Hotels in Sydney CBD & Surrounds

Choosing a Hotel for Your Event

Coming to Sydney for a wedding, a milestone dinner or a conference at ICC Sydney usually starts with one question: which part of the city should you sleep in? Sydney CBD & Surrounds takes in the city centre plus Surry Hills, Ultimo, Pyrmont, Darlinghurst, The Rocks and Darling Harbour. It is the best-connected corner of Sydney, with Town Hall, Wynyard, Central and Circular Quay stations, light rail, ferries and buses all close by, so choosing the pocket nearest your venue usually means you can leave the car at home.

How the listed hotels spread across the area:

The Grace Hotel fills a heritage-listed 1920s building on York Street, with family rooms for four and Wynyard and Town Hall stations about five minutes away on foot. From $284 per night.
Little National Hotel Sydney sits directly above Wynyard station, with a super king bed in every room and a guest rooftop bar looking over the skyline.
YEHS Hotel Sydney CBD, on the first floor at 88 Liverpool Street, is a compact option near Town Hall with a Family Sweet Room for four.
Meriton Suites Kent Street and Adina Apartment Hotel Sydney Town Hall both stand on Kent Street, pairing hotel service with apartments of up to three bedrooms.
ADGE Hotel & Residences on Riley Street (from $199 per night), Veriu Broadway in Ultimo (from $314 per night) and Kith Hotel Darling Harbour in Pyrmont cover the fringes of the centre.

As a rough guide, the Wynyard and Town Hall end suits receptions near the harbour and in the city core, Ultimo and Pyrmont suit anything at ICC Sydney, and Surry Hills suits guests who want restaurants and pubs outside the door once the formalities are over. Parking in the centre is paid and is often handled through a nearby car park rather than a hotel garage, so read each listing before deciding to drive in.

For Barangaroo, The Rocks or Circular Quay, the Wynyard end works best: Little National Hotel Sydney is above the station and The Grace Hotel is a short walk from it.
For conference sessions and gala dinners at ICC Sydney, Kith Hotel Darling Harbour in Pyrmont and Veriu Broadway in Ultimo are both within walking distance of the convention centre.
For Chinatown dinners or events near World Square, YEHS Hotel Sydney CBD and Meriton Suites Kent Street are the nearer picks at the southern end of the centre.
For a big night out after the event, ADGE Hotel & Residences has the bars and restaurants of Crown and Oxford Streets close to its Riley Street door.

Arriving by air and moving between pockets

The hotels near Wynyard and Town Hall put the airport train ride at roughly 23 minutes, which makes The Grace Hotel, Little National Hotel Sydney and YEHS Hotel Sydney CBD easy to reach with luggage.
Meriton Suites Kent Street points airport train arrivals to Museum station, about 450 metres away, and ADGE Hotel & Residences also suggests Museum if you are wheeling bags.
Kith Hotel Darling Harbour has no on-site parking but offers a discounted ticket at the Harbourside Wilson car park opposite, and Veriu Broadway sells a similar ticket for Broadway Shopping Centre.
Adina Apartment Hotel Sydney Town Hall keeps its reception open around the clock, which helps if your flight lands late the night before.

Common Questions About Event Stays

Which central Sydney hotels have a single room that sleeps a family of four?

The Grace Hotel's Signature Premium Family Room has a king and two singles for four guests, and the Family Sweet Room at YEHS Hotel Sydney CBD takes four in a queen and two singles. For more space, the Kent Street apartment towers, Meriton Suites Kent Street and Adina Apartment Hotel Sydney Town Hall, go up to three bedrooms.

Is there a CBD hotel with a rooftop where our group can gather before a wedding?

Little National Hotel Sydney has a guest rooftop with an indoor lounge around a fireplace, an outdoor deck and a bar looking towards Darling Harbour. The rooftop can also be hired for a private cocktail party of up to 100 standing.

Which hotels near ICC Sydney can I walk to the convention centre from?

Veriu Broadway in Ultimo is under a kilometre's walk from ICC Sydney, and Kith Hotel Darling Harbour in Pyrmont is close to both the convention centre and the Darling Harbour waterfront. Little National Hotel Sydney puts the walk at ten to fifteen minutes from Wynyard.

How does parking work at hotels in the Sydney city centre?

It is paid, and arrangements vary: Meriton Suites Kent Street offers undercover parking and the Adina has secure parking on site, while The Grace Hotel has a third-party car park beneath the building with an overnight rate for guests. Little National Hotel Sydney recommends the Wilson car park at 321 Kent Street and can validate your ticket at reception.

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