Rydges Sydney Central
28 Albion Street, Surry Hills NSW 2010, Australia
Hotel
•Why you'll love Rydges Sydney Central
- All newly refurbished event spaces including Rooftop space offer a flexible layout, tailored to suit your needs, audio-visual equipment, and free Wi-Fi.
- With dedicated professional event planners can assist in organising every detail – from catering menus to decorations – to fit all needs and budgets.
- Close to public transport and onsite parking
Rydges Sydney Central is a stylish and modern hotel located in the heart of Sydney - making it not only an immensely popular location for those visiting the city for pleasure, but also for those organising a meeting, conference, or gala event. Past the sleek surrounds of the hotel, one finds themselves within a stone’s throw of Darling Harbour, Chinatown, and a myriad of Sydney’s most popular sights, sounds and attractions.
Within Rydges Sydney Central, however, one finds 271 spacious rooms, nine versatile and modern function venues, a renowned restaurant and bar for a post-conference wind-down as well as countless amenities. As such, we’d be recommending Rydges Sydney Central to those in need of a meeting room, a setting for a conference or residential conference, or those in need of a gala dinner function venue. The function spaces available are not only light-filled, open and welcoming but are also immensely versatile.
Rydges Sydney Central is located on Albion Street in Surry Hills, boasting an enviable address. Notably, Central Station is a quick walk and Darling Harbour is a stone’s throw away.
Rydges Sydney Central Function Rooms
The Surry Rooftop
Take it to the Rooftop! Rising high above Sydney, The Surry Rooftop is an iconic venue that combines magical views with an all-in-one event space. We’ve got all the room you need, with a beautifully-designed enclosed rooftop and two sweep...
Taylor
The Taylor Room, located on Level 1 of the hotel, is a versatile function space ideal for events with 30 to 70 guests. This bright venue offers flexible set-up options and plenty of natural light, making it perfect for conferences, meetings...
Riley
The Riley Room, located on the ground floor of the hotel, offers quick and convenient access from the foyer. With a spacious pre-function area and abundant natural light, it’s ideal for smaller meetings of 20 to 40 guests. This venue is eq...
Oxford 1 + 2
Oxford 1 + 2, located on Level 1 of Rydges Sydney Central, is our largest function space—perfect for conferences, gala dinners, weddings, exhibitions and cocktail events for 80 to 320 guests. The room offers exceptional flexibility with a r...
Oxford 2
Located on Level 1 of Rydges Sydney Central, Oxford 2 has been stylishly refurbished and is ideal for events of 25 to 80 guests. This light-filled space offers flexible room set-up options, a spacious pre-function area, and a view that will...
Oxford 1
Located on Level 1 of Rydges Sydney Central, Oxford 1 has been stylishly refurbished and is ideal for events of 40 to 100 guests. This light-filled space offers flexible room set-up options, a spacious pre-function area, and a private balco...
Crown
The Crown Room, located on Level 1 of Rydges Sydney Central, is a spacious function space designed for meetings and events with 50 to 100 guests. This room offers a variety of flexible set-up options to suit your requirements. Featuring du...
Bourke
The Bourke Room, located on the ground floor of the hotel, offers quick and convenient access from the foyer. With a spacious pre-function area and abundant natural light, it’s ideal for small meetings of 5 to 15 guests. This versatile spac...
Boardroom
The Boardroom, located on the ground floor of the hotel, offers quick and convenient access from the foyer. With a spacious pre-function area and abundant natural light, it’s ideal for small meetings of 5 to 15 guests. This versatile space ...
Albion
Albion Room, located on Level 2 of the hotel, is a bright and welcoming conference venue ideal for smaller meetings of 30 to 50 guests. With its spacious private pre-function area and plenty of natural light, it offers a flexible space that...
Level 5 Terrace
The open air Level 5 Terrace is the ideal space if you are looking for a hidden gem amongst the hustle and bustle of the city. Perfect for cocktail events for up to 70 guests, or a dinner under the stars for up to 40, the terrace provides ...
The Cinema
Our newly opened Cinema located at our Surry Hills Hotel on Level 3 features sound proof walls, tiered plush seating for up to 50 guests as well as a large 10 foot screen. Each plush seat includes a side table which can easily be retracted...
Sydney Brewery Surry Hills
Only a short walk from Central Station, we have proudly opened the doors of Sydney Brewery Surry Hills on Albion Street. It’s a new hub for beer lovers that boasts its own shiny brewery creating specialty beers. It’s a great spot for a cas...
