Friendly staff, great food, brilliant bar, but the hallway outside our room had not been vacuumed, black marks on the door,and a stain on the ceiling, other than that everything else was good, very handy to transport and walking distance to the city

First of all, I feel mean giving this hotel just 3 stars - it's definitely better than average but not very good, so I will describe it as just good. The hotel is in Chinatown, where you will find a ton of bars and restaurants. I came back at 2am on Saturday night and it was still going full-swing. There is a lot of traffic but fortunately I couldn't hear it from my room on the 18th floor. Darling Harbour is only a 10 minute walk downhill and there are a number of shops, bars and restaurants there too. I dare say it's a little less lively there.
My room was very comfortable with a view of the street below. The bed is great and there are also a range of pillows to choose from. The bathroom has a bath and separate shower cubicle, all of which worked perfectly well. I didn't like the wall-mounted hairdryer though.
I didn't eat or drink in the hotel - there are far too many other places to go to outside.
All in all, a comfortable stay. The rooms lack certain frills, but these are extras which put up the prices in other places. I wouldn't stay here for a romantic break, say, but for basic(ish) comfort and convenience, it's not bad at all.
ps. I only gave it a 3 for cleanliness because although my room was perfectly clean, the carpets in the hallways could have done with being vacuumed.

Not often do I stay at a hotel in my own city ... I had 2 separate stays, of 1 night each.
Where as the rooms are nicely furnished, except I did not like the aircon blowing on me in bed!
Upon my very early morning check out of my 1st stay, I advised the Front Desk the soap holder in the shower was coming off the wall, so soap did not stay there! Not fun having to scramble around for the soap on the shower floor!
Upon my return 5 days later, at check in, I find I am assigned the same room!
You can imagine my disappointment at finding the problem in the shower had not been rectified!
Again at checkout I informed the Front Desk of the problem .... maybe the next guest will find the problem fixed.... I hope
p.s. room 1754 if Rydges are interested ....

Well located for sightseeing if you don't mind a bit of a walk, 10-15 mins to Darling Harbour, or alternatively only 5 mins to the hyde park station which gets you to Circular Quay quickly.

The hotel itself is nothing special imo, no particularly noteworthy facilities & whilst we had a room with a seperate sitting room I would say the size was small to average & the decor & fittings a bit dated. What seemed to be a reasonable tea/coffee tray with a carton of UHT milk (great!) turned up a carton of cheese...yuk! & we didn't manage to get housekeeping to supply another sadly, though the mini bar prices were not bad.

Best feature, the bed was super comfy & the hotel quiet so certainly had a good nights sleep.