Expert reviews
“Towering above Walsh Bay from its prime position alongside the Sydney Harbour Bridge, this sleek hotel is the place for a room with a bird’s-eye view. North-facing rooms overlooking the water are the best.”
Featured as Fodor’s Choice in Sydney.
“Many hotels along Sydney’s harbor feature views of their spectacular surroundings, but none quite like Shangri-La Hotel, Sydney. Towering 36 stories above Sydney Harbour, the Shangri-La stands alone in the city for the highest unobstructed views, boasting the largest windows of any harbor-facing hotel.”
“A modern Asian style focused on the Oriental blossom ties things together. A nice touch, but nothing tops sitting in your room and staring at the Opera House and Harbour Bridge.”
“The Shangri-La distinguishes itself among the cluster of five-star chain hotels in Sydney’s Circular Quay, with its famous Level 36 bar and restaurant – one of the best spots in town for a drink or a meal with a view. All the rooms feature harbour views from enormous windows and have cosy window-seats.”
What guests liked
- Amazing views
- Great rooms
- Friendly staff
- Excellent Wifi
- Great location
- Comfortable beds
All you need to know
Shangri-La Hotel is situated at 176 Cumberland Street in the Central Business District of Sydney where it offers the best in hospitality amenities and facilities to tourists and travelers looking to enjoy the best of Sydney. The hotel is strategically located close to the city financial, economic and entertainment hub which will make sure guests get the unique adventure they desire.
The hotel is rated five-star for its quality services, and it also offers excellent views of iconic places such as Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House.
The Shangri La Hotel offers luxury and stylish room options such as Executive Grand Harbour Twin, The Rocks Suite with Club Lounge Access, Premier Grand Harbour King, Executive Grand Harbour King and Deluxe Grand Harbour King. The hotel features room options with lounge access such as the Horizon Darling Harbour King with Club Lounge Access, Horizon Opera House City with Club Lounge Access and Executive Grand Harbour Suite with Club Lounge Access.
The hotel is about a 5-minute walk away from the Sydney Opera House while the Museum of Contemporary Art is about 300 m away from the hotel.
The rooms in the hotel are fitted with standard amenities such as free Wi-Fi for high-speed internet access, a flat-screen TV with cable channels, a minibar, air conditioning and a comfy bed.
The hotel provides other services, facilities, and amenities such as concierge services, luggage storage, 24-hour front desk, airport shuttle, daily maid service and room service.
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Location
Recent guest reviews
15 December 2025
Exceptional
The view! The staff! The room!
15 December 2025
Very nice stay.
Location, staff, view, comfort
A bit difficult to walk upwards.
15 December 2025
Very good
View
Overcharged
14 December 2025
An outstanding stay with exceptional service, amazing food, breathtaking views, great location
My stay at Shangri-La Sydney was outstanding in every respect. The staff were the friendliest I’ve encountered in years, the food and drinks were awesome, and the location was terrific. The views from the bar/restaurant were simply amazing and made the experience unforgettable.
Nothing
14 December 2025
Highly recommend the upgrade to the Horizon Lounge Access. So accommodating and helpful.
Location, staff, everything was top notch.
There were no negatives
14 December 2025
Views that will live with you for ever, great staff
The staff were really friendly and helpful. The facilities were superb. The views from the room and Altitude were draw dropping
It was up a sklight hill but that was good exercise to
13 December 2025
Was disappointed thought it would be updated for the price
Friendly staff
Tired and needs to be renovated
13 December 2025
Quite luxurious and very relaxing
We have a huge room by Sydney standards - perfect views (opera house and the bridge ). Very comfortable beds and marvellous room service/catering
Nothing
11 December 2025
Very good
The hotel was very nicely appointed and superb location.
The check-in process was awful. I was told that a room wasn't ready for me despite my fellow travellers checking in after me all got rooms or even an upgrade. After returning an hour later as instructed a room was still not available and was told to return in another hour. I was eventually upgraded to a suite and given a complementary drink but I would rather have had the room I paid for on time. Perhaps the most annoying issue was the staff at the counter computer were speaking to each other in another language in what seemed to be so that I could not understand what was being discussed.
11 December 2025
Wonderful
Location and view
Everything was satisfactory
11 December 2025
Fabulous convenient and great service !
Close to everything - fabulous staff - the cocktail bar and restaurant were sublime ! We will see you all again for our new annual pilgrimage!
