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Updated: June 23, 2021
Essentials
• Location: Maquarie Street.
• Hotel website: stamford.com.au
• Hotel phone: +61 (0)2 8274 5444
• Check prices on Booking.com
Elegant hotel with comfortable rooms and a nice heated outdoor pool with a courtyard alongside in the city center.
Sir Stamford Circular Quay – Old-world charm with elegance, opulence, and convenience.
The elegance is immediately evident from the corridors lined with prints of old Sydney and cabinets filled with antiques personally collected by the owner. The compact Superior Rooms feature adorable old-fashioned furniture, plush curtains, and alcoves with decent views. The more spacious Deluxe Rooms have balconies that overlook the Royal Botanic Gardens (across an overpass), though views are better from the upper floors. The Junior Suites come with living rooms with sofas and chairs and gorgeous bedrooms with small balconies. Full of antique furniture, and dominated by a grand piano and a wall-length mural of a regal event, the Presidential Suite resembles a museum. Adding to the appeal are the outdoor pool, which is far more welcoming than others, the courtyard area alongside, and the guest lounge resembling a set from a nineteenth-century period film. And all this is in the city center, surrounded by shops, cafés, theaters, and transport options.
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QT Sydney – The Location
- Area: Maquarie Street, a 2-minute walk from Circular Quay.
- Address: 93 Maquarie Street.
- Nearest Transport: Bus, Ferry, and Tram – Circular Quay (250m).
- Handy to: Royal Botanic Garden, Circular Quay.
Sir Stamford Circular Quay – The Basics
- Guests: Particularly popular for business people and couples on inner-city getaways.
- Pets: Not allowed.
- Views: Of the street and park opposite, and the Royal Botanic Gardens at a distance.
- Parking: Available for A$60 per night.
- How to Book: Booking.com will have the best rates.
- Phone: +61 (0)2 8274 5444
- Email: [email protected]
- Website: stamford.com.au
Sir Stamford Circular Quay – Amenities
- Pool: Heated, outdoors, and inviting.
- Spa: None.
- Fitness Center: Small but adequate, with sauna attached.
- Private Pools/Jacuzzis: None.
Sir Stamford Circular Quay – Food and Drink
- Restaurant: The Dining Room boasts a 19th-century charm, with contemporary cuisine and silver service. Open for breakfast and dinner.
- Lounge/Bar: The Bar is refined and has won several awards for excellence.
- Breakfast: Continental buffet breakfast is included in some rates.
- Room Service: Available 24 hours.
Sir Stamford Circular Quay – Rooms
- Room Types: Superior Room • Deluxe Room • Executive Suite • Presidential Suite • List of all Rooms
- Smoking Rooms: By Australian law, smoking is forbidden within hotel buildings.
- Best Room: The massive Presidential Suite contains ornate antique furnishings, 2 lounge areas, a bar, and even a grand piano.
Sir Stamford Circular Quay – What’s Nearby?
Best Nearby Restaurants & Bars
- The Spice Room – Atmospheric and stylish Indian.
- Café Opera – Refined French cuisine and seafood buffets in a historic hotel.
- Cubby’s Kitchen – Casual, intimate and welcome vegetarian options.
- Café Sydney – Contemporary and popular, with a rooftop offering extensive views.
Local Transportation
- A 2-minute walk to Circular Quay, with a train station and the ferry terminal.
Sir Stamford Circular Quay – The Hotel
Along the leafy and historic Macquarie Street, in the city centre, the hotel blends in so well.
The hotel faces Macquarie Street, one of Sydney’s oldest thoroughfares, along which is the vast Royal Botanic Gardens.
The lobby exudes an elegant 19th-century charm.
The guests’ lounge has been used many times for wedding receptions.
The Dining Room is a sophisticated restaurant on the ground floor.
The pool is outdoors, under cover and considerably nicer than others.
The courtyard setting alongside the pool is very unusual among other hotels.
The rest of the rooms are beautifully decorated and furnished, keeping with the ambience throughout the hotel.
The Superior Rooms are also spacious and elegantly furnished.
Tasteful art, plenty of seats and a wooden desk fill the rooms.
The Presidential Suite even has a grand piano!
The Presidential Suite features two lounge areas and furnishings that almost resemble a museum.
The Presidential Suite is packed with charming old-fashioned furniture.
The dining room in the Presidential Suite is rather regal.
Rooms on the upper floors offer views of the distant Royal Botanic Gardens.
In one of the oldest parts of Sydney, the streets around the hotel are dotted with restored 19th-century buildings.
Only 100m north of the hotel is Circular Quay, and another 300m to the west is the Museum of Contemporary Art.
Circular Quay is also the local transport hub, with a train station and bus stop, and the only ferry terminal in the city centre for services across the harbour.
Circular Quay is also the hub for local buses and trains, and ferries across the harbour.
Circular Quay is home to many high-rise office blocks and upmarket hotels.
The area of Circular Quay is lined with stylish harbourside cafés and bars.
From Circular Quay, a path lined with bistros leads about 400m to the renowned Sydney Opera House.
The hotel is barely 100m south of Circular Quay. From there, ferries ply the harbour and offer amazing views of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
From Circular Quay ferries head all over the harbour, including wonderful places like Manly Beach and Watsons Bay.
The magnificent Sydney harbour is always full of boats.
From the train station at Circular Quay, it’s only two stops to the Queen Victoria Building, which offers a number of classy boutiques and lovely cafés.
The Circular Quay train station is only 200m north of the hotel. From there, it’s three stops to Paddy’s Markets, home to hundreds of stalls in a vast undercover building.
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