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9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Breakfast available
  • Room service
  • Housekeeping
  • Free WiFi
  • Gym

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5 Bridge Lane, Sydney, NSW, 2000
  • Circular Quay
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • Pitt Street Mall
    ‪9 min walk‬
  • Sydney Opera House
    ‪12 min walk‬
  • Sydney, NSW (SYD-Kingsford Smith Intl.)
    ‪11 min drive‬
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  • 50 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About this property

Establishment Hotel

Luxury hotel with 3 restaurants and bars/lounges
3 restaurants, a nightclub and 4 bars/lounges are available at this smoke-free hotel. WiFi in public areas is free. Other amenities include a fitness centre, a snack bar/deli and 24-hour room service.
Establishment Hotel offers 31 accommodations with iPads and minibars. Pillowtop beds feature Egyptian cotton sheets and premium bedding. 45-inch flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels and Netflix. Fridges and coffee/tea makers are provided. Bathrooms include a shower with a rainfall showerhead, bathrobes, slippers and designer toiletries.

Guests can surf the web using complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and complimentary newspapers, as well as telephones; local and long-distance calls are complimentary (restrictions may apply). Additionally, rooms include a safe and complimentary bottles of water. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered on a daily basis. Amenities available on request include in-room massages.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a fitness centre.
Our customers tell us that they can't get enough of the helpful staff at Establishment Hotel. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from Circular Quay. Enjoy features like free WiFi in public areas, plus 3 restaurants and 4 bars.
  • Free WiFi
  • Grab something to eat at one of the 3 restaurants, or stop for a drink at one of the 4 bars/lounges
  • Full breakfast served daily for a fee
  • Services include dry cleaning/laundry, a concierge and tour or ticket assistance
  • On-site recreation includes a gym
  • Steps from Australia Square and Macquarie Place
  • Airport shuttle service available for a fee
There are 3 restaurants on site, along with a nearby snack bar/deli. You can unwind with a drink at one of the 4 bars/lounges. Meeting rooms and limo/town car service are available.

WiFi is free in public spaces. A nightclub, a fitness centre, and a terrace are also featured at the luxury Establishment Hotel. An airport shuttle (available 24 hours) is available for a fee.

This 5-star Sydney hotel is smoke free.

For a fee, guests can enjoy a full breakfast daily from 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM.
Establishment Hotel has 3 restaurants serving lunch and dinner.
Sushi e – This restaurant specialises in Japanese cuisine. Reservations are required. Open selected days.
Mr Wong – This restaurant specialises in Chinese cuisine and serves lunch and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Reservations are required. Open daily.
Hemmesphere – On-site cocktail bar. Open selected days.
Tank Stream Ber – This bar serves lunch and dinner. Open selected days.
Late-night fare is available from 24-hour room service.

Awards and affiliations

Establishment Hotel is listed in the 2011 Condé Nast Traveller Gold List of the world's best places to stay.

Languages

Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), English, Finnish, Indonesian, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Offsite parking available (AUD 69 per night); reservations required
  • 24-hour return airport shuttle on request for a surcharge
  • Limo/town car service
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Daily full breakfast available 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM for a fee: AUD 18 to 30 per person
  • 3 restaurants
  • 4 bars/lounges
  • Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

  • Hemmesphere
  • Mr Wong
  • Sushi e
  • Tank Stream Ber

Things to do

  • Gym
  • Nightclub

Family friendly

  • Free cot
  • In-room babysitting
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • ATM
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Turndown service
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Conference space
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Terrace

Spa

  • In-room massages
  • Manicures/pedicures

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Accessible airport shuttle
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

More

  • 2 buildings
  • 5 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 2000
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes
  • Egyptian cotton sheets
  • Free cot
  • Pillowtop mattress

Bathroom

  • Designer toiletries
  • Dressing gowns
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shower
  • Slippers
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 45-inch flat-screen TV with cable/satellite channels
  • IPad
  • Netflix
  • Streaming services

Food and drink

  • 24-hour room service
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Minibar
  • Refrigerator
  • Restaurant dining guides

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Desk
  • Electrical adapters
  • Free daily newspapers
  • Free local calls
  • Free long-distance calls
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop workspace
  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM
Contactless check-out
Late check-out subject to availability
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The property charges 1.05 per cent for credit card payments
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Free cots (infant beds)!

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

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

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately AUD 18 to 30 per person
  • Airport shuttle fee: AUD 120 per person (one-way)
  • Airport shuttle fee per child: AUD 120 (one-way), (up to 15 years old)
  • Nearby parking fee: AUD 69.00 per night (164 ft away)
  • Credit card charges are subject to a surcharge of 1.05 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
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a smoke detector
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.
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

  • Registered guests are the only ones allowed to be in guestrooms.
  • Certain facilities might have restricted access. For details, you can contact the property at the number on the booking confirmation.

Property is also known as

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Establishment Hotel Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 433 out of 643 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 132 out of 643 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 43 out of 643 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 17 out of 643 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 18 out of 643 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Mary Ann

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

Always a memorable stay at The Establishment!

