Shangri-La Hotel, Sydney

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176 Cumberland str., The Rocks Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 2000, 61-2-9250-6000-

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Travel Blogs by Travelers Who Stayed at the Shangri-La Hotel, Sydney

Back to the Beginning

The final phase of our adventure included 6 weeks in Australia and New Zealand. Many of you know that Australia is where it all began for us almost 4 years ago. For those who may not know the story, we were both taking an international business class that was focused on Australia and required spending 2 weeks in this wonderful country for research. We were there in March of 2001 and our trip overlapped with St. Patty's Day. It was on that day that Mark "made his move" and surprised me with a ...

Sydney, Australia amy-mark
Sydney :o)

I got to Sydney after another 7 hour flight, and arrived early yesterday morning. My uncle Paul picked me up from the airport and drove me to his flat, where I had a much needed shower. Then Berni (my aunt) and I headed into town for lunch. We sat on Circular Quay, just next to the opera house and ate yam crisps (yummy!) before wandering around the opera house, which looks just like a white armadillo, with scales and everything. We saw the bridge across the harbour and even a shoal of jellyfi...

Sydney, Australia angela_louise
Sydney - eventually!

BELINDA'S BLOG We had a well earned lie in this morning. I had initially had good intentions of going to visit the Flying Doctor Museum - which I had heard was worth a visit in Alice Springs. We were all so tired out from the previous few days that we just stayed in bed for as long as we could. It was lovely just being lazy people! The kids didn't wake early either - but when they did no-one was in any hurry to do much. I just packed up the small bits we'd got out and we had a pick up at 11.5...

Sydney, Australia billy-123
First day in Sydney.....

BELINDA'S BLOG We had a really busy day today and ended up walking quite a bit by the end of it. The kids have crashed out in bed as they were shattered! We started off by making the most of the inclusive buffet breakfast - which was very impressive. Greg made more of it than the rest of us! It was quite impressive though and I did enjoy it too! We decided to walk through the heart of Sydney to get to the area known as Darling Harbour - this was to go to the Aquarium and Wildlife World. It wa...

Sydney, Australia billy-123
A rainy day in Sydney

BELINDA'S BLOG The kids woke up still quite tired this morning so we planned a fairly quiet day. We had our grand breakfast as we had done yesterday - with Greg really out-doing himself again. At least it's not chips I guess! Today it was raining q fair bit so we dodged the rain where we could....we set off to walk in the direction of Circular Quay and the Sydney Opera House. We walked along the end of the Sydney Harbour Bridge and were able to look over the boats at the quay from a high view...

Sydney, Australia billy-123
A wet and watery day

GREG'S BLOG Hello again, Today we went on a lot of boats. : ) We woke up, and went to grab some brekky, and i had the usual, eight hash browns, and a rather generous, and enormous helping of beans, sided by a cold glass of milk. Yum. Then we wandered around to the concierge mans desk to book tomorrows outing to some cavey place. Then we waddled our way to some weird harbour place. We then obtained a cruise around the harbour, to spy on some buildings, including the Sydney bridge and opera hou...

Sydney, Australia billy-123
More wet weather!

BELINDA'S BLOG Well it was back to the very early starts as we had booked to go on a tour to the Blue Mountains and the Jenolan Caves. I think Greg and jenny have done quite a good job of describing the day..... I've just ready their blogs before I added mine at the start! It was damp and foggy in Sydney this morning - and for much of the day. The Blue Mountains were quite impressive - when the fog lifted!! We did get to see the famous rock formations at Scenic World - they are called the Thr...

Jenolan Caves, Australia billy-123
Room with a view

Well here we are in Sydney. Gilsey, hope you happy with the photo I sent via my mobile of the view from our room. From the 26th floor we have a view of Sydney Harbour with the Bridge to our left and the Opera House to the right, and in between was a cruise ship docked at the landing. At night fall with everywhere lit up it was spectacular. Been on the monorail this morning around Darling Harbour and now in Paddy's Market , which is converted from the original fruit and veg market into a massi...

Sydney, Australia bluwes
But its ONLY a Bridge

We did manage to get to Bondi besach yesterday afternoon as the weather was glorious all day. However today was a bit cloudier and a little cooler but with higher humidity. It seemed a good day for climbing the Sydney Harbour Bridge. After a hearty full english breakfast that set us off in good stead we headed for the Bridge climb. Even at 1130 in the morning Wes was a little unsure as to whether he would pass the strict breathaliser test !! he passed first time! Anyway onwards and upwards. W...

Sydney, Australia bluwes
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Historical Traveler Reviews of Shangri-La Hotel, Sydney

One of the finest..

from A TripAdvisor Member
Were it located anywhere else, the ANA would be merely a very good hotel. Blessed as it is, however, with one of the world's greatest views it becomes something quite exceptional.To got to bed, and wake up with the vista of Sydney Harbour Bridge, and the Opera House, set against the glittering waters of Sydney harbour is a fine experience.If you only stay in one "premium" hotel in Australia, make it the ANA!

