About Central Studio Hotel Sydney
Positioned opposite Central Station, Central Studio Hotel Sydney has a rooftop terrace which delivers views of the city skyline.
Guestrooms feature flatscreen TVs with cable channels, desks, iPod docking stations, Wi-Fi and wired internet access. Minibars, refrigerators and tea and coffee-making facilities are also included. Hairdryers and walk-in rainfall showers can be found in the bathrooms. Some rooms have a private balcony with city vistas. Room service is available.
The hotel has its own sauna and outdoor swimming pool. Luggage storage and express check-in is provided.
Breakfast is served every morning for a surcharge. Dinner is also offered at the Straits Café, whose menu is based on contemporary Australian cuisine.
As well as being very close to Central Station, Central Studio Hotel Sydney is next to Railway Square Bus Terminal. Local attractions include Chinatown, Paddy's Markets, the Capitol Theatre and Darling Harbour, all of which are within a mile.
Positive Reviews
positive:
Great location.
Located in the heart of Haymarket, Rendezvous Hotel Sydney Central is strategically located especially for guests arriving via Central Station. Chinatown and Paddy Market are a mere ten-minute walk away while the popular Darling Harbor is 15 minutes away. World-famous Sydney Opera House is 3.2 km from the hotel.
positive:
Very professional staff.
Many guests have been pleased with the level of professionalism displayed by the hotel's staff. Many reported that not even the tiniest details were overlooked by the staff including double-checking guests' rooms before check-ins to make sure everything was in place.
positive:
Meticulously clean rooms.
The rooms here are not only large and airy, but are kept meticulously clean. Though the hotel is a four-star, many guests were pleasantly surprised by the high standards of the amenities in the rooms.
Negative Reviews
negative:
Reservation mix-ups.
Several guests have reported that the hotel botched up their reservations and they ended up staying in properties other than the ones they had booked. Luckily some guests reported that the hotel upgraded them to deluxe rooms. The hotel also offers free cancellations which is a big plus.
negative:
Bad booking policy.
Some guests complained that the hotel has a bad policy of holding funds on guests' credit cards as a security deposit.
negative:
Anti-smoking policy prone to errors.
A few guests have reported that they were charged hefty penalties supposedly for having smoked in non-smoking rooms. The guests contended that they merely happened to hang around with friends who smoked outside the hotel and the smell hang around them. They still got penalized, nevertheless.