Name: Marco Polo Motor Inn - Sydney
Address: 42 Parramatta Road, Summer Hill, 42, Sydney, NSW 2130, AU

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jul 2026

Chris

Bargain basement as expected - I didn't expect or require more.

8/10

Excellent

27 Jul 2026

Sandra

The staff were loverly.The bed needed a new base.The toilet could have had a railing. Outside our room was a storage room with junk in it curtains or something where you couldn’t see in would of made it a lot tidier.

4/10

Poor

23 Jul 2026

Tahra

Room was outdated and did not match photos when booking. It was not very clean. Hair and blood in the bed and had to request new sheets. Had to wear shoes in the room due to a build up of grime on the tiles, and thongs in the shower. No exhaust fan in the bathroom with a severe build up of mold. Blinds were ineffective at keeping the light out. Staff were lovely though and very helpful.

6/10

Pleasant

18 Jul 2026

Charles

Very basic but perfectly adequate for a short stay. Staff were helpful and the room was clean.

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jul 2026

Mari

Easy access to CBD and parking was big enough to park our hiace van.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

26 Jun 2026

Thomas

The staff were very accommodating when required, unfortunately not available overnight despite the 24 hr sign at the front.

Some minor maintenance required, and the usual fluffy exhaust fan cover, but otherwise clean and comfortable with convenient access by car to the first floor.

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

27 May 2026

Luke

Staff were friendly and helpful , room and beds were comfortable , affordable during state of origin trip was great.
For public transport much better location than near the airport where we stayed last time.

Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

10 May 2026

Stacey

Thank you for a wonderful experience. Budget family and ideas for what we needed for a weekend getaway.

Will come again

Family_with_children

4/10

Poor

03 May 2026

Wayne

The room was very old and dingy, with an old metal framed bed and dust covering the tops of everything and tiles. The bathroom had what I would call a convienent suicide rope and hooks. Not ideal, nothing like the photos shown. It was fine for a night but would not come back again. Staff were quite ok, parking is really tight. The sheets seemed clean but the pillows were terrible

2/10

Poor

02 May 2026

Cody

In theory everything is great. In practice the rooms are quite run down and sparse. Parking is great and you can't do better for a cheap motel near a station close to the CBD though, if you factor parking into the price. Staff are great.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

27 Apr 2026

Deanna

Great location and convenient parking for utes. Rooms were large and came with the small things you often forget (toiletries, toothbrushes etc).
Staff were super polite and check in was really easy.

Business

6/10

Pleasant

23 Apr 2026

Julie

The rooms are quite aged and in need of refurbishing. The staff are friendly and helpful. Good secure parking.

8/10

Excellent

16 Apr 2026

scheylan

Staff

2/10

Poor

09 Apr 2026

Chris

POSITIVES:
*Front Desk Jason and the manager’s attitude upon check-in: They were very considerate and helpful. Jason in particular was very apologetic when I had to clean and sweep up all the dirt, lint and hair in the room. See further info below.
*Funky ceiling and bed frame ambient lighting that could change colour.
*Modern appointments generally
*Crisp, clean sheets & towels

NEGATIVES:
*When I checked-in & saw the room it was extremely dirty. Floors had wads & wads of hair, debris, lint, dirt. Called Jason to come by w/ a vac & he said they didn’t have one!! So, Jason came up w/ a small pan & brush!! Astonishing!! He proceeded to sweep up all the hair & dirt but clearly had never done this before, so I asked to have the pan & brush & I proceeded to go down on my haunches & sweep up all this disgusting hair and dirt at 10:30pm! Exactly what I had to do at another property recently! This is hospitality! Cleanliness is paramount people!!
*This room hadn’t been cleaned for a very long time. When Jason left, I continued the process with tissues, it was never-ending, disgusting.
*Had to deal w/ a cockroach in the middle of the night as well near the bed!
*There were strange particles—looked like dried-up food particles—in the crevice between the wall / bed head!! Vile!!
*Stale cigarette smell was exacerbated when the aircon was turned on.
*Nil bug screen on window.
*The window outlook was like a prison vestibule.
*Patio furniture in the room!
*Shower alternator didn't work.

8/10

Excellent

05 Apr 2026

jakub

Polite efficient check-in great convenient location for the inner west secure included parking room was renovated but very sterile tiles on the floor nothing on the walls felt a bit like something you’d see at a crime scene

Partner

8/10

Excellent

01 Apr 2026

Madeleine

Parking was easy and secure, the room was adequate for a short stay. I did not test the air conditioning. The receptionist was friendly, efficient and helpful

Self

4/10

Poor

31 Mar 2026

IRMA

this hotel was pretty much in the ghetto. The room pictures on this website are 100% not accurate. we were on the third floor, and there is no elevator. if you are traveling with elderly people this place would not be ideal for you. we left this property early and cut our losses. The cleaning staff was nice.

