Four Seasons Hotel SydneyvsInterContinental Sydney, an IHG Hotel
Four Seasons Hotel Sydney and InterContinental Sydney are both highly recommended by professional travelers. Overall, Four Seasons Hotel Sydney ranks slightly higher than InterContinental Sydney. Four Seasons Hotel Sydney comes in at 92 with endorsements from 15 publications including Star Service, Forbes Travel Guide and DK Eyewitness.
Four Seasons Hotel Sydney Show All Reviews
199 George Street, Sydney, New South Wales 2000
From $181/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
Frommer's
"The rooms are elegantly decorated, with marble bathrooms and plenty of mahogany." Full review
Concierge
"The quintessential five-star stay in Sydney."
Insight Guides
"One of Sydney’s original five-star hotels, the Four Seasons has a superlative reputation. Personal service is great; the hotel overlooks the harbour and The Rocks district."
DK Eyewitness
"You’ll be able to spot this superbly-located high-rise hotel from many vantages. Inside, the higher the floor number, the better the view."
Time Out
"Has been quietly delivering an extremely high level of service within very plush surroundings indeed." Full review
Star Service
"This pleated 34-story landmark is in a remarkable setting overlooking the harbor and opera house, within walking distance of shops and businesses." Full review
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This is certainly one of the best hotels in the city but is a disappointment for the FS chain, as it has the potential to be the best although it chooses to impress the masses by providing something for everyone.
Gayot
"The Four Seasons Hotel Sydney is the ultimate place to stay to experience the thriving diversity that is Sydney."
Condé Nast Traveler
"Located on bustling George Street, this five-star hotel is popular among business travelers and tourists alike." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"34 floors of polished, updated rooms and public spaces, plus the city’s largest outdoor pool." Full review
Oyster
Luxury
"The Four Seasons Hotel Sydney is a luxurious city center hotel aimed at business travelers with expense accounts." Full review
InterContinental Sydney, an IHG Hotel Show All Reviews
117 Macquarie Street, Sydney, New South Wales 2000
From $174/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Laundy Room
Concierge
"Staff members have eschewed the polite but distant five-star model for an ebullient friendliness that might take seasoned travelers off-guard."
Insight Guides
"In an elegant building that incorporates Sydney’s historic Treasury Building, the InterContinental combines 19th-century grace with 21st-century comfort."
DK Eyewitness
"A beautiful 1851 Treasury building offers five-star luxury. The soaring foyer has a lovely lounge."
Star Service
"This hotel balances a corporate and leisure clientele with comfort and elegance...Americans prefer this as one of their favorites along the Circular Quay waterfront." Full review
Rough Guide
Star
"The sandstone facade of the 1851 former Treasury building forms the lower floors of this 31-storey, 5-star hotel, with stunning views of the Botanic Gardens, Opera House and harbour."
Oyster
Luxury
"The four-and-a-half-pearl InterContinental Sydney hotel is built around the city's historic 1851 treasury building and features a stylish four-story lobby in what was once its central courtyard." Full review
Jetsetter
"Bridge Sydney’s past and present in this former treasury building with a modern tower overlooking Sydney Harbor and the Opera House." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"You can’t beat this hotel's location for harbour views and proximity to all of Sydney’s most arresting sights." Full review
Forbes Travel Guide
Recommended
"Location is key and history is rich at the iconic InterContinental Sydney." Full review
Time Out
"Rooms have a classic-contemporary feel and come with either harbour or city views." Full review