Is Royal Hotel Sydney pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much does it cost to stay at Royal Hotel Sydney?

As of 15 Sept 2025, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Royal Hotel Sydney on 18 Sept 2025 start from £92.02, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

How much is parking at Royal Hotel Sydney?

Self-parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Royal Hotel Sydney?

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: 6:00 PM.

Where is Royal Hotel Sydney located?

Located in the heart of Sydney, this bed & breakfast is steps away from Sydney Waterfront Boardwalk and Cape Breton Centre for Craft and Design. Centre 200 and World's Largest Fiddle are also within 10 minutes.

Royal Hotel Sydney Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

10/10 Excellent

Trevor

6 Sept 2025

Liked: Cleanliness

Wicked spot. Very cool

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

John

9 Aug 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

A delightful beautifully decorated Victorian hotel from 1875. A very nice parlor to relax in with games for the kids and an equally charming dining room. Breakfast if you want it. Your host, Simone, loves to talk with her guests and is very helpful. Several good restaurants just a block away

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Christine

17 Jul 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

So glad we stayed here. Carmen was a gracious host-welcomed us immediately. Our room was so clean and I loved the decor throughout. Very close to the waterfront and walking distance to great restaurants. Highly recommend.

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gaye

20 Jul 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities

A lovely old building. Well kept. Wasn’t fussy about the staff.

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Elaine

2 Jul 2025

Liked: Amenities

Heritage property

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Dennis

13 Aug 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

The property is very well-maintained and the hostess is very careful to assure that clients do not disturb others. Make sure you do not arrive early before the check-in time of 3 PM. Be prepared for a little yappy, but cute dog that will bark at you when you enter, but the puppy is harmless.

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

RHONDA

10 Aug 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Carmen was very helpful. I really appreciate her attention to detail throughout the hotel. If you are traveling with small children it might not be a good fit. There are some rules such as removing one’s shoes, wearing slippers (provided) to your room, and being quiet on the way to your room. None of these things bothered us. I also liked the convenience of location. There has been a lot of thought and love put into this hotel. It was a good experience.

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Greg

23 Aug 2025

Liked: Cleanliness

Disliked: Staff & service

The house was beautiful and very clean. The service was sub par and the owner / staff were very unfriendly. Coffee and tea were available but no creamer or whitener. Rats visible from our suite window- so many that the outdoor area was unusable. While a group of pan handlers outside of the property were loud and disruptive, they were friendlier than the staff.

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Barbara Anne

25 Aug 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities

The property is beautiful and the promise of a boutique hotel was fully lived up to. Clean room, very elegant and charming with coffee and tea available was very nice. Access to the property was challenging with security codes being sent that weren’t working…staff responded quickly but were short and impatient with the issue of their system not working. It would have been nice to know that no staff would be on site BEFORE booking this hotel. Expedia should include this info in the listing Also perhaps letting people know there are 3 floors and no elevators so carrying luggage up 2 flights of stairs could be challenging for some customers.

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Danielle

17 Aug 2025

Liked: Cleanliness

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Wifi / tv didnt work. Owner very rude No help available

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Philippe-Antoine

25 Aug 2025

Liked: Cleanliness

Disliked: Staff & service

Avoid if you can. Host was rude and condescending and it made our stay stressful and not agreeable at all. Be aware there is a cat and a dog on the premises, if you have allergies. This was not indicated in the Expedia description of the facilities and the owner clearly didn't care when I pointed this out. The room was clean and kind of cute, but the awful customer service experience I've had sadly prompts me to not recommend this place.

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

David

31 May 2025

Liked: Amenities

Super clean

Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

John

5 May 2025

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

This is a delightful small hotel. Our room on the top floor was very comfortable and the bathroom remodel was well-designed and executed. We were well treated by friendly staff and fed a scrumptious breakfast. We enjoyed walking the nearby boardwalk and eating in the nearby pub, entertained by live music. I heartily recommend the hotel.

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

2/10 Terrible

Deborah

30 Aug 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Disliked: Staff & service

I didn’t like there was no one greeting you as you come in to answer questions,I did follow directions that were written for everyone to read and had a question, so I called the number in which I didn’t receive an answer….lucky for me a guest staying there came in at the same time and could answer my question…the customer relations and arrogance of the owner was uncalled for when I did get speak to her and I wouldn’t recommend based solely on that experience….i did like the cleanliness of the inside of the premises but we did sit out on the patio with two benches that were very rickety and in the short time we were there seen two rats….my experience not great unfortunately …I read reviews prior to booking but gave it a benefit of doubt

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Nicole

5 Jul 2025

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

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Claire

9 Jun 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Old, well maintained place with creaky floors. Lots of old Knick knacks and decorations. Not my favourite type of place to stay as you have to be very quiet to not disturb other guests. Woman was not very helpful on check-in when we asked about the ferry. Bit of complicated door key system.

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

Danny

10 Aug 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Disliked: Staff & service

Look closely at the negative reviews. The check in process is awkward and confusing and if you do not follow the rules the owner will yell and swear at you. I called the check in number and was met out front. After a very awkward greeting I was given an envelope with room number, door code and check out info and told that my room is on the 3rd floor there is a dresser inside the door with the rules. The owner then let me walk up the outside stairs to a locked door. Turns out that the rules are right inside the front door where we could have met in the first place. I had to come back down and read the rules and was asked multiple times if I understood. There are only 3 rules that she could have told me…no shoes or bare feet in common areas, silence in common areas and ALWAYS lock the front door. So easy to just say this!! We spent very little time there after that but came in one time to a guest being yelled at. I would not suggest booking here unless you like awkward interactions and you follow all the rules or like being yelled at.

