Is parking available at the property?

Self parking is available on-site for a fee of AUD 35 per day, which includes in/out privileges. Parking height restrictions apply.

What type of breakfast is offered and what are the serving hours?

A buffet breakfast is served at Gumtree Restaurant & Bar. On weekdays, breakfast is available from 7:00 AM to 9:30 AM, and on weekends from 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM. There is an associated cost of approximately AUD 25 for adults and AUD 12.5 for children.

What are the standard check-in and check-out times?

Check-in is from 2:00 PM, and check-out is until 11:00 AM. Late check-out is available for a fee, subject to availability. Early check-in may also be requested.

What accessibility features are available for guests with disabilities?

The property has limited wheelchair accessibility, including accessible parking and facilities. There are elevators and step-free entrances, ensuring ease of access for guests with mobility challenges.

What is the location of the property in relation to key landmarks?

Metro Aspire Hotel is located in the heart of Sydney, within a 5-minute drive of SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium and Star Casino. It is approximately 1.3 km from the International Convention Centre Sydney and 1.6 km from the Sydney Tower Eye. Public transport options are available nearby.

What are the policies for guests staying with children?

Children 12 years old or younger can stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding.

What are the policies regarding extra beds and cribs?

The property offers rollaway beds for a fee of AUD 50 per night. Advance request or confirmation is required for rollaway beds.

Metro Aspire Hotel Sydney - Modern Comfort

Average nightly price at Metro Aspire Hotel Sydney by month, last 12 months (USD)
Month	Average price
January	$126
February	$194
March	$165
April	$138
May	$142
June	$108
July	$113
August	$160
September	$143
October	$161
November	$183
December	$149

What guests think

At Metro Aspire Hotel Sydney, travellers praise its convenient, walkable location near Chinatown and Darling Harbour, friendly staff, and generally spacious rooms, while noting the older building, thin walls, and occasional cleanliness lapses such as mold or damp smells.

Facilities are basic: onsite parking with a fee, some balconies, lobby coffee and water dispensers, limited in-room kitchenware, and no on-site laundry. Breakfast feedback ranges from good value and tasty to underwhelming, with occasional complaints about cold items or unclear charges. Overall, it suits value-minded guests seeking a simple, well-located base.

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Facilities

Facilities are basic: paid on-site parking, some balconies, lobby coffee and water dispensers, and limited in-room kitchenware. No on-site laundry, and several guests noted limited or no on-site dining or room service.

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Shuenn

Apr 18, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Friendly and helpful staff, spacious room, walking distance to Chinatown and rail stations. Lack facilities like gym or pool.

8

Chew Thing

Aug 28, 2024

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Stayed 5 nights

The hotel is located at a very strategic location, walking distance to China town, paddy’s market and darling harbour. The room is good and spacious for us. They provide free coffee at ground floor, got water dispenser too. But we rent a car there, we have to pay AUD35 per day for parking.

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Frances

Dec 5, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Great location, parking onsite

10

Vivienne

Nov 30, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great location. Quiet street yet very close to city. Very good carpark under. Easy check in and checkout. Would highly recommend

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Laura

Feb 13, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Unfortunately the dining room and bar were closed during my stay, which I wasn't aware of when I booked the room. Additionally there was quite an intense smell of damp around the entire hotel. In my room there was a large damp patch of carpet by the bed that didn't go away during my stay. To the credit of the staff, they supplied an industrial fan to help dry it. Unfortunately this didn't work very well, and the floor remained quite wet. The room smelled of damp the same way the common areas of the hotel did. Also there is no warm lighting in the rooms

6

Jessie

Apr 9, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Leaking roof in dining area, toilet way too close to the wall for even a child to use. No room service. Poor communication about breakfast pricing and parking pricing

8

Naomi Elisabeth

Nov 11, 2024

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Stayed 5 nights

Staff at the hotel are wonderful and very helpful. The hotel is in a good convenient location not far from Central station. If you’re booking this hotel because it mentions Laundry facilities, you will need to look elsewhere. No laundry facilities are available on-site. Laundromat within a 10-minute walking distance (near central station)

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Lynda

Jul 3, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The property is well priced for the area, which is walking distance to china town and the mall. Staff were helpful. The room was clean and comfortable; but a little bit tired. The fridge was a bit small (no freezer section), which was a tricky for a family of five trying to save on take away. No microwave in the room, but one in the lobby. The shower is over the bath.

