Great Southern Hotel Sydney

Property class: 3.5
Art Deco hotel with restaurant, near Hyde Park

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Great Southern Hotel Sydney offers a great location, putting you within just a 10-minute walk of Capitol Theatre and World Square Shopping Centre. The pub is a great place to grab a drink, and guests looking for a bite to eat can check out 1903, which serves breakfast. This Art Deco hotel is also within a 15-minute walk of International Convention Centre Sydney and Hyde Park. Fellow travelers like that it's just a short walk to public transportation: Capitol Square Light Rail Station is 3 minutes away and Paddy's Markets Light Rail Station is 4 minutes.

Reviews

8.8 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Parking available
  • Free WiFi
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Air conditioning
  • Bar
The current price is $83
$91 total
includes taxes & fees
Nov 1 - Nov 2

Room options

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A hotel room with two single beds, a wooden headboard, a bedside table with a phone, and a large mirror on the wall.

Standard Twin Room

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(75 reviews)
  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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A hotel room with a bed, a desk, a chair, a nightstand, and a window with curtains.

Standard Queen Room (Queen or Zip King bedding - subject to availability)

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(235 reviews)
  • 15 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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A hotel room with a bed, a desk, a chair, a nightstand, and a window with curtains.

Standard Queen Room with no Housekeeping

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(225 reviews)
  • 15 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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A hotel room with two single beds, a wooden headboard, a bedside table with a phone, and a large mirror on the wall.

Standard Twin with no Housekeeping

8.2 out of 10
Very good
(78 reviews)
  • 15 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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About the neighborhood

Map
717 George Street, Haymarket, NSW, 2000

What's nearby

  • Paddy's Market - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • University of Technology Sydney - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Capitol Theatre - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • World Square Shopping Centre - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Hyde Park - 9 min walk - 0.8 km

Getting around

  • Sydney Airport (SYD) - 25 min drive
  • Western Sydney Intl. Airport (WSI) - 59 min drive
  • Sydney Central Station - 5 min walk
  • Exhibition Centre Station - 13 min walk
  • Sydney Redfern Station - 19 min walk
  • Capitol Square Light Rail Station - 3 min walk
  • Paddy's Markets Light Rail Station - 4 min walk
  • Central Light Rail Station - 5 min walk

Restaurants

  • ‪The Great Southern Hotel - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Kura Japanese Dining - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Khao-Kang Maruay - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Chinese Noodle House - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪KFC - ‬2 min walk

About this property

Great Southern Hotel Sydney

  • Great Southern Hotel Sydney offers a great location, putting you within just a 10-minute walk of Capitol Theatre and World Square Shopping Centre. The pub is a great place to grab a drink, and guests looking for a bite to eat can check out 1903, which serves breakfast. This Art Deco hotel is also within a 15-minute walk of International Convention Centre Sydney and Hyde Park. Fellow travelers like that it's just a short walk to public transportation: Capitol Square Light Rail Station is 3 minutes away and Paddy's Markets Light Rail Station is 4 minutes.

At a glance

CHECK-IN
2:00pm
CHECK-OUT
10:00am

Hotel size

    • 176 rooms
    • Arranged over 8 floors

Arriving/Leaving

    • Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
    • Express check-in/out available
    • Early check-in subject to availability
    • Minimum check-in age: 18
    • Check-out time is 10:00 AM
    • Late check-out subject to availability

Special check-in instructions

    • Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
    • For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation
    • Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools
    • For bookings of 14 nights or more, guests will be required to change rooms so that the property can carry out preventative cleaning and maintenance.

Required at check-in

    • Credit card, debit card, or cash deposit required for incidental charges
    • Government-issued photo ID may be required
    • Minimum check-in age is 18

Children

    • No cribs (infant beds)

Pets

    • Pets not allowed
    • Service animals welcome

Internet

    • Free WiFi in rooms (speed: 25+ Mbps)

Parking

    • Wheelchair-accessible parking on site
    • Onsite parking limited
    • Height restrictions apply for onsite parking
    • Onsite parking includes off-street options

Other information

    • Smoke-free property
    • No stag/bachelor or hen/bachelorette parties

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Reviews

Great Southern Hotel Sydney Reviews

8.8

Excellent

8.8

Cleanliness

8.4

Amenities

9.0

Staff & service

8.2

Property conditions & facilities

Guest review summary

What guests liked

  • The hotel's restaurant served generous sized serves of delicious food and offered a great breakfast. (208 reviews)
  • Breakfast options were good value for money with generous serves and delicious food. (130 reviews)
  • Airport transfer was very easy with the hotel's proximity to Central Station and convenient shuttle options. (13 reviews)
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8/10 Very good

It is a great place to stay. Excellent location. Loved that the heritage charm has been maintained
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10/10 Exceptional

The check in process was very quick and easy - the staff were lovely. The hotel itself is quite old but the room was pleasant, quiet, with a comfortable bed.
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8/10 Very good

Great location for our purpose
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10/10 Exceptional

As usual great hotel staff and amenities and location
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10/10 Exceptional

A Sydney icon.Great location close to the convention centre. Affordable and comfortable
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10/10 Exceptional

We love to stay at the great southern, convenient, to central, light rail, China Town, Best breakfast, Rooms Small, so clean and comfortable, staff pleasant and helpful. All round best value
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10/10 Exceptional

Room very clean, cleaning staff friendly.
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10/10 Exceptional

Clean room. Easy walking distance to the central rail station.
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10/10 Exceptional

Was great location & convenient
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8/10 Very good

Good location to everywhere, rooms are good.
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10/10 Exceptional

Great location, historical art deco style hotel. Enjoyed my stay and will stay again
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10/10 Exceptional

Great location close to Sydney Central Station, light rail runs past hotel
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8/10 Very good

Great location, good hotel conected
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8/10 Very good

Close to Central station, buses and restaurants.
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8/10 Very good

Loved the location and the ambience.
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10/10 Exceptional

Great location and restaurant never fails to deliver great food. Hotel in parts on some floors is looking a bit tired, but doesn’t detract from the other good points.
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10/10 Exceptional

Clean room, friendly staff, easy check in and out, great location
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8/10 Very good

Great position for travelling. Basic rooms but has its own restaurant and bar so really convenient. Would highly recommend for a stop over before or after a flight. Central Station 5min easy walk or 30min Uber to the airport.
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10/10 Exceptional

Always a great stay here becaue of the location, clean room and excellent staff.
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8/10 Very good

Room,breakfast,staff and bar were all excellent
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10/10 Exceptional

Wide selection of food, well presented and clean.
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10/10 Exceptional

Great location Friendly staff Value for money
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8/10 Very good

great location near central station, clean, large room, hot shower, what more do you want
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8/10 Very good

Excellent location and value
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8/10 Very good

Room is clean, reception is friendly and helpful.