Hotel RavesisvsWatsons Bay Boutique Hotel
Both properties are rated highly by professional travelers. On balance, Watsons Bay Boutique Hotel ranks marginally better than Hotel Ravesis. Watsons Bay Boutique Hotel has a TripExpert Score of 78 with recommendations from 3 reviews like The Telegraph, Time Out 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
Watsons Bay Boutique Hotel
1 Military Road, Watsons Bay, Woollahra, New South Wales 2030
From $195/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Restaurant
- Smoking Rooms
Lonely Planet
Top choice
"The ferry pulls up to the doorstep of this chic, Hampton's-inspired hotel in a charming beach side hamlet." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"Far removed from the city centre, on the foreshore of Sydney Harbour, lies Watsons Bay, a boutique seaside establishment." Full review
Time Out
"Watsons Bay Boutique Hotel the pub is packed on weekends as Sydneysiders come to enjoy Sunday Sessions with buckets of tiger prawns and glasses of Hentley Farm riesling as the sun is setting. " Full review
Afar Magazine
"Blending a Hamptons, yacht club, and beach cantina vibe, this hotel is a favorite for dining, drinking, and staying along the eastern harborfront." Full review