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Dannielle

Jan 7, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Overall great place to stay rooms just have minimal kitchen facilities ie. no sink or microwave.

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Jackie

Nov 27, 2023

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Stayed 5 nights

Enjoyed coffee machine. Liked having a balcony with a view of a big tree

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Cleanliness

Many guests report clean rooms, but recurring issues include mold in bathrooms, musty or damp smells, and occasional dirty carpets or surfaces. Housekeeping quality can be inconsistent.

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Shade

Apr 11, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Dirty rooms. Bad smell.

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Angie

Nov 17, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Very clean, great location, and helpful friendly staff

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Amy

Dec 28, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Clean room

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Laura

Feb 13, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Unfortunately the dining room and bar were closed during my stay, which I wasn't aware of when I booked the room. Additionally there was quite an intense smell of damp around the entire hotel. In my room there was a large damp patch of carpet by the bed that didn't go away during my stay. To the credit of the staff, they supplied an industrial fan to help dry it. Unfortunately this didn't work very well, and the floor remained quite wet. The room smelled of damp the same way the common areas of the hotel did. Also there is no warm lighting in the rooms

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Emma

May 28, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Our room was cold and we weren’t provided with blankets, just sheets. It took a while for the heater to heat up the room when I figured out how to use the remote. Because I was cold I had a poor sleep. The carpet was a bit dirty and the bathroom had mould in and around the sink.

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frédéric

Jun 24, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

hotel un peu excentré mais a 10 mn a pied de Central Sation, hotel qui semble un peu dans son jus au premier abord. Les parties communes (portes d'ascenseurs sont sales). Grande chambre avec un bon lit mais la baignoire n’était pas bien nettoyé et les joints autour du lavabo sale. C’est dommage ca gache un peu le séjour.

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Allan

Dec 26, 2022

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Stayed 19,352 nights

Staff very friendly and helpful, daily housekeeping also excellent and very clean. So happy with this hotel!

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Peter

Jan 8, 2026

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Stayed 4 nights

Great location. Friendly staff willing to help. Beds comfortable and rooms cleaned daily. The property could do with a freshen up and a spring clean. Overall I’d stay here again. We enjoyed the stay.

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Ashley

Aug 12, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The room was unclean. We stayed in

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Samantha

Jul 26, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Staff were lovely, they were able to get us in early after a very long overseas flight which was really appreciated. Rooms were not very clean, walls were grubby and bathrooms had mold

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Rooms

Rooms are generally spacious and comfortable, with some offering balconies, but the decor can feel dated. Noise is a recurring issue due to thin walls, and some beds are two singles joined or sofa beds that are uncomfortable.

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marysia

May 31, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

placed in an adjoining room where the doors and walls were so thin it was like I was in the adjoining room. I could hear everything - and I mean everything, including morning and evening sex. Horrible, invasive experience.

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Aaron

Feb 25, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

“king bed” was two single beds pushed together. Property does not look like the pictures at all… i would google first. We requested a double room and were given a sofa bed and the two single beds pushed together. Not impressed.

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Tina

Feb 19, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Worst, most uncomfortable sofa bed ever, wires sticking out everywhere. Unusable even for a small child.

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HORST

May 28, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Big, comfortable rooms. Great location.

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Tai Wa

Apr 9, 2024

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Stayed 6 nights

Spacious and clean room. The balcony is definitely a plus. Location is perfect, in a nice quiet area while just a short walk to key tourist areas.

