Ace Hotel, Sydney
Expert reviews
“The Ace, 18 stories high with 257 rooms, is located in a magnificent early-20th-century building that vibrates with top-to-toe creative energy. Revived by Australia’s most in-demand interior architects, Flack Studio, the former brick factory has kept its old bones – high ceilings and exposed brick and concrete walls – offset with one-of-a-kind furniture, art, and bric-a-brac by the country’s best designers, artists, and makers.”
Featured in CN Traveler’s Hotlist 2023.
“This design-centric hotel in the inner-city neighbourhood of Surry Hills, Sydney’s coolest enclave, proves that there is more to Sydney than just its beaches and harbour. It’s ground floor bars and rooftop restaurant has made this a top-to-toe hang-out for Sydney’s in-the-know crowd.”
What guests liked
- Top location
- Boutique style
- Restaurant
- Free Wifi
All you need to know
Located near the central business district, in the trendy and upscale Surry Hills area, the Ace Hotel Sydney is the brand’s first venture in the Southern Hemisphere. However, its execution is just as confident as any of their other hotels.
Housed in a 19th-century industrial building, it exudes a charming patina that embodies the essence of both the Ace brand and Australian culture. The designers have done an exceptional job in creating a space that constantly reminds guests of their unique location and the community they are a part of.
The rooms at Ace Hotel Sydney share the same aesthetic as their counterparts in North America. They feature vintage-inspired wool blankets, subtle retro touches, and a cozy atmosphere.
Some rooms even come equipped with turntables or acoustic guitars, while elements like exposed brick walls add an extra layer of visual interest.
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Location
Recent guest reviews
31 December 2024
So ace
Amazing atmosphere, stylish, comfortable furnishings, friendly people, amazing food and service. We felt so welcome and at home during our stay. I wanted to move in!
A couple of minor housekeeping things - a toothbrush and tissues from the previous guest were left in the room, and the radio didn't work - but didn't detract from our experience.
31 December 2024
Fabulous rooms and great restaurants on-site
Fabulous room with so many thoughtful little touches that we appreciated. Great location for exploring the CBD and Chinatown. Breakfast downstairs at Loam was delicious. Will definitely be back 😊
30 December 2024
Fabulous
Very stylish hotel in a great location.
Nothing. Only disappointment was the upstairs restaurant was closed on a Sunday.
29 December 2024
Perfect stay
The hotel was clean stylish and with the perfect location to walk everywhere around Sydney.
29 December 2024
Exceptional
It doesn't have parking
28 December 2024
Exceptional
Design, service and atmosphere was awesome
27 December 2024
Exceptional
1.Very good food 2.new and clean hotel 3.friendly staff
26 December 2024
Fabulous
Well designed rooms
26 December 2024
really enjoyed the location and the hotel itself. awesome place
overall vibe was really cool
25 December 2024
Great two days get away with family and our little furry baby!!
First time travelling with our puppy and just loved the service the friendly staff from the moment we arrived the hotel is gorgeous m. We will be staying there again!
25 December 2024
Beautiful design
Modern design, location, beautiful view
The bed was not soft and there was not enough light in the shower
25 December 2024
Amazing stay - will come back!
Very comfortable, clean, and stylish rooms, great service, nice bar and restaurant, walking distance to CBD — I loved staying there!
The only issue was the slow wifi connection in some rooms, had to use my personal data.
22 December 2024
Good value
Hip decor. Great location. Friendly and knowledgeable staff.
Color of room carpet. Carpet on furniture.
22 December 2024
A very cool place to stay in the CBD
Everything about this property is perfect. The design is gorgeous, the staff are exceptional and the rooms are so comfortable. And an amazing location.
Could not fault it
22 December 2024
Very good
Quiet comfortable room
Coffee machine and complimentary water would have been great
20 December 2024
Very comfortable, and the young vibe increased our sense of happiness.
Excellent hotel but it was the vibe of the place we liked most.
Nothing of note that we can think of.
17 December 2024
Comfortable, relaxing, helpful staff
Ambience, comfort
Nothing
16 December 2024
Exceptional
Best location, decor and staff. Love it all!
Nothing
15 December 2024
Very good
Location was great. Lovely restaurant and staff were mostly attentive and helpful. Good value for money. Will rebook.
Room felt quite dark, a bit cramped.
15 December 2024
Exceptional
Good location to discover Sydney, trendy hotel and amazing breakfast.
