The Old Clare Hotel, Sydney

The modern/retro Reno’s

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Old Clare is my favourite hotel in Sydney CBD, large rooms, with echoes of its industrial past, very comfy beds and furniture and well equipped bathrooms. Lighting arrangements are diverse and large windows open onto the streetscape. Close to transport at Central, shopping and movies at Central Park mall and great restaurants and cafes nearby. Staff are helpful and gracious and room service was prompt and generous. There is a rooftop bar and a pool for warmer weather. As a guest from Singapore remarked it is unique in contrast to many monochrome hotel chains.

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Bed was amazingggggg great location! Room was quirky staff were lovely and easy check in!

Couldn’t find parking and our internet in room wasn’t the best we couldn’t connect to chrome cast on tv

Everything. This is my absolute favourite hotel in the world!

Everything was fabulous

Excellent location, situated in an amazing funky restaurant precinct. I was upgraded to an incredible two-story room with a deep bath, huge bed and spotlessly clean. This hotel has a very unique and thoughtful decor, which was refreshing.

The 7am spin class was held on the floor above which could be heard clearly from the bedroom (I should have got up and joined them!).

Location within 15 minutes walk of CBD. Good decor. Quiet. Nice atmosphere.

We had a twin room which was nice. However the bathroom was entirely un glass you could see right through to the shower which wasn't great for a twin so no privacy if you are with a friend or relative. No water to drink other than in mini bar. No staff on reception at 9 am for checkout was odd.

Quiet, great location, good facilities, excellent staff. Longshore restaurant was excellent and had exceptional service.

Location and pool.

The bed consisted of two mattresses - mine was fine and my husband's was too soft.

What an amazing place. Exceptional location with spice alley JUST out the door, just a few minutes’ stroll to Central but somehow still tucked away and peaceful. The foyer lollies were a 10/10 hit for us, as well as the enormous and soft bed! Absolutely a new favourite for Sydney visits—next time we can’t forget our bathers!!!

No shade to the staff, who were helpful and accommodating when prompted, but at a place of this calibre I expect to be absolutely schmoozed with charisma at the desk. It’s the little things.

Spacious duplex. Nice pool. Great location

Very dated. Rooms need a revamp and a deep clean

Really stylish, comfy hotel in the heart of Sydney. Large comfortable beds, bathrobes and very clean modern furnishings make it a really cosy stay. The rooftop bar and pool is nice. There are some nice bars and restaurants close by in Chippendale and it’s also very convenient for the CBD and other more buzzing neighbourhoods. Would definitely stay here again.

The pool is not the best if you’re looking for a relaxing day lounging in the sun, as there weren’t many sun lounges by the pool and its right next to the rooftop bar so a bit exposed.

Spice alley next door is amazing. The finer dining options right under your doorstep is top tier and delicious. Beds were very comfortable. Botique style interior was a nice touch. Small touches all around.

Car parking is a bit tedious with dropping off garage keys every use but given central station is stone throw away it's a very small compromise.

The styling of the hotel and the friendly staff

The food available could be of a better standard

The room was spacious and beautifully presented. The rooftop bar and pool was excellent. Loved the design, objects, and photos showing the history of the site.

The cafe that did breakfast had friendly staff, however it was very expensive and below Sydney standards for food and coffee.

Location, good size room, good facilities

Bed was very soft, old operating theater equipment in reception area was very creepy when checking in late at night with none one around and low lighting!

I loved the facilities and location

The block out blinds in my bathroom did not work making it difficult to sleep with the light coming into the room

We were just very happy about the location of the hotel and what was around it and the amenities. Breakfast in the morning was wonderful. Couldn’t have been happier.

I really can’t think of anything that I did not like about this hotel

loved the style, vibe and details of the room - highly recommend!!

The towels were disappointing.

Nice apholstery, old charm

Not really friendly staff at front desk. Felt very pricey for average service. It was off-peak season so it would have been easy tø provide good service.

Great location, friendly staff.

Loud clunking noise which periodically woke me up regularly during stay. Arrived on a cold day and room was freezing when I entered. Roof bar was shut over Easter and there were no towels at the pool. Wanted to love this hotel. It was OK.

Great location, spacious rooms, modern vibes in a beautiful old building. Beautiful big windows with natural light and stylish fixtures. Loved the lolly bar at the entrance of the hotel.

The breakfast room service, was super pricey. We also were unable to order food 5 minutes before the kitchen closed in the evening.

Great location, generous sized rooms and a big comfy bed!

