Hotel RavesisvsHarbour Rocks Hotel Sydney - MGallery Collection
Both hotels are praised by travel writers. On balance, Harbour Rocks Hotel Sydney - MGallery Collection ranks slightly better than Hotel Ravesis. Harbour Rocks Hotel Sydney - MGallery Collection ranks #22 in Sydney with accolades from 6 reviews including Insight Guides, Afar Magazine and Lonely Planet.
Hotel Ravesis
118 Campbell Parade, Bondi, Waverley, New South Wales 2026
From $163/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Restaurant
- Air Conditioning
- Minibar
Insight Guides
"Walk across to the beach for a morning swim from this lovely Bondi beachfront boutique hotel."
Lonely Planet
"Ravesi’s fits into the Bondi's shaggy surfer scene like a briefcase on a beach – its sleek chocolate and grey rooms are positioned above one of the strip's busiest bars." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"Each room of this lovely boutique hotel has a stunning ocean view."
Rough Guide
"The first-floor restaurant and most of the 12 rooms at this boutique hotel have glorious ocean views."
Frommer's
"Right on Australia's most famous golden sands, this boutique property offers modern minimalist rooms with white marble bathrooms -- all very chic, with African tribal wall hangings." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler
"Ravesis is Bondi’s only beachfront hotel with ocean views." Full review
Time Out
"Nostalgia reigns in the 12 redesigned rooms at Hotel Ravesis on Bondi Beach." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"Set on Sydney's stunning Bondi Beach, the 12-room Hotel Ravesis has enticing pops of pastel — both on the hotel's façade and interior — that play off the adjacent beach's gold-and-blue palette"
Independent
"With unrivalled water views, Ravesis is the suburb’s only beachfront hotel. With a chic white-and-pastel-pink facade and Art Deco windows, there’s a vintage-retro feel to it."
Frommer's
"Right on Australia’s most famous golden sands, this boutique property offers modern minimalist rooms with white marble bathrooms—all very chic" Full review
Harbour Rocks Hotel Sydney - MGallery Collection
34-52 Harrington Street, The Rocks, Sydney, New South Wales 2000
From $148/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Laundy Room
Insight Guides
"A real find. Moderately priced (for The Rocks), well appointed and perfectly situated four-star boutique property. Some rooms in the 150-year-old building overlook the harbour."
Star Service
"The hotel is small but sophisticated and blessed with good rates for the high-quality accommodations and superlative location that is within walking distance of most sights." Full review
Fodor's
"Formerly a wool-storage facility, this four-story hotel was treated to a total redesign and refurbish in 2012 following its rebranding as an Accor McGallery property." Full review
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"This deluxe boutique hotel on the site of Sydney's first hospital has undergone a chic and sympathetic transformation from colonial warehouse to a series of New York loft–style rooms." Full review
Oyster
Upper-middle-range
"Rooms are spacious... the on-site restaurant is popular with guests and locals." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"Tucked away in Sydney's oldest neighborhood, a ramble from the harbor, the aptly named Harbour Rocks Hotel occupies historic buildings once home to the city's first hospital." Full review
Jetsetter
"Sleek and stylish boutique hotel in the heart of the historic Rocks neighborhood." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler
"Elegant lodgings with heritage details and winning wining and dining options." Full review
Afar Magazine
"Chiseled from a sandstone-and-brick wool factory on the site of Sydney’s first hospital, the Harbour Rocks Hotel is one of the most historic accommodations in the Rocks." Full review
Michelin Guide
"And with a memorable location as well as the polished, professional service the big chains excel at, the Harbour Rocks has all the makings of a truly unique experience" Full review