare blanket (and I don't like sleeping with the air con on) and there was so much dust on the kettle, fridge, spoons, cups shelves and between the doors. Mades me wonder how well they clean!

The grout in the shower had a fair bit of mould!

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

12 Aug 2022

Naomi

Room was very modern and clean. The hotel is also situated in a convenient location, close to public transport and many restaurants. For the price, it can't really be beat. The staff were also extremely nice and accomodating.

Business_and_leisure Self