The Occidental Hotel

Room was very clean & staff helpful. Tea & coffee provided. Room was a bit tired but served its purpose for the CBD of Sydney. The Occidental is a Very busy pub.

Our room was clean, the beds were comfortable and the bathrooms accessible and clean. The building construction noise across the street was not welcome at 3am but not the fault or within the control of the hotel. Attempted to have a meal for dinner but the pub was so chock a block full that we had to go elsewhere.

Perfect location right next to Wynyard station (trains, buses, light rail, supermarket and food hall all within a block). Beautiful old building. Shared bathrooms excellent (aside from the lack of mirrors). Very large showers and always kept clean. Was initially worried about the "shared" aspect, but hardly saw another person in 4 days. Never had to wait. Room adequate. Nothing fancy, but very clean. Great view across the park to the city. Could use maybe a power point or 2. Saturday night traffic was noisy (of course), but despite two functions downstairs and a full bar, almost no noise audible from within the building. Had a great stay. Would stay again and definitely recommend for a short city trip.

Cheapest place in Sydney to stay we like staying here on out travels. We enjoyed the bar down stairs. Easy to walk to public transport

The room was too small for a couple. There was not enough room to put our things about. There are no mirrors in the male bathrooms to have shave. Staff was not courteous. I requested for some milk to make tea. Wr waited for an hour and when I complained the manager was telling me off saying no need to be angry. The staff was not very helpful, but the hotel was at the right location. All the attractions were in walking distance.

Room was clean, staff friendly, beds comfortable. A lot of street and people noise.

​Great Location, but Unacceptable Room Quality and Service Gaps. ​The central location is excellent (5 stars), and some staff were helpful. However, the building is severely outdated. Key issues included no hot water at our room's sink and excessive noise from the street and the ground-floor bar due to thin walls/single-pane windows. No hangers in closet or in the room could be found - had to request from Bar staff. ​Ventilation is poor, and since the windows lack screens, you cannot open them, meaning towels and clothing will not dry. We also encountered significant hygiene problems (mold, insects, dirty carpet, uncleaned sheets). Crucially, there is zero assistance or housekeeping on Sundays, leaving guests stranded with issues like uncollected garbage. The serious comfort and cleanliness flaws outweigh the great location. Management of the property was contacted but are not willing to discount or refund - photos for proof on file.

Nice and comfortable

Yes very tidy. Staff were very friendly

Staff are friendly & helpful, location is convenient, room is clean

Dirty rooms with creepy crawlies around. In shower rooms, lots of flies around. Spend a little more and stay somewhere else.

Decent

Greetings by night manager - very good Service

Great location super quiet as stayed Sunday night and pub is closed. Staff were very accommodating room was spacious clean and tidy. Budget accommodation but fine for family 2 adults and 2 teens pre cruise.

One night stay. Comfortable, clean, room, amiable staff.

In business for 175 years! The pub, especially outside is busy from 3:307 pm, very talkative after work crowd. Old woodwork, wi-fi was so spotty the TV was unwatchable, but had separate male and female bathrooms, shower rooms were lockable and not crowded. Not updated to modern hotel standards, but good price and the neighborhood is like NYC or Tokyo, so many people and shops, and places to eat. Any lack of the most modern amenities is made up by it’s 19th century building charm and close to town hall, the Queen Victoria Building shopping, the circular quay, so buses, trams and light rail in less than 500 feet away. Loved Sydney again!

Old word charm, beautiful

Room was clean and as described, it had 3 beds and a small bathroom. It is an older hotel but great value for money as it is right in the CBD (which means there is city noise) and close to Circular Quay for my cruise departure, close to the train and light rail & Darling Harbour. Only negatives - the pub is not open on a Sunday, which is when I was checking in, & no one is there, so you have to call a number on the front door and they send someone to check you in. There was no mention of this when booking through Wotif or in their details about the hotel. I also had to call on behalf of someone waiting downstairs as they were international guests and didn't have a phone to call or know what to do. Also there was no hairdryer in the room but the info in the room said to speak to someone downstairs to borrow one but no one was there so had to call again to ask if I could borrow one and they dropped one off to my room. There was a note in the bathroom that the hot water can take about 10 mins to come through (due to being an old hotel) & I didn't believe it but that was right. I had to run the water for about 10mins or so before any hot water came through, so if you are in a hurry be prepared for the wait or have a cold shower. Other than that the staff were friendly and for a budget central hotel it was a good pick.

This is an excellent location and decent price point. A very cool historic building with a ground floor pub, restaurant son the next two floors and rooms above. Feels a little time travel-y! The pub is a busy spot for lunch and happy hour, there was no noise in the room though. Everything felt clean though basic so as long as you have the right expectations you will love it. And I walked everywhere from this spot and the train station is just across the street. Staff was ok, mostly friendly. For any front desk type stuff use the bar but if it’s before or after hours they have a number. Would stay here again.

Very noisy location.