The Erko Hotel

2.5 star property
your current months are December, 2024 and January, 2025.
December 2024
January 2025

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Property grounds
Property grounds
Exterior
Superior Queen Room (Private Toilet)
Full-sized fridge, microwave, toaster, cookware/dishes/utensils

Reviews

8.2 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Kitchen
  • Restaurant

Explore the area

Map
102 Erskineville Rd, Erskineville, NSW, 2043
  • King Street
    7 min walk
  • Café Shenkin
    1 min walk
  • Sydney Erskineville Station
    3 min walk
  • Sydney, NSW (SYD-Kingsford Smith Intl.)
    17 min drive

Room options

Double Room with Shared Bathroom

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Family Room with Shared Bathroom

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 2 Twin Beds

Superior Queen Room (Private Toilet)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Queen Room with Shared Bathroom

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About the area

Sydney

With a stay at The Erko Hotel in Sydney (Erskineville), you'll be a 2-minute drive from Enmore Theatre and 6 minutes from SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium. .This inn is 3.1 mi (5 km) from Star Casino and 3.1 mi (5 km) from Sydney Tower Eye.

What's nearby

  • Enmore Theatre - 12 min walk
  • SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium - 6 min drive
  • Star Casino - 7 min drive
  • Circular Quay - 9 min drive
  • Sydney Opera House - 10 min drive

Getting around

  • Sydney Erskineville Station - 3 min walk
  • Redfern Station - 3 min drive
  • Sydney Airport (SYD) - 17 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Bourke Street Bakery - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Bank Hotel - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Thai Pothong - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Kelly's on King Video Trivia - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Chicken Shop Newtown - ‬7 min walk

About this property

The Erko Hotel

Inn with a restaurant, near Enmore Theatre
The Erko Hotel offers 12 accommodations with shared/communal kitchens and hair dryers. Beds feature premium bedding. Full-sized refrigerators/freezers and microwaves are provided.

Bathrooms include separate bathtubs and showers and complimentary toiletries. Digital television is provided. Additionally, rooms include ceiling fans and blackout drapes/curtains. Irons/ironing boards and hair dryers can be requested. Housekeeping is provided once per stay.

Make yourself at home in one of the 12 guestrooms featuring microwaves. Prepare your meals in the shared/communal kitchen. Digital television is provided for your entertainment. Bathrooms feature separate bathtubs and showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.
This inn offers designated smoking areas.
At The Erko Hotel, enjoy a satisfying meal at the restaurant. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge.
Featured amenities include luggage storage, ATM/banking services, and coffee/tea in a common area.
The Erko Hotel has a restaurant on site.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • No on-site parking available

Food and drink

  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 bar
  • Coffee/tea in a common area

Things to do

  • Billiards/pool table

Family friendly

  • Full-sized fridge
  • Microwave

Conveniences

  • ATM/banking services

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (once per stay)
  • Luggage storage

Accessibility

  • This property does not have any lifts

More

  • Designated smoking areas (fines apply)
  • Shared microwave
  • Shared fridge

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Ceiling fan
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Separate bath and shower
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • 42-inch TV
  • Digital channels

Food and drink

  • Cookware/dishes/utensils
  • Microwave
  • Paper towels
  • Fridge
  • Shared kitchen access
  • Toaster

More

  • Iron/ironing board (on request)

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The property charges 1.5 percent for credit card payments
There is no front desk at this property
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Breakage deposit: AUD 100 per stay

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Credit card charges are subject to a surcharge of 1.5 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 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 and cash
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

The Erko Hotel Inn
The Erko Hotel Erskineville
The Erko Hotel Inn Erskineville

The Erko Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 50 out of 121 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 40 out of 121 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 20 out of 121 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 121 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 5 out of 121 reviews" "

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Ivan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly staff, great service, clean and price friendly room
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Darian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The Erko has nice, helpful and efficient staff. Lovely leafy neighbourhood of mostly Victorian cottages. There are a variety of shops, pub and cafes with good coffee and food - although the hotel itself is quite popular and the menu there has a high review rating. The hotel its self on the second floor is about 15 rooms and generally very quiet, a secure back entrance with two flights of stairs up. There is a kitchen facility with some bits and pieces to go with your own breakfast, tea/coffee cutlery, hot water jug, fridge etc. Generous with towels, toiletries and comfortable beds. They are share bathrooms so if that is not something you can handle it won't be for you. But they were always spotless, and nothing was ever occupied when I needed them, at any time I've stayed. Be aware the bathroom with the bath, the shower takes a few minutes to get hot water. My only grumble this time around is this. It is the third room I've stayed in over time and it didn't have a chair, or desk, or mirror. I mean c'mon at least a chair. Partly my fault as I need to start underlining things I need as a less mobile person but a chair's pretty basic. Apart from that it is great value for money and you can't beat the location close to Newtown (5 min walk), Central (5 min train trip, then a couple more minutes to get on he city loop). King St and Enmore Rd have more pubs, cafes, cocktails bars, Dendy cinema, takeaways than you could possibly need or sample.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lloyd

