Metro Apartments on King Street

4/10

Poor

20 Jul 2026

Salwan

The location is good, but the beds and pillows smell bad and are not comfortable at all. The carpet is old and looks dirty too. The apartment itself looks very old. You can hear noise from everywhere, and it's noisy; we couldn't sleep peacefully.

Family_with_children

4/10

Poor

27 Jan 2026

Danielle

Poor cleanliness of room. Outdated and in desperate need of a refurbishment.

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

10 Jan 2026

Michael

The air conditioner did not work properly and needs servicing, as it did not cool the room at all. The sofa bed was very uncomfortable to sleep on and was also quite noisy during the night. The rooftop pool was poor. The only good thing about this apartment was its central location.….. Would not recommend

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

16 Oct 2025

Leeanne

This property is very dated and in need of revovations and new furniture.

Business_and_leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

21 Sep 2025

Alan

As you would expect for the price tag.
We had a pleasant stay.

This apartment provided great value for the size of the room and the location.

So centrally located making it easy to get around the city

The only negative is the apartment was just a bit rough due to age, it could use a refresh but it’s liveable

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

14 Aug 2025

Ross

Simple 1 bedroom unit in a good location, comes with everything you need - tv, kettle microwave etc. Does get a lot of traffic noise during the night.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jun 2025

Barbara

Everything was great and poison was perfect

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 May 2025

mohammed

Excellent stay

Business_and_leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

11 May 2025

mark

Convenient appartment to work function. Could be a little cleaner in room

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

26 Apr 2025

Katherine

Great service, central location, basic comfort.

The staff at the hotel were really so accommodating and friendly, let me store my luggage after and early morning flight before check in was possible, put a rush on the check in due to my said early flight, swapped out tv with a brand new one after I mentioned some issues, bedrooms were nicely serviced daily. The location of the accommodation was perfect and central to walk to everything and catch trains to wherever. Loved it.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

04 Feb 2025

Rodney John

Good apartment in central location

A good central location. Very convenient for city, restaurants, etc. The apartment was great, with good bathroom and kitchen areas. The pool on the roof top was good, with one exception - the steps into the pool were broken and couldn't be used. Also, the air conditioning in the main room worked OK for that room, but the air didn't flow into the bedroom. Hence it was a little uncomfortable for sleeping.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

27 Jan 2025

Kayla

I didn’t like how there is no lift to enter the building or pool area, no alternate as pool ladder was broken

Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

30 Dec 2024

Trevor

Room was dated.
Location was excellent and walkable to Darling Harbour and restaurants.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

25 Dec 2024

Xiao

Terrible cleanliness! Dated and disgusting facilities. Only the services provided by the reception staff are appreciated.

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

17 Dec 2024

Barbara

Close by good attactions aka sea life/ wild life ect.

Business_and_leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

08 Dec 2024

Denis

The apartment was a good size and had all the facilities in good working order. It was in a convenient position and it has a neat little veranda at the front. The main bed was comfortable but the pull-out bed for our son a little it uncomfortable but okay

Business_and_leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

02 Nov 2024

Tanya

It suited our needs quite well, close to darling harbour
Little bit dusty, but had been set up with everything that we needed

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

26 Oct 2024

Soo-Lee

Staff were friendly and helpful. Room was good for the price. Place is obviously a bit older but reasonable for a place to rest.

Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

16 Sep 2024

Paul

Aged but ok!

Tired apartment, but clean and tidy and located .

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

29 Jul 2024

karen

who we dealt with were kind and extremely helpful

Our room was not the cleanest nor modern but had the basics even though our pot to cook in handle was broken, fry pan was of poor quality.

On our 3rd day the person who makes bed and empty rubbish left our door open all day, we found this upsetting as all our stuff was inside. We notified desk and they said they reported it but felt like that was the end of it......I think leaving a room door not on its latch pretty poor for the amount of money we paid to not be looked after. After this i felt pretty unsafe and asked the desk to not send anyone over to do beds or bins as trust was gone. No compensation was offered.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

30 Apr 2024

Amy

Property was older but had all the things we needed and staff were absolutely lovely. So close to everything, would definitely stay again

Leisure Family_with_children

2/10

Poor

07 Apr 2024

Claire

Not worth

Carpet was all wet due to raining weather outside with mouldy smell in every room. Aircon just stopped working.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

25 Feb 2024

Kaylene

The property is in a great location. It’s definitely a bit run down. The air on didn’t work properly and we asked for a fan. The manager was excellent and went and bought one as they didn’t have any. It was definitely over priced but we were there for the Taylor Swift weekend so everything was overpriced.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

02 Dec 2023

Annabelle

Good communication with helpful staff

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

08 Nov 2023

Verified traveler

Apartment was in a dated condition. Tv did not work

The apartment was in a dated condition. Observed they are fixing updated one next door. When tv was not working employee acted immediately and organised another one. Half hour after we left we noticed we had left our phone charger and cord there. Contacted them and still waiting to find out if going to be mailed bavk.