No turn down for our room for some reason ! Everyone else who was staying had it - not sure why !
11 December 2025
Great spot for a short stay in the heart of Sydney.
Well managed hotel with spectaular views over Sydney Harbour. Excellent facilites, although we didn't avail ourselves of these. Blu Bar on 36 provided spectacular views and interesting cocktails.
Nothing to fault when it comes to the hotel itself. Be aware that its location is a steep walk from Circular Quay and George Street.
11 December 2025
Comfortable
Great rooms w great views lovely bed, big bath great shower every thing was wonderful.
They add an extra $10 on your room service, it’s not mentioned anywhere on the menu until you place an order. And the calamari would have to be the worst I have ever had tasted like dried up cardboard.
11 December 2025
Exceptional
Staff was excellent. Location worked well for our one night stay. Kids lived the pool.
No USB ports in our room that I could find.
10 December 2025
Incredible staff make the whole experience!!
The staff were exceptional! Everyone went out of their way to make our stay special. They went over and above to celebrate my nieces 10th birthday for her! Comfy beds and great shower! Bar and restaurant on the top floor were great. The breakfast is generous but seating area a little cramped.
It is a very expensive stay for rooms that are starting to date. The timeless marble and timber keep the property in a classic style, but it will need a reverb in the not too distant future.
9 December 2025
A great end to our 3 week holiday
A great hotel with facilities and views to die for
My wife uses a mobility scooter so access wasn’t the easiest from circular quay/rocks having to go through the lifts of adjoining hotels
9 December 2025
A very comfortable stay in a room with a fabulous view.
I loved the room, great bathroom, fluffy robes and towels. The view was fabulous. We had room service which was quick.
I was dissappointed that there was no happy hour during the three nights we stayed there, from Friday to Monday.
8 December 2025
Excellent
Cleanliness and comfort
Not enough tea bags ad sugar
8 December 2025
Exceptional
I would just like to say that Mo was an absolute breathe of fresh air.. We had interactions with her on many occasions and nothing was a hassle. And Mo was able to meet our every request. Mo is an asset to your company.
Not one thing.....
8 December 2025
Short, sweet and memorable
Location and generous rooms
Ground floor bar staff is not attentive, they talk more with each other and even waving your hand is not enough to get their attention
7 December 2025
The Shangri La was everything and more than we expected, we loved it.
Location, staff, Altitude Restaurant, The Blues Bar and the view. The room was large and comfortable.
Nothing
7 December 2025
What an amazing experience! We really enjoyed our stay.
Everything the hotel was amazing. From the room, staff, facilities and service. We really enjoyed our stay!
There was nothing to fault.
7 December 2025
Exceptional
Excellent location, attentive staff, comfortable rooms and a brilliant executive lounge. Hays off to Jerry on level 30!
Nil. This place is brilliant!
7 December 2025
Perfection Achieved
This is a luxury hotel, with beautiful harbor views and nearly suite sized rooms / bath. Nothing was slighted or missing and the location for sightseeing was perfect. Watch for sale, as prices seem to fluctuate. We were notified of a price drop of nearly $100 from original booking, and were allowed to rebook at lower rate.
The Shangri-la hotels in general are known for excellence, and this hotel has to be 1 of their best. It is as near perfect as possible.
7 December 2025
Delightful room wonderful view
My room was superb with a view over the Harbour.
Loved everything
7 December 2025
Exceptional
Great View. Lovely hotel.
The food in the restaurant.
6 December 2025
Exceptional
Everything was just great
All just Great
5 December 2025
Fabulous
Our room wasn’t ready on time But the view was amazing and staff were very helpful
5 December 2025
Luxurious and special
The Blu Bar has an oustanding view of Sydney Harbour. A bit pricey and my martini small but delicious
5 December 2025
Luxurious
All the facilities were excellent. Room service was exceptional. The pool was a great place to unwind.
5 December 2025
Exceptional
Great location. Incredible view
All good
5 December 2025
Exceptional
The staff where exceptional, the high tea was really unbelievable, and the rooms were very clean, couldn't fault anything,😊😊
Just the pillows were to soft, but I think if we said something to the staff we might have been able to change them. Everything was ok 👍
4 December 2025
Highly recommend
Location Views +++ Staff Horizon Club
4 December 2025
Loved the location, loved the staff and lovely hotel
Friendly,respectful and courteous staff.
