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Hotel RavesisvsThe Old Clare Hotel
Both Hotel Ravesis and The Old Clare Hotel are recommended by those who travel for a living. On balance, The Old Clare Hotel scores slightly better than Hotel Ravesis. The Old Clare Hotel comes in at #27 in Sydney with praise from 8 sources like Condé Nast Traveler, Time Out 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
The Old Clare Hotel
Wallpaper Travel + Leisure
The Telegraph Lonely Planet
Mr & Mrs Smith Condé Nast Traveler Time Out
Afar Magazine
Monocle Lonely Planet Show All Reviews
1 Kensington Street, Chippendale, Sydney, New South Wales 2008, Australia
From $146/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
Wallpaper "It’s a place Sydneysiders hold dear." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Channeling the creative spirit of Chippendale, the design-focused Old Clare Hotel made a splash when it launched in late 2015." Full review
The Telegraph8.0
"The Old Clare weaves Dada-esque interiors through the bones of two heritage buildings, creating a haven of modern luxury." Full review
Lonely Planet "A sensitive brewery-office conversion is now a 62-room hotel in a primo Chippendale location." Full review
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Rooms are open-plan with see-into showers (you can request a frosted one) and, in higher grades, great feature bathtubs.
Mr & Mrs Smith "The hotelier’s assurance can be seen in the daring integration of old (the former pub’s seedy band-room posters and the brewery’s urinals) and new: the world-class dining, buzzing bar." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "This is the first Australian hotel by stylish Singaporean hospitality player Unlisted Collection, and its two bold restaurants are a major draw." Full review
Time Out "Standard rooms are generously sized, with king beds, mid-century modern furniture and city views." Full review
Afar Magazine "The cornerstone of the future Kensington Street Precinct, at the heart of the funky Chippendale neighborhood, the Old Clare is the storied pub she used to be and so much more." Full review
Monocle "A thriving 69-room stopover with two attractive bars and two restaurants...the rooms are smart and include Triumph & Disaster amenities, bright prints from Sydney designer Eloise Rapp"
Lonely Planet "A 69-room hotel in a primo Chippendale location. Rooms are well back from noisy Broadway, high-ceilinged and easy on the eye, with artful bespoke details" Full review
