I booked the Holiday Inn Darling Harbour after trying to find a reasonable hotel in Sydney in a good location for elderly parents before we took a cruise. The hotel is an older Holiday Inn and doesn't have the spaciousness and new features of some of the newer hotels, but the location is great.
My parents (80'-90's) enjoyed the area and walked down George St to the Opera House and to the Rocks and Botanic Gardens! You can get the train back from Circular Quay. While we took a taxi to the hotel from the train station is a close walk and I went back to the airport to fly to Adelaide for a day. I took a taxi to the airport but tried the train back and was faster and much cheaper. The Market Place is a block away and a huge warehouse of multiple stands for Australia souvenirs and other things at the best prices we saw in Sydney. Chinatown was great for low cost lunches. All in all a great location.
- Holiday Inn Sydney
- Sydney Holiday Inn