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Craig

12 Sept 2025

Disliked: Staff & service

I hate giving anyone a negative review, but calling this a "hotel" is a misnomer, though it certainly looks like it from the street. The owner, who lives on site, seems to find interacting with guests an unbearable burden. There was no prospect of an early check-in time, no bag drop, no help with checking in. A sign on the front door gives her name and number to call for help. "I don't normally answer calls from guests," she said, when I called asking for help. "Read the instructions that were sent to you (by Expedia)," said the owner, when I finally got inside after waiting on the doorstep for more than two hours and asked for the location of my room. "I don't mind sharing my home with guests but you have to follow the instructions," she said. A sign inside the front door says guests are not allowed to wear their shoes in the "hotel" though slippers, apparently, are provided. In the end, I left, forfeiting my non-refundable deposit for the night as it was the most unwelcome experience I've ever had at a "hotel." I ended up having to book a second hotel for the same night, in effect paying twice for one night in Sydney, Nova Scotia. It's a beautiful, well-kept hotel more than a century old, and it's a real shame that guests who pay money up front before checking in are mistreated like this. To say the least I was surprised and disappointed, and again, regret having to give the place such a negative review.

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

2/10 Terrible

Houssam syphax

8 Aug 2025

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

DO NOT GO THERE: THE LADY AT THE HOTEL VERBALLY ASSAULTED ME AND MY PARENTS 10MINS AFTER WE ARRIVED. I got there with my parents and we left after she verbally assaulted us and rushed us with out luggages outside. it all started while I was downstairs picking up my luggage and the lady who was not in control of herself. minutes later she calls me downstairs to the lobby and agressively starts rambling that my mother did not close the door properly and that we should.follow the rules. I tell her I don't like her tone and she continues to threaten me. I tell her right away that I will not stay if she doesn't stop and she goes right upstairs opens the door using the code of our room where my parents were and rushes them out with their luggage. I demand to get a refund but she doesn't want to. I saw that she wasn't right (she was clearly under the influence of a substance I believe given the look of her face) and we leave because I wanted to avoid further problems while my parents are with me (I was scared she might open the door at night and stab us ) It is very sad that Expedia allows such places to still advertise on their website. I discovered later by reading comments that other visitors had similar experiences. THE LADY IS NOT MENTALLY WELL IT WILL END UP VERY BADLY.

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Derrick

3 Jul 2025

Liked: Cleanliness

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities

Absolute nightmare! Please think twice before making a reservation for this "supposedly hotel" You will be judged right from the very start. 1000 rules! The host, Carmen Spino likes pretending to be nice at first but don't be fooled. You'll soon discover for yourself. She spies on her guests. She will withhold a $250 fee and she can only return it if you absolutely didn't use anything. Even towels, she likes everything just like you found it. I have pictures and videos of her screaming at us just because we asked for an extra plate at the breakfast table. Her father and mother who also live on the property later apologized on her behalf. Her father, tried to talk to her to stop treating guests horribly, tried to calm her down and later said she has a problem. My family and I were treated so bad that my kids cried on our way out. I have a lot to say about this place but I'll leave it at that. I hope it helps someone. Also, don't order breakfast if you happen to stay anyway. It's such a disappointment. I'm happy to share pictures and recordings to back this up. What a terrible experience we had! Never again!

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Andrew

11 Jun 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Disgusting treatment The second I set eyes on the proprietor of this hotel (it is an old house) I sensed that trouble may be lurking in my near future. This turned out to be true. Her manner upon greeting me was theatrical and somewhat girlish such that I felt some discomfort. She insisted on some rules, specifically the importance of removing one’s shoes at the front door and the importance of keeping the front door locked at all times. My wife and I were happy to oblige with these stipulations. There were limited normal owner-guest interactions for the rest of the evening. The next morning I stepped out of our room into the corridor where I ran into the owner. I said good morning and then saw that she had been crying. Her face was flushed with anger. She shouted some garbled sentences, which I think were meant to indicate that her rules had not been followed. I asked her what was wrong. More shouting and then she disappeared up a flight of stairs. I was stunned. I went outside to our car where my wife was waiting and described what had happened. However, more was to come. The owner was now marching towards our car, shouting a truly foul-mouthed series of allegations about us not following her rules. At this point, given her hostility and her proximity to my wife, I thought about calling the police. However, thankfully, she turned around and marched back to her hotel (still screaming at us). Expedia should delist this establishment.

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Richard

11 Sept 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Disliked: Staff & service

Très belle maison ancestrale et très bien située. Quelques lacunes, pas de savon de corps, WIFI fonctionne par intermittence et attitude peu exemplaire de la propriétaire lors de notre arrivée. Au final, il serait sage de loger à l’hôtel d’en face pour plus de quiétude.

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Alanna

1 Aug 2025

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nadia

31 Jul 2025

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

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Dale

29 Jul 2025

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

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

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