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

27 Mar 2026

Roberto

Yes Definitely

Self

6/10

Pleasant

24 Mar 2026

Lydia

Clean basic room. Bed was comfortable. Onsite parking was good.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

23 Mar 2026

Eric

Nice hotel at a reasonable price. Nice location. Quite clean. Very friendly helpful staff.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

22 Mar 2026

Parampreet

Very courteous staff. They went above and beyond to help us make our stay comfortable.
Property is very conveniently located close to Summer hill station, so very well connected with downtown and major amenities.

Family_with_children

4/10

Poor

21 Mar 2026

Steve

Very noisy. Could hardly fit in shower or on toilet. No PowerPoint's next to bed.

Self

8/10

Excellent

18 Mar 2026

Cedric

Great location for our needs

8/10

Excellent

17 Mar 2026

Ulises

Excellent for a short stay!

Friends

4/10

Poor

15 Mar 2026

Gregory

This is an old establishment, it has had some minor basic renovations, but overall is in a poorly maintained condition. No power outlets next to the bed, loose electrical wires hanging in a number of places, can’t block out the light from the window above the door, shower head won’t stay still, toilet seat loose, bathroom tap loose. Three levels, no lift. Not enough parking, went out for dinner and couldn’t get a car park when returned. On the good side the queen bed was comfortable and the sheets and towels were in good condition. Front desk person was friendly and helpful, moved from level 3 to level 2 to assist with stairs. Not worth the just on $200 for a night.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

06 Mar 2026

Winsome

Ac was fine. Room clean

Self

6/10

Pleasant

06 Mar 2026

Dora

Rooms were very tired and in need of a refresh. Bathroom tiles were cracked and presented sharpe edges that were quite dangerous. Overall, I would not choose to stay again based on cleanliness of bathroom.

Self

8/10

Excellent

05 Mar 2026

Peter

Good basic room with good faciities

Self

10/10

Exceptional

04 Mar 2026

VIKTOR

Good!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Feb 2026

Gideon

Yes I had a great stay here

6/10

Pleasant

25 Feb 2026

Jose

It didn’t look like the photo. It was all dated

6/10

Pleasant

25 Feb 2026

Thomas

Staff were friendly. Room was on the top floor which was very hot and required the air conditioner to be on blast for the entire night. Power points were broken at the front of the room. Hot water lasted for about 5 minutes before it ran out (this was after 11pm at night).
Not super-expensive, but if you're after something modern where everything works, this isn't it. Very dated-looking.
Other than that, it seems OK.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

24 Feb 2026

Neiva

A limpeza nao estava muito boa!
Cama media.
Passar uma noite ok!

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

22 Feb 2026

Nash

Second time I have stayed here. First wasn't bad, room is basic and nothing special. Second time was in room 111. While it is in the corner and is protected a bit more from the main road sounds, the room is exceptionally run down. Only one light works in the room (3/4 lights) and the bathroom light doesn't work. The bathroom itself is really in need of a refresh.
Parking/check in is fine.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

17 Feb 2026

Melissa

Room was not like pictures

Family

10/10

Exceptional

16 Feb 2026

Joanna

Great service, clean room, comfortable bed and excellent water pressure in the shower! We will definitely be back, fabulous value for money!

10/10

Exceptional

15 Feb 2026

Craig

Great staff, clean room, VERY comfy bed and great water pressure in the shower. Certainly good enough for a quick stay over in Sydney.
100% would stay again

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Feb 2026

Eric

Great stay, spacious.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

08 Feb 2026

KALUKUMARA

Cheap but decent rooms, 20 mins to cbd. Public transport close by

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

07 Jan 2026

Graeme

Room adequate.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

05 Jan 2026

Anthony

It was a little noisy in the carpark

Business Self

6/10

Pleasant

04 Jan 2026

Alana

Very basic but served our purpose.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

31 Dec 2025

Isireli

No

Self

10/10

Exceptional

18 Dec 2025

Cody

Yes, 3 stars for condition. Let's deal with that. This is where you're saving your money, the property is quite old. But the important things - everything is clean, everything works, and the staff are helpful, and it's a short walk to Summer Hill station. Aircon? Yep. If you need to work in Sydney for a couple of nights? Perfect. You don't want to pay twice as much for a plush place you're only going to sleep in. You want cheap but you definitely don't want nasty... you found the right place.

