Novotel Sydney on Darling Harbour

4.5 star property
your current months are December, 2024 and January, 2025.
December 2024
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Lobby
Terrace/patio
Exterior
Aerial view
Outdoor pool, open 6:30 AM to 9:30 PM, pool loungers

Reviews

8.4 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast available
  • Restaurant
  • Parking available
  • Pool
    Pool
  • Bar
    Bar
  • Room service
    Room service

Explore the area

Map
100 Murray Street, Sydney, NSW, 2009
  • Star Casino
    8 min walk
  • International Convention Centre Sydney
    8 min walk
  • SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium
    12 min walk
  • Sydney, NSW (RSE-Rose Bay Seaplane Base)
    19 min drive

Room options

Superior Room, 1 Queen Bed

  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Executive Suite, 2 Double Beds, Harbour View

  • 44 sq m
  • Harbor view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

Executive Double Room, 2 Double Beds, Harbour View

  • 30 sq m
  • Harbor view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

Executive Room, 1 Queen Bed, Harbour View

  • 30 sq m
  • Harbor view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Deluxe Double Room, 2 Double Beds, View (Skyline View)

  • 28 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

Deluxe Room, 1 Queen Bed, View (Skyline View)

  • 28 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Superior Double Room, 2 Double Beds

  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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About the area

Sydney

A stay at Novotel Sydney on Darling Harbour places you in the heart of Sydney, within a 15-minute walk of Star Casino and International Convention Centre Sydney. .This luxury hotel is 0.6 mi (1 km) from SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium and 0.7 mi (1.2 km) from Sydney Town Hall.

What's nearby

  • Star Casino - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • International Convention Centre Sydney - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium - 12 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Sydney Town Hall - 14 min walk - 1.2 km
  • Circular Quay - 5 min drive - 3.3 km

Getting around

  • Convention Light Rail Station - 2 min walk
  • Exhibition Centre Station - 8 min walk
  • Sydney Airport (SYD) - 28 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Ternary - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Social Brew Cafe - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Atelier by Sofitel - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Club Millésime - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Two Sis Pyrmont - ‬3 min walk

About this property

Novotel Sydney on Darling Harbour

Luxury Sydney hotel in Sydney Central Business District with a fitness center
Novotel Sydney on Darling Harbour offers 525 accommodations with safes and complimentary newspapers. A pillow menu is available. 54-inch Smart televisions come with premium cable channels. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

This Sydney hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access, with a speed of 50+ Mbps. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and blackout drapes/curtains. Change of towels and change of bedsheets can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor tennis court, an outdoor pool, and a fitness center.

Guests under 18 years old are not allowed in the fitness facility.

Make yourself at home in one of the 525 guestrooms featuring refrigerators and Smart televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and desks.
Don't miss out on the many recreational opportunities, including an outdoor pool, an outdoor tennis court, and a fitness center. This hotel also features complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and a television in a common area.
Grab a bite to eat at The Ternary, a restaurant which features a bar/lounge, or stay in and take advantage of the 24-hour room service. Full breakfasts are available daily from 6:30 AM to 10 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a business center, express check-out, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. Planning an event in Sydney? This hotel has 2250 square feet (209 square meters) of space consisting of conference space and meeting rooms. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 6:30 AM and 10 AM.
The Ternary - This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
24-hour room service is available.

Languages

Chinese (Mandarin), English, Filipino, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Korean, Lithuanian, Mongolian, Polish, Portuguese, Slovak, Spanish, Swahili, Thai, Vietnamese

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 50+ Mbps
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Covered self parking on site (AUD 65 per day; includes in/out privileges)
  • Electric car charging station on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Full breakfast available for a fee daily 6:30 AM–10 AM: AUD 35 for adults and AUD 16.50 for children
  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 bar
  • 24-hour room service

Restaurants on site

  • The Ternary

Things to do

  • Fitness centre
  • Outdoor pool
  • Outdoor tennis court
  • Tennis

Family friendly

  • Free cots/infant beds
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Fridge
  • Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
  • Snack bar/deli
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • Banquet hall
  • Lift
  • Free newspapers in reception
  • Front-desk safe
  • Water dispenser

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels (on request)
  • Concierge services
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Multilingual staff
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Business services

