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The Australian Heritage Hotel vs InterContinental Sydney, an IHG Hotel
Both The Australian Heritage Hotel and InterContinental Sydney are recommended by expert writers. On balance, InterContinental Sydney scores significantly higher than The Australian Heritage Hotel. InterContinental Sydney scores 88 with positive reviews from 11 publications like Oyster, Travel + Leisure and Jetsetter.
The Australian Heritage Hotel
Lonely Planet
Frommer's
Travel + Leisure
On the Grid
Time Out
Frommer's
100 Cumberland Street, The Rocks, Sydney, New South Wales 2000
From $254 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Free Breakfast
- Restaurant
- Breakfast included
- Breakfast in the room
Lonely Planet
"Say goodbye to contemporary blah design and hello to Aussie charm at this hotel in the heart of The Rocks."
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Frommer's
"Rooms here are above one of Sydney’s most historic pubs, but despite that, they are not noisy."
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Travel + Leisure
"The archetypal Aussie hotel (really just a pub with a few rooms to stagger upstairs to), the Australian has a charming brick exterior, terrific beer, and a lively atmosphere."
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On the Grid
"Stocking only Australian beers, the heritage hotel located along Cumberland Street in the Rocks offers outdoor seating and charming interior paying tribute to Sydney’s historic area."
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Time Out
"The Australian Heritage Hotel strikes a comfortable balance between historic tourist stop, and a pub that hard-bitten Sydneysiders still want to frequent."
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Frommer's
"Each room has a double, queen, or twin beds, and the nine rooms share five bathrooms...the Australian is clean, comfortable, and a bargain."
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InterContinental Sydney, an IHG Hotel
Concierge
Insight Guides
DK Eyewitness
Star Service
Rough Guide
Oyster
Jetsetter
The Telegraph
Forbes Travel Guide
Time Out
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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."
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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."
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Jetsetter
"Bridge Sydney’s past and present in this former treasury building with a modern tower overlooking Sydney Harbor and the Opera House."
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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."
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Forbes Travel Guide
Recommended
"Location is key and history is rich at the iconic InterContinental Sydney."
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Time Out
"Rooms have a classic-contemporary feel and come with either harbour or city views."
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