Amazing Views

from IanUK72
From the moment the friendly check-in clerk advised us we had a'superb room' we knew we were in for a treat. Opening our door to the 'Grand Harbour View' room, we straight away were awe struck, with a superb breathtaking view of the bay, bridge and opera house; nowhere in the world could you conjour up such an image of the brilliant sunshine shimmering down on the bay, as ships, yachts and boats carried on their daily business, cased either side by the majestic view of the bridge and opera house.Conveniently located to the main shopping area and 'Rocks' district, this is a fantastic deluxe resort with an averagely priced restaurant with high quality food at reasonable prices. The staff are ultra friendly and genuine, the room a decent size with lovely decor and comfortable beds. A great start to our Pan Austrlian trip - thoroughly reccomend, if only for the views!

Loved the Shangri-la

from A TripAdvisor Member
Spent 5 wonderful days in Sydney staying at the Shangri-la (used to be the ANA) in Cumberland Street, wonderful location, five minutes walk to the harbour and also a stop for the Red Explorer bus route for discovering Sydney. Hotel staff were excellent from start to finish , room (mine was high 25 floor facing the Harbour Bridge and the Opera house, worth asking and paying a little more when you book)was very good. Buffet dinner after a hard day exploring Sydney was just perfect and the restaurant staff very attentive.

Better be fit

from A TripAdvisor Member
I have stayed at this hotel a number of times. The rooms are very large and have everything you could need, staff are pleasant and the horizons bar has the best views ever.

Only downside is the hotel is on top of a big hill and if you are not very fit you will suffer. Not recommended for old people.

A room with a view!

from A TripAdvisor Member
The Shangri-la Hotel in Sydney is located at a perfect and ideal point in the Grand Harbour. Our room was on the 32nd floor and featured a panoramic window showcasing a 280 degree view of the Darling Harbour, Harbour Bridge, Grand Harbour, and the majestic Opera House. The views could be appreciated even from the shower and roman tub of this elegant suite! This hotel offers chic yet warm service and hospitality that one expects. It is the ideal hotel for business travelers, moreover for leisure travelers. A premium that I feel the hotel offers is early arrival check-in. After a long-reach flight from the US, that is exactly what made the day!

Any room in this hotel will have spectacular views, the Grand Harbour View rooms are the way to go, and even though the price per night is high it is well worth it.

Highly Recommended

from A TripAdvisor Member
I was travelling to Sydney with an English friend who had never been there before, so of course we had to have a view! Our corner suite was amazing, the staff were very helpful (especially when I decided to hold an impromptu gathering in the suite with some local friends and asked for 15 cocktail glasses) and the room exceeded our expectations - the decor was simple, elegant but not over the top, perfect if you don't like the 'frilly' look of other 5 star hotels but still want some luxury.

Poor customer service - booking process

from A TripAdvisor Member
I am unable to write a positive review of this hotel, as having booked and paid for my accommodation, I recently received correspondence to say they were overbooked during the period of my stay and that my booking could no longer be honoured.

With no apology from the hotel, offer to assist finding alternative accommodation, or any form of compensation, I cannot say that I am very impressed with this hotel. A five star property should possess a sophisticated booking procedure to ensure that overbooking does not occur and cause such inconvenience.

As to the other services offered by the hotel, I cannot comment, it sounded extremely good, well located and with excellent views, hence my making a reservation at this hotel in the first place. Unfortunately as I never got as far as experiencing this, I can add not additional information to other people.

Welcome relief!

from Spira
This hotel was our first ever hotel in Australia straight off a 21 hour flight. It was perfect! We had 2 interconnecting rooms with a Darling Harbour views. Bathrooms are lovely and beds soooooooo comfy! We may have been jet lagged but we're fussy so and so's and this hotel passed our picky tastes easily. At breakfast the chef will offer to cook you anything from pancakes, waffles, omelettes etc. Very lovely hotel. We stayed here again 8 nights later and because we had joined the Golden Circle Club (free) we were entitled to free continental breakfast, fruit and other little niceties. The more you stay they reward you with extras. At last a hotel that recognises the value of repeat business with no silly points system!! Also because we had stayed before we got a room upgrade to Opera House view rooms - WOW. You had to drag me away from there. Fantastically positioned for the shops (2 minutes walk), harbour (5 minutes walk). It is on a steep hill though so I would suggest getting the lift to the lower ground floor and avoiding the hill. Cannot recommend this hotel enough and want to be there RIGHT NOW!

Sheer Luxury

from A TripAdvisor Member
To celebrate my 50th birthday last year my husband and I visited Australia. Our stop in Sydney was indeed special, our stay at the ANA was exceptional. We couldnt have picked a better location or hotel. The views from the bar are out of this world. Can't wait to return.

Superb

from A TripAdvisor Member
We stayed at The ANA in November 2002. The rooms were superbly equipped and the view from the corner suite was out of this world.

My only gripe was the TV system, which had limited channels, a poor picture and virtually no radio stations. In addition the internet access via the TV was dire. This was the same in both of the rooms we stayed in, so I suspect is a system problem affecting the whole hotel. The web site, which was very informative, has now been down for more than a month. Black mark for that.

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