First, the hotel changed it's name: It's now called the Sydney Harbour Hotel…read more This hotel is located right in middle of a very happening neighborhood called The Rocks and you are a Very short walk to the Sydney Opera House, the Sydney Bridge, the Cruise Port Terminal, Ferries to anywhere, the Art Museum, a 24 hour convenience store, great restaurants, bands and dancing at night 7 days a week, the Big Bus hop on and off stops, and high end and medium end shopping. In fact some of the rooms at this hotel have a view of the Opera House. I can't think of a better location to stay in for your first or second visit to Sydney than this hotel. This hotel was booked by my tour for a 5 night stay in April 2025. Now having said all this: This Hotel needs some major renovation or maybe demolition? I actually don't think they can knock it down because it's an "historic" property. There was a mold experiment going on in my room and other rooms people on the tour told me. The carpet is old and torn. The bathtub is so narrow that I could not stand without bending my toes. The grout is dirty, cracked moldy. Showers take 2x as long because the temperature controlled by 2 knobs from the early 19th century cannot keep the temperature at one setting--you have to keep on adjusting it. The towels are hit or miss--you feel like hitting someone with them the room needs so much work. The included breakfast is just okay, but the fresh fruit is good, not great. The lobby is drab and uninspiring with a small bar area with happy hour specials. From a bed comfort and room cleanliness standpoint the king bed was very comfortable and sheets and towels clean. My room looked out onto a construction site on the back end and on the last day of my stay (the other days were weekends and holidays), you could not sleep past 6 am when the heavy machinery starts pounding away. Make sure not to get a room facing the construction. The view from the small pool on the roof is excellent and so is the view of the Opera House. The folks that work here run the gamete from helpful to "your bothering me." I regularly asked for extra towels and bar soap at the front desk and got it without waiting for delivery. Basically if you can just stay out of your room here, you will be okay....

I would have to agree with other recent reviews that this place merits a high rating for its…read morelocation and its price. Certainly it's not a "5 star hotel" by any stretch of the imagination, but you really cannot find a better value that is so conveniently located in a historical part of town. We stayed here for the first time many years ago, and on our recent return to Australia we made a point of booking this hotel again. When one looks at photos of Sydney, they often see a gleaming skyline of shiny high rises. In contrast, this hotel is located in an area called The Rocks, which is the oldest part of town and is essentially where the city of Sydney began. This district is full of cobblestone streets, alleyways, and steps, creating a labyrinth among the old and historic buildings. The hotel is just steps away from the Circular Quay, and from the rooftop you have incredible views of the the Opera House to the east and the the Sydney Harbour Bridge to the north. The hotel has a large central atrium, and most floors (except for the very top levels) overlook this atrium. It's a bit dark though, because there isn't a lot of of lighting installed along the walls. The room that we had was small but comfortable, but other than the desk chair there was no other place to sit except for the bed. The bathroom was showing some age and the water pressure could have been a bit better. Nevertheless, for our needs it was just right. Our hotel booking included breakfast, which was a sumptuous buffet with an omelet station and a juicing station. There were many hot and cold options, and a fine selection of breads, muffins, pastries, and fresh fruit. We also ordered room service on our first evening since we were jet-lagged, and were stunned by the relatively low cost of our meal. Basically, the entrees we picked were the same price as eating at the restaurant, with only a nominal (A$3) tray charge. On our last night we ate in the hotel restaurant, and were pleased with the quality of the meal. Our server was a little awkward and nerdy, but endearingly so. Our only issue with our meal was since the restaurant is in the atrium, it was dark at night and rather chilly as well. The staff - front desk, restaurant, bar, room service, housekeeping - was friendly and responsive. We really appreciated the fact that even though we arrived at the hotel at 8:00am (our flight from the US landed just after 6:00am), they let us check in right away, so we were able to freshen up before we headed out into the city to ward off the jet lag. Outstanding customer service overall, and we have no doubt that we'll be staying here again on our next trip to Sydney.

