I was fortunate enough to stay here a few times and the hotel is just beautiful. It has a nice atmosphere, the rooms have a decent size and they have a proper gym. Like with any hotel in Australia, give the food a miss. It is just stupidly overpriced.

We stayed at the Sydney Westin for 4 nights in Oct 2011. The location is fantastic, centre of the city, valet parking was easy and check-in was quite quick. The hotel staff are unobtrusive, but always on hand to assist if needed. We needed some things from our car on a few occasions and they were delivered to the room in minutes.

We stayed in the heritage part of the hotel and had a room facing inward to the large covered courtyard. The room was large, with a separate lobby area with the bathroom off to one side and a small walk-in robe on the other. The bath was fantastically oversize and there was a large walk-in rain shower. Toiletries were high end. The main room was large with 3 Georgian style large arched windows. The bed was heavenly.

The old stairway in this hotel was a location in the movie The Matrix, and makes a great photo location.

This hotel is in walking distance from may of Sydney's attractions - the Rocks, the Opera House, Art Gallery, Circular Quay and the CBD shopping district.

I searched around for prices before booking through the hotel's own site - it had the cheapest rates.

A couple of tips, the restaurants under the hotel are overpriced (we ate at two, maybe the others are better?). Internet connection in your room costs extra which is a bit strange for a classy hotel, however we picked up the free wi-fi from the Lobby from our inward facing room .

The Westin Sydney exceeds all expectations and reputations. The room was immaculate with an amazing view over the mall below. The amenities were perfect and the service was outstanding. The business centre was quiet and easy to use, although the computers were a little old - but free printing is good. The gym was huge and well equipped. The Westin is everything you can imagine and more - well worth the $$$.

The Westin is perfectly located on the doorstep of Pitt St Mall and Martin Place... The rooms are clean and quite... The only problem we had with the Westin was the room lights automatically turning on at roughly 4:30am... And we weren't the only room with this issue. We spoke with other relatives staying there too on different floors (4 rooms) and all had the same problem. Some multiple times. Not the most idealic way to wake from a near perfect sleep. But let's not have one negative wreck an otherwise great stay.