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Criterion Hotel Sydney

Property class: 3

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The Criterion Hotel entrance with a marquee sign, a covered entrance, and a tiled facade.
A bar area with a wooden counter, a staircase, and a patterned floor.
A bedroom with a large bed, white bedding, and a framed picture of a bridge on the wall.
A cozy bar area with wooden stools, a bar counter, and a sign for Guinness Extra Stout.
A staircase with a patterned floor leading to a bar area with stools and a table.

Reviews

7.8 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Free WiFi
  • Air conditioning
  • Bar
  • Housekeeping

Explore the area

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260 Pitt St (Cnr Park Street), Sydney, NSW, 2000
  • Place, Hyde Park
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Sydney Town Hall
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Sydney Tower Eye
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Airport, Sydney, NSW (SYD-Kingsford Smith Intl.)
    ‪13 min drive‬

Room options

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Premium bedding, pillowtop beds, WiFi (free), bed sheets

Family Room

  • Sleeps 6
  • 1 King Bed, 2 Twin Beds and 1 Double Bed
  • Free WiFi

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A hotel room with three beds, a large window, and a patterned wall.

Family Room, Multiple Beds

  • City view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 6
  • 1 King Bed, 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds
  • Free WiFi

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A hotel room with a bed, a nightstand, a remote control, a red pillow, a white bedspread, and a cityscape poster on the wall.

Single Room

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(6 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed
  • Free WiFi

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A hotel room with a large bed, a flat-screen TV mounted on the wall, a chair, and a window with blinds.

Triple Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Sofa Bed
  • Free WiFi

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A hotel room with a bed, a chair, a large painting, and a window with blinds.

Deluxe Room

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(10 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed
  • Free WiFi

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A hotel room with a large bed, two windows with blinds, a TV mounted on the wall, and a coat rack.

Classic Double Room

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free WiFi

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A bedroom with a large bed, a painting on the wall, and a window with blinds.

King Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed
  • Free WiFi

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Premium bedding, pillowtop beds, WiFi (free), bed sheets

Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free WiFi

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About the neighborhood

Sydney

Criterion Hotel Sydney is in the heart of Sydney, within a 5-minute walk of Hyde Park and Sydney Tower Eye. .This hotel is 0.9 mi (1.4 km) from SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium and 1 mi (1.6 km) from Circular Quay.

What's nearby

  • Queen Victoria Building - 2 min walk - 0.1 miles
  • Hyde Park - 3 min walk - 0.2 miles
  • Sydney Town Hall - 3 min walk - 0.2 miles
  • World Square Shopping Centre - 3 min walk - 0.2 miles
  • Sydney Tower Eye - 5 min walk - 0.3 miles

Getting around

  • Town Hall Station - 2 min walk
  • Sydney Central Station - 13 min walk
  • Sydney Airport (SYD) - 23 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Anjappar - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Starbucks - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Ramblin' Rascal - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪The Arthouse Hotel - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Pandawa Nasi Bungkus Australia - ‬2 min walk

About this property

Criterion Hotel Sydney

Criterion Hotel Sydney offers 19 air-conditioned accommodations with complimentary bottled water and hair dryers. Pillowtop beds feature premium bedding. This Sydney hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Bathrooms include showers and complimentary toiletries. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Make yourself at home in one of the 19 air-conditioned guestrooms. Your pillowtop bed comes with premium bedding. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers.
This hotel offers designated smoking areas.
Enjoy a satisfying meal at The Criterion Hotel serving guests of Criterion Hotel Sydney. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge.
Featured amenities include luggage storage and ATM/banking services.
The Criterion Hotel - Onsite bistro. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Happy hour is offered. Open daily.

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available

Food and drink

  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • The Criterion Hotel

Conveniences

  • ATM
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Pillowtop mattress
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • 19 private bathrooms
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Free bottled water

More

  • Air conditioning

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 4:00 AM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

The property charges 1.5 percent for credit card payments
There is no front desk at this property
The host will greet guests on arrival
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Host will greet you

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Credit card charges are subject to a surcharge of 1.5 percent

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

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; cash is not accepted
This property reserves the right to pre-authorize the guest's credit card prior to arrival.
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a smoke detector

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Construction is underway at a neighboring building and there may be noise disturbance from the construction work

Property is also known as

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Criterion Hotel Sydney Reviews

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 61 out of 170 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 55 out of 170 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 29 out of 170 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 18 out of 170 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 7 out of 170 reviews

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

6.6/10

Amenities

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified review

8/10 Good

Christina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay, staff friendly and its clean
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Always a great stay.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Mihaela

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Hotel is perfectly located and the rooms are clean. However the staff is never around to refill the coffee station or to provide toilet paper etc. all in all, ok
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2026
Verified review

4/10 Poor

Veronica

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Dirty carpet, old and bad quality bedsheets and towels, noice outside. Fun pub and a good thing, very nice location.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Margaret

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean rooms (although very small) and friendly staff! 4 stars due to being woken up at 5AM due to construction. Location is amazing!!
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Joanne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly staff, clean amenities central location. Had a lovely stay.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Emilia

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was spotless and the staff courteous and super helpful. Loved the 20s vibe that respects the year of construction. Great location.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Stuart

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clear room, friendly and helpful staff. Great bar and food!
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
What a wonderful hotel. From the time we arrived it was awesome. The staff were excellent and could not do enough for us, great location and the rooms were lovely. We had dinner there and the food was excellent. They go above and beyond. Would definitely stay there again, highly recommend. Thank you for a lovely stay.
Hotel
Great food
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Dian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great room for a great price
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Donna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Well located near Gadigal Station and Hyde Park. Perfect for my requirements
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Suchhanda

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
It was quiet and clean
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent location in CBD. Directly across from Metro train, walking distance to QVB, State Theatre & much more. Room is clean, comfortable bed, air con, TV & hot shower.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Jane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful art deco building and decoration.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Lisamaree

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The location was excellent
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Verified review

8/10 Good

Kate

Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Nicely renovated in a good location.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Anne-Maree

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
What a great place to stay. Easy check in, centra location, beautiful building and most importantly - great shower and comfy bed. Will stay again for sure
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Emma

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Nice for a couple nights. Very good location with many walkable sights.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024
Verified review

8/10 Good

Gay

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was great. Jackhammers at 4am not so great.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026
Verified review

4/10 Poor

Nate

Clean room, not too bad. Was a couple cockroaches in the bathroom and there was an aircon directly outside one of my windows which never stopped making a loudish noise which made it hard to sleep though
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Basic but totally adequate;great location.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Athanasia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was affordable and everything was was perfect
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Cathy

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

Great first time stay

Great hotel, very surprised at the cleanliness as other hotels don't have that comfy clean atmosphere, staff were very attentive, will definately be back!
Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Alex

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

Good place for a solo traveler

Nice place centrally located.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023
Verified review

8/10 Good

Kristin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was clean, easy to get to, staff were helpful and friendly and was perfect for 1 person.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024