Partner

4/10

Poor

29 Oct 2023

Liz

Great location except fir traffic noise friendly helpful staff room serviced each day which we didn’t expect but the place we stayed in was dirty rundown old ( is next to be renovated a staff member told us but we paid full lprice) the front entrance full of stuff out of a unit being renovated sat there fir 3 days . Carpet was filthy walls dirty balcony disgusting even the lift snd vestibule dirty Very tiny room with bulky furniture so no space when sofa bed out resulting in someone else knocking a hole in the wall prior to our stay just painted over!! Towel was so thin it went into holes. Very disappointing was to be a treat weekend for my cousin from NZ who needed a pick me up Lucky the area is nice or things would have been worse. I could not rate this place anything other than a disgrace

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

21 Aug 2023

Luke

Fantastic one bedroom apartment at low cost. Not particularly modern but has all the necessary amenities and right on Darling Harbour.

Business

8/10

Excellent

27 Jul 2023

Gina

Absolutely good place to stay is very close to, the Sydney harbour as well an we did enjoy our Stay.

8/10

Excellent

16 Jun 2023

Allison

Grate location, Its an older property in moderate condition.
Clean & tidy with full laundry facilities & dishwasher, small fridge with a separate freezer, in the unit I stayed in.
NOT suitable for anyone with a physical disability (even though there’s a lift) as there are steep steps at the from of the building but it maybe possible to enter the building through the garage.
Or a light sleepers, even on level 5 the traffic noise is loud given that it’s a main road.
Having said that would consider staying again.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

15 May 2023

Annette

Very close to Darling Harbour.
It had 2 bedrooms we could use for our children.

4/10

Poor

07 May 2023

Glen

Dirty old and uncomfortable

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

26 Apr 2023

Luke

Apartment was stained and furnishings worn. Pool was broken. Construction was taking place in the building.

Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

15 Apr 2023

Kate

The noise from the street and the music playing venue nearby was LOUD and we were on the 7th floor
The windows and doors need double glazing, they were already screwed and taped shut, but it definitely wasn’t enough
Great location apart from this.

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

11 Mar 2023

Steven

Very poorly cleaned , dirty towlels in dryer ,dirty tissues laying around ,bins were not emptied ,mould in bathroom the best thing was the location to darling harbour and the nice reception fellow that went out of his way to come give us a apology and some fresh towels a bottle of wine and box of chocolates

Business_and_leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

08 Mar 2023

EVELYN

Great location. Not in the best condition but nothing wrong with it. Everything you need for a short stay in Sydney

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

24 Feb 2023

Barbara

Great location. Steps out front steep and narrow for getting bags in and out

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

23 Feb 2023

Grant

Perfect location and walking distance from everything.
Apartment very out of date, stained sheets, uncomfortable mattresses, possible bed bug complaint from one guest.

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

19 Feb 2023

francesca

The living area was reasonably spacious, and the balcony was reasonably private. The bedroom was separated from the living space.
The bathroom was spacious, with a bath, but in desperate need of a deep clean and renovation, as was the entire apartment. The bathroom fan did not work, the paint was falling off the ceiling, and there was mould all through the shower and surrounding walls.
There was heavy overnight road works going on at the end of the narrow alley that our balcony overlooked, and the noise and vibrations were horrendous; we were not forewarned that this would occur. There was also renovation happening in the building, but this was sign posted.
Reception staff were lovely, but we will not stay here again until renovations are done.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

15 Feb 2023

Scott

Clean and quite with beautiful view

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

14 Feb 2023

Michael

It was equidistant between China town and Circular Quay

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

12 Feb 2023

Glenn

Property was clean and comfortable. Unfortunately it was very noisy with the patrons from the nearby pubs walking up and down street talking loudly. Really need to invest in sound proofing