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

4/10 Poor

Oliver

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
It’s upstairs in a pub! Just a small room with a bed, lamp & tv, that’s it! I’d say value for money if it was $60-$80/night But at $143/night in the off season I’d want my own toilet with a door I could close without having to stand on the toilet. And I’d like to feel more confident that my room door lock was not about to fall off
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Michael

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

Ginger

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
SHARED BATHROOMS! Be prepared to share a bathroom with everyone else! Room was clean though. Pretty noisy- above a bar
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Roie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Such a great vibe, sweet staff and lovely clean rooms, bathrooms, kitchen.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Alan Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It met expectations
It is a budget stay with a shared bathroom. If you know and accept that, then you’ll be happy. The bed was very comfortable. No a/c but there is a fan. There is a shared, clean kitchen. There were no dramas. The location is really good and convenient to trains, cafes etc. I have no complaints. The hot water was great (but it takes a couple of minutes for the hot water to arrive so be patient).
Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2024

6/10 Okay

Ross

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The area is very interesting- the hotel is nice enough on the outside. The accommodation smelled like sewage and there was only one toilet for all the rooms. Early in the morning a plumber started drilling and trying to clear the faulty toilet - next to my room. Considering the cost per night - this was not a very happy experience. Room was clean and kitchen was clean. It just stank really bad. The bar was dog friendly which might appeal to dog owners. Overall I did not think it was worth the cost.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Tim

Disliked: Amenities
ok
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Elizabeth

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very cool.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

Jamie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Quiet suburb just a few hundred metres down from the bustle of Newton. Plenty of cafes and local neighbourhood vibe. The pub under the rooms was pretty good, dog friendly, and very busy on a Sunday arvo. This is pub accommodation, so don’t expect too much. The room was very big and clean. The bed was a double, not a queen. Had a toilet and hand wash basin in the room. The big disappointment was that the communal showers had zero hot water. We had cold showers.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff and very clean accommodation
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Riley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Enjoyed my stay
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

Erin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Price is good and a friendly staff member helped me carry my luggage upstairs. The neighborhood is great! Hotel is above a pub, I was there on a Thursday night and it was quiet. No air conditioning, there is a ceiling fan. It was hot the night I was there. Sheets were clean, carpets were stained. My room had an en-suite with sink and toilet, shower down the hall. Hotel was clean, but pretty dated.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kathryn

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Erko pub has great rooms,5 min walk to Newtown. Rooms are clean & beds comfortable. Staff are very friendly& extremly good for the price.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

2/10 Terrible

Diyan

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
There was noise at 4 am and the carpet got wet from the rain. No air-conditioning.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

6/10 Okay

John

Business traveller
Clean & cheerful; big room with window and fan; kitchen well equipped; no hot water in shower (but it was early) … no mirrors for shaving but for the price the whole was acceptable.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

2/10 Terrible

Darren

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We tried to stay at the Erko however the room wasn't in a fit state, sockets hanging off the wall and stains on the toilet door which looked suspiciously like blood sprayed on it - We didn't bother unpacking and the hotel offered us a refund given the state of the room / they didn't have any others available despite the fact our booking had a no refund clause. 3 months later now and still no refund so the Manager stops taking calls. I'd avoid it totally. To be fair the duty manager on at the time did offer to help us find other accommodation / a meal as recompense.

10/10 Excellent

Samantha

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

8/10 Good

Paul

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great little room with a comfy bed in a great location. The only issue I had was the rooms do not have air conditioning, so the room was sweltering hot (I stayed late January), and even with the window open the room did not cool down in the slightest. There is a ceiling fan, but it just pushed the hot air around. I would say it was probably the worst nights sleep I’ve ever had, but that was purely from the heat. Everything else about the place was comfy/convenient.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Marianne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

6/10 Okay

Dragi

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Byron

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Steven

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location and full of locals - they love it.
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2023