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Medusa and The Old Clare Hotel are both highly recommended by professionals. Overall, Medusa is the choice of most reviewers compared to The Old Clare Hotel. Medusa comes in at #26 in Sydney with praise from 9 reviewers like DK Eyewitness, Time Out and Condé Nast Traveler.
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"Medusa makes its own rules as only a boutique hotel can, and traditional room fittings have been replaced by a strong modernist look."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.
The Old Clare Hotel 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 Telegraph
8.0
"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