{"id":40809,"date":"2015-05-22T10:00:45","date_gmt":"2015-05-22T00:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/blog\/?p=40809"},"modified":"2018-05-14T07:04:19","modified_gmt":"2018-05-13T21:04:19","slug":"six-reasons-to-check-in-at-the-pullman-sydney-hyde-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/vc\/blog\/six-reasons-to-check-in-at-the-pullman-sydney-hyde-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Six reasons to check in at the Pullman Sydney, Hyde Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>\u00a0It\u2019s a whirlwind work trip that brings me to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/accommodation\/australia\/sydney?brandcid=lastminute.com.au-au.display.Blog.six_reasons_Pullman_Sydney_Hyde_Park-\">Sydney<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/accommodation\/australia\/pullman-sydney-hyde-park\/W2497?brandcid=lastminute.com.au-au.display.Blog.six_reasons_Pullman_Sydney_Hyde_Park-\">Pullman Hyde Park<\/a>, a funky inner-city business hotel just on the fringes of \u2013 you guessed it, Hyde Park.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/images.trvl-media.com\/media\/content\/expaus\/images\/last-minute\/blog\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Out-the-front.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-40816\" src=\"https:\/\/images.trvl-media.com\/media\/content\/expaus\/images\/last-minute\/blog\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Out-the-front.jpg\" alt=\"Out the front\" width=\"960\" height=\"1579\" \/><\/a>\n<p>Here\u2019s six of my fave reasons to stay here:<\/p>\n<h3><strong>1. \u00a0(Just for fun) The people you meet in the corridor<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Not just any people. Turns out the Queensland Reds are here during my stay, and I manage to have a semi-awks\u2019 moment with one of the players, who\u2019s tiptoeing out of the lift as I\u2019m closing my door while wearing\u2026 *gulp * ..only a towel.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately my knowledge of football\/rugby league is about as good as my knowledge of quantum mechanics, so whoever you are I just want to say- sweet six pack \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p>Now, on to the serious stuff \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<h3><strong>2. That pool!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>This pool just screams epic splashy times. I mean, look at it!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-version=\"4\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/p\/1mD62RCRXc\/\" target=\"_top\">Oh haiii Sydney! Went exploring the @pullmansydneyhydepark and found the pool- on top of the world up here. Blog post to come @lastminutecomau #liveeverylastminute #travel #Australia<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\">A photo posted by @whosmitzi on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2015-04-17T23:36:18+00:00\">Apr 17, 2015 at 4:36pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And that view!<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s when I walk over to the glass barricade that the magic of the Pullman pulls me in.\u00a0 If only it was summer time \ud83d\ude41<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/images.trvl-media.com\/media\/content\/expaus\/images\/last-minute\/blog\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Pullman-pool-area.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-40822\" src=\"https:\/\/images.trvl-media.com\/media\/content\/expaus\/images\/last-minute\/blog\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Pullman-pool-area.jpg\" alt=\"Pullman pool; area\" width=\"960\" height=\"1579\" \/><\/a>\n<p>There\u2019s also a spa and gym on the same level, which must have been where the shirtless man came from. This can only mean one thing- he&#8217;d been working out or&#8230; \u201dworking out\u201d. \u00a0Wait, did I witness a walk of shame?<\/p>\n<h3><strong>3. The bed<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Now, I&#8217;d had a\u00a0HECTIC work week and about eight glasses of wine before I arrived at the Pullman (thanks\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/blog\/author\/nicole\/?brandcid=lastminute.com.au-au.display.Blog.six_reasons_Pullman_Sydney_Hyde_Park-\">Nicole Gentle<\/a>), so you could say I was a bit tired (read: tipsy). I&#8217;m so glad my room greeted me with this:<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/images.trvl-media.com\/media\/content\/expaus\/images\/last-minute\/blog\/uploads\/2015\/05\/bed.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-40810\" src=\"https:\/\/images.trvl-media.com\/media\/content\/expaus\/images\/last-minute\/blog\/uploads\/2015\/05\/bed-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"bed\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" \/><\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/images.trvl-media.com\/media\/content\/expaus\/images\/last-minute\/blog\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Welcome-Mitzi-.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-40826\" src=\"https:\/\/images.trvl-media.com\/media\/content\/expaus\/images\/last-minute\/blog\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Welcome-Mitzi--1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Welcome, Mitzi\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" \/><\/a>\n<p>Getting into my king bed makes me feel like that old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Gb3UwMyPaBg\">Philadelphia Cheese ad<\/a>&#8211; the one where the angel is playing a harp and eating cheese and crackers in Heaven. Yep, that good.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/images.trvl-media.com\/media\/content\/expaus\/images\/last-minute\/blog\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Covers-so-good.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-40813\" src=\"https:\/\/images.trvl-media.com\/media\/content\/expaus\/images\/last-minute\/blog\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Covers-so-good-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Covers so good\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" \/><\/a>\n<p>I wake up at 6am to what seems like an orange laser beam shooting light into the centre of my head. \u00a0It\u2019s the sun reflecting off the glass windows of the buildings opposite Hyde Park, straight into my bedroom. Cursing the fact I&#8217;d forgotten to shut my curtains the night before, I stand at the window, one eye half open. Hyde Park stares back at me, full of little humans making shapes below with their bodies.