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Shangri-La Hotel, Sydney

176 Cumberland St, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia (show on map)

Expert reviews

Fodors review:

“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.

Forbes review:

“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.”

CNN review:

“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.”

Telegraph review:

“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.”

Guest rating

4.5 out of 5.0

Ranked 11th in Sydney


This an aggregated guest review rating of Shangri-La Hotel, 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 guest review rating of at least 4.0 out of 5.0


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Value for Money

89.03 %

Ranked 8th in Sydney


We use a smart algorithm to determine the value for money each hotel offers. The score is based on a combination of aggregated guest review ratings and the average nightly rate. The higher the percentage, the better the overall value you receive for the price you pay.


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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Recent guest reviews

5.0
Andrew

1 June 2026

Absolutely amazing staff obliging and helpful

Absolutely beautiful staff Jerry and all the girls are over the top helpful great food

Have no complaints at all

4.0
David

1 June 2026

Enjoyed the Shangri-la lovely hotel, staff outstanding, food and beverages.

Staff were wonderful, very courteous and friendly. Hotel spotlessly clean from the room, to the bars and lounges etc. Everything was Immaculate. Food and drinks were a credit to the staff who made them. We thought reasonably priced for what was received.

Unaware of the incidental charges that were applied by the hotel when we arrived. Rather than a credit card number been taken to cover incidentals if it occurred, a charge was applied to a credit card, this in addition to the cost of the hotel stay so initial outlay was quite a bit more than expected on arrival. We were advised a refund would be given back ,if no charges(mini bar, damages etc) were occurred at the completion of the stay.

4.5
Peter

1 June 2026

Fabulous

Suite quality and Harbour, Bridge and Opera House views unequalled in Sydney.

Nothing.

4.0
Brooke

1 June 2026

Very good

The bed was super comfortable

5.0
Sue

1 June 2026

Absolutely beautiful

amazing staff, restaurant, position,service

na

4.5
Lynn

31 May 2026

Fabulous

Beautiful suite with amazing views.

There was a deposit of $150 added to our bill before we even checked in. It was refunded the day after we checked out. Also extra charge for using Visa card, I thought that was now unlawful

5.0
Yahya

31 May 2026

Exceptional

Everything

The fridge was not working and I had breastmilk that I needed to store

5.0
Jenifer

31 May 2026

We booked for vivid and wasn’t disappointed. Our family joined us just before 6pm. The views were spectacular. We all le

The amazing views.

Nothing. It was all amazing.

5.0
Sally

31 May 2026

Amazing and would reccommend!

Bed was amazing. Room was huge! Location and views were spectacular. Staff were friendly and helpful. Gym and swimming pool were great. A lot of dinning and deinking options. Spa had a lot of options too.

Room service food was cold.

5.0
Samantha

30 May 2026

Great service, generous rooms, view and location is perfect what more could you want.

Great service, generous rooms, view and location is perfect what more could you want.

5.0
Sarah

30 May 2026

Exceptional

Was a awesome time

Everthink

5.0
Joanne

29 May 2026

Exceptional

That the bed was on wheels so we come move it to the window

We ran out of toilet paper

4.0
Karen

29 May 2026

Well-located hotel in desirable section of Sydney- the Rocks, with beautiful rooftop bar & restaurant. Good gym on

Location very good in the Rocks area of Sydney, beautiful roof top bar/ restaurant.

Some chinks in the service at the rooftop bar/ restaurant. A few times had to go up to someone at the bar to ask for service, even when not very busy.

4.0
Noel

29 May 2026

Very nice but pricey

View location, size of room and bath

All good

4.5
Senior

29 May 2026

Bliss

Love the size of the rooms and after a day of sight seeing you just melted in the bed sleped all night

4.5
Mohan

28 May 2026

wonderful stay, we had a good time

The room was good with wonderful view. Good service and friendly staff. We will love to visit again

5.0
Lara

28 May 2026

The most amazing place to stay in Sydney, best views but even better staff!

The customer service was IMPECCABLE! Getting upgraded & the little treats for our engagement was perfection!

Nothing

4.5
Angela

28 May 2026

Extremely comfortable and spacious

View was fantastic of harbour bridge and opera house !

4.0
Peter

28 May 2026

Great location and comfortable room

Location

4.0
Desmond

28 May 2026

Very good

nice bed and great view

Seem to be a lot of young people in the excutive floor which makes me wonder what they paid for a room

5.0
Amelia

27 May 2026

Great customer service, great location love the view

Absolutely love it

Nothing at all

5.0
Christine

26 May 2026

Exceptional

We had a fabulous time, the room and view fantastic, the Blu bar on 36 with stunning views fantastic cocktails lovely staff and beautiful calamari..room service and food was amazing.. Concierge and front of house staff just so welcoming and helpful.

Not a thing..

5.0
Viktorija

26 May 2026

Exceptional

Very nice hotel. Big room with all amenities. Big bathroom. Wonderful Opera view from windows.

