Friday 22 April 2016

The Swissotel Sydney - Review

You may have read my review of the kids room at the Swissotel Sydney which is quite frankly the most amazing child friendly hotel room we have ever stayed in. It's now time to tell you about our room and the rest of the hotel.

The Swissotel Sydney is a 5* hotel with a fantastic central location on Market Street. It's within walking distance of all the major shopping centres, darling harbour and the cities major attractions.

We used the valet parking service which I would highly recommend if you are driving to the hotel. With 2 children in tow and a busy street to deal with, it was so easy to just drop the car off outside the hotel and to also have it dropped back off when we wanted to leave.

The hotel reception/lobby are is very large and has a wonderful contemporary feel to it. We were checked in to the hotel very quickly which I thought was great. There is nothing worse than waiting in a huge queue and spending half an hour in reception (especially when travelling with children). When at reception be sure to ask if they have any empty hotel rooms as you may be lucky and get an upgrade! If not though, you are sure to be happy with whatever room you receive as they are all fantastic.

Our room was connected to our daughter's room. It was one of the newly renovated premier rooms. I loved how the room was styled. It was very 'clean' looking. It had a colour palette of crisp white and shades of grey and was filled with modern furniture. There was a long corridor to the actual bedroom and bathroom which I liked as it made the room feel more like an apartment.



The bed was absolutely huge. It really was the focal point of the room which I like. You had an option of changing your pillows if they weren't to your liking from the pillow menu. There was plenty of room around the bed. We were able to put the travel cot next to the bed which didn't make the room feel cramped. 




The mini bar was well stocked with lots of different delights. The Swissotel really tries to make your stay as comfortable and as stress-free as possible. The fact that they had a worldwide adapter for you to use is such a helpful idea. It may seem a small gesture but I think it's a brilliant one.



The bathroom was a really good size and it had a separate bath and shower. I hate rooms where they have the shower in the bath. I didn't manage to use the bath but the shower was lovely. 

We ordered room service for dinner which arrived fairly quickly. I was very impressed with the food especially the Sydney Oysters. Hubby had a steak as a main and I had a nasi goreng.



Wifi was provided free which I think is a great feature. I must admit I hate anywhere where you have to pay for it.

The selection of food for breakfast was massive. You could have had anything you could wish for. There was hot, cold, a massive selection of cereals, waffles, continental and more. You name it, they had it. My eggs benedict was perfect.




The hotel has a fully equipped gym, spa and an outdoor swimming pool and jacuzzi. I was desperate to try a spa treatment but we ran out of time after sightseeing.

Overall, we were very impressed with our stay here. The hotel room was a great size. The room service food was so tasty. I'm currently salivating remembering those oysters. The location is perfect, so central and within easy walking distance of all the best attractions. 

**The Swissotel provided us with an overnight stay and breakfast in exchange for our honest opinion**

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27 comments

  1. Sounds like a lovely place to stay. I like the look of the grey and white themed rooms.

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  2. Beautiful, would love to visit Sydney one day but with four children I think it would be a pricey holiday for us. The hotel looks like the perfect place to take a family xx

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  3. This hotel looks so amazing and that bathroom decor just takes the cake for me!! Keeping this one in mind for whenever I visit Sydney next xx

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  4. Sounds like such an amazing hotel and how convenient that it's on Market street! Everything looks perfect. I also find it really annoying when Wi-Fi is an add-on!

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  5. This looks amazing and I am quite envious of that breakfast x

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  6. Oh this looks amazing and I love the carpet (I'm sad like that!) haha

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  7. We did find the Australian hotels very good value for money and offering great service too. I wish we could visit again with Emma, such a wonderful part of the world and experience!

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  8. It looks great and the food looks delicious!

    Cat x

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  9. Sounds like a great place to stay for families. We always struggle with hotels as have to have two rooms as there are so many of us

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  10. Looks like a great place to stay, I won't pretend I wasn't envious reading this ��

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  11. This really does look like an amazing hotel, that food! Love little touches like the worldwide adapter, so handy!xx

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  12. You are so lucky that you managed to stay in such a prestigious and beautiful hotel. It is the little touches that make a hotel exceptional!

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  13. This looks like ideal accommodation for families, and it seems like a beautiful hotel.

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  14. This hotel looks so fantastic - what an absolute treat to stay there :) Kaz x

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  15. Now I'm hungry and I want a bath haha! This place looks great, definitely one for the list! x

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  16. This looks fantastic, the problems we are finding with hotels now are that they aren't big enough for the four of us but the Swissotel sounds like they have this covered! I agree the little things make a stay the wifi and the worldwide adapter definitely.

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  17. Oh this looks wonderful! Such a lovely room and the food is impressive! x

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  18. Wow it looks like you have had a lovely stay, great room too! H x

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  19. It sounds wonderful, I love all the he little details that they have thought of like travel adapter

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  20. Wow the hotel looks so beautiful and it really looks like an apartment. The bath is so beautiful. I will be visiting the hotel on our next trip.

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  21. It looks absolutely incredible to me, the room looks so lovely and clean!

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  22. This hotel looks amazing. The food looks fab too! I have stayed at a Swisshotel in Amsterdam.

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  23. What ana amazing looking hotel and the best bed ever, the food has made me really hungry right now

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  24. Food and room both look exquisite! Glad you enjoyed your stay x

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  25. Looks really nice actually. I love the big window. And the food looks delicious.

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  26. Sounds like q fabulous little haunt. Free wiFi is a must in this day and age. Food looks ahhmazing! Lovely review 😊

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  27. Oh that looks lovely, the breakfast and food looks very scrummy too!

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