Business Family

2/10

Poor

12 Feb 2023

John

Unclean and mould in areas

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

08 Feb 2023

Maree

Hi I had just travelled 6 hours from the bush back to the city for work. I was so tired. So happy when Joseph immediately grabbed my luggage and took me to reception to check me in. Unbelievable kindness. The staff are so friendly and helpful. My room was exceptional, full kitchen, full sized fridge, big bathroom , living area and bedroom and the decor! Two balcony doors. The view is sooo beautiful, there's two tvs one in the living area and one in the bedroom. Washer and dryer in my unit too, which makes its so convenient when you just want to rest. The cleanliness is an 11 out of 10. I love the large lounge in the living area to lounge on. Beautiful furniture! Definitely stay another three nights and the restaurants and so close within walking distance!

Business_and_leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

08 Feb 2023

Tamara

Great location, close to Darling Harbour which is main reason for booking.
Booked for 2 adults, 2 children - only 2 bath towels in bathroom. Had to go and get more towels from reception which wasted time.
Aerial in TV was already damaged hence no signal on TV. For the price you pay, you would expect a TV to be working especially with kids in the room.
Phone in room did not work to call reception, liquid stains on telephone which was gross.
Level 1 where we stayed had a side alley from the street (King St) which we had the pleasure of being woken up before midnight with a group of loud drunken people outside for at least 40min while they drank, swore, smashed bottles in the alley way.

Leisure Family_with_children

4/10

Poor

24 Jan 2023

Trina

The location of the unit is why I chose it - it is within walking distance of Darling Harbour - so a great location. This is probably the only positive of the unit!

I knew the unit was an older one, but the condition of the unit was not what I had expected! We didn't stay in the units as advertised in the pictures, but across the road in another building that had Metro owned units - so we didn't actually see the unit until we got the keys.

The unit we stayed in had a leaking air conditioning unit and we had to place a saucepan under each of the leaks to try to prevent any damage to the floor. The pans had to be emptied frequently. This was obviously an already known issue as the painting that was supposed to be on the wall under the air conditioning unit was in the wardrobe. This issue was reported to the management.

The bathroom was shabby! The tiles in the shower had been painted over and the paint was peeling, the extractor fan didn't work and the paint around it was peeling. The carpet and the rug in the lounge had dirty marks on them, and the carpet in the bedroom was fraying.

This unit was booked as a little holiday for my husband and I after suffering a bereavement in the family, and I have to say I was expecting more for the price paid.

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

20 Jan 2023

Catherine

Very scungy & reception not staffed so hard to check in. Area very central which was good but the building needs refurbishment. Cockroaches floating in the swimming pool so the snorkeling wouldn't be the best...

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

28 Dec 2022

Aleks

Its in need of a renovations, furniture and bathroom.

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

10 Dec 2022

Graeme

Clean and cosy, close to darling Harbour, city and transport.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

09 Dec 2022

David

Very sad property in need of a refresh. The furniture was tired and a couple of holes had been punched in the walls and badly repaired. We were a bit gobsmacked to be asked to provide photo identification for both me as the person responsible for the booking and payment and my wife. We were given two door access cards for the room entry, but only one device to access the front door to the property. We don’t think we will be returning.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

04 Dec 2022

Michael

Property is a little dated.
Car parking is a 5 minute walk to motel and expensive at $37 a night.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

22 Nov 2022

Lorraine

Very poor condition

The stay was extremely disappointing - my booking got mixed up when I checked in (although they did ring and apologise) but the condition of the apartment was very poor, stained floors, chipped cheap furniture, very poor TV reception, the bathroom was extremely dated and they had tried to cover dirt and grime but it had just made it worst. I asked for two beds and did not get this - will never stay here again

Friends_and_family Friends

4/10

Poor

22 Aug 2022

Mohd Saberi

Location is in the city center.

Old facility and furniture.
No internet even if they have signal of Wifi.
Dirty.
Noise from outside.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

21 Aug 2022

Margaret

I should’ve read the other reviews about this place. Yes it is budget accommodation and the location to Darling Harbour is fantastic. But the noise from people and cars on the street around midnight is so loud, it sounds as though we left a window open. Both my young children woke up as a result and barely slept the night. I wish I’d paid more for accommodation where we could have a well rested nights sleep.

