ibis Styles Sydney Central

I think If no room service then a microwave is required

Simple hotel and affordable price, well located. Do not expect much.

In the overpriced Sydney hotel market this is one of the more reasonably priced. That usually means ‘bad’ but not so here. The self service checkin failed, as it does everywhere, always a waste of time. But the room for one night was fine. Comfortable bed in a small room, small cupboard but surprisingly a small kitchen sink. Bathroom was modern though the shower was only mediocre. Aircon worked, if a bit noisy. Great location short walk to Central station, restaurants and pubs. Breakfast good to very good! In all pleasantly surprised, and would stay again at the right price.

I thought the hotel was excellent value for money. For a last minute stay on a Sunday night I paid $162 when most other comparable hotels in a similiar location were $250 to $300 on the same night. The location is excellent being close to Central and the CBD with plenty of excellent cafes close by. One of the things I really liked was a seperate sink for kitchen type duties. I always find washing up in the bathroom a bit yuck ( think Kramer washing up while taking a shower, if you ever watched Sienfeld) . Also while there were a heap of pillows on the bed, they were different thicknesses. Such a simple thing but you hardly ever see it, someone has obviously thought about it. I like a low pillow and have resorted to carrying my own as mostly they are too high. I had forgotten mine this time but I had a selection of heights, so all good. When selecting this hotel I read several reviews saying it was old fashioned. I didn’t see this as my room was modern and spacious for a budget level place , but maybe some floors haven’t been renovated yet. I was in the third floor and it was fine. Would certainly stay again particularly if the price differential with the competition stays similar to what I experienced.

Clean room, comfy bed