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Sydney City Hostel

2.0 star property
Hostel with a restaurant, steps from Capitol Theatre

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Terrace/patio
Hallway
1 bedroom, in-room safe, iron/ironing board, free WiFi
Property amenity
Property amenity

Reviews

6.4 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant

Explore the area

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701 George Street, Haymarket, NSW, 2000
  • Capitol Theatre
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Hyde Park
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • Circular Quay
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Sydney, NSW (SYD-Kingsford Smith Intl.)
    ‪9 min drive‬

Room options

View all photos for Standard Double Room, Shared Bathroom

Standard Double Room, Shared Bathroom

Standard Double Room, Shared Bathroom

Highlights

Smart TV
Separate bedroom
Fan
2 bathrooms
Desk
Daily housekeeping
In-room safe
  • 12 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

View all photos for Basic Shared Dormitory, Mixed Dorm (Four Bed)

1 bedroom, in-room safe, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Basic Shared Dormitory, Mixed Dorm (Four Bed)

Highlights

Smart TV
Separate bedroom
Fan
2 bathrooms
Daily housekeeping
In-room safe
  • 14 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bunk Bed

View all photos for Shared Dormitory, Mixed Dorm (Six Bed)

1 bedroom, in-room safe, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Shared Dormitory, Mixed Dorm (Six Bed)

Highlights

Smart TV
Separate bedroom
Fan
2 bathrooms
Daily housekeeping
In-room safe
  • 12 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bunk Bed

View all photos for Economy Shared Dormitory, Mixed Dorm (Eight Bed)

1 bedroom, in-room safe, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Economy Shared Dormitory, Mixed Dorm (Eight Bed)

Highlights

Smart TV
Separate bedroom
Fan
2 bathrooms
Daily housekeeping
In-room safe
  • 25 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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Family Room

Family Room

Highlights

Smart TV
Separate bedroom
Fan
2 bathrooms
Desk
Daily housekeeping
In-room safe
  • 16 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed OR 1 Twin Bunk Bed

Shared Dormitory, Women only

Highlights

Smart TV
Separate bedroom
Fan
2 bathrooms
Daily housekeeping
In-room safe
  • 16 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bunk Bed

View all photos for Shared Dormitory, Mixed Dorm (Ten Bed)

1 bedroom, in-room safe, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Shared Dormitory, Mixed Dorm (Ten Bed)

Highlights

Smart TV
Separate bedroom
Fan
2 bathrooms
Daily housekeeping
In-room safe
  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bunk Bed

View all photos for Twin Room, 2 Single Beds

Twin Room, 2 Single Beds

Twin Room, 2 Single Beds

Highlights

Smart TV
Separate bedroom
Fan
2 bathrooms
Daily housekeeping
In-room safe
  • 12 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds

About the area

Sydney

Sydney City Hostel places you in the centre of Sydney, steps from Capitol Theatre and within a short 5-minute stroll of World Square Shopping Centre. Highlights at this hostel include a restaurant and in-room free WiFi. .The hostel's own lounge bar is a nice place to enjoy a drink. Added amenities include free Wi-Fi in public areas, coffee/tea in a common area and laundry facilities. There's also the convenience of an airport shuttle. .Attractions within a 15-minute walk of this Haymarket hostel include Hyde Park and Sydney Town Hall.
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What's nearby

  • Capitol Theatre - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Hyde Park - 7 min walk - 0.6 km
  • International Convention Centre Sydney - 9 min walk - 0.8 km
  • Sydney Town Hall - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Circular Quay - 4 min drive - 3.1 km

Getting around

  • Capitol Square Light Rail Station - 2 min walk
  • Sydney Central Station - 4 min walk
  • Sydney Airport (SYD) - 29 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Pho Gia Hoi - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Market City Tavern - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪KFC - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪The Great Southern Hotel - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Kura - ‬1 min walk

About this property

Sydney City Hostel

Hostel with a restaurant, steps from Capitol Theatre
There's a restaurant on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Public spaces have free WiFi and wired Internet. A terrace, multilingual staff, and tour/ticket assistance are also featured at Sydney City Hostel.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this Sydney hostel.

  • 1 building
  • 15 guestrooms or units
  • 2 levels
  • Coffee in lobby
  • Dry cleaning
  • Self-service laundry
  • Staff members are multilingual
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Tour and ticket information
  • Terrace
  • Television in lobby
  • Smoking in designated areas
  • Microwave in a common area
  • Fridge in a common area
  • Bar or lounge
  • Dining venue
Sydney City Hostel offers 15 accommodations with a safe and free toiletries. Smart televisions are featured in guestrooms.

Guests have access to shared bathrooms. Bathrooms include a shower. Guests can surf the web using complimentary wireless Internet access. An iron/ironing board and hairdryers can be requested. Housekeeping is provided on a daily basis.

Languages

Chinese (Mandarin), English

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired internet

Parking and transport

  • No on-site parking available
  • Return airport shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant
  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Things to do

  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Shared microwave
  • Shared refrigerator

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • No lift

More

  • 1 building
  • 2 floors
  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • 2 shared bathrooms
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Smart TV

More

  • Fan
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 11 AM; check-in end time: 6 PM

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

Special check-in instructions

Guests must contact the property for check-in information
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property ahead of time using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 6 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cots (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts major credit cards
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession. No on-site parking is available. This property accepts major credit cards, Visa, Mastercard and Eurocard.

We should mention

  • Alcohol isn't served or allowed at Sydney City Hostel.

Property is also known as

Hostel Sydney City
Sydney City Hostel
Sydney City Hostel Haymarket
Sydney City Haymarket
Sydney City Hostel Haymarket
Sydney City Hostel Hostel/Backpacker accommodation
Sydney City Hostel Hostel/Backpacker accommodation Haymarket

Frequently asked questions

What is the cancellation policy at Sydney City Hostel?

