Nicely Renovated but Poor Service

The Travelodge Sydney provides basic accomodations at a fair price. The hotel appears to be recently renovated with clean well kept rooms. They have skimped to a great degree through. Two bath towels are provided. There are no hand towels or face cloths at all. Furthermore, housekeeping never replenished the soap or shampoo during a 5 day stay. We had to ask for it, and troop down to the front desk to get it.

Service at the reception desk is poor. We waited over 30 minutes to be checked in due to a large Kon Tiki tour being checked in, one by one. There appeared to be no pre-planning for tours or any procedures to deal with a large group booking leaving us (and others) standing in line to be checked in.

Finally, they required a $50 hold on my credit card. I was surprised to find when I received by credit card statement, that they had charged my the deposit amount. I am chasing up on this though I've not received a response yet.

McDonald's of Hotels

Good tourist class hotel. Don't expect the Ritz. Good central location. Very good value. Rooms are minimal but clean and functional. You'll feel like a hamburger at McDonalds as there is considerable goings in and out.

Convenient Location

Clean, modern hotel with large rooms and a convenient, central location. The hotel is less than five minutes walk from Museum station (this is on the airport line) and about a ten minute walk to the Chinatown end of Pitt Street. Although the immediate vicinity is a bit desolate it does not feel threatening. I would definitely stay here again.

Good value, good location

Sydney Travelodge doesn't offer any frills, but the rooms are large and comfortable and they're very good value. The hotel is very well placed for all of Sydney's attractions, being just a minute from Hyde Park. Check out can be completely chaotic though due to the sheer number of people and a very limited counter staff.

I recommend it

Excellent value, a large comfortable room and helpful staff. Walking distance to everywhere we wanted to go. Usually I stay with my brother in Sydney unless I want to be right in among the action and I would stay here again.

Good value

Stayed at the Travelodge earlier this year. No-frills, but for $100 (last-minute rate) was very good value for money. Great location, good breakfast and friendly service. Would definitely stay again.

Location, location, location

My husband and I stayed at this hotel from december 30th, 2003 to January 8th, 2004. The hotel is a 3 minute walk to beautiful Hyde Park, 10 to Chinatown and Darling Harbour, 20 to Circular Quay, near shops and good restaurants. Staff was very helpful, as there was a mistake made at booking, they gave us a room with twin beds. They assigned us another room on the spot. The location was great, the room was nice and clean. I would certainly go back to this hotel.

Great value

I've stayed at the Wentworth Travelodge twice now and both times have been excellent. The hotel is a five minute walk from the train station and handy to the downtown/CBD area.

It is very much a business or travel hotel - it's not pretending to be anything other than simple, clean, funtional & comfortable rooms at good prices. On that basis, it's excellent. For Sydney (and the levels of "service" you usually find) it's fantastic.

Great location, great buy.

The two of us stayed at the Travelodge on Wentworth for 2 weeks in February including during the Gay Mardi Gras. The location is fantastic--one block from Hyde Park, the CBD, and Oxford Street. The room was not large but very modern and clean, and the 24hr service at the front desk was professional and always friendly. We found the room on needitnow where you can book up to a 10 day stay for incredible rates. Also, any day you don't have the time to get to the beach, try the Aquatic Center just a few blocks up the street. For $3.00 you can sun and swim in some excellent company, and the dim sum restaurant in the same facility was a hidden but wonderful surprise.

Good value for the money

I stayed at the Travelodge in February 2003. It is a large (406 rooms) tourist hotel. The hotel is about a block off Oxford St near Hyde Park, and within walking distance or a short bus or train ride to the Harbour and George St. You can also catch the bus to Bondi Beach on Oxford St. There are guest laundry facilities on every other floor. The room had a microwave, refrigerator, coffeemaker, and kitchenette sink. There is also a set of dishes and cutlery in every room, which is a nice touch. The hotel is not fancy, but for a clean, comfortable place to stay at a reasonable price, I recommend it.