Beautiful hotel located right at the beach. Plus, it's near lots of shops and restaurants in…read moreCoogee. Rooms are spacious and modern. Front desk staff is friendly and helpful. The restaurant has a great breakfast each morning and a nice bar for evening drinks. Would definitely recommend.

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay here. Parking was easy. Room was beautiful, with a spectacular view…read moreof the ocean, beach, and hotel pool. With our room we got a couple of bottles of complimentary wine and a few chocolates to enjoy. It was a perfect location, near everything we would need. Everything was clean and the staff was all friendly and helpful.

Wonderful beers selection at the best prices in Sydney. Bar staff are fun and engaging. Cocktails…read moreon point so is the food and the vista has been maximised. Nice to have Spice Ally just downstairs too. I come here almost every Friday

Amazing happy hour between 3pm-6pm, special on glass of Prosecco, Pint of Larger, glass of Rose or…read moreAperol Spritz. Cool atmosphere, 1930s, great music reasonably priced meals.

We love everything about this hotel. The location, amenities, restaurant, rooms, everything…read more The pool is awesome and includes a wading pool for kids. The sauna is a nice addition. We enjoyed the restaurant, and they give you drink coupons for the bar on the 7th floor. The suite was perfect, and we enjoyed the shower and having a washer and dryer.

One of my favorite hotels I've ever stayed at. Beautiful room, great sized balcony. Very nice pool…read moreand sauna areas. Everything was clean, staff was helpful and friendly. Restaurant inside the hotel was pretty good. Breakfast buffet was solid. Good coffee.

I'd landed in Sydney around 6PM on Sunday, March 17, 2019 and was grateful that a friend of a…read morefriend picked me up from the airport and dropped me off at Amora Hotel Jamison Sydney. The ride from the airport to the hotel was around 20 minutes or so considering there was no traffic at that time of the night. Most likely folks were resting to get back to work the next day. After checking into the hotel, I'd immediately took a quick shower and was on my way to scope out the city. The location of Amora hotel is in the middle of Sydney's Central Business District (CBD) and believe it or not..this is the area you would want to stay simply cause it's walking distance to pretty much all of the major attraction areas, bars, restaurants and much more. Finally, I made it back to my hotel and started to unpack a little, scope out the mini - bar and rested on my balcony. Since I was craving for food, I'd decided to do room service and ordered a margarita pizza pie before I called it a night. I stayed here for 6 nights and it was a wonderful experience. Although I was not in the hotel that much cause literally I had a full schedule each day. However, I must say my nights were restful and relaxing. The beds were very soft and comfortable and so refreshing. My room was kept clean and smelled pretty good. There was a lot of space in my room especially closet space. They provided a robe and slippers for me. The bathroom was huge and included a stand up shower which was delightful. There was also this big bath tub that you could or should use to unwind. The hotel allow you access to their pool, restaurants and bar. Most importantly the hotel staff were very friendly and treated me with such respect. I'd highly recommend staying at Amora hotel if visiting Sydney, Australia.

Don't stay here if you may have any unforeseen circumstances. Zero compassion for situations that…read moreare out of your control. Zero compassion for trying to help you change your booking, unless you pay the full amount plus the new booking amount.