Sydney City Hostel offers free cancellation on select room rates. Check out the cancellation policy for more info.

Are there any beaches close to Sydney City Hostel?

The closest beach to Sydney City Hostel is Coogee Beach (6.6 km).

Is there a free airport shuttle available at Sydney City Hostel?

No, but there's an airport shuttle for a fee.

Is there a bar or restaurant at Sydney City Hostel?

Yep, they've got a lounge bar and an onsite restaurant.

What time are check-in & check-out at Sydney City Hostel?

Check-in begins at 11 AM. Check-out time is 10 AM.

Are pets allowed at Sydney City Hostel?

No, pets are not allowed.

Sydney City Hostel Reviews

Reviews

6.4
Rating 10 - Excellent. 11 out of 145 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 49 out of 145 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 48 out of 145 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 19 out of 145 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 18 out of 145 reviews

6.0/10

Cleanliness

6.6/10

Staff & service

6.8/10

Amenities

5.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

8/10 Good

Dana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
very good location, very friendly staff and nice rooms. Thanks
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Allan

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

6/10 Okay

JK, Haymarket, Sydney

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff are great, friendly. Bathroom tiles are mouldy. Structure of the building is so old and unsafe. There are big cracks already in the cement wall. Bunker bed (upper side) is dirty and dusty).
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Haili

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Feels like home

Good stay, friendly staff, spacious room, had TV in room also. Kitchen/dning area feels like home, it was great.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great location - buzzing area of Sydney

The location is amazing - the only thing the hostel needs if a few more bathrooms (and maybe one for girls only)
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Great location - thumbs up

Great location - female room 2 is great
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Good - but good be more female-friendly

They need a separate bathroom for women, but otherwise a nice place Good location, friendly staff
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

8/10 Good

david

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Construction 🔨 sucks, but ok place!!

Ok
Stayed 8 nights in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

david

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Building SYDNEY!

It's not going crazy here because of construction 🔨
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

david

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

View is shocking!!

Luv construction 🔨
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great place for a good price

I highly recommend this place, it's close to everything
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Suitable for family

The hostel owner Stephennie is very friendly and helpful, giving a lot of information about eating and visiting around Sydney. The hostel is suitable for family, safe,quiet and clean. I took my two kids for holiday and just wanted to get a tidy and convenient place to sleep. The hostel with such good location and reasonable prices is what I was looking for. Stephennie also kindly kept our luggage for whole day when I checked out. Thanks Stephennie.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2018

6/10 Okay

Alison, nz

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
The room and facilities were very clean The staff were nice I would not go back because the unisex bathroom had a light curtain between the hall and bathroom which blew in the wind allowing people to see in. The shower cubicles did not have any room to turn on the shower without getting wet nor to take your clothes off and store them in the dry. Therefore you had to strip off in full view. I did find a single shower down the hall afterwards which I could have used that had plenty of room.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Handy to Central railway

Hotel was built in 1893 so is very old. It is a hostel so had a veryity of cheap travellers there. Some of the dirty young lazy people should never have left home. Had road works outside my window on the first night until 4am.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2018

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Very very basic

The price is right - but perhaps not for what you get. Bathrooms not clean, not able to lock shower door, kitchen old and dirty, breakfast - white bread toast, jam and butter that had been used for weeks, cockroach dead on stairs that was not removed during our whole stay, curtains and window filthy. Also a dead cockroach under the bed. One thing that was very good was that the sheets and towels were clean and nicely presented. Also the staff also were extremely nice and accommodating, however, I would not recommend this place. There are other back packers with clean share bathrooms for a similar price and location.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2018

8/10 Good

Macy

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness

Good overll

Good ovrall
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018

4/10 Poor

Gigi, Queensland

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Great location but that's about all.....

I stayed at the Sydney City Hostel for three days. From Friday until Sunday. The room was reasonably clean, quite dusty though. The window would not close, it was jammed open about 10 cm. I asked staff if they could close it but it wouldn't close due to the external work (painting) happening outside. My concern was cockroaches and mosquitoes would come in throughout the night as there are no screens. The power point in the room was not attached very well which I believe is a safety concern. The hallway carpet stinks and needs to be removed. The showers were mouldy and were unclean. The shared kitchen was okay and clean but dishes (clean and dirty) were left on the sink all the time. The worst part about the kitchen was the smell of cigarette smoke and other smells which came in through from the small balcony area next door. Loud heavy metal music was playing each night in this balcony area as well. There is no recycling at all in the Hostel. This is shocking for me as I am hugely concerned about our planet. I have sent an email to the manager of the Hostel asking why they do not provide recycle bins for guests to use.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2017

8/10 Good

Gs, Nz

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Good location

Classic backpackers dig ... Very helpful staff and reasonably priced
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2017

6/10 Okay

James, Mildura, Victoria.

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Great location but hotel not for everybody!

Great location. Breakfast was offered, but only corn flakes available. I preferred other options (thank goodness for nearby supermarket!). Second floor toilet and showers barely tolerable. Anyway location and cost outweighed those negatives.
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2017

6/10 Okay

Debbie, Central Coast

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Great location. Cheap room that sufficed.

You get what you psy for. Don't expect much though breakfast was poor.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017

8/10 Good

Matt, Melbourne

Liked: Staff & service

Affordable backpackers close to Central Station

You are obviously getting what you pay for, but I've certainly stayed in worse places. Very basic facilities even for an individual single room with shared bathrooms, but I was just after a place to sleep really &this was fine for what I needed.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

OK cheap room

You get what you pay for