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Katsu

Jan 16, 2026

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Stayed 1 night

The room is spacious enough for one person or a couple to stay multiple nights. The building itself seems a little dated but maintained well to function as a hotel. The location is not typical tourist area or business precinct but quite comfortable to be in.

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Herwindu

Nov 12, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Clean room but outdated

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Nash

May 5, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Check in was easy. The room was a decent size and clean. Easy walk to Central station. It was listed as having a balcony but it was more of a glorified window as you could not stand on it (occupied with AC units). Unfortunately because of said balcony, I assume someone previously had been smoking on it as the room did stink of cigarettes a bit. The TV didn't function. It was slow and could not boot up netflix, youtube or channels properly. It would take minutes and would stutter a lot. The sound proofing wasn't amazing as someone across the hall from us had their TV blasting and was talking loudly, could be easily heard. The hotel seemed to have been hosting a music event in the morning, so the sound of drums and tuning was going on from about 0830am. Overall, fine for a place to sleep.

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Phil

Oct 6, 2025

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Stayed 5 nights

It was two single beds pushed together in my room. Pretty uncomfortable. The shower hot water was temperamental. They never mopped the breakfast area. I spilled my coffee, and told the staff. They wiped some up, but 3 days later the coffee was still there.

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Niels

Jan 16, 2026

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Stayed 6 nights

Clean rooms, but the whole hotel had a bit of a weird vibe. Walls are quite thin so you will hear your neighbour's and sounds from outside. Staff was friendly and helpful.

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Service

Service is widely praised as friendly, helpful, and accommodating, with efficient check-in and assistance like early room access and luggage storage. A few guests mentioned rigid policies, billing mix-ups, or unaddressed noise issues.

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Linda

Nov 15, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Staff were efficient and friendly. Accommodation was spacious and comfortable. Easy walk to the train and ICC.

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Jonathan

Oct 9, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

No sound proofing, no double glazing, noisy guests. Staff were aware on first night bug no offer to change the room.

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Catrin L

Mar 9, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Excellent stay, reception staff are so lovely and helpful! Nothing was too much to ask for - clean lovely rooms and very spacious! Close to city centre and darling harbour great location!

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Mark

Feb 10, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

I've stayed here several times. The rooms are perfect for my requirements, but I really didn't like being given the third degree about hosting parties when I checked in. Perfectly reasonable for the check-in staff to point out that it is a non-party venue. But repeatedly telling me to cancel any parties I had planned (after I had said that I'm not planning to host a party....I've never done so in the past) was over the top. The staff clearly didn't listen to my initial reply or have been told to ignore what the customer says in response and to continue with the spiel. I later noted that not every visitor copped the same treatment. Don't think I'll be back if this is going to continue.

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Allison

Jul 20, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Easy to find. It’s definitely worth the money. Excellent dining options close by. Staff are really friendly and accommodating.

4

Maxwell

Mar 27, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Not the best property I’ve stayed in around Sydney, staff not that polite, no seating on any balcony, buttons in elevator sticky taped up.

10

William

Jan 11, 2026

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Stayed 2 nights

We did not eat breakfast at the hotel. The hotel was beautiful, and the staff were very accommodating. Our rooms were comfortable and clean. We were very pleased with our stay. We would highly recommend this hotel.

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Adrian

Apr 30, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The staff are exceptional.

10

yee way

Jul 6, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Amazing good service and friendly staff

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Ricky

Dec 1, 2024

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Stayed 4 nights

This has become my go-to accommodation venue when I come to Sydney. I truly appreciate the scale (as in it's not a huge hotel), the location, the ambience, the efficiency, the friendliness, the thoughtfulness (a bin for recyclables, yes!) and the key provisions (why doesn't every hotel provide a box of tissues?). I'll certainly be staying there again.

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Location

Quiet street within walking distance of Chinatown, Darling Harbour, and Central Station, making access to transport and food easy. A few found it slightly outside main tourist areas or a bit dark at night.

