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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, SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, King Street Wharf
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Martin Place
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Airport, Sydney, NSW (SYD-Kingsford Smith Intl.)
    ‪14 min drive‬

Room options

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Ensuite Room with Private Bathroom

Ensuite Room with Private Bathroom

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

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Basic Double Room with Shared Bathroom

Basic Double Room with Shared Bathroom

7.6 out of 10
Good
(47 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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

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

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

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

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

With a stay at The Occidental Hotel, you'll be centrally located in Sydney, just a 5-minute walk from King Street Wharf and 15 minutes by foot from Circular Quay. .This hotel is 0.3 mi (0.5 km) from Pitt Street Mall and 0.3 mi (0.5 km) from SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium.

What's nearby

  • Martin Place - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Circular Quay - 12 min walk - 1.1 km
  • Star Casino - 14 min walk - 1.2 km
  • Sydney Opera House - 17 min walk - 1.5 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, 5-minute walk to King Street Wharf
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

Reviews

The Occidental Hotel Reviews

7.8

Good

8.0/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

7.2/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.2/10

Eco-friendliness
Rating 10 - Excellent. 245 out of 759 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 284 out of 759 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 135 out of 759 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 57 out of 759 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 38 out of 759 reviews

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

10/10 Excellent

Paige, Gunnedah

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Timothy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Budget hotel for the discerning traveller

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.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

tony

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness
Great location right in the centre of the city walking distance to all the sites including, Sydney harbour Bridge, opera house and Darling Harbour. Just remember this is an old budget hotel so don’t expect modern facilities.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

linda

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
The bed was ok
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Shubham Subrot

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Great stay
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Darren

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
An old building that needs updating, room was a good size but again needs updating, there was hot water but it takes at least 10 mins to come through this was explained to us as low water pressure, an inconvenience but not a problem, the bar was its saving grace, very good beers and food
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Donna

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It's cheap, clean, relatively quiet and staff always helpful. Shared bathrooms very rarely saw anyone else. Place is old but clean.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Graham

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Did what it said cheap and cheerful accommodation when just want get your head down
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Rogue

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
Exactly what they advertised, clean, local and a bit noisy. Would stay again!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Keira

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Emely

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I liked how convenient it was to public transport and city center. Hotel is inside/on top of a noisy pub and place feels old and worn down. A place to sleep and clean sheets at a cheap rate.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Gooe
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

a

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 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
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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