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

15 Dec 2025

Charmaine

Yes

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

09 Dec 2025

Rick

Clean, quiet and close to everything

10/10

Exceptional

01 Dec 2025

Thomas

It’s great if you just need a place to lay your head for the night.

Parking was easy, check-in and check-out process was painless.

Water pressure in the shower was nice.

You get what you pay for.

Business Self

2/10

Poor

10 Nov 2025

Bridget

The hotel is very old and run down. While the room was clean it hasn’t been updated since the 80’s. Parking spots are very small and two mid size cars could not park comfortably next to each other. Stayed there as I was attending a wedding that night close by. The guests at the wedding were social workers and advised they put homeless people there for short term accommodation. I returned to the room at 10.30pm and there was yelling and screaming and banging outside until 4.30am and it was very uncomfortable. Then at 6.30am children started screaming in the car park. I do not recommend you stay here.

4/10

Poor

02 Nov 2025

Gunther

Appreciate included parking but the spots are very tight. The TV was set to French and the areal connector was loose thus not usable. TV was not setup for casting. Basic clean accommodation...

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

31 Oct 2025

ROB

Dated room. Needs refurbishment. Good parking. Over priced for what it is.

Business Self

6/10

Pleasant

30 Oct 2025

DARYL

Staff were friendly, room was clean and the facility had good security arrangements in place, however very dated and no lifts to upper floors.

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

26 Oct 2025

carmilla

I booked a room with 2 queen beds and got 1 queen 1 single. Room was in poor condition with broken blinds, window wouldn't close, rusted bed frames, molding walls and dripping shower to name a few things wrong.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

25 Oct 2025

Tobias

Pretty dank overall

Business_and_leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Oct 2025

Huseyin

Clean rooms friendly staff

10/10

Exceptional

22 Oct 2025

Tara

Excellent service and rooms were great.

Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

19 Oct 2025

Emma

Convenient location, room was better in the picture. Okay but underwhelmed

2/10

Poor

14 Oct 2025

Boe

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Business Self

6/10

Pleasant

05 Oct 2025

Laura

We arrived early and staff were very accommodating. Gave us one room to stay in while the other was getting cleaned, very thoughtful. Housekeeping staff were above and beyond friendly and nice. Room was clean enough, small but quick weekend trip was good enough. One of our rooms the shower screen was cracked, the soap dispenser was chipped/cracked, the entire basin was cracked. Facilities outdated def need a fresh paint and some work. The rooftop terrace whilst a great idea was clearly under construction and no seating so we were limited in space in our rooms. The table and chairs provided in each room were a round Bunnings outdoor table with 2 plastic chairs, other guests removed their chairs and placed them in common areas to drink and stay up. Very noisy stay. Bed was comfortable enough. Location was good, light rail (tram) less than 10 min walk as well as train the other direction. 7/11 across the road for snacks.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

05 Oct 2025

Trish

The bathroom was outdated and the room STUNK of smoke not at all happy

8/10

Excellent

04 Oct 2025

Huseyin

Lots of defects

6/10

Pleasant

27 Sep 2025

Baldeep

Air Con was noisy at full speed, no exhaust in the bathroom, no hair dryer. Very old property, there was a orange glass panel at the top of the door, letting light in at the night time.
5 min walk to the station. Just ok to spend the night, cheaper motel compared to many others.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

23 Sep 2025

Greg

The wifi was terrible and kept disconnecting

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

16 Sep 2025

Greg

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Business Self

8/10

Excellent

14 Sep 2025

Sharon

Very friendly staff who go out of their way to help you. Thanks

Partner

8/10

Excellent

13 Sep 2025

Francis known as Frank

All was good

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

11 Sep 2025

Genevieve

Lovely friendly staff, great off street safe parking. Very convenient to Leichardt. Whilst not pretty and new, the bed was very comfortable and the shower lovely and hot. We live in the country on a rural property, so it was amazing and extremely pleasing that we hardly heard any traffic from Paramatta Rd.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

04 Sep 2025

Nash

Easy parking and check in, very polite staff and decent rooms.

Parking on the upper level is very tight, so be mindful if you have a large car.

Accessing the motel from the opposite side of the road is a bit of the pain as you have to do a big loop to get to the other side, but that's obviously no fault of the motel.

