30 Hunter Street, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia
Pub
•Sitting smack bang in the middle of Sydney is the revered, much-loved and oft-recommended institution that is The Grand Hotel. Sprawling over three floors, it boasts a pub, a bottle shop, and a bar, as well as the requisite old-school pub accommodation that one would expect from such a venerable old building.
The ground floor of the Grand is mostly taken up with an oak-panelled pub, and partly with a bottle shop. Within the second floor of the Grand Hotel resides 30 Knots, a modern pub with a maritime feel serving stylish modern pub food, along with a selection of impressive craft beers.
One level higher still is the Pool Room, a sun-filled room boasting old-world charm that entertains 60 guests comfortably. Both 30 Knots and the Pool Room are available for exclusive hire. While the ground floor is well-loved, it is unavailable for hire. The two upper levels, however, are endlessly popular function venues, for everything from bucks parties and birthdays, business functions and cocktail parties.
Located on the second floor of the hotel, our pool room is perfect for a casual pint and game with friends. With space for up to 60, you can enjoy exclusive use of the bar, pool table, balconies, and your choice of beer on tap.
Our maritime-themed bar is hugely popular for its huge range of craft beer on tap and gourmet pub menu to match. With space for up to 100 this space is ideal for anyone looking to get swept up in some open-sea charm for everything from casu...
Our first-floor maritime-themed bar is hugely popular for its huge range of craft beer on tap and gourmet pub menu to match.
Jayda is a great host and looked after us the entire time. She deserves a big pay raise cause of her hard work.
Was excellent for the money rooms clean showers clean just very small but was still good had a room booked an was close to toiletries and showers and stuff our check in time was 2:00 and cause we were lugging our suitcases everywhere when we came a bit earlier we thought we could possibly check in but he said the cleaners were still there so we said okay no worries we can wait and the bloke asked if we wanted to leave our bags which was good saves lugging them everywhere
This hotel is far from grand. At this price point, I don't expect to be pampered with 5-star luxuries—I just want decent, clean and well-maintained accommodation as a minimum, and this place seriously falls short of that. After being amazed by the majestic and historical façade of the building, I was totally dismayed upon seeing that the interior is poorly-maintained, not just old. The carpets on the corridor are crumbling and full of dust. The room that my wife and I stayed in was dusty, stuffy and had paint peeling everywhere. An electrical socket was just hanging out of the wall with live parts exposed. The bathroom's hairdryer wasn't even working. The lift has a manually-operated door that can only be opened by a weightlifter. We were staying for only one night, so I really feel sorry for those staying longer. The only advantage of this hotel is its location.
Lovely staff signed us in only to get into our room and step back into time to 1912. The room was soo old and lack luster we jumped online to book elsewhere. The fact the bathrooms are shared community bathrooms in the hallway also was a deal breaker. Lesson learnt for me when booking a room.
Staff kind and friendly, although I only saw them in the bar area. Conditions of the building are poor, darkened spaces, ripped carpets, lots of mould in the bathroom (toward ceiling and on shower curtain). It's so dark in the room that you can't have a shave or apply makeup. You can do this in the shared bathroom though ( see image attached of the basin in the room). Linen was nice and clean, I didn't notice any bad smells that were mentioned in other reviews. Nice and quiet room with comfy beds. I don't have any issue with the above, as it's a cheaper accommodation option, for which I am grateful. Shower cubical is small. Anyone XL and over will struggle. Centrally located to the city, everything I wanted to do and see were a short walk away. There was a pedestal fan in the room, but no aircon. I stayed in March, which was comfortable but I wouldn't want to stay in warmer weather. There is a small TV on the wall, approx 22 inch (the size of a pc monitor)
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