We have stayed here a number of times and we cannot fault the team at The Establishment. It’s certainly a favourite of ours in Sydney. Thank you for making our stay so memorable yet again.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kari, Wellington

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent property and would be even better if they had noise control or insulation in walls and windows so you don’t hear everything.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Stratton

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing staff, could not ask for a better location in the city, surrounded by phenomenal bars and restaurants. Our corner room was very noisy, could hear all the street noise and everything from the hallway and adjacent rooms. Would definitely stay again
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Great looking room.

Nicely furnished room with an excellent mini bar and sound system. Quite noisy as rooms are not sound proofed. Problematic hot water as takes about 3 mins to get hot and not much pressure. Nice bathtub but took too long to fill so could not use it. Mattress was a bit past its prime and the flashing smoke alarm was mounted directly above the bed so was annoying while trying to sleep. Woke at 7am on Saturday morning to the sound of a jackhammer in the laneway...but this was not the hotel's fault apart from the non soundproofed windows.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tobias

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Jason

Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Joanna, Parkville

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very sophisticated hotel in the restaurant precinct. Staff really lovely. Breakfast delicious (in room dining). Bar on site. They gave us champagne on arrival because it was our wedding anniversary. Absolutely loved it. Will return.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tom

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Unusual and interesting boutique vibes, liked the Palmer and Co bar and Kid Kyoto restaurant being basically next door. Some street noise audible on a Saturday night but earplugs provided if you need them. Endearingly oddball selection of free movies on the telly.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer

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

Hidden Gem

Great boutique hotel in vibrant location. Super bar and club attached (no sound issue), eclectic common areas with large, comfortable rooms and furnishings. Walk to the Rocks, Opera House, trains and ferries.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Michael

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This hotel was convenient and centrally located. Several eating and coffee options. Plus close to the ferries.
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

laily

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved the vibe and style of this hotel, breakfast was nice and high quality, our only issue was that if our next-door neighbor closed doors or talked you could hear. and since our room view was a company office, their commute in and out of offices at night could interrupt our sleep
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

2/10 Terrible

Catherine

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was clear this used to be a lovely hotel, but it seems it has been badly neglected. Chipped bathroom tiles that could easily be repaired, rusted bathroom ware, doors don’t close, light swtiches worn and don’t work. There were spiders on the bed and seriously noisy neighbourhood with a loud club next door that played loud music until 2am, and after that the noises from delivery trucks and people preparing in nearby restaurants. We wanted to change hotels in the middle of the night as we were not able to sleep at all due to the noise and fear of more spiders that might crawl in bed again. Such a shame and disgust for a Merivale hotel which is supposed to be a 5-start hotel. I think they should shut down and renovate as they are misleading guests. To add to the bad experience, access to the hotel reception was hard to find. There should be proper access from the bar off George St or at least signs from George St leading to Bridge Lane. We checked in on a Sunday and the Est Bar was closed and we struggled to find the hotel lobby looking for signs from the Est Bar door but there was none! I gave my feedback to the reception staff, they apologised and said the next time I come back they will put me in higher floors. Note this is a low rise building and the only you won’t hear that noise is if you were on level 20 or higher! Absolutely lacking sufficient comprehension of the severity of the problem and our experience. Not good enough Merivale!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

4/10 Poor

Rick, MINNEAPOLIS

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Close to local tram
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Fuad

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Katherine

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful room. Very friendly staff. Perfect location.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

2/10 Terrible

David

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

William

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ian

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
great service from front desk, beautiful rooms
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Sylvia

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Spacious. Comfortable bed. Great for transport and a good choice of restaurants nearby.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Ivan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
First the not so good stuff. At first it was a little bit hard to find the entry to the hotel lobby, need to go down an ally/lane. Definitely needs more signs and a sign at the lobby door. The room we got had thin walls, we could hear the people in our neighboring rooms talking, and also a bit of music from a bar or night club. The room itself was a bit outdated, could use a lift up. The lighting system can be a bit confusing, but once you memorised the buttons it wasn't too bad. Now the good stuff, The staff were excellent, friendly and helpful. The hotel itself has a nice old rustic feel to it, very moody. Hotel has direct access to 2 of the attached bars. And of course location wise, you can walk 5 minutes to anywhere, restaurant, bars, train stations, Circular Quay, and there's a light rail station next to the building.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Paula

Liked: Staff & service, amenities
The property is quite lovely. Very spacious room and bathroom. Very conveniently located to lots of nearby amenities, and neither light rail and circular quay. The staff were incredibly kind and very helpful. There was nothing there would not do. The only problem I had was that the Property is quite noisy, I could hear people coming and going down the hallway as of the evening and early in the morning, and opening of other hotel room doors. Sound seems to carry/ Reverberate under the door. I would say the property is more 4* in quality rather than 5*.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Justine

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A wonderful escape into the city. Loved the hotel, just perfect!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025