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Reviews of Castlereagh Boutique Hotel, Ascend Hotel Collection 4 stars

169 Castlereagh Street, Sydney CBD, 2000 Sydney, Australia

#202 of 325 hotels in Sydney

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 2053 hotel reviews

7.7

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.5

  • Comfort

    8.4

  • Location

    9.3

  • Facilities

    7.7

  • Staff

    8.6

  • Value for money

    8.0

  • Free WiFi

    7.9

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  • Reviewed: 10 February 2024

    7.0
    One night stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe Queen + Single Room - Free Wifi
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    No water pressure in the shower and it took a bit for the hot water to come through. Also very disappointed in the breakfast service. I paid $25pp for a hot breakfast but everything including bacon and eggs were cold.

    Staff were very friendly and accommodating. Location was perfect and price was great!

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 10 February 2024

    9.0
    Great stay, comfortable and clean.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe King Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Room was fantastic, bed was super comfy

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 7 February 2024

    8.0
    Good location, very quiet and comfortable
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Deluxe Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Few items needed updating in the room. Lamp shades were in need of replacement

    Quiet, clean and comfortable

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 6 February 2024

    7.0
    Will probably stay again.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Boutique Double Room - Free Wifi
    • Stayed 1 night

    It was a bit noisy with machine type sounds as well as people in corridor can be heard easily. I was disappointed that there was not room service or food place available onsite because I did not want to leave the hotel. There was not a lot to choose from in bar snacks that you need to go to reception for.

    The room and Bed was very comfortable and it was very clean. It would have been nice to have a window that opened. Staff very friendly and helpful.

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 6 February 2024

    8.0
    Inexpensive hotel with unusual charm in downtown Sydney
    • Solo traveller
    • Deluxe Queen Room - Free Wifi
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Good service and polite helpful staff. My room was very clean and comfortable and the en suite bathroom, though semi modernised and an odd shape, was spotless. No view but daylight filtered through an opaque window.

    Very convenient to St James Station, The NSW Art Gallery and the airport and the tarrif was very reasonable considering the location.

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 6 February 2024

    7.0
    Hotel great location if you can sleep through the noise of construction work outside.
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Deluxe Queen Room - Free Wifi
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Whole street is undergoing massive construction work. Very noisy. 4 cement trucks all unloading, workmen in hotel which is also having work done. Should have been told at time of booking. Complimentary ear plugs are not the answer. Affects all businesses nearby. Still a good location but not quiet.

    Hotel good, staff good, location good.

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 5 February 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Boutique Double Room - Free Wifi
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    A few small things would lift the experience - we had one tiny bin in the bathroom, another in the room would have been good, tissues hidden away in the bathroom - on the table or bedside would have been nicer, glasses in the fridge (especially given the very hot weather) and ability to get ice from the bar.

    Wonderful location and great old building.

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 5 February 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Boutique Double Room - Free Wifi
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The staff were super friendly and helpful. The hotel is walking distance from so many beautiful spaces - art gallery, museum, botanic Gardens, Harbor Bridge & opera house. Also lots of great coffee places nearby

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 4 February 2024

    9.0
    Perfect location and all you’ll need for a budget holiday hotel with the family.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe Queen + Single Room - Free Wifi
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    There was not much that we didn’t like. There is a gym over the road if you need it and coffee shops or restaurants right outside the door. There was also several convenience shops for small items within a short walk.

    Whilst the hotel is a little old, it is beautifully maintained and presented. The staff on arrival were very efficient and everything was ready for us to settle in for the weekend. The location was the best for us as we wanted to visit the city and surrounds and see friends in the CBD.

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 28 January 2024

    8.0
    It was very comfortable the aircon was nice and cool
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Queen Room - Free Wifi
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    That it was noisy

    It was noisy but it was nice and close to everything

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 25 January 2024

    8.0
    Easy, convenient, great place to stay.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Boutique Double Room - Free Wifi
    • Stayed 5 nights

    Only thing a bit frustrating was the lifts were very slow and one was out of action during my stay. I couldn't use the fire stairs as they are locked into each floor. Bed was way too soft for my liking but I still managed to sleep well!

    Location was excellent, so close to everything! Room was a good size, as I was there for a few nights I would have liked a microwave. In general a great hotel, I would stay there again.

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 23 January 2024

    7.0
    Good clean, well located hotel for business stay in Sydney CBD.
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Boutique Double Room - Free Wifi
    • Stayed 1 night

    Breakfast was terrible, better value at any local cafe. Never eat there again.

    Great location, nice hotel. Good value.

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 22 January 2024

    9.0
    was wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Boutique Double Room - Free Wifi
    • Stayed 3 nights

    location, and room and loved the old feel to the place

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 20 January 2024

    9.0
    Great stay at quaint Hotel in convenient location in Sydney’s CBD
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe King Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Some building noise from current renovations

    Great and very convenient location to QVB, Light Rail, Theatre Royal. Large comfortable rooms. Very friendly and helpful staff

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 19 January 2024

    7.0
    nice stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Boutique Double Room - Free Wifi
    • Stayed 2 nights

    lifts

    good location.

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 18 January 2024

    9.0
    Lovely place to stay overnight in excellent location.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Boutique Double Room - Free Wifi
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Old world charm in central location

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 17 January 2024

    7.0
    Nice, clean, but very small rooms
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Boutique Double Room - Free Wifi
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The rooms were tiny, and the ad said parking available, but it cost extra and was at another location.

    It was a cute, olden style hotel, but the rooms were tiny.

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 17 January 2024

    8.0
    Great location and old world charm
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Boutique Double Room - Free Wifi
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    They were doing renovations and it wasn’t on their website, and the workers started at 8 am. My asthma flared up.

    It was in a great location.

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 15 January 2024

    7.0
    Good location every thing within walking distance
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Deluxe Queen + Single Room - Free Wifi
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The location was good.

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 12 January 2024

    7.0
    The historic building & decor (that we could see) are beautiful
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Queen Room - Free Wifi
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Lack of dinner/dining facilities- snooker room not open No offer to make amends for …continual noise & dust intrusions from in-house & outside immediate surroundings of all the constructions - a complimentary breakfast would have been appreciated or similar

    Location Olde Worlde decor

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 7 January 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Boutique Double Room - Free Wifi
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Rooms are a bit small but I only had a small bag so was fine for my purposes

    Close to city, shopping and trains station

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 7 January 2024

    8.0
    Good stay in city centre
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Deluxe Queen + Single Room - Free Wifi
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The facilities are pretty old (broken windows, old furniture piled up in the room leaving little space), the floss of a previous guest has been in the shower for all days of our stay

    Great location, very welcoming staff Nice cafe for breakfast in the same building

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 7 January 2024

    7.0
    A lovely historic building in a convenient location, could do with a makeover.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Very small bathroom, having to leave sliding door open opposite handbasin, for movement.

    Convenient location to train station, pleasant sitting areas in foyer/breakfast room, comfortable beds.

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: 6 January 2024

    9.0
    An excellent place hotel, clean and fresh.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe Queen + Single Room - Free Wifi
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Not told no hot breakfast for the duration of our stay.

    Close to the city centre, shops and places to visit.

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 6 January 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Boutique Double Room - Free Wifi
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Location, close to the station and the Theatre.

    Stayed in December 2023

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