Leisure Family_with_children

2/10

Poor

28 Jul 2022

Simon

The property was dirty, not maintained well and extremely noisy.

Business Self

6/10

Pleasant

26 Jun 2022

Shannon

Friendly staff, clean room.
Shabby fixtures and fittings, stains and marks everywhere. Outdated room in need of a spruce up. Very noisy location.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

13 May 2022

Paul

Perfectly located to discover Darling Harbour and a short walk into the CBD.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

02 May 2022

DANIEL

Excellent customer service.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

14 Apr 2022

Derek

Liked that it was a perfect location to walk everywhere, I disliked that there was no free parking.

Leisure Family_with_children

4/10

Poor

24 Feb 2022

Alex

Insensitive Reception

Reception was on a call when I was about to check-in. So I waited until the call was done. But Reception proceeded to do another call. So I waited patiently for it to finish as well.

Finally it came to my turn. But in the middle of it, the phone rang.  And I was kept waiting until that call was done too . Reception could place that call on hold politely and finish my check-in first.

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

18 Feb 2022

Doris

Well situated near darling harbour and only a short walk to state theatre. Unit was clean but carpet needs replacing and the doors to the bedroom don’t close properly.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

25 Jan 2022

Steven

This was good for a short stay. It is pleasantly close to Darling Harbour, but subject to constant noise from the freeway, especially when sitting on the balcony.
I had some hazard concerns about shower access and the gas stovetop that I reported when I checked out.
The stairs to the office and the King St property present significant access issues for those with disabilities.
Also, we received only one set of keys for the two oen f us. Is this policy?
As so often in the hotel industry, the WIFI was not WPA secure, not even having a password in this case.
On a positive note, the apartments are close to public transport, convenience stores and a Coles mini market.
Also, the cleaning staff keep the kitchen clean, the sheets changed as necessary and the bathroom looking great.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jan 2022

Diane

The location is excellent close to lots of bars ferries train etc

Business_and_leisure Self

4/10

Poor

07 Jan 2022

Jason

You get what you pay for I guess. I’m glad we only did a one night stay. I couldn’t stay there again.

Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

07 Jan 2022

Andrew

Average

Ok for the price - run down and dated apartments , ok for 2 night

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

06 Nov 2021

LAURA

This was a safe and reasonably comfortable place to stay within short walking distance to most Sydney city attractions.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

25 Oct 2021

Shannon Lee-Anne

New beds . Other wise I would stay again

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

13 May 2021

Melissa

Not what I expected

Great location. Comfortable bed

Poor quality and very old furniture and fittings. Mould in the bathroom no lock on the balcony door. Disappointed in the appartment.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

30 Mar 2021

Verified traveler

handy location.
Cold not watch t.v at night due to horrible reception.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

18 Mar 2021

Verified traveler

All the places we went to were in walking distance which was just what we wanted.

We felt the cleanliness of the room could have been better.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

13 Feb 2021

Verified traveler

Whole place needs a refurbishment. Someone hair was in drain in shower.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jan 2021

Verified traveler

I like the room very
Much it is very big and clean and amenities are excellent

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

28 Dec 2020

Jessica

Apartment is tidy, clean and well equipped. Nice shower with very hot water and good water pressure. Pool seems clean. Functioning washing machine and dryer in unit is handy. Easy check in and check out. Location is excellent. The only minus I can say is the carpet is dated and leaves a black stain on the socks.

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

27 Dec 2020

Verified traveler

Pool area was great. Great proximity to city and darling harbour

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

26 Dec 2020

Camela

Very convenient to Sydney attraction and close to shopping center. The hotel is clean and presentable. Reception is very friendly and helpful.

Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

16 Oct 2020

Verified traveler

The Wi-Fi never worked. The room was clean and was sufficient for sleeping

Leisure

4/10

Poor

17 Aug 2020

Verified traveler

The service was really good, very friendly staff.. but the quality of the apartment was poor.. the carpet was moist and dirty, and their were mosquitoes in the apartment so we got bitten all night while sleeping.

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

17 Aug 2020

Mehrish

Kitchen,carpet and sofa was not clean. No housekeeping daily. No proper toiletries etc

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jul 2020

Al

Fantastic location in the heart of everything. Front of house staff were incredibly helpful.

