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Hotel Ovolo 1888 Darling Harbour, Sydney

139 Murray St, Pyrmont NSW 2009, Australia (show on map)

Expert reviews

Lonely Planet review:

“In a heritage-listed wool store, this stylish gem combines industrial minimalism with the warmth of ironbark-wood beams, luxury appointments and engaged staff. Rooms range from the aptly named Shoebox to airy lofts and attic suites with harbour views.”

Telegraph review:

“Uber-cool interiors in a converted wool store, paired with a kill-you-with-kindness approach to service, make this boutique Darling Harbour property both hip and homely. A complimentary minibar, evening drinks and canapés and goodie-bags in the guest rooms will bring out even the most hardened traveller’s sense of fun.”

Guest rating

This an aggregated customer review rating of Hotel Ovolo 1888 Darling Harbour, Sydney. We have taken customer review ratings from hotel booking sites, search engines, the official hotel website and other travel platforms. This is the average of all those ratings. We only list places that have a customer review rating of at least 4.0 out of 5.0

4.7 out of 5.0

Ranked 2nd in Sydney

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What guests liked

All you need to know

This stylish and luxury five-star hospitality center is the ideal place for tourists and travelers looking to enjoy all the excitement and thrill the city has to offer. The hotel offers nothing short of hospitality excellence and provides the best of modern amenities. Guests are sure to have a unique experience in the Ovolo 1888 Darling Harbour.

The hotel is located on 139 Murray Street in the Pyrmont area of the Central Business District where it stands at a short distance to the city financial, commercial and economic hub.

The hotel offers chic room options such as Queen Room – Shoebox, Queen Room, King Room, Deluxe King Room, Loft Suite, and Junior Suite. These room options are neatly arranged and feature the most beautiful furniture. The hotel rooms also feature stylish modern decors which add a touch of beauty and elegance.

The hotel is just a 5-minute walk away from the iconic Darling Harbour while the Powerhouse Museum is a 10-minute walk from the hotel. Guests can reach the Circular Quay and The Rocks within a 20-minute drive from the Ovolo 1888 hotel premises.

The rooms in the Ovolo 1888 Darling Harbour come with standard amenities and facilities such as free Wi-Fi for high-speed internet access, a flat-screen TV with cable channels, air conditioning, a minibar, a desk, and a comfy sofa. The rooms come with an en suite private bathroom which features marble floors and showers as well as thoughtful touches such as free toiletries and bathroom slippers.

 

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Location

Recent guest reviews

5.0
Alasdair

4 August 2025

Lovely comfortable place to stay with great staff and amazing rooms

Very nice comfortable rooms in beautifully renovated building. Great staff and nice bar and restaurant

It’s a bit further out of the city of you are sightseeing

3.5
Nigel

31 July 2025

Nice place, the restaurant/ bar was really nice but our room was disappointing.

Room was small & we had an internal room which overlooked the lift shaft. We would have preferred a room with an outside window.

A room with an outside window

4.0
Danielle

28 July 2025

Very good

Location is excellent

4.5
Jenny

25 July 2025

Would stay here again!

We liked everything about it from the quirky but comfortable rooms and lovely decor to the close proximity to the light rail and the Lyric theatre. We enjoyed a lovely breakfast in the restaurant and the staff were friendly and helpful.

We had no complaints!

5.0
Thompson

24 July 2025

Exceptional

The venue is very well located and has kept the connection to its history well.

4.5
Davidson

22 July 2025

This is our 2nd stay at Woolstore 1888 - it's close to everything; room & restaurant great

Room was magnificent, exactly what we needed; location was terrific as we were able to uber/taxi easily around Sydney; our bed was very comfortable and roomy - a good night sleep had by us both - thank you :-)

4.5
Yuan

18 July 2025

Comfy stay for event at ICC

Comfy bed, lots of storage space, well appointed bathroom, friendly staff, well located near the ICC/Darling harbour

Plumbing could be heard at times overnight from other rooms.

5.0
Janet

12 July 2025

Quiet boutique heritage hotel

The Woolstore is a beautifully restored heritage building with a relaxed, boutique vibe. It is quiet and very different from your average city hotel. Thoroughly recommended.

