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Great Southern Hotel Sydney

3.5 star property

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Lobby
Exterior
Serves lunch and dinner
Executive Room | In-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi
Lobby

Reviews

8.8 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Air-conditioning
  • Bar
  • 24/7 front desk

Explore the area

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717 George Street, Haymarket, NSW, 2000
  • Place, World Square Shopping Centre
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Hyde Park
    ‪9 min walk‬
  • Place, International Convention Centre Sydney
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • Airport, Sydney, NSW (SYD-Kingsford Smith Intl.)
    ‪11 min drive‬

Room options

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In-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Standard Twin Room

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(66 reviews)
  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

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In-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Standard Queen Room (Queen or Zip King bedding - subject to availability)

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(211 reviews)
  • 15 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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In-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Standard Queen Room with no Housekeeping

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(190 reviews)
  • 15 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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In-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Standard Twin with no Housekeeping

8.2 out of 10
Very good
(66 reviews)
  • 15 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

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About this property

Great Southern Hotel Sydney

This smoke-free hotel features a restaurant, a bar/lounge and a 24-hour front desk. Other amenities include express check-in, express check-out and ATM/banking services. Housekeeping is available on request.
Great Southern Hotel Sydney offers 176 air-conditioned accommodations with a safe and coffee/tea makers. 32-inch LCD televisions come with digital channels. Bathrooms include a shower, complimentary toiletries and hairdryers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access (speed: 25+ Mbps). Business-friendly amenities include desks and telephones. Housekeeping is provided on request.

The shopping around Great Southern Hotel Sydney gets high marks from our customers. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from Capitol Theatre. Features include a restaurant, a bar and breakfast (surcharge).
  • Free Wi-Fi (speed: 25+ Mbps)
  • Enjoy a meal at the buffet restaurant or drinks at the pub
  • Cooked-to-order breakfast served daily for a fee
  • Amenities include a lift and an ATM
  • Guests really like the accommodation for the comfy beds, cleanliness and overall comfort
  • Just a 4-minute walk from Capitol Theatre and 10 minutes on foot from Hyde Park
There's a restaurant on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Great Southern Hotel Sydney also features express check-in, express check-out, and an ATM.

This 3.5-star Sydney hotel is smoke free.

For a fee, guests can enjoy a cooked-to-order breakfast daily from 7:30 AM to 10:00 AM.
1903 – This buffet restaurant only serves breakfast.
Great Southern Bar – This pub serves lunch and dinner.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 25+ Mbps

Parking and transport

  • Height restrictions apply for on-site parking
  • Limited on-site parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available
  • Onsite parking includes off-street options

Food and drink

  • Daily cooked-to-order breakfast available 7:30 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee: AUD 21 for adults and AUD 21 for children
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • 1,903
  • Great Southern Bar

Family friendly

  • In-room refrigerator

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • ATM
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (on request) (for a fee)

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible public bathroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

More

  • 1 building
  • 8 floors
  • Art Deco architecture
  • Banquet hall
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch LCD TV with digital channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Energy-saving switches in guestrooms
  • Iron/ironing board
  • LED lighting
  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; check-in end time: midnight
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in fee: AUD 30
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM
Late check-out subject to availability
Late check-out fee: AUD 35
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The property charges 2 per cent for credit card payments
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools
For bookings of 14 nights or more, guests will be required to change rooms so that the property can carry out preventative cleaning and maintenance.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed, but service animals are welcome

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cots (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

  • Deposit: AUD 150 per accommodation, per stay

We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for cooked-to-order breakfast: from approximately AUD 21 for adults and from AUD 21 for children
  • Early check-in fee: AUD 30 (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out fee: AUD 35 (subject to availability)
  • Cleaning/housekeeping/linen fee: AUD 20 per day
  • Credit card charges are subject to a surcharge of 2 per cent

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
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
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property. For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation.
Property Registration Number 84041067353
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.

We should mention

  • Please note that this property can refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, which include pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties.
  • Registered guests are the only ones allowed to be in guestrooms.
  • Connecting/adjoining rooms are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property at the number on your booking confirmation.

Property is also known as

Hotel Great Southern
Great Southern
Great Southern Hotel Sydney

Great Southern Hotel Sydney Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 1012 out of 2023 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 749 out of 2023 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 187 out of 2023 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 45 out of 2023 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 30 out of 2023 reviews

8.8/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

RogerT

Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Darran

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great rooms, very clean and everything you need
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Steve

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great all round
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Jillian

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
A wonderful stay
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2026

8/10 Good

Des

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
How quite it was and very comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

8/10 Good

Peter, San Remo

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was clean and ready to occupy.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

quynh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Good
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Pamela

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
room was clean and staff friendly and helpful
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Emir

Business traveller, Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Great stuff very flexible and easy going super clean and functional and legendary place.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2026

6/10 Okay

Julie

Room was clean.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2026

8/10 Good

David

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was clean. The staff, what we saw, were very friendly & helpful. All up to expectations - would stay there again!!
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I parked in the wrong car park and the staff went above and beyond to help me
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

8/10 Good

John

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Staff were efficient and friendly. The room was comfortable without being flashy. Very convenient for getting around Sydney as it is near the light and heavy rail
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Kacey

All was great
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2026

8/10 Good

Jake

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location at a fair price
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2026

8/10 Good

Kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable, clean accommodation at a good price. No bells or whistles. Excellent service personnel and dinner in the pub was very good.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Kenneth

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent value for money,its a shame the bar is the downside but found out it is a separate business. Be careful of thier happy hour prices.
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2026

8/10 Good

Derek

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Good location, close to train station etc. Lots of restaurants and shopping close. Friendly and helpful staff. Room was dated but clean. I plan on staying there again.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

8/10 Good

Elizabeth

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

8/10 Good

stuart

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location and good value. Room was very clean. Great bar downstairs.
Stayed 12 nights in Jan 2026

4/10 Poor

scott

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Had a room facing back alley, not sound proof and lots of garbage truck noise before dawn woke me up
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Anna

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Everything about our stay was better than anticipated. We especially appreciated the amenities of the hotel and the room, the pleasant and very helpful staff and the central location of the hotel.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Rose

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We've stayed at the GSHotel more than 5 times and always found it very near to everything. The staff are very helpful and nice.
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2026

8/10 Good

Susan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean room with good bathroom. Staff were friendly - restaurant was excellent as was $10 continental breakfast. Was disappointed we couldn't connect to Netflix and someone rang our doorbell at 1.30am which wasn't appreciated.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026