Hotels in Potts Point

Choosing a Hotel for Your Event

Potts Point sits beside Kings Cross, around Macleay Street and Victoria Street, with a thick cluster of restaurants and bars and the harbour just below. For a visitor in town for a wedding, an anniversary dinner or a work function in the city, it's a leafy, walkable base close to the CBD without being inside it. Both hotels here occupy restored Victorian buildings, and they sit at opposite ends of the price scale.

What separates the two Potts Point hotels:

Spicers Potts Point spreads twenty rooms and suites across three 1880s terrace houses on Victoria Street, with à la carte breakfast included in every stay.
Hotel Challis Potts Point has 54 rooms in two heritage-listed townhouses on Challis Avenue, from $139 per night, each room taking up to two guests.
Wedding groups get a discount at Hotel Challis once they book five rooms or more, and the hotel says it regularly hosts wedding and birthday parties of guests.
Spicers can hand the whole property to one group through its reservations team, and its Garden Room holds 30 for cocktails before a wedding dinner.
Spicers has secure undercover parking for a fee with limited spaces, while Hotel Challis has none on site and sells 24-hour tickets for the Wilson car park on Ward Avenue.

Kings Cross station is close to both, with direct trains into the city and out to Bondi Junction, and buses run along Macleay Street. Woolloomooloo Wharf is at the bottom of the McElhone Stairs, Circular Quay is walkable, and the Royal Botanic Garden and Art Gallery of NSW are within reach on foot. Street parking in Potts Point is limited, so guests driving in should settle where to leave the car before arriving, and anyone flying in can take the train to Central and change there for Kings Cross.

The Luxe King at Spicers Potts Point has a large standalone bath, and both suites have a freestanding tub, one with its own outdoor terrace.
Premium King rooms at Hotel Challis come with a balcony over the avenue in some cases, and the Queen Deluxe city-outlook room looks towards Woolloomooloo Wharf.
Spicers guests share a library lounge, dining room and reception bar, a quiet place to meet the other half of the wedding party.
Hotel Challis includes no breakfast and no kitchen, but cafes and a supermarket on Macleay Street are a few minutes away.

Walking from Potts Point to the harbour and the city

The McElhone Stairs drop from Potts Point to Woolloomooloo Wharf, a shortcut Spicers points guests towards.
The Woolloomooloo dining strip is down the stairs at the end of Challis Avenue, handy for a rehearsal dinner.
The Botanic Gardens are about a 20 minute walk from Hotel Challis Potts Point.
Spicers staff can book airport transfers or rideshares, although the hotel runs no shuttle of its own.

Common Questions About Event Stays

Which Potts Point hotel could a wedding party book out entirely?

Spicers Potts Point can be taken over by one group through its reservations team, across sixteen rooms and four suites. Its Garden Room holds 30 for pre-wedding drinks or a small dinner.

Is there a group rate for wedding guests at Hotel Challis Potts Point?

The hotel gives a group discount once five or more rooms are booked, and says it regularly hosts wedding and birthday groups. Every room sleeps up to two, so plan one room per couple.

How close are Potts Point hotels to Kings Cross station?

Hotel Challis puts Kings Cross station roughly 10 minutes away on foot, and Spicers Potts Point lists it as walkable. Trains from there run straight into the city and out to Bondi Junction.

Can I bring a family to a Potts Point hotel?

Both lean towards couples. Hotel Challis can add a cot or folding bed for a fee, and Spicers can make up king rooms as twins or add a rollaway bed for a fee.

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