Pier One Sydney Harbour, Autograph CollectionvsMedusa
Pier One Sydney Harbour, Autograph Collection and Medusa are both rated very highly by travel writers. On balance, Pier One Sydney Harbour, Autograph Collection scores significantly better than Medusa. Pier One Sydney Harbour, Autograph Collection ranks #10 in Sydney with approval from 10 publications like Condé Nast Traveler, DK Eyewitness and Mr & Mrs Smith.
Pier One Sydney Harbour, Autograph Collection Show All Reviews
11 Hickson Road, Walsh Bay, Dawes Point, Sydney, New South Wales 2000
From $169/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
DK Eyewitness
"In a restored wharf building in the Walsh Bay World Heritage precinct, look right into the water through the lobby’s glass floor."
Star Service
"This choice midrange offering petitions its guests with notable harbor views and good service in a peaceful setting, all for excellent rates." Full review
Oyster
Luxury
"There are 189 rooms at this quirky, luxury hotel located on Pier One in Sydney Harbour -- the views of Walsh Bay and the famous Harbour Bridge are breathtaking." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"Another harborside haven, 189-room Pier One Sydney Harbour boasts views of the dramatic Sydney Harbour Bridge and historic Luna Park funfair opposite, illuminated magically at night." Full review
Mr & Mrs Smith
"Tucked away below the jet-black girders of the iconic bridge, Pier One Sydney Harbour hotel’s turn-of-the-century jetty has been artfully restored." Full review
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Condé Nast Traveler
"Pier One’s waterside setting is a wow, especially during New Year’s Eve when fireworks shoot off the bridge." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"Pier One benefits from a superb location underneath Sydney Harbour Bridge." Full review
Time Out
"They’ve got 11 types of room for any budget. We booked a Harbour View Suite – which keeps the heritage-listed building’s original timberwork intact – and were treated to gorgeous waterfront vistas." Full review
Afar Magazine
"You can hear water lapping beneath the floorboards of this boutique hotel, inhabiting a 1912 pier just west of the Sydney Harbour Bridge." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"This unique hotel is built on and over the water near the southern pylon of the Sydney Harbour Bridge for stunning views of the harbour and Walsh Bay"
Sydney Travel Guide
August 6, 2021
Medusa
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
Oyster
Upscale
"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 Telegraph
7.0
"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.