Arts HotelvsBlue Parrot Backpackers
Arts Hotel and Blue Parrot Backpackers are both recommended by expert reviewers. Overall, Arts Hotel ranks marginally higher than Blue Parrot Backpackers. Arts Hotel comes in at #48 in Sydney with praise from 6 sources such as DK Eyewitness, Time Out and Fodor's.
Arts Hotel
21 Oxford Street, Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales 2021
From $106/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Laundy Room
- Restaurant
DK Eyewitness
"Standard rooms at this friendly hotel face the bustle of Oxford Street. It’s worth paying a tiny bit more for a garden room which overlooks the courtyard and swimming pool."
Rough Guide
"Medium-sized hotel in a trendy location, run by staff tuned into the local scene (free guided walking tour of Paddington included)."
Fodor's
"On a quiet stretch in the trendy shopping precinct of Paddington, this small, friendly, family-run hotel has simple accommodations at an outstanding price." Full review
Time Out
"Formerly Sullivans Hotel." Full review
Frommer's
"All rooms are simple, compact, and very motel-like, but are fine for a few nights. Standard rooms have two single beds, and the garden rooms have queen-size beds and pleasant garden views." Full review
Lonely Planet
"A reasonable 64-room hotel with simple but comfortable rooms with small bathrooms" Full review
Blue Parrot Backpackers
87 Macleay St, Potts Point, Sydney, New South Wales 2011
From $26/night
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Laundy Room
- Fax / photocopying
- Baggage storage
- Fireplace
Rough Guide
Star
"A family-run hostel in a great position in the trendy (and quieter) part of Potts Point, this converted mansion is sunny, airy and brightly painted."
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Well-maintained, secure little place which feels more like a share house (albeit a rather clean one!) run by sisters Effie and Sasha, rather than a backpackers." Full review