The only thing I have to say is that I couldn’t pull the duvet up high enough as it seemed like it was nailed under the bed haha

Love the location and the hotel has been beautifully & thoughfully renovated over the years. It’s really quite special!

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Everything! This is one of my favourite hotels ever, always so beautiful - the rooms are stunning, interesting. Great location at the centre of everything in Sydney. Lovely helpful staff, nice facilities and delicious food on site.

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Perfect location to explore the city. Delicious breakfast. Comfortable bed.

Great location. Super helpful and friendly staff. Beautiful building. My favourite hotel in Australia if not the world.

Nothing. Perfect stay

Quirky, welcoming, exceptional

Temporary parking to get car park access a bit difficult to find.

Proximity to great nightlife, restaurants and public transport, the sleek fit out & interiors

Room was on the ground floor so could hear a bit of backstreet pedestrian & traffic noise

heritage combined with modern bathroom!

Unique, quiet, beautiful rooms, fabulous rooftop bar and pool, brilliant location, laid back but with class

Rooftop bar line up for drinks. QR codes on tables would fix this

Very clean and comfortable. Good breakfasts

Could be noisy at night. Especially our last night (Thursday) loud music and shouting outside our windows until 1.30am. Think weekends would be noisy

An old building fully renovated - beautifully designed. This hotel was excellent: super comfortable and in an excellent location, close to central station, restaurants and cafes just around the corner.

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Chippendale location, not the best if you are there to visit the city. Also, not much around. The hotel is nice with a very nice room…HOWEVER, booked a room with a king bed..but it is anything but that. They stick two single mattresses together and one of them clearly needs to be changed as it curves in. My back has never hurted this much and I’ve been staying in hotels for the last +6months! Also, staff is nice but a bit cold. And I had to haul my luggage myself on a trolley with a wheel that didn’t work.

Spacious room on the quieter side of the building. Lovely repurposed lights and interiors. Staff are friendly and helpful. Close to Central station.

Pillow was a bit hard and there was no bench/storage space in the bathroom, as it was set up for disability access.

Great hotel… practically a destination in itself!

Nothing… loved it!

Breakfast was very nice (a la carte and good). Bed was enormous and comfortable. Great location and lots of great dining. Loved your bar (ground floor one) and the live music. A fun hotel to stay at (and comfortable).

We had a disabled bathroom (but have stayed before and liked the standard bathrooms a lot).

The decor was cool. Location was handy to train station and a good variety of food options. The room was spacious and quiet. The staff were friendly at reception and the lolly battle was a nice touch. They accommodated early check in and late check out.

I did casual breakfast, which was ok but a little expensive and they ran out of what I wanted so got some smashed avo and toast instead which was over $20 and presented a a bowl of avo and dry toast, some dulls or something would have been nice as the tomatoes on toast wasn’t available. The bar female tender in the hotel bar was a bit rude, not friendly. The roof top was a bit dated and not very inviting.

Excellent things: shower pressure, makeup mirror, complimentary bicycle, staff. Could be better: if there was a selection of local beers in the old pub. Options were pretty bland.

Central location Lolly jar in reception

The mattress was way too soft on the bed

Great location. Close to good restaurants, and central and easy walk to capitol theatre. Funky building with a lot of thought gone into the renovation. Nice big room. Beautiful pool terrace. Enjoyed the stay

Great hotel

Breakfast was good

The bar music was way too loud

The buildings are interesting and characterful. Location is good - very close to Central station and the area is full of students which gives it a busy vibe. Room was a good size with a super king bed (on the soft side of soft). Bathroom was clean, spacious and light. Rooftop bar is a lovely spot for a drink in the evening. The front reception staff were friendly and helpful.

The view from my room on the 3rd floor was of an internal void area including the tops of walls etc that normally no one would see and probably shouldn't - better to fill in the window and replace with some nice artwork. The design of the carpets in the hallways and my room were not to my taste - dark colours with random patterns that reminded me of the worst designs from the 80s. The hallway carpet on my floor wasn't vacuumed for several days during my stay - I know because there were bits that would have been removed if it had been. None of these issues impacted my stay but let's just say it's definitely a 4 star hotel, not 5, as indicated on Booking.com.

Such a great and historic place to stay. So central to everything we absolutely loved our stay! The service was excellent, facilities even better, food was incredible at the hotel and around.

Great location.

Bed were very soft.

Wonderful rooms ( very soft beds !!)

Stylish clean and efficient.

Service at breakfast is slow and officious.

The living area felt quite dated and smelt damp

The hotel is lovely and situated on spice Alley which was wonderful. The staff were fabulous and loved the bar french bar man who was always very helpful