Hotel RavesisvsInterContinental Sydney, an IHG Hotel
Both properties are praised by reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, InterContinental Sydney is preferred by most reviewers compared to Hotel Ravesis. InterContinental Sydney is ranked #8 in Sydney with approval from 9 reviews including concierge.com, Time Out and oyster.com.
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
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