Nothing

5.0
John

11 July 2025

Had the best time & loved the location

Great location & staff were so helpful

Air conditioning wasn’t the best

5.0
Turner

10 July 2025

Exceptional

The complimentary refreshments. I’ve stayed in hundreds of hotels. Free snacks!? Gummy bears, vege chips, cold coke. Brilliant!

4.5
Po

9 July 2025

Fabulous

I thought the breakfast is free

5.0
Amanda

6 July 2025

Lovely staff and great hotel with warmth and character in a good location.we will be back again

Good menu and warm setting - waitress was lovely

5.0
Melanie

4 July 2025

Fab

Lovely

Wanted a coffee at 4.15 pm but couldn't have one til 4.30. Think a staff member could have been a bit more flexible.

4.5
Phil

1 July 2025

Fabulous

Really fun and quirky accommodation. Great staff. Good location. I hope that it stays in the specialised category that it is in.

4.5
Michael

29 June 2025

Great

Funky cute rooms , front desk staff were amazing

4.0
Denise

24 June 2025

Fabulous stay

Fabulous hotel. Amazing bar, delicious food. The bedroom was stylish & the bed v comfortable. The room was very clean & the staff were very helpful & friendly.

The air con was impossible to regulate from our room. We had to ask reception to control it, which was annoying.

4.0
Isabelle

21 June 2025

Very good

Great boutique style location very close to ICC

Staff not as friendly as would expect from that calibre of hotel

4.5
Gillian

19 June 2025

Enjoyable and stress free stay

Beds were super comfy and the sheets were fresh and felt nice to sleep in! Great ambience in the hotel, small and personal with a delicious breakfast that was really big!! Helpful staff. The location was perfect for us as we were going to a show just down the road in the Lyric Theatre. It's a quick and interesting walk into the city.

Light switch in our room 101 needed securing. Could not read temperature on air conditioner as glass shattered where you read it. However the facilities in the room were excellent!!

4.0
Sharon

17 June 2025

Just the stopover I needed. Quiet, clean & friendly

Location was awesome. Parking easy access

5.0
Dawn

15 June 2025

Would recommend this hotel for anyone attending a function anywhere near Darling Harbour. Very convenient.

Lovely and quaint, great location and the staff where very friendly

There was nothing to not like.

5.0
Renee

15 June 2025

My new preferred hotel for our regularly Sunny short stays.

Cosy, quirky, warm and close to Sydney Lyric - 10 min easy walk. Breakfast, coffee, drinks all in the downstairs area.

I like everything!

5.0
Hoooman

12 June 2025

Exceptional

Location

Breakfast was not many options

4.0
Arlene

10 June 2025

Great location, friendly staff

This hotel had a lovely welcoming feel.

The room was a little small for 2 suitcases

5.0
Lizzy

10 June 2025

Exceptional

Beautiful, quiet, breakfast was delicious, hot shower.

There's nothing i didn't like about this place. I've stayed here before. And plan on coming back.

5.0
Jodie

10 June 2025

This is our second stay here and highly recommend for visitors to Sydney

The location is amazing. Just a little removed from the buzz of the city, but close enough to walk everywhere or use the light rail Funky style, unique rooms, great restaurant , and staff were amazing

Nil

4.0
Elaine

9 June 2025

Overall a great w/e.

Lovely food. Not too far to walk to places.

The bed could have been harder.

5.0
Haselich

9 June 2025

Exceptional

Very friendly staff, good location and delicious room service food

Couldn’t adjust the heat down enough so it was a hot sleep

4.5
Matthew

8 June 2025

Perfect location and you are always welcomed and made to feel at home.

It’s an awesome place to stay and I have stayed here many of times.

Only bad thing was i couldn’t get the a/c down low enough to not feel warm. Nothing extraordinary bad about this place at all.

5.0
Marie

8 June 2025

You will be very happy if you stay here

Staff were excellent, very friendly and helpful

4.5
Alison

5 June 2025

Great little hotel for a short stay, very close to everything

Room small but adequate for a short visit. Breakfast was good and staff at reception were very helpful.

Breakfast took a while to arrive and options limited for the inclusive rate. Coffee limited to 1 cup .

4.0
Peter

2 June 2025

The position was great, accommodation funky, staff very super attentive.