I LOVE THE HOTEL. When we checked in Sam helped us and she was amazing so friendly and helpful…read morecouldn't have asked for better. She literally went above and beyond. Since check in everyone in the lobby has also been really friendly and nice but none as personable as Sam. She made us feel like she was our personal concierge. The room is amazing!! I want to live there. The decor is very stylish and high end. The room is large and lots of tech features. You can control most everything in the room from the phone by the bed. There's an iPad with hotel info and Netflix you can air play to an Apple TV. We had a bit of trouble with the wifi dropping out every so often which was a bit annoying but whatever. Our room had a really nice bathtub that seperated the bathroom from the rest of the room so you can sit in the tub drink champagne and watch Netflix!! I dropped a star because we did not have a lot of luck with the restaurants. As a guest in the hotel they encourage you to eat in their restaurants by offering a bit of vip perks. The first we tried was Establisment bar. We stopped in for a light afternoon snack and some champagne. When you order food you have to pick it up yourself and the prices don't support this type of service. A burger was $20. The bartenders didn't really seem like they wanted to serve us either. We weren't dressed in suits like the rest of the clientele, we felt a bit profiled. We actually felt the profiling happened a lot but weirdly it was mostly by female servers, almost if they thought it was part of their job description to be catty. I strongly believe that women should stick together and be supportive of one another, so this behavior was a bit disappointing. After we finished we left and went to Palmer & Co, their food menu was better and we wished we had eaten there instead but their drinks were super expensive (I guess that's Sydney for you, $20 a drink). The service we received at Palmer & Co was much better. The following morning we had breakfast in the Garden which was good and our server was ok but she wasn't very friendly. Our next Establishment restaurant experience was at Tank Stream Bar and the woman who served us was super unfriendly. She even charged my partner for his wine separately and then turned to me and said "So, how are you going to pay" in a tone that was almost like she didn't think I could pay. I don't even know what that was about. Finally our last restaurant experience was at Mr. Wong's from the moment we walked in the hostess treated us kind shitty. She was going to seat us at this really horrible table in a hall way. I asked if we could have a better table and she said we could wait at the bar for a better table. I told her we had a reservation and we shouldn't have to wait. She then asked if we were guest of the hotel and since we were sat us at an extremely better table. I felt a bit profiled here too. The wine server was also not very friendly although we could hear her chat it up and be super friendly to tables around us, coincidentally she barely came by to refill our wine. On the other hand our sever (who was male) so nice and helpful. He gave us plenty of recommendations and even did his best to make special accommodations for us. In spite of this the food at Mr. Wong's was amazing and surprisingly authentic. TL;DR Stay at this hotel!! You won't regret it. It's the #1 hotel in Sydney for a reason. Don't eat at the restaurants their a bit overrated.

Fab hotel. Super swanky and rooms are huge but priced accordingly. Great if you don't want to…read morequeue for the attached bars to the hotel. And very handy to popular restaurants like Mr Wongs. If you don't mind splashing out the cash go for it.

I've had a very comfortable stay at the Best Western Hotel Stellar. The rooms are more like small…read moreapartments with a dining table and kitchenette. My room had 2 double beds and 3 huge windows to allow in lots of natural light. The beds were very comfortable, enabling me to sleep really well. There's only 1 elevator which is small and there are steps between the street level and reception which would make this property inaccessible for someone in a wheelchair. The location of this hotel is superb. It's around the corner from shops, bars and restaurants on Oxford Street. There are bus services on Oxford Street to Bondi in one direction and circular quay in the other. Museum train station is only 5 minutes walk away, which has direct trains to and from the airport, though beware that the station does not have step free access!

Your standard digs here. Reception is very nice and the room is of decent quality. We found the bed…read morea bit uncomfortable but not horrid. We chalk it up to jet lag and odd hours of sleep. The bathroom gets a bit cold overnight but there's a convenient heater in it. Bath products were of nice quality. Minimal noise from other guests and the street. Great experience for the money.

Great hotel so far! Very clean and check in was smooth! I would recommend staying here if you're I…read more Sydney!

Fantastic location, only 0.3 miles away from Circular Quay where all the action takes place. Just…read morewalk straight north on Pitt St. To the right is the Opera House and to the left is the Harbor Bridge. Wonderful shopping and dining areas in between. Hotel ambiance is very peaceful. Very attentive staff. Our room on the 15th floor has a small view of the city. Room is clean. No bath tub, just shower. Less risk for someone with disability like myself. Shampoo, conditioner, and bath soap are great - lathers and cleans. Enjoyed their coffee. Enough space for 2 peeps. Doesn't feel cramped with 2 luggages spread out. The lay out was well designed. I like the built-in sleeves. Very functional and keeps things tidy. Bed is comfy. They don't provide free water. Not a big deal. The hotel is close to supermarkets. To top it all, breakfast is free! Buffet style. Will fill you up and get your morning going. Downside? Exactly the same food for 2 consecutive mornings. Can't say on the 3rd since our flight is very early. No time for breakfast on the 3rd day.