Arts HotelvsQT Bondi
Both hotels are recommended by experts. On balance, QT Bondi is preferred by most writers compared to Arts Hotel. QT Bondi has a TripExpert Score of 79 with recommendations from 7 publications such as Wallpaper, The Telegraph and Time Out.
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
QT Bondi
6 Beach Road, Bondi, New South Wales 2026, Australia
From $159/night
- Free Internet
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Laundy Room
- Fitness Center
- Kitchenette
Travel + Leisure
"Launched in December 2015, the QT Bondi brings uber-hip accommodations to Sydney's most iconic shore." Full review
Wallpaper
"The 69-room property – which is part of the larger and more ambitious Pacific Bondi development of retail, hotel and restaurants – is sunny, cheeky and laid-back all at once." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"The QT's brand newest property across the road from the Queen Bee of Sydney beaches, Bondi." Full review
Lonely Planet
Top choice
"Colourful, chic and appropriately beachy, this newish apartment hotel is steps from the beach and offers a very appealing combination of facilities, location and attitude." Full review
Mr & Mrs Smith
"QT Bondi is the famous beach’s only boutique hotel – with small-scale charm in spades." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler
"Bondi’s blend of barefoot living and coastal gentrification makes it one of Sydney’s most seductive neighbourhoods, appealing to fitness freaks and fashionistas at this hotel." Full review
Time Out
"The hotel’s in an ultra-central location smack bang between North and South Bondi...QT offers a way to infiltrate the beachside ’burb while adding just enough comforts of a boutique hotel." Full review
Independent
"A decadent beachside escape a short stroll from Bondi’s blue waters, the QT Hotel sits on the north end of the beach, flanked by the fab boutiques of lively Gould Street"
Michelin Guide
"Australia’s QT hotels combine high-end comforts with ultra-stylish design and a big, brash personality, and nowhere is that more true than at QT Bondi Beach" Full review