Name: Rydges Newcastle
Address: Wharf Rd & Merewether Street, Newcastle, 2300, AU

6/10

Pleasant

19 Jul 2026

Gordon

The room was freshly renovated with nice view. Property really well located however I had a room on the first floor in between rooms being renovated. Builders were working there the whole time...woken up by hammering and my planned afternoon sleep on Saturday afternoon not possible due to drilling.
Staff lovely and valet parking very easy.

Friends

8/10

Excellent

18 Jul 2026

Mary

Very pleasant

8/10

Excellent

16 Jul 2026

Kent

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Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jul 2026

Paul

Very comfortable and well maintained hotel in a fabulous location, right on the waterfront, where large ships pass by. Great staff, friendly and helpful. This is how a hotel should be run! Nice outdoor pool, too.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jun 2026

Bernard

Friendliest staff
Helpful and cheery

Business

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jun 2026

Shamus

It was fully sick. Great place and location

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jun 2026

Elizabeth

We had a great stay

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jun 2026

Matt

Great

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jun 2026

Bernard

Lovely and helpful staff
Arrived early but every effort made to find us a room

Business

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jun 2026

Jane

Very clean room, with all we required. The staff are very friendly and helpful. We had Happy Hour drinks and a nice meal.
The outside dining/drinks area is lovely with heaters and water views.
Would have loved a swim in the pool if it hadn’t been winter!

Partner

8/10

Excellent

08 Jun 2026

Neha

Nice hotel and friendly staff

Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

06 Jun 2026

Monica

The location is great only 2 mins from light rail. It’s a walking distance to Honeysuckle and restaurants.

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

30 May 2026

Viive

I love staying here when in Newcastle. The location on the waterfront but close to city restaurants is perfect. The rooms ( suites) are the best layout I have encountered, with a kitchen bench and sink, comfortable sofa and desk opening up to a well appointed bedroom with plenty of room for bags and a large en-suite with lots of bench space to hold all your bits and pieces so they don’t get lost or left behind.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

25 May 2026

Marilyn

Pleasant room, very quiet, harbour views, nice walking paths alongside harbour.
Only downside was shower in the bath which is dodgy for aging limbs. I take my own non-slip mat which helps me avoid slipping.

10/10

Exceptional

17 May 2026

Anne

We were checked in by Kiara who was very welcoming and professional. All the staff from bar to housekeeping were friendly and helpful seeing it was our first trip to Newcastle. The room was spotless. Highly recommend Rydges to others to experience a great start to your holiday. Liz and Ian suite 209

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 May 2026

Steven

Great location on the waters edge close to restaurants and bars

Partner

8/10

Excellent

10 May 2026

Tu-An Julie

Customer service was great, location was great, rooms were standard. Sofa bed was mouldy and dirty

8/10

Excellent

01 May 2026

Zaki

Great location and overall a decent stay. Nothing fancy but clean and updated rooms. The hallways and stairs could use a more frequent vaccum :) The basement parking has EV chargers (paid) which is great.

Friends

6/10

Pleasant

29 Apr 2026

Dan

Room was clean but we got a room to sleep 4 as we had our kids, it had a sofa bed which we had to make ourselves, it was extremely uncomfortable. Did not come with extra pillows we had a massive day out so got room service for dinner burgers and fries paid over $120 for the food it took 45minutes to arrive yet the fries where really cold and someone must of dropped the salt in as they were inedibley salty and burgers where very very cold we complained and told them we where starving to which staff said they will send someone up to come and collect it he came 5 minutes later and was stone silent did not apologise did not offer to make more food or what else they could do to make us more comfortable just took it and ran. I want back 40 minutes later as I assumed that because they suggested to take our food away right away that they would test it and make us more but no he said he didn’t realise we wanted it re made. I said fine look just send a refund. And I’ll go get kfc.
The next morning went down to buffet breakfast hoping for at least a decent breakfast but no again food was cold and not fresh. They didn’t even include coffee as had to order the barista coffee which was $8 each. All up breakfast was $130 and again not worth it what so ever.

We had stayed here before and it was great but now I am really not sure if I would again.

Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

28 Apr 2026

Paul

The hotel was generally very good. The staff were helpful and quick to respond. The breakfast was nice with a great view over the harbour. Our room looked out over the harbour - worth the extra money if you like watching the goings on of a busy port. And it’s well located for dining, shopping etc.