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Elizabeth

Oct 8, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Being so close and walkable to the city and Darling Harbour I was surprised how quiet and peaceful it was. Universities and TAFE right next door means that there are plenty of budget price good Asian eateries and shopping at Haymarket. Accommodation was pleasant and comfortable for our needs.

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Rick

Oct 13, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Close to Darling Harbour yet quiet, with a lovely small park to sit in the sunshine next door. Onsite parking and restaurant add to the mix. Very good value.

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Sarah

May 6, 2025

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Stayed 6 nights

Great location for the price - close to food and transportation. So much to see and do within walking distance (shopping, harbour etc.)

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Michael

Aug 21, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Easy walk from Central Station in a quiet area so very easy to rest up. Staff friendly and accessible. Room and common areas well kept and clean.

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Catherine

Jul 6, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great over night stay Walking distance to Darling Harbour

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COLIN

Nov 4, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

It was very easy to find and easy walking distance to darling habour

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Vivienne

Nov 30, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great location. Quiet street yet very close to city. Very good carpark under. Easy check in and checkout. Would highly recommend

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Katsu

Jan 16, 2026

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Stayed 1 night

The room is spacious enough for one person or a couple to stay multiple nights. The building itself seems a little dated but maintained well to function as a hotel. The location is not typical tourist area or business precinct but quite comfortable to be in.

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David

Sep 20, 2024

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Stayed 4 nights

Area is dark at night

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Nick

Mar 27, 2023

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Stayed 7 nights

Great location. Close to Darling Square and Central Train Station. There were plenty of food options around the area and we especially enjoyed the Lord Worseley pub up the road. Hydration Station in the lobby was a great idea.

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Dining

Breakfast reviews are mixed: many enjoyed it and felt it was good value, while others found it poor or had issues like cold items or early closing. Some noted unclear charges or that on-site dining was limited or unavailable.

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James

Nov 19, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Friendly and very clean. Great value breakfast

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Paul

Jun 6, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Very convenient for China Town. Staff are friendly and helpful. Buffet breakfast very good.

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Juliet

Mar 30, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Nice little hotel near the Powerhouse Museum and a short walk to Darling Harbour. Our room was spacious and I appreciated all the surface space to store our luggage and belongings. The bed was very comfortable. The breakfast buffet was good. The employees were very helpful with calling taxis and sorting out any issues. I would stay here again. The only thing I didn’t like was the lack of dining options around the hotel.

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Laura

Feb 13, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Unfortunately the dining room and bar were closed during my stay, which I wasn't aware of when I booked the room. Additionally there was quite an intense smell of damp around the entire hotel. In my room there was a large damp patch of carpet by the bed that didn't go away during my stay. To the credit of the staff, they supplied an industrial fan to help dry it. Unfortunately this didn't work very well, and the floor remained quite wet. The room smelled of damp the same way the common areas of the hotel did. Also there is no warm lighting in the rooms

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Carlo Luis

Oct 6, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Decent and spacious rooms, the balcony was also very welcome. The white light is something I would have preferred to be in a warmer tone. Breakfast had the usual warm options, as well as continental offerings.

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kamlendu

May 1, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

It was a nice place to stay, rooms are spacious, there is a coffee machine at the reception, breakfast is just ok with no nutritious options, staff is lovely. Quiet area and there are some eateries but not enough options around, this coupled with no meals at the hotel and one has to walk long distances to get a fill. There is also a shaving foam dispenser in the toilet but all dispensers are very far from the sink and too hard to use, specially for kids. The blanket is not a blanket its two sheets of fabric with one sheet of insert, literally. Impossible to use with a child.

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David

Jan 19, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

mix up with breakfast we were carged twice

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Charlie

Aug 8, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Poor breakfast offering

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Sharron

Sep 14, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Loved the area, and Balcony.... Breakfast was not great , bacon undercooked, tomato and mushrooms dry, but lots of options for eating in vicinty x

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Tuane

Apr 3, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Hotel muito bom. Quarto bem grande. Café da manhã (pago a parte) bem servido, com opções variadas e comida boa.

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