The Occidental Hotel

This hotel is located in the center of Sydney downtown. It is very convenient to everywhere, and many tour attractions are in walkable distance. Its price in this CBD area is properly lowest - best value! But the hotel condition is quite old, in addition to sharing-bathrooms - you need to walk through the hall-way to bathroom from your bedroom. Also no "front desk", the AC in our room was not working, I reported to the staff in bar and we did not get the AC fixed until we checked-out 2 days late.

Easy check-in and check-out. The staff were so friendly and helpful. I loved how many places were in walking distance. We would stay here again.

Check in was challenging; no one to contact and phone numbers wouldn’t work. Luckily someone was there to assist. We arrived on a Sunday - no staff, the bar and restaurants where the website directs were closed (also closed on Mondays). They need a better system.

Shops & tours close by

Great start y

We were disgusted with the noise all night into the early hours, we had no hot water in the shower or the hand basin, no hairdryer, the air conditioner would not heat, when I called downstairs to hotel manager, he eventually came to our room and stated the sign on the bathroom wall explained......the sign read, Due to low water pressure,you need to run the water for at least 10 mins before it will come through hot, sorry for the inconvenience !! Well, the water pressure was great, not a problem, worst is what about the amount of water being wasted.
I request a refund for our 2 night stay. The room also had a musty smell.

Stay here often and great value for money.

Atmosphere

Great location

Thought the hotel was open Sundays, but wasn't. Called the noted numbers upon arrival to gain access.

Fabulous location, quirky heritage building, however, no hot water and large informal rough sleeping community in abandoned building next door.

Very clean and tidy, staff very helpful

Great place to stay

It was nothing fancy, just a convenient, clean & cheap room for the night

Great for the price. Read description to be sure its what youre looking for. Located next to everything.

Cheap nice rooms clean and good meals

Staff was great for checking in and helpful with the whole process. Shared bathroom was very clean & tidy.

It's excellent value for money. The rooms are comfortable and clean and Wynyard Station is a block away, meaning you can roll out of bed and jump on the train to wherever you want to go. Would definitely stay there again.

It was a community style bathroom that was unexpected. It was all clean enough and we never had trouble accessing toilets or showers when we needed them. Our room was a little too small for all the furniture they had in there. You could only open the fridge part way as it hit the bed. It was tight to maneuver around each other and the furniture.
Still the amenities were nice to have. We were able to store our luggage there after check out while we waited for our flights the last day. That was very helpful. The staff were helpful and friendly enough, though not easily gotten hold of. The price was very great. We would consider staying again. We loved the area. It was easy access to loads of everything.

This hotel is ideally situated for my occasional visits to Sydney. It is a true budget hotel, pretty basic and shared bathrooms, toilets etc. I only need a bed for the night and a base camp for my luggage on my visits to Sydney and the price is right for my needs.

One of the last true bargain hotel deals left in Sydney.

Ideal for the older travellers who are not keen on backpacker lodgings.

It's nice to have a fully functional old style Sydney pub downstairs as well.