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
5 February 2026
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4 February 2026
Cool spot in a relaxed part of town
Cool vibe, nice spacious room, well equipped. Comfortable. Friendly staff.
Rooftop bar only open on limited days.
4 February 2026
Enjoying it very much ! Super nice staff n meal at restaurants
Friendliest staff
Staircase from car drop off to reception
3 February 2026
Fabulous
Clean , very comfortable beds
Being charged for water
3 February 2026
Was a fabulous stay
We loved the lobby bar , room was small but very comfortable Gym was very functional & we loved the coffee shop
Really wanted coffee in our room
2 February 2026
Stylish, purposeful, comfortable
Great location, great staff, very comfortable.
2 February 2026
Relaxed, friendly, quirky.
Great character, friendly atmosphere, great food in restaurant, comfortable room.
First impressions from the road, rrecoption was a little dark. However, much nicer when inside.
2 February 2026
A wonderful place to stay. Excellent facilities, cleanliness and staff.
Great location. Plenty of options for dinner. The rooftop bar is amazing. All of the staff were excellent, customer service was amazing.
1 February 2026
Nice modern hotel, great bar and restaurants onsite, funky decor, good location.
Lobby bar had a great vibe, decor quite nice throughout. Staff very friendly, good location.
Pillows and bed were not overly comfortable, not bad, just not amazing. Medium room felt quite small. No coffee pods or Nespresso machine. At that price point you would normally see one in the room.
1 February 2026
A must stay in Sydney
This place is amazing wow! The interior design throughout the entire hotel is on point. From the in room record player with selected records, to the high concrete ceilings, there wasn’t anything to dislike about this place except for some shoddy pillows aha!
Pillows could be better
1 February 2026
Great location, great design features, helpful checking/front desk.
Funky design, great position near good cafes, shops, Chinatown, Hyde Park - and easy walk from Central train station. Very, very appreciative that staff let us check in early when a room was available - a truly welcome bonus after an uncomfortable overnight train trip - thank you!!
Upstairs bar and restaurant a bit TOO cool and taking themselves too seriously - didn’t make hotel guests feel terribly welcome (but it was the complete opposite at the stunning marble bar downstairs)
30 January 2026
Chic, cozy Sydney bolt-hole.
Delicious breakfast - perfect hangover cure! Bed was so comfy and luxurious, whole room felt really chic and cozy. Great location in Surrey Hills.
More hanging space/storage space for clothes please.
29 January 2026
Fabulous
Everything was good
Better lighting besides the mirror when shaving.
28 January 2026
Fab - would thoroughly recommend!
Fab vibe and in a great location
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27 January 2026
Exceptional
It was excellent, great location Very comfortable and cosy hotel Will definitely staying here again Felt like home with all the quiet and good size rooms .
27 January 2026
Amazing
Amazing stay, super convenient to loads of places and near a bus, room was cosy but nice, staff were lovely
I don’t even think this is the hotels fault, but the water from the shower made you feel stiff
26 January 2026
Would visit again
The lobby bar was great to relax and unwind. Bed was comfy and shower was great
The lobby bar snack prices were a little expensive.
26 January 2026
You pay for what you get.
Had everything we needed. Loved the shower. Comfortable bed. Loved the bar downstairs in the lobby, great atmosphere. Good location. Everything was clean and tidy. Loved the layout and design of the room. Decent view of the city for where it was located. The boys loved the birthday note and free drinks, it made their day so much better. In all I think we would come back here, not so much for the city but just for this hotel.
Only being abit picky here but i feel like i might have some valid points. It would have been nice if the bar fridge wasnt so packed, had no room to put our own drinks. Had to buy water down the road because the bar fridge didnt offer water. The staff didnt tell us which floor in the elevator to go to we just had to guess based on our room number. The lobby has stairs, abit inconvenient if you have luggage with wheels. The hotel doesn't offer parking unfortunately so you'll have to walk 5 minutes down the road to a payed parking garage, if you can get a park in there. The terrace is lovely, wouldn't recommend at night though as its riddled with cockroaches. Overpriced food. The room isn't as sound proof as you think.
25 January 2026
Exceptional
Lovely hotel. Excellent staff. The restaurants were great.
It wasn't as close to the main attractions as I thought it was when I looked on line.
25 January 2026
Absolute Perfection
I did not like it - I LOVED IT. Every element. The best of Sydney's helpful humans work here, with no exceptions. Practically perfect in every way. Bar and restaurant and cafe areas are gorgeous. Food and bevvies were divine. Location is outstanding - Just moments South of Hyde Park.
I can not identify anything whatsoever to not like - And, for me, that is saying something!!! I can be inclined to be a hyper critic ... But, not with this establishment. It simply rocks.
25 January 2026
Perfect
Delicious
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23 January 2026
Very trendy, modern hotel with amazing facilities
Loved this hotel , such an amazing vibe . Very trendy . Great bar downstairs . Very comfortable rooms .
Nothing
21 January 2026
The staff (Julian in particular) was lovely! And although we had a few incidents, their accomodation towards us was love
The overall feel of the property was lovely! It was cosy and moody throughout from the front desk to the rooftop bar - It had plenty of facilities including a restaurant, cafe and rooftop bar.
We had originally booked a standard room which was nice - we had a few incidents with cleaners taking our belongings, leaving the door open and leaving another guests bloody (used) pads on our belongings. This was soon followed by an upgrade of room which was appreciated.
20 January 2026
Nice property, trendy location, would recommend.
Room was nice, great view. Breakfast was good, although not included in my room rate. Gym was nice, small, but good equipment.
I wouldn't say it's 5star service
20 January 2026
Cool vibes and great breakfast in a great location.
Great location, close to plenty of bars and cafes and to shopping/touristy things. Nice decor. Having a gym in the building is always great. Super friendly staff. Tasty breakfast and great coffee.