The only downside was the room was a little
tired and dated, showing signs of wear and tear - a few dents and scratches here and there, a window sill with signs of water damage, the shower was the type where you stand in the bath etc. The hotel had signs up, advertising that the rooms were getting a make-over, but ours hasn’t had that. Hence four stars instead of five.

Also, the only parking options provided by the hotel was $35 per day valet parking. There are small car parks nearby, but they required sign-up to an app and it wasn’t clear what price they were, so we just used the valet parking - something to keep in mind when calculating the cost of the room if you arrive by car.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Apr 2026

Alana

Clean room, friendly staff and a great little getaway!

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

26 Apr 2026

FRANK

Didn't have breakfast

Business

10/10

Exceptional

21 Apr 2026

Anne

Great location, clean bright and airy.

8/10

Excellent

16 Apr 2026

KRISTIE

Very friendly and helpful staff. Contacted about getting an extra towel and it arrived within minutes. Great location easy to get around the city. They are upgrading their rooms ours was not updated yet, downfall was the bathroom. Shower was in the bath and very small, mould in the shower curtain and grout all coming away. But that should all be fixed with updating. Felt a bit expensive for an outdated room.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Apr 2026

Jeremy

Friendly staff

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

13 Apr 2026

nadia

Great to have use of gym and pool. Great location.

Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

12 Apr 2026

Rachael

Clean room, strange smell in room when sink would be used but great otherwise. Well stocked mini bar, toiletries great.

Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

12 Apr 2026

Patrick

Great location, well maintained hotel with excellent staff.

10/10

Exceptional

12 Apr 2026

Rachel

Sec time staying here and its always good and clean . Amazing customer service from all staff. Thank you for having us . See use all again soon .

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

11 Apr 2026

Scott

Perfect location,with friendly and helpful staff.
Happy hour at the bar 4-6pm is a great way to watch the world go past on the waterfront

6/10

Pleasant

07 Apr 2026

Tamara

Check in was smooth, upon entering our room the sofa bed was not made up at all for our children. Even though the front desk informed me it was. We only had two towels aswell.
We booked and paid for 2 adults and 2 children. Front desk said they would send housekeeping. An hour and a half later we called again and were told housekeeping were aware. We went to dinner and upon our return bed was made up. For one child only. Sheets had black marks, hair and what appeared to be pink lipstick on them. Rang reception for a third time to inform them. 5 minutes later a knock on the door - the man handed me sheets to make the bed. I asked him to come in and have a look. He was surprised. We stripped the bed and re made it. He then had to go and source another pillow.
Upon bedtime my children complained that the bed was uncomfortable. I tried it and all you could feel were the springs. This is a 4 star hotel. This was definately not 4 star. We are staying in a motel tonight and the beds, cleanliness are far above what we experienced at Rydges Newcastle. I wouldn’t waste your money on the buffet breakfast either. We went down at 9am. No hash browns. No pancakes. I was informed they had no more maple syrup for the day. Went to get cereal and there was no milk. Very basic, very average and not what I would except from Rydges hotels. Wouldn’t waste my money next time. Better places to stay.

Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

05 Apr 2026

John

Super clean, excellent location great food and lots of space in the room, the only issue is parking. Fix that and this would be one of the best places to stay anywhere.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

02 Apr 2026

Susan

Needs an update. Old and dated. Pillows were hideous! Staff were lovely though!

10/10

Exceptional

20 Mar 2026

Michael

Big rooms, clean, good staff and great waterfront location

8/10

Excellent

15 Mar 2026

Nicole

Na

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Mar 2026

Tony

One bed sheet was ripped
No bottle opener even though drinks in minibar needed one

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

08 Mar 2026

Philip

Room 209 Toilet lid was loose. Positioning of toilet roll holders bad. Need to be a contortionist to access. Shower gel recess 1M from shower in opposite wall!! No yogurt with breakfast fruit. No foot stool in shower recess for elderly people. TV turned itself on at 3AM. Need cushions on lounge to rest head against while watching TV. Spout on bathroom sink so long it is impossible to wash your face. Nowhere to put soap after getting it out of the box except on bench top making it all wet and slippery. Only one suitcase stand. We travel with two small suitcases.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Mar 2026

Gina

Short walk to shops and plenty of water views, beach, restaurants and quiet.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Feb 2026

Tom

The staff were friendly and very helpful. The room was larger than i had expected it to be which was great. The location was good as it was close to the places i was going and had the lightrail just around the corner which was handy.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

27 Feb 2026

Sylvia

The room was quite dated. Location was perfect close to everything.

