Hotel The Grace
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The Grace Hotel is an elegantly restored 11-storey heritage listed art deco Hotel built in 1930. It was originally built as headquarters for the Australian department store Grace Brothers, and has
been classified by the Australian National Trust. Restoration has been meticulous with many original features retained such as light fittings, lifts, stairwells,pressed-metal ceilings, marble floors,
wide hallways & elegant decorative ironwork. Situated in the heart of Sydney's CBD, The Grace Hotel fronts three of Sydney's most prominent streets - York, King & Clarence. Guests are …
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5 hotel reviews for Hotel The Grace
We had a very nice large room one of the top floors get.
The hotel is altogether very tastefully decorated and clean, the staff were all extremely friendly and helpful.
The breakfast was very good and varied, only the room is not so nice.
Funny is the small sauna with roof terrace, from there you had a view of darling harbor.
We could from the hotel from everywhere on foot walk able (opera house, shopping, harbor Bridge, ferry terminal, botanical garden...) Read more
in November 10,
Nina, Age 31-35, Couple
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The following are archived hotel reviews: These are not counted into the current average review rating, as the journey took place more than 25 months ago, or the hotel has completely changed.
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The hotel is located approximately 300 meters from the and QVB and and about 500 meters from the Darlin Harbor, so in the middle of the city. The buses and trains are within easy walking distance. The pool area (indoor) was together with a good fitness center on the 13 floor with roof terrace. The pool itself is very small (approx. 2 meters wide and about 10 meters long ... ) Otherwise is the view from the roof top terrace (with sun loungers and chairs) very nice to between various. Activities in the city the feet up some pampering. Unfortu... Read more
in January 09,
Ulrich, Age 51-55, Family
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Hotel in general
- in October 10
I love art deco and this hotel is a beautiful example and maintained very well. - in June 10
It is a beautiful hotel.
- in October 10
- in April 10
I really enjoyed my stay at the Grace Hotel, the rooms were spacious, clean and up to date style. - in July 10
we thoroughly enjoyed our stay at the grace and would stay again in a heartbeat.
- in April 10
- in February 11
I wanted to extend my stay at the hotel, but they asked for a totally different price for the room, saying that the previous price was good because I have booked by internet and not at the last moment. - in July 10
Good price.
- in February 11
- good value
- in May 10
The pool is below average for a hotel like this and no breakfast or parking will be included in the high price. - in February 10
Never again Price is high and the service is very poor
- in May 10
- in May 11
And the internet access is not free!
- in May 11
Room
- in October 10
Good location, clean rooms and facilities, helpful and friendly staff - in September 10
The staff are always friendly and helpful, the rooms are always clean, the beds are always comfortable, and it is centrally located.
- in October 10
- in October 11
The room was spacious and was well appointed, bed was very comfortable.
- in October 11
- in May 11
The beds are very very comfortable and the bathroom was quite big however it was a big step into the bath to have a shower. - in September 10
The staff are always friendly and helpful, the rooms are always clean, the beds are always comfortable, and it is centrally located. - in September 10
The Grace Hotel has the most comfortable beds my wife and I have ever slept in whilst on holiday.
- in May 11
- in June 11
The bed was great and the general efficiency of the check in and departure - excellent service with out fuss!
- in June 11
- in April 11
the bathroom toilet leg space was small and traffic noise was loud even though I requested a quiet room - in November 10
Very comfortable bed, room quiet although located on a busy road.
- in April 11
- in April 10
I really enjoyed my stay at the Grace Hotel, the rooms were spacious, clean and up to date style. - in April 11
Rooms spacious. - in November 10
The rooms were spacious and had very good facilities. - in September 10
The rooms were spacious and excellent fittings. - in August 10
Beautiful hotel and spacious rooms.
- in April 10
- in February 11
Lovely hotel and rooms, though the bed wasn't exactly the most comfortable.
- in February 11
Service
- in March 10
Great location especially if cruising from Kings Wharf, helpful, friendly staff. - in February 11
Car parking availability and friendly staff. - in December 10
Attentive, friendly staff. - in October 10
Staff very friendly. - in October 11
The architecture, the furnishings, the comfort, the location and the friendly staff all impress. - in August 11
The staff were very friendly. - in July 11
The staff were friendly, the room was well appointed, could not hear neighbouring guests, good Cafe, beautiful architecture, fabulous deep bath
- in March 10
- in April 11
The old world charm, the good service and helpfull staff. - in December 10
Good taxi service at door, good little restaurant/cafe, good service from concierge and staff. - in June 10
Good service, pleasant and professional staff. - in April 10
The service was good, the beds fabulously comfortable.
- in April 11
- in September 10
The hotel has the best location, great service and smells lovely, I will stay there when in Sydney. - in September 10
Very quiet, great service and will definitely be recommending and staying there again.
