The Occidental Hotel

2.5 star property

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Twin Share (1 Queen and 1 Single Bed) with Shared Bathroom
Ensuite Room with Private Bathroom | Bathroom
Twin Share (1 Queen and 1 Single Bed) with Shared Bathroom
2 bars/lounges
Exterior

Reviews

7.8 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Housekeeping
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

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43 York St, Sydney, NSW, 2000
  • Place, Hyde Park
    ‪9 min walk‬
  • Place, Circular Quay
    ‪12 min walk‬
  • Place, Sydney Opera House
    ‪17 min walk‬
  • Airport, Sydney, NSW (SYD-Kingsford Smith Intl.)
    ‪11 min drive‬

Room options

Ensuite Room with Private Bathroom

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(13 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 2 Twin Beds

Basic Double Room with Shared Bathroom

7.4 out of 10
Good
(46 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Twin Share (1 Queen and 1 Single Bed) with Shared Bathroom

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(35 reviews)
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bed

Quadruple Room (1 Queen and 2 Single) with Shared Bathroom

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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About the area

Sydney

A stay at The Occidental Hotel places you in the heart of Sydney, within a 10-minute walk of Pitt Street Mall and SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium. .This hotel is 0.8 mi (1.2 km) from Circular Quay and 0.3 mi (0.5 km) from Martin Place.

What's nearby

  • Hyde Park - 9 min walk - 0.8 km
  • Circular Quay - 12 min walk - 1.1 km
  • Star Casino - 14 min walk - 1.2 km
  • Sydney Opera House - 17 min walk - 1.6 km
  • Sydney Harbour Bridge - 20 min walk - 1.8 km

Getting around

  • Wynyard Station - 2 min walk
  • Sydney Circular Quay Station - 11 min walk
  • Sydney Airport (SYD) - 26 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Wynyard Hotel - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪The Occidental Hotel - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Regiment - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Bopp & Tone - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Machiavelli Ristorante Italiano - ‬1 min walk

About this property

The Occidental Hotel

Hotel with bars, a short walk to Pitt Street Mall
The Occidental Hotel offers 12 accommodations with irons/ironing boards. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms.

Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers. This Sydney hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Make yourself at home in one of the 12 guestrooms featuring microwaves and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms with bathtubs or showers are provided. Conveniences include electric kettles and free tea bags/instant coffee, and housekeeping is provided daily.
This hotel offers designated smoking areas.
At The Occidental Hotel, enjoy a satisfying meal at the restaurant. Relax with a refreshing drink at one of the 2 bars/lounges.
Featured amenities include luggage storage and an elevator.
The Occidental Hotel has a restaurant on site.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • No on-site parking available

Food and drink

  • 2 bars/lounges
  • A restaurant

Family friendly

  • In-room microwave

Conveniences

  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Accessibility

  • Lift

More

  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Microwave
  • Tea bags/instant coffee

More

  • Iron/ironing board

Policies

Check-in

Check-in from 2:00 PM - 11:00 PM and 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Contactless check-in available
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:30 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
The check-in location differs from the property location; go to: [Ground floor bar]
The host will greet guests on arrival
If you are planning to arrive after 11:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Host will greet you

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Children up to the age of 6 years can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are available for AUD 20.0 per day

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Rollaway bed fee: AUD 20.0 per day

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a smoke detector

Property is also known as

The Occidental Hotel Hotel
The Occidental Hotel Sydney
The Occidental Hotel Hotel Sydney

The Occidental Hotel Reviews

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 239 out of 738 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 271 out of 738 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 133 out of 738 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 57 out of 738 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 38 out of 738 reviews

8.0/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

7.2/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Michelle

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Cheap nice rooms clean and good meals
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Karin

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great value in a perfect location for a walkable Sydney. Stayed with family of 4, 2 teen boys. Very clean. Staff were very polite but only present and available at limited times. Only real complaint was the window did not block noise from the street at all and the boys had trouble sleeping.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Unique original historic property.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Geoff

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
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Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Jean

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice hotel in a nice area of Sydney CBD n close to Everything
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Brent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great economical place to stay in central Sydney
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Logan

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
-
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Najemia

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Eamon

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great stay
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Bring earplugs

What this hotel has going for it is the price and location and that's just about it, where you must bring a pair of earplugs if you are staying. It is in dire need of a thorough makeover, especially the windows that are so old and of such a poor quality, that you can hear everything going on at street level, including the sound givers by the traffic lights for the seeing impaired. Add to that the constant rattling if there is just a bit of wind and then imagine the horror concert you are in for if there is a minor storm going on, which my companion and I experienced in each of us' rooms. It was so bad that I had to use one of the towels to try and keep the window in place in my room, to try and keep it from keeping me up all night. And if it wasn't the windows, then between the rooms are flimsy (locked) doors through which you can hear most of what is going on in the adjacent rooms plus the water pipes that run through the rooms from top to bottom also make noise when used on the other floors. The shared toilets and bathrooms should therefore be the least of your worries if you choose to stay at this hotel, but having been subject to the concert of horrors for multiple nights it does want to make you contemplate to just go in the sink... Whomever has given this hotel 3 stars here on Google must either not have stayed here overnight or been so inebriated that nothing could wake this person up. 2 stars is therefore all I can give it.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Swinder

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

sharon, Adelaide

Travelled with family
Nicè and close to the OPT, perfectly situated for sleep over before our cruise.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The room I stayed in this time had cracks in doors and black tape around the adjoining door with a small latch lock. It might be heritage listed hence the old doors but it was a little creepy for a five hour sleep. Shared bathroom and shower area with two of each is large.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Travis Livingston, Houston

The staff were very friendly, and the rooms were always clean. The property is older though it's kept up nicely. Hot water was in consistent, and the room heater didn't always work.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Colin

Good location. Good bar and restaurant. Room okay. Good cheap stop-over.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

PETER, Chicago

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent stay with everything as described. The beer and food served in the pub was fantastic.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Full microwave kitchenette. Rustic. Beds comfirtable. A little street noise.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Justine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay in the city. Right next to Wynyard Station
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Natasha

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Close to Wynyard station, and pretty central. It was a bit odd to check-in, I wasn’t sure where to go and had to wait a bit for the manager, but no issues with customer service. The facilities are decent and overall clean. The toilet and showers are separate. I would have preferred to have an internal lock in addition to the key lock, but that’s more a preference. I would stay again, definitely a good budget option.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

2/10 Terrible

iain

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Anne

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place for the centre of the city, can be a little noise at times. Rooms are clean. Staff are friendly and helpful. Would stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Comingfromtheairportitissoconvient
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

4/10 Poor

Maria

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Poor maintenance. Our window wasn’t working ok. Quite smelly room, lift and all place. Walls are super thin. We had people in next door rooms staying up till very late and we couldn’t sleep with the noise. Service was good. Location is great close to main Sidney places at walking distances but I wouldn’t stay there again.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Dylan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful place to stay, location is so convenient for transport and shopping. House keeping do a great job
Stayed 8 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Grace

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very comfortable, I had no issue with the facility. Pub style room, made me feel close to home.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025