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Children are welcome in the hotel, although there are access limitations in the bars for persons under the age of 18.
First, the bad news: no swimming pool, just a well-appointed fitness center, and only the penthouse suites have much in the way of views—but one could just as reasonably complain that too few hotels hand out hundred-dollar bills at reception, or that your bellhop is never Orlando Bloom. This place is near-perfect, a thirty-one-room boutique that, as they say, does exactly what it says on the tin; offers chic and comfortable lodging in a convenient city location, and attracts the town's best and brightest young things to its bars and restaurants.
Rooms are either strikingly Japanese, with black floorboards and loft-style timbered ceilings, with dashes of vivid color, or soothingly international, all blonde woods and soft tones for a more calming experience. Beds are sumptuous and generous in size, and flat-screen TVs, DVD players and Bose stereo systems are standard. Look for Bulgari amenities in the massive stone bathrooms—never the sign of a corner-cutting hotel.
The Establishment bar, at one hundred and fifty feet, is the city’s longest, and on some nights the queue for admission is longer—which you’ll bypass, as a hotel guest. The Tank nightclub is a rowdier affair, and the Hemmesphere is more relaxed, with club chairs and divans for luxurious lounging. There are three restaurants as well, Est for fine dining, Sushi E for, well, sushi, and the Garden Bar for weekday Thai lunch.
Establishment Hotel
5 Bridge Lane
Sydney, Australia
31 Rooms
Style: Cutting-Edge
Atmosphere: Lively
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Reviews
There are 14 review(s) for actual stays at Establishment Hotel. View all 14 reviews.
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Establishment Hotel
Stayed April 2009
Overall rating: Excellent
I Liked
The hotel was everything we needed it to be and more. We thought from reading reviews that the hotel would be hard to find. Whilst it was nestled away from main streets our taxi driver knew where it was - it turns out this is because the hotel houses one of Sydney's most popular bars! The hotel's location is perfect for anyone wanting to stay centrally as it's within walking distance of the harbour and opera house. The room was excellent. Simple, modern and space was well utlised making the room appear much larger than it actually was! We ate lunch in the garden restaurant which was packed. It seemed like it was very popular with the younger business crowd. Food was great, reasonably priced and portions were plentiful. We also took the hemesphere package which entitled us to $100 worth of cocktails in the hemesphere bar. The bar itself was very cool and the cocktails we had were outstanding! Definitely a must stay for anyone spending a couple of days in Sydney!I Disliked
Nothing really. Dont imagine it would be that great for business travellers though.
You do not need to get far to savour the good things Sydney has to offer
Stayed February 2009
Overall rating: Excellent
I Liked
We had a really pleasant stay at the Establishment. Vibrant, hip with its renowned bars and restaurants (wonderful dinner at Est.!), yet more tranquil and relaxed when you walk through the hotel lobby to your room. So it's up to you to decide whether you want to mingle with the lively local crowd or not. Bars and Restaurant at the Establishment have nothing to do with most other hotel bars and restaurants. The quality and the atmosphere are just awesome and you soon forget that you are a tourist. The front staffs were very friendly and helpful and the location was just perfect (especially for a first time visitor to Sydney). We booked a studio room and were upgraded (without knowing it). The room and the bathroom were very spacious and tastefully furnished. Earthy tones, simple lines, good materials, an overall modern and uncluttered design. Brighter colours for the bathrooms and the stones used for the bathroom really added some extra luxury. We appreciated as well the un-invasive housekeeping. No continuous knocking at the door for towels, turn down service and thousand other excuses. We came back for a further night after a couple of days and there we got the real studio room we had previously booked. Which had the same design, but was just much smaller (of course a little disappointing after having had the bigger room). We are the type of persons that for the sake of design and hip places, could easily live without an amazing view over the city and its harbours. If the view is something essential to you, I'm not sure if the Establishment will be able to provide you with one. A come-back!I Disliked
As there is little or nothing to complain about the design of the room, there is about some functional and practical aspects of it. Designers sometimes take it too far for the sake of design. You might like or not an open concept bathroom, the one at Establishment is and is really nicely designed with foldable doors that could be closed if you wish so (I guess though it might take 5-10 mins. to do so). Toilet and shower where in separate cubicles, to allow for some more privacy. The shower was a mere simple rain shower. Wonderful, but not really practical and flexible if you do not wish to wash your hairs every time you take a shower. There was very little space where to place towels, and the place where they were was far from the shower. No hooks or rails where to hang anything. The toilet cubicle had nothing else but a toilet. So what? Well if you are a lady, having to deal with an open concept bathroom, I'm sure you will miss a couple of items in there (like a small shelf and a dustbin...). This is what I mean by design gone too far. Bet it was a man designing the bathroom?! The bed could have been a little bigger for the standard of the room and the pillows somehow more comfortable. A reading lamp near the bed would have been appreciated as well. I also had some troubles getting in touch with the Hotel prior to our arrival. I was not able to find any email address to contact them. Fortunately the Tablehotels team helped me out with this very efficiently.79 user(s) found this review helpful
A lovely one nighter!