Elizabeth
The recently opened boardroom, Elizabeth is the premium room at Rydges Sydney Central. Elizabeth is a great space whether having a board meeting or using it as a breakout space. With a permanent board table, access to additional snacks and ...
Cooper 1+2
The Cooper 1 + 2 Room is a brand-new, purpose-built function space located on Level 1 of Rydges Sydney Central. Designed from the ground up with modern events in mind, it’s one of our largest venues—ideal for meetings, workshops and confere...
Cooper 2
Cooper 2 Room is a brand-new, purpose-built function space located on Level 1 of Rydges Sydney Central. Designed from the ground up with modern events in mind, it’s one of our largest venues—ideal for meetings, workshops and conferences of ...
Cooper 1
Cooper 1 is a brand-new, purpose-built function space on Level 1 of Rydges Sydney Central, designed from the ground up for modern events. Ideal for up to 15 guests or as a breakout room, it offers a fresh, light-filled environment with flex...
Reviews for Rydges Sydney Central
Henny
I really enjoyed my stay at Rydges Surry Hills. The staff were very friendly and helpful. The buffet breakfast was amazing, with heaps of choices—delicious food and great quality. The location is excellent, and the bed was super comfortable. The room was also more spacious than average. The rate was a little higher than usual due to the school holidays and Easter break. There was a bit of a wait for the lift—but hey, I’m on holiday, so I didn’t mind at all. Highly recommend!
Michelle Fernley
We stayed here for one night as we were going to a concert at the Opera House the next day. The room was on the 7th floor, it was clean and spacious with a very soft( dare I say too soft) king bed. We had dinner at the adjoining Sydney Brewery and managed to hit their happy hour😁 breakfast was a lovely buffet in the Manna loft. Parking was a little pricey at $58, but in saying that it was for a full 24 hours. We arrived about an hour earlier than the 2pm check in time but we were fortunate that they had a room ready for us. We would definitely stay here again.
Francis Wand
Recently, my wife and i stayed at the Rydges hotel Albion street as we needed a place to sleep while we sorted out renovations with our house and we were met with nothing but the finest service, especially from a very professional and experienced receptionist, hanok. Hanok was warm and enthusiastic with us, he was confident, humorous and showed that he genuinely cared. He helped us have a very pleasant stay, catering to our needs with excellent diligent service and elite hospitality. Please congratulate hanok on this achievement, we will certainly be back and were thoroughly impressed by him. Can’t praise him enough!
Cassidy M. A.
I had realized a couple hours after checkout I had accidentally left my small lunch kit/cooler bag in the fridge. I called to ask if once they find it if they could put it aside as I was returning the hotel the next day. They were unable to locate it. I was pretty bummed that after calling same day after checkout that my littler cooler bag had just disappeared in a couple hours. After an additional search with no result, they offered to refunded me the price of my bag. Amazing service on their part! Thank you!
Wilbur
4.5 stars. Arrived very early from an early flight. Great location, only a short walk from Central station. They were happy to hold our bags and they requested our room be serviced as quickly as possible. We went out and arrived back at the hotel a couple of hours before the advertised check in time and our room was ready. The room itself was perfect for our short stay. We did request 2 x single beds, but upon arrival the bed configuration was 1 x king bed. A call to reception and this was rectified without fuss. Beds were very comfortable. Room also contained a couch, bar fridge and desk/desk chair. Room temp could be controlled easily and the blackout blinds kept out the early morning light. No issues at all with noise from either inside or outside the hotel. The bathroom was adequate and the shower head was large with great water pressure and hot water. One area for improvement might be that the TV had limited channels. After a bit of mucking around with connection, chrome cast was able to be used to view content from my phone on the TV. I read a few complaints about people having to wait a long time for the lifts. We came and went multiple times throughout our stay and I would say that the longest wait time we had was 60 seconds. Perfectly fine in my book. The pool area was great. It included a good size pool, spa and sauna. Our room rate included a buffet breakfast in the adjoining restaurant. Standard hotel buffet breakfast. Quite expensive if paying full price. The bacon was probably the only thing to complain about in my opinion. Very soft and sitting in a congealed fatty liquid made it unappealing. Plenty of other options however. Great range of fresh fruit was also available to make your own juice. Overall, the room was not cheap, but no hotels in Sydney really are. The location, facilities and included breakfast made it a good value for money stay. The service was actually impeccable. The reception desk was always well staffed and all staff we encountered were very friendly, helpful and competent. I would have absolutely no hesitation staying here again next time I’m in Sydney.
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