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Hotel RavesisvsMedusa
Medusa and Hotel Ravesis are both recommended by reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, Medusa scores significantly higher than Hotel Ravesis. Medusa ranks #16 in Sydney with approval from 8 publications including The Telegraph, Insight Guides and Lonely Planet.
Hotel Ravesis
Insight Guides
Lonely Planet
DK Eyewitness
Rough Guide
Frommer's
Condé Nast Traveler
Time Out
Travel + Leisure
Independent Frommer's
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
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.