The location was excellent close but not too close to everything. The hotel has a funky art house feel to it. Loved the room numbers and the figurines at the bottom of the elevators. The staff were very attentive and helpful.

The room we had was very small, and cramped. It was hard to get in and out of the bed.

4.5
James

30 May 2025

Fabulous

the location and the style of the hotel

There wasn’t anything particularly I didn’t like

5.0
Jo

25 May 2025

Great location, would recommend

Excellent location, friendly staff. They went above and beyond for us.

Bedroom was small but all we needed

3.5
Kay

22 May 2025

Great location for Darling Harbour and Lyric Theatre.

Great location for Darling Harbour and Lyric Theatre, nice atmosphere and friendly staff.

Loft bedroom up steep stairs wasnt ideal for us in our late 60's with bathroom downstairs.

5.0
Lisa

21 May 2025

Would stay there again

Clean and comfortable lovely breakfast

4.0
Andrew

17 May 2025

Great location, cool bar and restaurant. Fabulous old Woolstore feel

Very cool decor

TV mount was loose and detached

3.5
Judy

11 May 2025

A lovely hotel, great location.

Great location, funky decor and rooms

Tapas meal extremely small (literally something from a tin and a packet of chips) and I was unable to get a coffee at 11am.

5.0
Terryandnicky

11 May 2025

Will be back, have already rebooked!

Everything, it’s a perfect location

Nil

5.0
Kim

11 May 2025

Very nice location the room was comfortable and clean

Excellent location, staff were amazing and the food in the restaurant was great

Nothing

4.5
Phillip

11 May 2025

Fabulous

location near ICC.

Parking fees

5.0
Sally

11 May 2025

Loved it

Really enjoyed my stay at the Hotel, the staff were extremely helpful and accommodating

5.0
Danielle

8 May 2025

Highly recommend you stay here.

Fantastic place to stay. The staff could not have been more helpful.

5.0
Sharyn

7 May 2025

It was a quiet and relaxing place to be in a busy city.

Everything was thoughtfully done service was exceptional.

5.0
Catherine

6 May 2025

Exceptional

This is such a cute fun hotel with lovely staff in a great location.

5.0
Kathleen

5 May 2025

Perfect

Great location near Darling Harbour Gorgeous building Friendly helpful staff

3.5
Brett

5 May 2025

Great boutique hotel, good location, short walk away from Darling harbour, however rooms are small and didn’t see value

Boutique hotel, original timber beams throughout the hotel dated back to 18th century was great to see. Breakfast was very nice, great coffee.

Smaller rooms than anticipated from the photos shown on booking especially paying $400+ per night.

4.0
John

4 May 2025

Great location and comfortable bed. Exceptional staff on reception.

Perfect location for conferences at Sydney convention Centre

Was unable to get dinner without booking ahead

4.0
Paolo

30 April 2025

Very good

Location

4.5
Yvette

29 April 2025

It was a great place to stay.

Great location, not too close but not far from everything.

No wi dow outside.

4.0
Norma

27 April 2025

We have a lovely and enjoyable time.

Spacious and comfortable. Great value , easy checking in and out . Staff were friendly and accommodating. Walking distance to Darling Harbour , Star and the Lyric Theatre.

Hotel facilities

Food & Drink

  • - Restaurant
  • - Bar
  • - Snack bar
  • - Wine/champagne (additional charge)
  • - Coffee house on site

General

  • - Room service
  • - Non-smoking rooms
  • - Lift
  • - Safety deposit box
  • - Heating
  • - Non-smoking throughout
  • - Air conditioning
  • - Shared lounge/TV area

Business facilities

  • - Meeting/banquet facilities (additional charge)

Reception services

  • - 24-hour front desk
  • - Luggage storage
  • - Invoice provided

Cleaning services

  • - Laundry
  • - Dry cleaning (additional charge)
  • - Ironing service (additional charge)
  • - Daily housekeeping

Parking

  • - Parking garage

Outdoors

  • - Outdoor furniture

Miscellaneous

  • - Security alarm
  • - Smoke alarms
  • - CCTV in common areas
  • - CCTV outside property
  • - Fire extinguishers
  • - Face masks for guests available
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