I don’t like carpet flooring that much.
15 December 2024
A fantastic stay! Food was delicious, the staff welcoming and the room stylish and comfortable. The vibe is unmatched an
Great room, great location, great staff
Nothing
11 December 2024
Fabulous
They allowed us to check in (after they found a room) at 9am when we arrived, which, after a 22hr flight journey, was amazingly perfect. The room was silent (even though the piles of glassware from the rooms next door signalled they had very fun and loud evenings!). There was plenty of storage, and great amenities in the room. And the room was gorgeous! Everything we could have asked for, done exceptionally well!
11 December 2024
Very good
We ordered room service for breakfast which was delivered quickly and professionally and utterly delicious. It was so good we did it again the next morning :) Beds were very comfortable and there was plenty of space for what we needed. Loved the big shower, hot water never gave up. Block out curtains made sure we slept in way longer than we usually do, making it a great holiday. Really great bar downstairs just in case you didn't want to go far for anything, but close to some fantastic restaurants and public transport.
11 December 2024
Wonderful stay with everything within distance.
The vibes, cleanliness and comfort
Front desk could be friendlier
11 December 2024
Will be back again
Great funky place
There was nothing not to like
8 December 2024
It was fantastic. The staff are incredible - so friendly & helpful. The rooms are very quiet, we slept super well. L
The design - so groovy!
Nothing
8 December 2024
Great Experience
Great location, friendly staff and the on site cafe and restaurant/bar were excellent. The aesthetic was well delivered on down to the small details.
I wish the shower and toilet had brighter lights or they were on a dimmer like the rest of the room. The dim lighting was a bit claustrophobic.
7 December 2024
Good value well equipped room in top location.
Retro chic
Small check in area just at the entrance. A little cramped during busy times. Have to drag luggage up 4 steps to get to lifts.
5 December 2024
An exceptionally cool, lax and comfy hotel. a truely unique place and experience.
The ace hotel is an exceptionally cool, lax and comfy hotel. One of the best hotels I have ever stayed in, including the restaurant, friendly staff, and uber cool room. I enjoyed the turntable and speaker in the room, including the massive floor-to-ceiling windows, gorgeous views, and the king-size lounge and king-size bed. My only regret is not staying for a few more nights! What a treasure.
I wish the hotel had a swimming pool and spa.
5 December 2024
Fabulous
Pretty much everything
Lights for wc and shower not at obvious locations, the door of wc and shower not full height, could hear noise from water pipes from another room, so basically the design of the wet areas could be improved
2 December 2024
Perfect every time
We love Ace, stay most the time we visit Sydney. Rooms are great, love the location. Can’t fault it, we always come back!
The only thing that would elevate the experience would be a club sandwich added to room service menu 😊
1 December 2024
The perfect bolthole for a fun Sydney weekend.
Everything - we stay here often and it’s always fantastic.
1 December 2024
The best hotel in Sydney CBD
The design and style was so modern and elegant without being pretentious. The amenities were great and the cafe and restaurants were fantastic.
The lighting can be very dark and low light everywhere.
1 December 2024
A Hotel that brings the vibes in a good location
Very vibey hotel in a good area close to great restaurants and cafes. Comfortable and thoughtful rooms.
The room I stayed in was on the smaller side. It was very expensive for what it was.
30 November 2024
Fabulous
Beautiful unique rooms. Perfect location for getting around town.
The staff were simply excellent. So welcoming and obliging. I’m coming back on December 20th for 2 nights.
30 November 2024
Great value
High end styling, great service and amenities. Good location
N/A
28 November 2024
nice.
location.
no.
25 November 2024
Very good
Staff were very helpful. Will definitely stay here on my next visit to Sydney.
25 November 2024
Very stylish hotel & good location
Very stylish hotel with comfy beds, good meals & friendly personell. We had a perfect time. The merch of the hotel is really nice as well!
Nothing to Complain
24 November 2024
If you have any appreciation for the gift of sight, reward your eyes by staying at the Ace hotel.