  • Business centre
  • Computer station
  • Conference space (2250 square feet)
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Pool sunloungers
  • Terrace
  • Vegetable garden

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible business centre
  • Wheelchair-accessible concierge desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible public bathroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant
  • Wheelchair-accessible (may have limits)

More

  • At least 80% of lighting from LEDs
  • At least 80% of food locally sourced
  • At least 80% organic food
  • Biodegradable coffee stirrers
  • Biodegradable drinking straws
  • Comprehensive food waste policy
  • Comprehensive recycling policy
  • Double-glazed windows
  • Local artist showcase
  • Locally owned and organised tours and activities
  • No plastic coffee stirrers
  • No plastic drinking straws
  • No plastic soft drinks bottles
  • No plastic water bottles
  • Reusable cups only
  • Reusable tableware only
  • Smoke-free property
  • TV in lobby
  • Vegan dining options
  • Vegetarian dining options

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Bed sheets
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Free cots/infant beds
  • Pillow menu
  • Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Eco-friendly toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bath combination
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • 54-inch smart TV
  • TV channels
  • Premium channels

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Free tea bags/instant coffee
  • Fridge

More

  • Bulk dispenser for toiletries
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Eco-friendly cleaning products provided
  • Energy-saving switches
  • Free newspapers
  • Iron/ironing board
  • LED light bulbs
  • Phone
  • Recycling
  • Safe
  • Soundproofing
  • Water-efficient showers only

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 3:00 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in is available for a fee
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The property charges 1.4 percent for credit card payments
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for AUD 60.0 per night
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately AUD 35 for adults and AUD 16.50 for children
  • Covered self parking fee: AUD 65 per day (in/out privileges)
  • Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Rollaway bed fee: AUD 60.0 per night
  • Credit card charges are subject to a surcharge of 1.4 percent

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Cashless transactions are available
This property uses eco-friendly cleaning products
This property affirms that it follows the cleaning and disinfection practices of ALLSAFE (Accor Hotels)
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

We should mention

Pool access available from 6:30 AM to 9:30 PM
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation
Construction is underway at a neighboring building and there may be noise disturbance from the construction work
Guests under 18 years old are not allowed in the fitness facility
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

National rating

This property has been awarded a star rating from the Australian Star Ratings Agency, Star Ratings Australia.

Property is also known as

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Novotel Sydney on Darling Harbour Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 486 out of 1002 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 312 out of 1002 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 124 out of 1002 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 56 out of 1002 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 24 out of 1002 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great stay
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Shane

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great area, close to everything. Would stay again and recommend.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Pooja

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very hospitable and their staff were amazing. Special mention of staff member “James”who was extremely hospitable with excellent customer service. This was my second time at Novotel.. will definitely be going back there.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Jeff

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

David

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Rachel

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The entrance and dining area were lovely and the staff were great and accommodating, but for the price you pay the rooms are very basic and outdated, the furniture was rundown and the shower had little to no water pressure
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Fay

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Tried to cancel this trip as I had COVID Property refused a refund or transfer to another date even though I was medically unable to fly. Have stayed at this venue since it was built, will not return. Hotel.com tried to get the venue to review situation but they refused. Very sad
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Suzanne

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room spacious, great buffet breakfast
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Tony

Liked: Cleanliness
Handy-ish location. Breakfast was great. Otherwise, the place is 40-odd years old now and starting to feel it. Room was perfectly clean, but a bit tired. The whole lobby area is feeling a but tacky and the person who checked me in must have had a long day as appeared quite grumpy.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Michael

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
You can hear the street noisy and lobby noisy in the room. It is terrible room design. The worst hotel experience I had so far
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Gene

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Angie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The rooms were quite run down for the price. Otherwise it was a lovely hotel. Stuff were nice and breakfast was amazing.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jiande

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Melanie Tarryn

Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Robin

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Alot of building work going on around the area .
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Robyn

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

SONG

Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jason

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Great happy hour, fantastic location but the rooms are old and could use a refurbishment.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Kledi

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Robyn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent stay for 5 days. Could not fault anything
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Karthik, Ringwood

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

George

Stayed 9 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Andrew and Katherine

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great food and views, walk to restaurants. PAC good comfy walking shoes.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Cristina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024