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Hotel 59vsMedusa
Hotel 59 and Medusa are both endorsed by reviewers writing for major publications. On balance, Medusa ranks significantly higher than Hotel 59. Medusa ranks #16 in Sydney with praise from 8 reviews like Lonely Planet, oyster.com and Fodor's.
Hotel 59
Time Out
Rough Guide
Fodor's
Lonely Planet
Frommer's
59 Bayswater Rd, Sydney, New South Wales 2011
From $33/night
- Free Internet
- Free Breakfast
- Air Conditioning
- Baggage storage
- Flatscreen TV
- Express check-in / check-out
Time Out "This European-style bed and breakfast and has only nine rooms so book well in advance." Full review
Rough Guide "Small hotel (just 9 rooms), reminiscent of a pleasant European pension, with a friendly owner and small and very clean, if slightly dated, a/c rooms."
Fodor's "In its character as well as its dimensions, this friendly B&B on a quiet part of a bar- and club-lined street is reminiscent of a European pensione." Full review
Lonely Planet "Hotel 59 is good bang for your buck on the quiet part of Bayswater Rd, with nouveau-Med rooms and smiley staff who go out of their way not to get in your way." Full review
Frommer's "This popular and friendly B&B is well worth considering if you want to be near the Kings Cross action but far enough away to get a decent night's sleep." 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
Fodor's "Behind the glamour is a comfortable, well-run hotel with friendly, attentive staff." Full review
Insight Guides "Perhaps the most trendy and glamorous boutique hotel in Sydney. 18 rooms decorated in very modern, avant-garde design."
Lonely Planet "Medusa the seducer’s shocking pink exterior hints at the witty, luscious decor inside." Full review
OysterUpscale
"Medusa Hotel is a quirky, 18-room boutique hotel with artsy flair." Full review
DK Eyewitness "Medusa makes its own rules as only a boutique hotel can, and traditional room fittings have been replaced by a strong modernist look."
Time Out "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
Afar Magazine "The Medusa Boutique Hotel offers 18 unique accommodations in Darlinghurst, an eclectic area and the epicenter of Sydney’s gay community." Full review
The Telegraph7.0
"Located in Sydney's city-centre, Medusa offers easy access to the beach, bars and nightclubs, central business district and Paddington." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "Sassy, passionate concierges compliment this colourful charmer of a hotel in Darlinghurst." Full review
Michelin Guide "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.