Stayed June 2008
Overall rating: Excellent
I Liked
Classy and elegant rooms, very big and a great location.I Disliked
Nothing at all2603 user(s) found this review helpful
Business Planning Manager
Stayed February 2008
Overall rating: Excellent
I Liked
Loved the incredibly stylish mix of old architecture with contemporary renovation and fixtures. Felt like a real insider being able to access our room from the back door of the lounge area -- good security. The breakfast was a great amenity as there is not much else available in the area. Good location otherwise, especially access to the waterfront and public transportation/ferries.I Disliked
Some (not all) of the front desk staff were inexperienced about travel matters, and once forgot our wake-up call.3095 user(s) found this review helpful
Establishment Hotel Sydney Australia
Stayed February 2008
I Liked
That it was a boutique hotel - good location - more intimate atmosphere - fabulous bathroom - bed was comfortable. Staff we very friendly and eager to please.I Disliked
The nights I stayed Wed & Thurs were nice and quiet, but Friday night there was a lot of noise coming from the bar area until 3am in the morning - should pack your ear plugs if staying the weekend. You can also hear other guests coming and going and their doors closing. The other comment is the rooms are very dark during the day if your room faces onto the alleyway. A lot of Sydney taxi's are not sure where the hotel is??!!3114 user(s) found this review helpful
Amenities
- "Aromapharmacy" Travel Candles
- 15 Satellite Channels
- 2 Restaurants
- 2 line phone with voice mail
- 24 Hour Gym
- 24 Hr Room Service
- 24-hour concierge
- 24-hour security
- ATM/Cash Machine
- Air conditioning
- Alarm clock
- Babysitting
- Bar
- Bath Amenities by Bulgari
- Bathrobe
- Bathtub
- Bose CD/DVD Player in Rooms
- Business Center
- CD Library
- CD player
- Cable TV
- Complimentary Wireless Internet Access
- Complimentary newspaper
- Concierge
- Conference facility
- DVD player
- Egyptian Cotton Sheets
- Electronic Door Locks
- Fresh Flowers
- Gym
- Hairdryer
- Handicap Facilities
- Internet
- Laundry/dry cleaning available
- Massage Treatment Services
- Minibar
- Mood Lighting
- Mood Lighting
- Parking
- Restaurant
- Room service
- Safe
- Spa
TabletKids Features:
Establishment Hotel has provided the following information on services and amenities for kids:
- Guests over the age of 18 are considered adults
- The "Establishment Room" room sleeps up to 3 guests.
- For crib/cot, must book "Establishment Room" room or larger.
- For 2 adults + rollaway bed, must book "Establishment Room" or larger.
- For 2 adults + 2 kids beyond crib age, must book "n/a" room or larger.
- Cribs available
- Extra cost for cribs/cots: None
- Roll-away beds available
- Extra cost for roll-away beds: A$30
- No additional charges for kids beyond crib/roll-away
- Pool available that allows kids: No
- Babysitting services: Available provided by screened outside help. The cost is A$20 per hour.
- Daycare services provided: No
- Kid-friendly restaurant: No
- Room service offers kids food: No
