QT SYDNEY - Hotel Review with Photos

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Updated: January 11, 2022

Essentials
• Location: Market St.
• Hotel website: qthotels.com
• Hotel phone: +61 (0)2 8262 0000
• Check prices for QT

QT is a chic hotel in a superb downtown location with colorful and luxurious rooms.

QT – A unique, convenient, and chic hotel.

Based above the historic State Theatre building and the adjacent former Gowings Department Store, QT is truly one of a kind. Very atmospheric and oozing personality, it unashamedly flouts its theatrical location and history – from the glitzy door staff to the props and dress dummies in the lobby. The rooms maintain a quirky Art Deco and Gothic décor. The Junior Suite is bright and spacious, with polished floorboards, cabinets of glowing glassware, and a great minibar. Some rooms overlook the Queen Victoria Building, home to an array of classy shops. However, the overwhelming selling points are the location and ambiance.

QT – The Location

Area: Market Street, in the inner city and one of the busiest streets in Australia.
Address: 49 Market St.
Nearest Transport: Bus – QVB, Market St (150m), Tram – QVB (150m).
Handy to: Hyde Park, Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney Aquarium, Tumbalong Park.

QT – The Basics

Guests: Most likely to be couples and small groups keen on theater and shopping.
Pets: Not allowed.
Views: Of the streets and buildings, but nothing remarkable.
Parking: Valet parking available for very high rates, but as one of Sydney’s busiest streets, the management suggests guests park elsewhere and come by train.
How to Book: Booking.com will have the best rates.
Phone: +61 (0)2 8262 0000
Email: reservations_sydney@qthotels.com.au
Website: qthotels.com

QT – Amenities

Pool & Fitness Center: Not expected or provided at this inner-city boutique hotel.
Spa: The renowned spaQ Sydney offers a steam room and barber shop. Hotel packages can include spa treatments.

QT – Food and Drink

Restaurants: Gowings Bar & Grill is a contemporary European-style bistro, with trendy décor and a huge wine list. • Parlour Lane Roasters is a Parisienne-style street-level café with theatrical memorabilia.
Lounge/Bar: Gilt Lounge is open late for cocktails and light meals. The setting is dark, intimate, and very theatrical.
Breakfast: Some rates include breakfast.
Room Service: Limited.

QT – Rooms

Room Types: QT King • QT Deluxe King • QT Executive King • QT State Suite • QT Twin/Double • QT Junior Suite • QT Corner Suite • List of all Rooms
Smoking Rooms: By Australian law, smoking is forbidden within hotel buildings.
Best Room: The luxurious QT Corner Suite offers more space, plenty of antique furniture, and double the views.

QT – What’s Nearby?

Best Nearby Restaurants & Bars

Infinity – Top-notch revolving restaurant on the 81st floor for grills, wines, and views.
JPB Restaurant – Contemporary Australian cuisine, with terrific service and tender steaks.
Glass Brasserie – Modern upmarket setting, specialising in steak, seafood and wine.
de Vine Food & Wine Restaurant – Vibrant setting, Italian cuisine and vast wine list.
Fortune Village Chinese Restaurant – Family-run and authentic, with popular buffets.

Local Transportation

Several train stations are within a few minutes’ walk.

QT – The Hotel

QT Sydney Hotel located in Gowings department store

The QT is partially based in the old Gowings Department Store.

The hotel is in the middle of downtown, virtually on the corner of two of Sydney’s’ busiest streets: George Street, which runs all the way north to Circular Quay (1.2km) for the ferry terminal and south (700m) to Chinatown; and Market Street, which heads west (400m) to Darling Harbour, a bustling hub of shops, cafés and bars.

The Guests Lounge is convivial, with an array of colours and styles that dazzles.

Bright and cheery, the Guests Lounge is a wonderful place to relax.

The hotel features furniture and decor unseen anywhere else in the city.

Typically flamboyant, some rooms feature a glowing cabinet of glassware.

The furnishings are contemporary without being overly chic.

The cabinet of glowing glassware in the rooms is typical of the overall style and ambience throughout the hotel.

The cabinet of glowing glassware in the rooms is typical of the overall style and ambience throughout the hotel.

The bathrooms are modern, if sometimes a little impractical.

Classy boutiques of Queen Victoria Building

Only 100m south along George Street is the Queen Victoria Building, justifiably popular among locals and tourists for its delightful cafés and tempting boutiques.

Premier shopping area of Queen Victoria Building

The Queen Victoria Building has been beautifully restored to become one of Sydney’s most popular shopping areas.

The Queen Victoria Building is within a minute’s walk.

Popular shopping destination of Queen Victoria Building

The Queen Victoria Building offers several levels of exquisite places to eat and shop.

High-end shopping at Queen Victoria Building

The Queen Victoria Building is crammed with classy shops.

One stop on the train from the Town Hall station (or about 1.3km down George Street on foot), Paddy’s Market is full of stalls selling anything and everything.

The streets of Sydney near the hotel are dotted with historic buildings. Check rates and availability: QT

QT Hotel in Sydney, Australia

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