The only negative thing I would like to say is the breakfast price was quite expensive-$52 per person. We only ate once because of that price
4 December 2025
Pleasant, relaxing and easy
Lovely people and lovely renovations. Good light and nice materials. Good facilities too. Got a massage, which was lovely. And though I didnt swim, the pool looks good too.
Nothing. It was lovely.
3 December 2025
Exceptional
Stunning property everything perfect staff so helpful, wonderful views from Horizon Club
3 December 2025
Romantic getaway
Elegant , and clean Food in Lobby restaurant was excellent.
Food at Altitude Restaurant.
3 December 2025
Fabulous
The view was amazing
3 December 2025
Much needed relaxation
Great views and facilities. Staff were helpful and nice
Pretty much nothing, the place was great
2 December 2025
Exceptional
Location, the views and the staff were amazing. Breakfast at Lv 30 was fantastic.
2 December 2025
Nice place to stay in Sydney
Very nice hotel with amazing views but you pay for them. It is in a good location with lots of food options.
2 December 2025
It was exceptional
We loved our room, the service, housekeeping, the club facilities. Most of all the view
No negatives
2 December 2025
wonderful stay, service and accommodation to stay
great room, location, view of the opera house (at extra cost) . 9/10 king room. great spread for breakfast (extra expense)
2 December 2025
Fabulous
Amazing room, great staff. Lovely view too. We also dined at the Altitude which was spectacular.
2 December 2025
Beautiful views, relaxing getaway location.
The bathroom was stunning, extremely clean and the provided toiletries were l'occitane, which i loved. The room was also clean. Bed extremely comfortable and nice views.
Interface of the tv could be more intuitive and user friendly, i found that the process of streaming movies/videos from my laptop/phone was confusing and convoluted.
30 November 2025
It was my birthday weekend I had lots of fun in Sydney wanna go back soon
Breakfast was super good we enjoyed it. And we went to high tea too but expensive but worth it and a great time food was yummy
None
28 November 2025
Very good
Colin at concierge was brilliant- very knowledgeable about how best to get us to Coogee All the Horizon Club staff were lovely ,
28 November 2025
Nothing beats shangri-la
Everything!
Absolutely nothing
28 November 2025
Good
View
Toilet wouldn’t flush properly
Hotel facilities
Food & Drink
- - Restaurant
- - Bar
- - Breakfast in the room
- - Special diet menus (on request)
- - Kid meals (additional charge)
- - Wine/champagne (additional charge)
- - Fruits (additional charge)
General
- - Room service
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Facilities for disabled guests
- - Family rooms
- - Lift
- - Soundproof rooms
- - Packed lunches
- - Car hire
- - Heating
- - Non-smoking throughout
- - Air conditioning
- - Designated smoking area
Business facilities
- - Meeting/banquet facilities (additional charge)
- - Fax/photocopying (additional charge)
Reception services
- - 24-hour front desk
- - Express check-in/check-out
- - Currency exchange
- - Tour desk
- - Luggage storage
- - ATM/cash machine on site
- - Concierge service
- - Private check-in/check-out
- - Invoice provided
Activities
- - Sauna
- - Fitness centre
- - Spa and wellness centre (additional charge)
- - Massage (additional charge)
- - Hot tub/Jacuzzi
- - Indoor pool
- - Indoor pool (all year)
- - Beauty Services
- - Facial treatments
- - Body treatments
- - Body scrub
- - Body wrap
- - Spa facilities
- - Steam room
- - Spa lounge/relaxation area
- - Foot bath
- - Spa/wellness packages
- - Couples massage
- - Full body massage
- - Fitness
- - Fitness/spa locker rooms
Outdoors
- - Terrace
- - Sun terrace
- - Outdoor furniture
Entertainment and family services
- - Babysitting/child services (additional charge)
- - Strollers
Cleaning services
- - Laundry (additional charge)
- - Dry cleaning (additional charge)
- - Ironing service (additional charge)
- - Trouser press (additional charge)
- - Daily housekeeping
Parking
- - Parking garage
Accessibility
- - Wheelchair accessible
- - Toilet with grab rails
Pool and wellness
- - Heated pool
- - Swimming pool
- - Swimming pool
Miscellaneous
- - 24-hour security
- - Key card access
- - Security alarm
- - Smoke alarms
- - CCTV in common areas
- - CCTV outside property
- - Fire extinguishers
- - Delivered food is securely covered
- - Access to health care professionals
- - Face masks for guests available

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16 December 2025
Fabulous