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

19 Jan 2020

Carrie

Great location and OK for the price

Fantastic location, rooms clean and comfortable, however is seriously overdue an upgrade. Very complicated check in process, had no clue where to actually go to check in.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

16 Jan 2020

Verified traveler

Apartment is getting a bit dated but functional. Location is amazing if you are doing Darling Harbour or anything in the city.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

07 Jan 2020

Verified traveler

I liked the staff over there but I didn't like the idea that there is no pram entrance so I had to carry my pram everyday

Leisure Family_with_children

2/10

Poor

04 Jan 2020

Verified traveler

Room was filthy, couldn’t sit at dining table as chairs were disgusting

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

24 Dec 2019

Verified traveler

Great price right in city and close to shops and Darling Harbour. Beds comfortable but kitchen was dated and looked a little tired. Shower could also use some love. Overall cannot complain as we really enjoyed our stay.

Business_and_leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

23 Dec 2019

Verified traveler

Stays the hotel 3 days and 2 nights with 4 children - it was fabulous. Staff are attentive and friendly. The area is close to everything shops and attraction. I would come back again with my children in future. Thank you

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

15 Dec 2019

KTM

If I was just giving a rating on the location- it would be five star- amazing location! Staff was great- had a problem with the bathroom and they changed rooms for us.
Apartments need a makeover really badly. Need to replace the living room furniture and carpeting and paint the place. A good steam cleaning would help. Very outdated.
But again- the location was simply perfect and the price was good. So I would consider staying there again and cross my fingers that they updated it before I get back there.

Friends_and_family Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

03 Dec 2019

Craig

Excellent location

Partner

8/10

Excellent

25 Nov 2019

annie

Receptionist needs to communicate MUCH better, sent us to car park for $37 and she KNEW there was a car park for $15. Describing how to get to the motel (check in was at one motel then we had to go across the road and up a bit to our actual motel)she was unaware of our agreed 12noon checkout-lack of communication / documentation amoungst staff.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

11 Nov 2019

Verified traveler

Comfortable. Good for one night. The shower and bath tub was dirty, a hair on the shower wall from a previous guest is not acceptable!!!
Overall great location. Thanks

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

01 Nov 2019

Verified traveler

There is no ability to park a car even for a minute or two.

Leisure Friends

2/10

Poor

30 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

The room was very old, curtain rail fell down as soon as we got there. The couch and rug were stained. The cushion cover and skirting had what looked like blood stains on it. No screens on door or windows.
It was extremely noisy with traffic all day.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

26 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

to small and very noisy very hard dragging suit cases up and down the stairs

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

25 Oct 2019

Michelle

convenient and comfortable

Great location Easy walking distance to beautiful Darling Harbour. A little traffic noise at night but overall very good apartment. Convenient cloths washing facilities in bathroom and great little kitchen

Partner

8/10

Excellent

30 Sep 2019

Verified traveler

Perfect location for aquarium and darling harbour.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

16 Sep 2019

Verified traveler

Great location in Darling Harbour. Easy access to main tourist attractions and public transport.

Friends_and_family Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

13 Sep 2019

Kerri

It was ok.

While the street noise was to be expected as it is in quite a busy area, there was a lot of knocking on the walls coming from permanent residence of the building. It only appeared to happen at night. The carpets were quite filthy as well (black feet after only half an hour). Our little access key thing didn't let us in to the pool area either although, we did learn later that this could be fixed. If that happens to you, get it swapped at the front desk for a new one.
All in all, it was within walking distance to all the essentials and most things. I was there to perform for the fringe festival with my mum and child. It suited us for what was needed.

Family

4/10

Poor

12 Sep 2019

Verified traveler

Noisy
Drafty, where an old defunct air con was still in place and the wind blew through it.
Stupid shower recess
Horrible smelly room deoderisor
I have never felt the need to write a review before

Business Self

6/10

Pleasant

01 Sep 2019

Rebekah

The property was lovely but unfortunately if you are not use to noise this property is not for you or else take ear plugs. Everything else about the apartment was terrific and they cannot help the noise coming from the pub across the road.

Friends_and_family Partner

8/10

Excellent

31 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

I liked the washing machine and dryer being in the room.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

20 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

Room was ok. A bit dated and problems with the TV.

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

12 Aug 2019

Eileen

Great location

The apartments were ideally located for an event I was attending in the city. Enough for for myself and nice to have a small living room. The only cons were the bed and pillows were not comfortable and there was a distinct smell throughout the whole unit. But as it was only for one night, it was fine. Luke at reception was fantastic!!