Sydney: where to stay and what to do

This Kent Street apartment hotel is a practical shortlist option for travellers who need a choice of one, two or three separate bedrooms near Town Hall.

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A by Adina combines apartment-style accommodation with a northern CBD address at George and Hunter streets.

Location note: The discovery area is a visitor precinct, not a substitute for the street address. The map uses an independently mapped accommodation point or building reference centre; it is not an entrance or walking-route measurement.

Capella occupies the former Department of Education building on Loftus Street, giving visitors a heritage setting between the commercial centre and Circular Quay.

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Castlereagh Boutique Hotel offers a smaller heritage-hotel alternative to the city's large towers.

Location note: The discovery area is a visitor precinct, not a substitute for the street address. The map uses an independently mapped accommodation point or building reference centre; it is not an entrance or walking-route measurement.

Four Seasons is positioned on George Street at the southern edge of The Rocks, with Circular Quay forming an important part of its surrounding visitor context.

Location note: The discovery area is a visitor precinct, not a substitute for the street address. The map uses an independently mapped accommodation point or building reference centre; it is not an entrance or walking-route measurement.

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Hilton Sydney suits visitors who want a George Street base close to shopping and Town Hall rather than a harbour-side address.

Location note: The discovery area is a visitor precinct, not a substitute for the street address. The map uses an independently mapped accommodation point or building reference centre; it is not an entrance or walking-route measurement.

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Despite the Barangaroo name, the recorded hotel address is Shelley Street in Sydney, beside the King Street Wharf side of the central city.

Location note: The discovery area is a visitor precinct, not a substitute for the street address. The map uses an independently mapped accommodation point or building reference centre; it is not an entrance or walking-route measurement.

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This Murray Street hotel is on the Pyrmont side of the Darling Harbour precinct, useful when ICC Sydney is the focus of a visit.

Location note: The discovery area is a visitor precinct, not a substitute for the street address. The map uses an independently mapped accommodation point or building reference centre; it is not an entrance or walking-route measurement.

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InterContinental Sydney combines the restored Treasury Building with hotel accommodation near the eastern side of Circular Quay.

Location note: The discovery area is a visitor precinct, not a substitute for the street address. The map uses an independently mapped accommodation point or building reference centre; it is not an entrance or walking-route measurement.

Kimpton Margot occupies an Art Deco setting on Pitt Street, suited to visitors who value the hotel itself as well as a central shopping and dining base.

Location note: The discovery area is a visitor precinct, not a substitute for the street address. The map uses an independently mapped accommodation point or building reference centre; it is not an entrance or walking-route measurement.

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Little National's Clarence Street position above Wynyard Walk makes transport access a key reason to shortlist it.

Location note: The discovery area is a visitor precinct, not a substitute for the street address. The map uses an independently mapped accommodation point or building reference centre; it is not an entrance or walking-route measurement.