10/10

Exceptional

23 Feb 2026

Ben

Location. Fthe Pool. Food and drink options

Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

28 Jan 2026

Jaish

Hi,
ROOM 409

The cleaning person left the dirty towels inside a laundry bag in the kitchen. Plus did not tidy the living area.
Also did not take away the ice jug and left it outside our door.

I was expecting a better service.

Thanks

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jan 2026

Amy

10/10! I couldn’t fault a thing. Our stat was very memorable!

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jan 2026

Natalie

We arrived late and the staff were a wonderful help. The hotel is very modern and clean and located along the harbour with a great boardwalk to stretch the legs after a long drive. The kids enjoyed Cold Rock ice cream a 5 min max stroll from the hotel. We grabbed some Thai takeaway too but could easily have opted for something on the room service menu. The pool has a great slide for the kids and a small playground. A short drive up the road/20 minute walk and you’re at Newcastle Beach with the amazing ocean baths. There is a beautiful scenic walk along the coast with a kiosk right on the beach selling food and coffee. Wish we had more time to explore but we were only stopping over for the night. Super comfy bed and pillows.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jan 2026

Allison

Great room, clean. Great location. Perfect for family stop over

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jan 2026

Kristy

Clean room
Great facilities
Staff very friendly and accommodating

8/10

Excellent

15 Jan 2026

Luke

Location, staff, pool and breakfast were all excellent. Some of the fittings inside the hotel feel a bit dated.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

14 Jan 2026

Aaron

Staff were really welcoming.

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jan 2026

Amanda

Clean room. Polite staff.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jan 2026

John

Excellent all round.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jan 2026

George

Rooms were clean and the hotel staff were extremely helpful & courteous

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jan 2026

Lloyd

The room was inline with my expectation. Everything was clean and neat. The Staff were wonderful and very responsive. Always had a smile on their face. The pool was great on hot day. The bonus that i didn't realise when book was the partnership Rydges has with the next door gym. That was so much better that using an average hotel gym and it was super convenient.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jan 2026

Brian

Staff very pleasant and efficient

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jan 2026

Peter

Staff were great. Bar has great happy hour and beers.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

31 Dec 2025

David

Clean new room, great area. Loved our stay!

8/10

Excellent

28 Dec 2025

Debbie

Would have given it 5 stars but the hallways smelt from room service trays being left in the hallways. Staff were fantastic as was the pool and waterslide.

10/10

Exceptional

22 Dec 2025

Mark

Charged more than was quoted, otherwise very good

10/10

Exceptional

04 Dec 2025

Glenn

Room was clean needs a paint or refinish

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Dec 2025

Janet

We alwbecause the staff are very friendly and helpful.

10/10

Exceptional

27 Nov 2025

Alex

Large clean rooms, friendly staff

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Nov 2025

Georgina

Enjoyed the spacious room and bath, loved the option of not having the room cleaned with bonus $10 voucher, appreciated the receptionist's excellent customer service and the concierge looking after my car. The afogato was excellent too. Would like to suggest a microwave in the room for leftovers but we discovered that cold dumplings were fine!

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

21 Nov 2025

Jay

Staff was helpful. Location at the waterfront. Couple of decent restaurants close. Huge room with adjoining anteroom. 2 televisions in each room. Sink and refrigerator in room.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

18 Nov 2025

Rachel

Almost clinical. Basic furnishinhs. Great bed.

Self

8/10

Excellent

09 Nov 2025

Max

Clean room, amenities & staff

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

06 Nov 2025

Tom

Very convenient.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

03 Nov 2025

NELLIE

Soft drinks were warm, food was abit cold

6/10

Pleasant

02 Nov 2025

Sheldon

View from room was excellent. Spent some time in pool area which was strewn with wet towels everywhere left by lazy guests, but no staff collected for hours. QR code went down by pool so had to walk in to bar and proceeded to be chastised by bar manager for not having shoes on. When questioned on the no QR was told “ not my responsibility “. No apology and made to feel like I was committing a crime.
This is single reason why we holiday overseas.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

02 Nov 2025

ANDREW

Sofa bed (for child) felt very old, mattress lumpy, not a good night sleep. Kitchen closed before 8pm (seems early to me for a hotel) and room service only had 1 food item available, not great when you not getting back to hotel until that time. Overall, expected more and a little bit disappointed with the stay overall, it’s not inexpensive. Think I would look for another option if staying in Newcastle again.