As a first timer it appeared well placed for someone like myself who likes to venture without much of a purpose. I found nearby coffee houses with ease, although necessitating welcomed and frequent changes in elevation, abundant parks with trees so tall they seemed to have had their inception during the jurassic period, and vistas of trains, and train crossings, adding a pleasant feeling to the city. For what is worth mentioning in the room itself, begin by thinking of a bunker recently updated with modern amenities - concrete ceilings, the thank-the-heavens-its-back-in style rust coloured carpets to host the bed, surrounded on one side by soft earth toned brick flooring, and cream coloured flowing blinds across the window on the other. There was also a marble basin, flute bathroom windows, light-coloured bricks, and emerald tiles to compliment the rain shower. The restaurant on the top floor, Kiln, cannot be rendered to any words created in written language, its simply an indescribable must experience aesthetic for the senses.
In the night I found myself searching for the light switches on the lights above the bed head like an old man needing to find his glasses on the side table in the morning. There should be switches on the side tables rather than the lights themselves. Perhaps I did not look hard enough, but there was no light in the bathroom. Although its much part of the room, out of habit or otherwise, I prefer to have the door closed when sitting on the toilet. For difficult sleepers such as myself, small plastic coverings that can be shifted to hide the green lights that made me feel like I was back at a psytrance rave in the early 2000s, would be appreciated, or perhaps a light killswitch that keeps the other features of the room running, such as the AC or fridge. Have a soft pillow option. I think there must be a mandate across hotels to have a certain thickness of pillows, which is too much; they are both too heigh and too hard, there must be a healthy medium.
24 November 2024
Pleasant would be happy to stay again
Location was close to all amenities and good restaurants. convenience store 30 metres up the road. Central station easy walk away. I liked, particularly, the guitar in the room. That was a first for me and I'm 76!
24 November 2024
Fabulous
Very friendly staff, modern funky rooms
23 November 2024
Hip hotel in the heart of Sydney, fit our needs perfectly
Beautiful fit out, great location
Nothing
21 November 2024
Exceptional
Clean, convenient location The staff were friendly and went out of their way to assist me when a package was delivered after I left the country.
17 November 2024
Loved it here, would love to return again
Wonderful staff and service, great checkout time of 12pm
Quite pricey but absolutely zero faults otherwise
17 November 2024
An amazing experience in a beautifully designed hotel.
This is a wonderful, beautifully designed hotel in an ideal location for exploring Sydney. The staff is exceptionally friendly and made our stay truly memorable. You can enjoy a delicious breakfast in the restaurant and relax with a cocktail in the evening while taking in the city views. If we ever have the chance to visit Sydney again, we will definitely return to this hotel.
14 November 2024
Amazing
LOVED the location and the hotel was so funky, Loved that when we arrived the room was ready and for check out the time was 12:00pm
nothing
13 November 2024
Very good
It’s very modern
It has stairs which are difficult ro navigate with luggage
13 November 2024
Excellent hotel that consistently delivers. My home away from home. Highly recommend
I stay here a lot because of the vibe, comfy rooms and location
This time the cleaners had oversprayed room spray which was over powering. Aircon took care of it in an hour.
Hotel facilities
Food & Drink
- - Restaurant
- - Bar
- - Breakfast in the room
- - Special diet menus (on request)
- - Kid meals (additional charge)
- - Wine/champagne (additional charge)
- - Coffee house on site
General
- - Room service
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Facilities for disabled guests
- - Lift
- - Safety deposit box
- - Soundproof rooms
- - Heating
- - Non-smoking throughout
- - Air conditioning
- - Pet basket
- - Pet bowls
Business facilities
- - Meeting/banquet facilities (additional charge)
- - Fax/photocopying
Reception services
- - 24-hour front desk
- - Express check-in/check-out
- - Luggage storage
- - Concierge service
- - Invoice provided
Activities
- - Fitness centre
- - Fitness
- - Fitness/spa locker rooms
- - Temporary art galleries
- - Bike tours
- - Happy hour (additional charge)
- - Bicycle rental
Cleaning services
- - Dry cleaning (additional charge)
- - Ironing service (additional charge)
- - Daily housekeeping
Parking
- - Parking garage
- - Accessible parking
Accessibility
- - Wheelchair accessible
- - Toilet with grab rails
- - Higher level toilet
- - Lower bathroom sink
- - Visual aids: Tactile signs
Miscellaneous
- - Key card access
- - Smoke alarms
- - CCTV in common areas
- - CCTV outside property
- - Fire extinguishers
- - Breakfast takeaway containers
- - Delivered food is securely covered
- - Access to health care professionals
- - Thermometers for guests provided by property
- - Face masks for guests available
1 January 2025
Cool
Great vibes, cool decor, friendly helpful staff, well appointed room