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/images.trvl-media.com\/media\/content\/expaus\/images\/last-minute\/blog\/uploads\/2015\/05\/that-view.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-40824\" src=\"https:\/\/images.trvl-media.com\/media\/content\/expaus\/images\/last-minute\/blog\/uploads\/2015\/05\/that-view-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"that view\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" \/><\/a>\n<p>The view is gorgeous, but Tai Chi at this time in the morning?\u00a0 Nope.\u00a0 *Shuts curtains*<\/p>\n<h3><strong>4. Interesting features<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Fresh from their 2013 renos, there\u2019s three Instagrammable features (apart from the pool, of course) at the Pullman.<\/p>\n<p>The first is the living plant wall at the front of the building. If you haven\u2019t had eight glasses of wine, it\u2019s the first thing you\u2019ll see when you walk inside. The second is the carpet. It\u2019s like a packet of Jaffas meets Grimace from McDonald&#8217;s. It\u2019s psychedelic and awesome!<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/images.trvl-media.com\/media\/content\/expaus\/images\/last-minute\/blog\/uploads\/2015\/05\/carpet.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-40811\" src=\"https:\/\/images.trvl-media.com\/media\/content\/expaus\/images\/last-minute\/blog\/uploads\/2015\/05\/carpet-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"carpet\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" \/><\/a>\n<p>The third is the chandelier in Reception. \u00a0I guarantee your neck will hurt from staring at it.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/images.trvl-media.com\/media\/content\/expaus\/images\/last-minute\/blog\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Chandelier.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-40812\" src=\"https:\/\/images.trvl-media.com\/media\/content\/expaus\/images\/last-minute\/blog\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Chandelier.jpg\" alt=\"Chandelier\" width=\"960\" height=\"1579\" \/><\/a>\n<h3><strong>5: Waffles<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>After a brief nap to recover from my 6am blinding, I go to find sustenance. Giggling from my shirtless encounter, I cruise to the second floor and sit down at Windows Restaurant, where I quickly get caffeinating.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/images.trvl-media.com\/media\/content\/expaus\/images\/last-minute\/blog\/uploads\/2015\/05\/good-morning-e1431910306792.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-40814\" src=\"https:\/\/images.trvl-media.com\/media\/content\/expaus\/images\/last-minute\/blog\/uploads\/2015\/05\/good-morning-e1431910306792.jpg\" alt=\"good morning\" width=\"960\" height=\"1707\" \/><\/a>\n<p>The brekkie buffet has all the staples you want- pastries, cheese, smoothies, a chef making fresh omelettes, and a plate full of waffles.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/images.trvl-media.com\/media\/content\/expaus\/images\/last-minute\/blog\/uploads\/2015\/05\/waffles.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-40825\" src=\"https:\/\/images.trvl-media.com\/media\/content\/expaus\/images\/last-minute\/blog\/uploads\/2015\/05\/waffles-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"waffles\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" \/><\/a>\n<p>I have no shame getting two of these and smearing them with peanut butter and Nutella.\u00a0Oh yeahhhhh. What hangover?<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/images.trvl-media.com\/media\/content\/expaus\/images\/last-minute\/blog\/uploads\/2015\/05\/spreads.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-40823\" src=\"https:\/\/images.trvl-media.com\/media\/content\/expaus\/images\/last-minute\/blog\/uploads\/2015\/05\/spreads-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"spreads\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" \/><\/a>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>6: It\u2019s close to all the things!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>That\u2019s what you want when you\u2019re away from home with a hangover. \u00a0One of three Pullmans in Sydney, the Hyde Park property is a $12 taxi ride from Darling Harbour (in good traffic) and a quick walk from World Square and Oxford Street. It&#8217;s also close enough to Town Hall to roll a four-wheeled bag there without getting lost.<\/p>\n<p>Which is just what I did. Booyah.<\/p>\n<p><em>Mitzi stayed as a guest of the Pullman Hyde Park.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>\u00a0<strong>Have you checked in at the Pullman Hyde Park? Share your fave part in the comments!<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/accommodation\/australia\/pullman-sydney-hyde-park\/W2497??brandcid=lastminute.com.au-au.display.Blog.six_reasons_Pullman_Sydney_Hyde_Park-\">Stay at the Pullman Sydney Hyde Park<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/accommodation\/australia\/sydney?brandcid=lastminute.com.au-au.display.Blog.six_reasons_Pullman_Sydney_Hyde_Park-\">Check out more Sydney stays<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/domestic-flights\/cheap-airfares-to-sydney?brandcid=lastminute.com.au-au.display.Blog.six_reasons_Pullman_Sydney_Hyde_Park-\">Fly to Sydney<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0It\u2019s a whirlwind work trip that brings me to Sydney and the Pullman Hyde Park, a funky inner-city business hotel..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":40855,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[1858,4446,106],"acf":{"credits":[{"name":"","label":"","full_url":""}],"enable_review_score":false},"posts_api_cpm_point":{"name":"","description":"","thumbnail":"","address":"36 College St, Sydney NSW 2010, Australia","latitude":"-33.876248","longitude":"151.21251800000005","icon":"\/images\/icons\/marker.png"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40809"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40809"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40809\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40837,"href":"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40809\/revisions\/40837"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40855"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40809"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40809"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40809"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}