- in September 10
- in June 10
Concierge were very helpful with bags, directions etc and the hotel was in a great location easy walk to Darling Harbour, The Rocks and Pitt Street Mall.
- in June 10
- in September 10
Staff were very helpful. - in June 10
Very helpful staff.
- in September 10
- in December 10
Staff were pleasant and very helpful especially when I relaised I had left something in my room, The room itself was medium in size but it was clean and the bed was very comfortable.
- in December 10
- in January 11
Staff pleasant. - in September 10
The bed was very comfortable and the dining area handy with pleasant staff.
- in January 11
- in September 11
Very poor service - sent me someone elses invoice in the mail with all their personal information. - in February 10
Never again Price is high and the service is very poor
- in September 11
- rude receptionist
Location
- in July 11
Great central location within a pleasant short stroll to Darling Harbour and city centre. - in May 10
If what you are after is a central location and nice spacious rooms, this will be enough for you, but don't expect more than that!
- in July 11
- in February 11
The central location allowed access to shops galleries transport and entertainment venues. - in January 11
Location is fairly central to shopping, Rocks area, and Darling Harbour; the hotel has character and warmth and staff were obliging. - in December 10
Very central location to everything we wanted to do. - in December 10
Brilliant central location and a very impressive hotel full of old world charm, but with all the mod cons. - in December 10
The location was central especially to shopping and close to Darling Harbour. - in November 10
I like the location and the fact that it is ion a very quiet yet central location and it's a hotel with style and privacy. - in October 10
I liked the central location, the atmosphere of the hotel and found the room very comfortable. - in September 10
We have stayed at the hotel previously and like it because of its central location.
- in February 11
- in March 11
Excellent location with a good gym and lap pool. - in November 10
The location was excellent - most attractions in the city were only a stone's throw away. - in October 10
The Staff and service was great and the location excellent - will continue to stay at the Grace Hotel as my preferred option when in Sydney. - in September 10
Excellent location.
- in March 11
- in November 11
Location is good. - in August 11
I thought the location very good to get around Sydney the rooms clean beds reasonable comfortable I do like a softer bed not hard. - in April 11
The location was good, away from the tourist bustle in a calm and peaceful location. - in March 11
Check-in was fine; location was good, but the 4 star rating was a bit misleading and overrated. - in February 11
The location is very good and the building itself is valuable, especially the lobby and elevators area. - in July 10
The hotel was really fantastic, lots of facillities in the hotel, very good location and well designed. - in June 10
the room and the location were very good. - in April 10
The rooms are clean, well laid out and the facilities in the room are excellent, as a city hotel with more character than the norm we enjoying staying there and the location is pretty good.
- in November 11
- in October 11
The location was great, we parked the car and used public transport around the city. - in September 11
The design of the hotel is unique and location is great. - in February 11
Great location - in June 10
This hotel has a great location. - in March 10
Great location especially if cruising from Kings Wharf, helpful, friendly staff.
- in October 11
- in February 11
This hotel was in a great location and the staff were helpful in making recommendations for places to eat and visit. - in June 10
Concierge were very helpful with bags, directions etc and the hotel was in a great location easy walk to Darling Harbour, The Rocks and Pitt Street Mall. - in April 10
great hotel in a great location Empfehlungen im Umkreis the city of sidney is a wonderful place to visit - in March 10
Nice hotel in a great location. - in February 11
We had a baby with us and found this hotel was situated in a great location. - in February 11
This hotel was in a great location and the staff were helpful in making recommendations for places to eat and visit.
- in February 11
- in February 11
Parking was expensive adding to the cost of staying for one night. - in February 10
There was no breakfast included and the parking was way too expensive.
- in February 11
- The only downside was the airport shuttle
Gastronomy
- in August 11
I was a little disappointed in receiving a nice note thanking me for my tenth stay at the hotel and offering a complimentary wine in the bar.
- in August 11
- good breakfast
- good buffet breakfast
- great breakfast
- acceptable buffet
- average buffet
- clean but small main
- lukewarm hot milk
- not big beverage
Sport & Entertainment
- , well appointed public areas of hotel
- Fantastic gym
- refurbished pool
- in August 11
the spa surprised me my partner and I were in it for 3-4 mins another couple arrived got in then 2-3 minutes later another couple arrived on 4 can fit for such a large hotel I would expect a larger spa to accommodate more guests
- in August 11
- unproblematic fitness centre
- normal massage
- small but clean gym
- in May 10
The pool is below average for a hotel like this and no breakfast or parking will be included in the high price.
- in May 10
- in September 11
Pool was exceptionally cold and concierege had very poor local knowledge.
- in September 11
