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Establishment HotelvsMedusa
Both properties are rated highly by those who travel for a living. Overall, Establishment Hotel is preferred by most professionals compared to Medusa. Establishment Hotel scores 86 with approval from 11 publications such as Frommer's, The Telegraph and DK Eyewitness.
Establishment Hotel
Frommer's
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Lonely Planet
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DK Eyewitness
Time Out
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Afar Magazine
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5 Bridge Lane, Sydney, New South Wales 2000
From $149/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
"If you were a superstar with a taste for cutting-edge fashion, this is where you'd choose to stay." Full review
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If you were a superstar with a taste for cutting-edge fashion, this is where you'd choose to stay.
"A boutiquey spot that occupies a repurposed warehouse a block from Circular Quay, this hotel has attracted a fabulous young crowd since it opened in 2000."
Top Choice
"Hidden down a nondescript lane, this so-hip-it-hurts boutique hotel attracts discreet celebrities, style-conscious couples and cashed-up execs dreaming of a nooner with their assistants." Full review
"Set in a mini-complex that includes several bars and a nightclub, this boutique property (just a stone’s throw from Circular Quay) is understandably popular with the late-night set." Full review
"This is one of the most fashionable and desirable places in town."
"Although it only has 31 rooms, including two penthouse suites, the Establishment’s cool clout far outweighs its capacity." Full review
"Savvy commercial travelers and cosmopolitan couples seeking out sumptuous style and high-caliber service are lured to this modern lair." Full review
"Opened in time for the 2000 Sydney Olympics, the Establishment is a pioneering 31-room boutique hotel housed in an 1890s steel plant near the modern-day stock exchange building downtown." Full review
8.0
"Establishment Hotel is Sydney's stylish headquarters for excellent eating, drinking and sleeping with a selection of Sydney’s top restaurants, bars and a nightclub all under one roof." Full review
"Bring your biggest sunglasses and prepare to brush shoulders with the likes of Outkast at the Establishment Hotel, buzzy downtown Sydney's painfully cool, everything-under-one-roof design destination." Full review
Medusa
Fodor's
Insight Guides
Lonely Planet
Oyster
DK Eyewitness
Time Out
Afar Magazine
The Telegraph
Condé Nast Traveler
Michelin Guide
267 Darlinghurst Road, Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales 2010
From $116/night
- Pet Friendly
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Kitchenette
"Behind the glamour is a comfortable, well-run hotel with friendly, attentive staff." Full review
"Perhaps the most trendy and glamorous boutique hotel in Sydney. 18 rooms decorated in very modern, avant-garde design."
"Medusa the seducer’s shocking pink exterior hints at the witty, luscious decor inside." Full review
Upscale
"Medusa Hotel is a quirky, 18-room boutique hotel with artsy flair." Full review
"Medusa makes its own rules as only a boutique hotel can, and traditional room fittings have been replaced by a strong modernist look."
"Embodying a very Darlinghurst sense of urban chic, the Medusa is an ode to colour and design, all interesting angles and bright flourishes of imagination." Full review
"The Medusa Boutique Hotel offers 18 unique accommodations in Darlinghurst, an eclectic area and the epicenter of Sydney’s gay community." Full review
7.0
"Located in Sydney's city-centre, Medusa offers easy access to the beach, bars and nightclubs, central business district and Paddington." Full review
"Sassy, passionate concierges compliment this colourful charmer of a hotel in Darlinghurst." Full review
"Quirky, stylish Medusa is a converted eighteenth-century Victorian townhouse in ultra-fashionable Darlinghurst, Sydney's gallery and boutique district" Full review
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Make no mistake: this is not the sort of place where you would want to hole up for a few days and avoid the outside world.