Room was simple but very adequate for our 1 night stay. Basic toiletries provided and there is a small fridge, microwave and dinnerware available in the room. Shower had good water pressure, though our toilet didn't seem to flush well. Takes a few tries (room 103).

Overall, a good stay for money.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

01 Sep 2025

Greg

Good

8/10

Excellent

31 Aug 2025

Dana

Was happy with our stay.
Thank you.

Business_and_leisure Family_with_children

2/10

Poor

30 Aug 2025

kelda

Wall paper falling off the wall. Beds are unsafe for kids

8/10

Excellent

28 Aug 2025

Ben

Great location, very friendly staff. Enjoyed my stay, thank you!

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

22 Aug 2025

Eric

Not luxurious by any means but at the price very good value for money.
Clean and comfortable.

8/10

Excellent

19 Aug 2025

Peter

Value for money

10/10

Exceptional

04 Aug 2025

cathy

Great for our one night stay. Convenient location

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

03 Aug 2025

Anita

Room seemed a bit run down but was clean & tidy. No frills hotel.
Unfortunately our room was at the front of the premises and the hotel neon sign shone straight into our room with not very good blockout blinds.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

22 Jul 2025

Amjad

Overall good

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jul 2025

Brad

Check in staff very helpful and friendly

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jul 2025

Lisa

Very polite staff, clean room, comfortable beds & pillows. Quiet location. Nicely renovated kitchenette & bathroom. Good restaurants & a train station within a few minutes walk, great location

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

22 Jun 2025

Marius

Everything was good

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

22 May 2025

Parmel

Easy check in. No lift but staff very willing to help with luggage

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

30 Apr 2025

Laurence

Very dated property - dirty kettle but relatively clean especially towels / bedding etc & reasonable prices

Business_and_leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

09 Apr 2025

Alan

Tired and in need of renovation

Business Self

4/10

Poor

05 Apr 2025

Julie

No sleep due to guests talking all night and morning outside rooms

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

22 Feb 2025

Bart

Super convenient

Very friendly staff who were super helpful. Great location and very clean room and comfortable bed. The rooms are very dated, but very convenient.

Self

4/10

Poor

16 Feb 2025

peter

Very basic room, just a bed and a plastic laundry chair for furniture not even a bed side table for phone

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

16 Feb 2025

kenny

Light bulbs were burnt out.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

11 Feb 2025

Verified traveler

A pleasant stay

Nice place to stay. Comfortable room with plenty of space. Friendly & very helpful staff. Would definitely stay here again.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

01 Feb 2025

Lance

The property is a good clean bed for an overnight stay. It is a good location to the train station for concerts etc
The staff were very friendly and helpful.

There is not enough parking for all rooms. It was quite noisy from the surrounding rooms.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

31 Jan 2025

Sharon

Absolutely disgusting place. We couldn’t get into our room at 1.30 am. Rooms were filthy, graffiti in cupboards, vomit up the curtains, fridge in one room was full of water with a towel in there. Asked for a refund and was not given one. Would not let my dog spend a night there, that’s how disgusting the place is.

6/10

Pleasant

29 Jan 2025

Helen

An old building that requires a lot of love and attention.
Ensuite was new but couldn’t open door properly because of position of towel rail.
Bed sagged.
Divan was torn both ends and sagged.
Walls needed a good scrub.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jan 2025

Aixa

Very nice happy and helpful staff. We are a family and they treated us nicely and respectfully. They even helped us with information about what to visit and how. We would like to stay there again.
Thank you!

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jan 2025

Chris

I was very happy with the friendly greeting on arrival . Clean and tidy . Was a little compact in bathroom but over all it was a pleasure to stay there . Well done MARCO POLO.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

09 Jan 2025

Grant

Was very nice and clean friendly staff at reception and room attentants

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jan 2025

Frederick Francis

Christmas visit.

The staff are very friendly and helpful. The location is close to shopping center and restaurants. Room was made up every day. Very clean and recently renovated room .

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jan 2025

Jenny

Perfect short stay with easy access and parking. Helpful staff, clean and convenience in the room. Everything seemed to be working, well maintained.

Leisure Family_with_children

4/10

Poor

05 Jan 2025

Stephen

Old poorly maintained, broken shower head missing light shades ,cracked shower screen and tiles longe ripped , common areas dirty
On the plus side staff where friendly and helpful

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jan 2025

Carol

The staff were very friendly & responded to requests. It was a great location convenient to public transport & walking distance to shops.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jan 2025

Greg

Rooms clean with easy access. Very comfortable stay
Staff very pleasant and helpful. Well done Bob from check in very courteous