Wasn’t crazy on the dinner in the restaurant up top. Also rooftop bar wasn’t really what we expected. We had a terrace room but it was a little noisy with renovations going on so we didn’t really use it much.
19 January 2026
Exceptional
Early check-in and later check out time were great
19 January 2026
Fabulous
The Opera House is about 20 minutes by walk. It was at Christmas time, basically no restaurant was open in the area.
The room was extremely small.
19 January 2026
Great location, 10min walk to central station
Everything! Staff exceptionally friendly! Really good breakfast ☺️
Nothing
18 January 2026
Perfect three-night stay!!
The hotel was very fun with a great vibe, decor and atmosphere. Our room was clean and comfortable but a little crowded for three adults. The location was excellent with lots of nice restaurants and pubs nearby.
It was all good!
17 January 2026
Sydney break
Stylish boutique hotel, great atmosphere, great food all at competitive prices and easy access to Sydney's main attractions.
Nothing
17 January 2026
Beautiful hotel and great location !
Design, bat and restaurant all very high end. Love all the interiors and the high end products. Love the aesthetic. The food in the downstairs area was very well priced and yummy. Yummy cocktails in both bars.
No movies or Netflix, old tv. (The Qt has movies and TV etc) For breakfast the staff were really bad. Slow service too forever and the coffee was really bad. Sorry I’m a coffee snob. Mecca coffee is very bitter or maybe it was burnt as barista wasn’t great. I had two breakfasts. I work in events and hospitality so I might be a tough critic. Bar fridge is very small.
16 January 2026
Uber cool place to stay in Sydney
Love the design of this hotel and how friendly the team are and how how cool the lobby bar is. Always meet interesting people when I stay here.
There isn't a pool which is a bummer on a hot day.
14 January 2026
A short cozy stay and friendly staff.
Clean, cozy and friendly staff.
We didn’t receive a welcome note which is ok (was not expecting it) however we did find a welcome note addressed to a previous guest where the hotel info, blank paper, pencil is stored from a previous stay. For a 5 star hotel small details are important and this was missed. We didn’t feel as special :(
13 January 2026
Exceptional stay in modern, cool, comfortable hotel in central Sydney / Surry Hills
Exceptional stay in central Sydney / Surry Hills at the Ace Hotel. Super modern, cool decor, and really comfortable with great amenities (e.g. really comfy bed and massive shower!). We loved our stay and would definitely be back. Shout out to the baristas in the ground floor cafe who make a banging coffee, and to the reception staff who were incredibly friendly and even let us check in a few hours early after a long overnight flight. Recommend for couples looking for a trendy base to explore Sydney!
13 January 2026
great location, lovely hotel
i liked that ambience and restaurant. staff was very helpful
lighting was quite dim
13 January 2026
Great base for exploring the city
Great location and a quirky hotel with a great vibe. Staff were exceptional and very helpful.
Nothing
13 January 2026
Cool, vibrant hotel in great location
The hotel is lovely and the bar downstairs is a great spot for a drink before dinner, or on the way up to your room.
The check in service was not very smooth. We were delayed in getting to our company function while the front desk worked things out.
12 January 2026
Comfortable, convenient and great vibe
Great decor, good vibe, very comfortable
The low light for applying make up, the lack of hooks for hanging towels, and the ridiculous delay in room availability. We didn’t get in until about 6 and I had to actively follow-up with the reception people - thankfully we could enjoy the wait drinking happy hour cocktails and people watching in the bar. The bar staff were excellent. We will be back though
12 January 2026
It was comfortable & easy to get to central Sydney but not 5 star & overpriced considering other hotels near the
The bed was very comfortable, well stocked mini bar which we didn’t use. I would describe the hotel as bougie, designed for a younger crowd
Very dark lighting. We didn’t like the bathroom- this was the entrance to the room. & toilet & shower extremely darkly lit, not enough storage for clothes. Definitely not 5 star, it is over priced
11 January 2026
Exceptional
The hotel was amazing, the location perfect and the staff very kind and helpful
11 January 2026
Gorgeous designer hotel, well located and very comfortable.
Gorgeous designer hotel. So well located to the centre of the city and the fashionable Surry Hills area. Very nice design in the room and enormous comfy bed.
11 January 2026
Great location close to everything. Comfortable rooms.
Trendy little place to stay close to everything!
Room was very small. Although we did have two double beds in it.
11 January 2026
Great location for exploring Sydney
Great location, lovely staff and decent size rooms
Room wasn’t properly cleaned
9 January 2026
Just what I needed!
The room was excellent! Very comfortable and clean and beautifully decorated. It was a really great place to stay for one night while on business.
I thought the size of the room was quite small for the price. And it would have been nice to have a little more privacy on the terrace between the other guests. But it was otherwise lovely.
8 January 2026
Would recommend staying there, as we will again in the future.
Location, ambience and look of the whole place, absolutely beautiful
7 January 2026
We had an excellent stay.
Cool vibe, helpful folks at the front desk.
Whoever designed the lighting for the vanity/sink area should be arrested for malpractice. Garish and nearly impossible to even see oneself.
7 January 2026
Exceptional
Great location, super friendly staff and exceptional rooms. Loved the place and definitely come back there next time in Sydney
7 January 2026
Fabulous
The great food
6 January 2026
We will be happy to recommend this hotel to family and friends.it has a great modern feel
It has a great vibe, very welcoming
We were not able to access the rooftop terrace at all during our entire stay. Not even to take a look at the view
Hotel facilities
Food & Drink
- - Restaurant
- - Bar
- - Breakfast in the room
- - Special diet menus (on request)
- - Kids' 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
- - Raised 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

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5 February 2026
Exceptional