This is no reflection on the staff who were all friendly and welcoming, and helpful if able.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Nov 2025

Tracey

Always great, especially happy hour!
Fab views and renovated rooms.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

31 Oct 2025

Eve

The room was very clean, and we had everything we needed for a cup of tea or coffee in the morning. Loved the bed and the pillows!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Oct 2025

Michael

Really great; room was excellent but staff were extra amazing and lovely. We loved the pool and also the restaurant (and margaritas). Concierge and valet parking were on point.
Thank you!

Business_and_leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

29 Oct 2025

Timothy

The rooms are in dire need of an upgrade!

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

25 Oct 2025

Brett

Sound from Esplanade pedestrian traffic carried to room, a little disturbing.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Oct 2025

Maria

No complaints here. Excellent! We had a renovated suite, it was clean, fresh and new.
Staff great! Housekeeping great!
Beds and pillows very comfortable. Great location.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Oct 2025

Anne

We thoroughly enjoyed our visit to Rydges.We had a room that looked over the river which was great - we used to live in Newcastle so many great memories were renewed.

10/10

Exceptional

19 Oct 2025

Leonie

The room was lovely and modern with a great kitchenette. The bathroom is spacious and clean and the bed was extremely comfortable.

Leisure Friends

2/10

Poor

12 Oct 2025

niall

Every morning the breakfast buffet was cold even after we informed them. The phone in room didn’t work and after we informed them they didn’t attempt to fix it. Concierge didn’t help us trolly our bags to our room. Just stood there . We had to bring trolly back to reception.

Business_and_leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

11 Oct 2025

Cherie

Very friendly and helpful staff

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 Oct 2025

Kallie

The hotel's location was very convenient to the nearby beach and attractions. There were plenty of restaurant options around. The pool has a big slide, which was good for older kids. There's a mini train ride for small kids at a small extra cost. Very family friendly hotel.

Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

10 Oct 2025

Ramyamol

Average

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

08 Oct 2025

Caleb

Good location and friendly staff

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

07 Oct 2025

KUSH

It was ‘Secured parking’ but we were unaware that the car is parked either in the warehouse or in an open space, however we only found about where the car could be parked at the end of the stay, when we checked out with our car covered in bird droppings.

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

06 Oct 2025

Lauren

Good location close to town. Noisy on street side overnight.

8/10

Excellent

27 Sep 2025

Brian

Breakfast over priced for what you get, especially having to pay for coffees on top.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

24 Sep 2025

Mark

The loculation was great
Had to send my food back at dinner, no parking? and the bathroom new showers need we call that a mount Druitt bathroom stepping over a bath is not good

10/10

Exceptional

18 Sep 2025

Melisa

All areas were looking clean, atmosphere was appropriate for kids, breakfast was gifted to us and we loved the views to the harbour. Having a pool was fun. We would like to come back.

Business_and_leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

16 Sep 2025

Clifton

Excellent

10/10

Exceptional

14 Sep 2025

John

It was clean and well presented

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

11 Sep 2025

james

Great service

Business_and_leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Sep 2025

Jenny

A really great, centrally located base for a weekend escape in Newcastle.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

06 Sep 2025

Jade

Perfect location

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

05 Sep 2025

Michael

Never disappoints - will be back.
Staff, location, valet parking, room, bed, location.
All excellent ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

04 Sep 2025

Amanda

I very much enjoyed my stay at the Rydges. The on line check in and check out was very easy to access. The on line room service, was a great option as well & the food was tasty and good portions as well. I shout out to Grace at the Bar who made the best hot chocolate during my stay. So friendly!!! This is my go to Hotel when I stay in Newcastle and I love staying here. Thanks so much!

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

31 Aug 2025

Sophie

We had a lovely two night stay with our five year old son.
We were pleasantly surprised by the size of the room which was in a brilliant condition - as well as the rest of the hotel.
The bed was huge and extremely comfortable.
The valet parking was so convenient and a good price.
The hotel was in a great location with wonderful views of the water.
We had a brilliant stay and will definitely look to book again in the future.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

29 Aug 2025

Thomas

Great location, food was beautiful

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Aug 2025

Dean

It’s a little bit expensive and breakfast needs to be more affordable

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

23 Aug 2025

Tracey

Best place in Newcastle

Rydges has been renovated and it was so nice to have a newly renovated suite. Love the location, excellent restaurant and bar. Staff were lovely. Could not fault a thing!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Aug 2025

Margaret

Bed was very comfortable

Business_and_leisure

8/10

Excellent

15 Aug 2025

Lynda

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