5.0
Rob

26 May 2026

Exceptional

Everything

Nothing

5.0
Alireza

25 May 2026

Great place for special occasions

Location

4.0
Natalie

25 May 2026

Very good

The view, size of the room and quietness

Bar was understaffed and really loud.

5.0
Aliana

25 May 2026

Worth the money

Staff were very accomodating and always try to help out on requess, very friendly, clean, food amazing, location spectacular.. will be back 100%

5.0
Julie

25 May 2026

Best hotel I've ever stayed in

The staff were sensational, friendly and welcoming, super efficient and professional. It's a peaceful, comfortable slice of heaven.

Pool was cool.

5.0
Jamie-lee

24 May 2026

Beautiful location and venue, amazing service

Absolutely beautiful and staff were always nice and helpful

N/A

5.0
Alyssa

24 May 2026

Exceptional

Breakfast buffet is great. So many foods to choose from and the quality is great. Staff are so welcoming and very helpful.

There were no ramps going up to the front of the hotel so it's hard when you're coming from the train station and you have a stroller.

4.5
Lee-ann

24 May 2026

Awesome Harbour and Opera House Views.

The staff were very attentive and friendly. The rooms were really clean, big TV, huge bathroom with bath, comfortable bed and awesome views of the Harbour and Opera House. Fantastic location. We walked everywhere.

The only thing we didn't like was how expensive breakfast was. We only wanted bacon and eggs so we went out for breakfast and ate for half the price.

4.0
Lynette

24 May 2026

Good but not exceptional

Location & style

Check in & out staff didnt communicate clearly about available services & prices, making it a little confusing.

5.0
Ella

24 May 2026

Exceptional

The location is amazing. The staff are very friendly. Room gets serviced twice a day which was a nice surprise. The view from our room was a 10/10!

5.0
Maha

23 May 2026

Exceptional

View

Nothing

4.0
Ana

23 May 2026

Very good

Love it but it’s a bit outdated compared to fancy European hotels

4.5
Lys

22 May 2026

Beautiful, quiet room. Stunning views. Turndown service

Lounge Access and lux bathroom

Room wasn’t ready by 3pm

4.5
Marilyn

21 May 2026

Excellent because of the staff

Staff were exceptional and very friendly and helpful

The deposit of $435 which I had to pay I have travelled all over the world and never had to pay anything It also took two weeks to be cleared from my account

5.0
Maria

21 May 2026

Very relaxing experinced.

Location, location. The room was big, great view of Sydney Opera House, Sydney Harbour bridge. The bed was so comfy. Great bathroom size with bath, nice shower and amenities. The place is very nice.

Behind the bed was not vaccum properly. There are dust and plastic biscuit wrapper left there i don't know how long. The bubbles from the bath after was drained was coming out through under the bathroom floor drainage.

4.5
Mark

21 May 2026

Great staff. Nice building. Great location.

Great staff. Nice building. Great location.

Overall happy.

4.0
Sandy

20 May 2026

Lovely hotel with issues.

Location and beautiful view from room. Room was big and had everything you needed. The Altitude Restaurant is very good with exceptional food and stunning views!

The connecting door whilst locked was not sound proofed and unfortunately we had very noisy neighbours. We did bring it to their attention and we were moved to another room with no connecting door but sleep was bad for 2 nights due to noisy neighbours. Also we had to queue for breakfast one day for 15 mins which you don’t except in a 5 star hotel. Breakfast was buffet which I personally hate and was not expecting. Breakfast staff were sullen verging on rude. One morning the maitre’d didn’t hear our room number correctly and argued with us for quite a long period that our room rate did not include breakfast until my wife realised she was checking the wrong room number. For the money the service was lacking.

5.0
Marilyn

20 May 2026

Exceptional

The pillows

4.5
Andrew

19 May 2026

Fabulous

The location, the view, the service was impeccable

5.0
Melanie

19 May 2026

Exceptional

Amazing view, great location

Small pool

4.0
Mairead

19 May 2026

Very good

Beautiful hotel, very clean and close to everything. Staff lovely.

4.0
Angelo

19 May 2026

Very nice room, good location only a stones throw to the Rocks

Day spa was nice and the 23rd floor room views over Sydney Harbour was absolutely amazing, good variety for Breakfast.

Pod coffee machine in room leaked when not in use, drinks in the Blu Bar quite pricey.

4.0
Aaron

19 May 2026

Very happy with Shangri la would stay again

Location, All Staff, Room Service, Size of space

Hubby travels the world with Shangri la & was astounded at how out dated the premises were compared to other locations of Shangri la around the world

5.0
Neranjala

18 May 2026

“Overall, we had a very pleasant and comfortable stay. The view was very nice.”

The room was clean and comfortable. The staff were friendly and helpful. They also arranged a small birthday cake 🍰 and a ‘Happy Birthday’ setup. We were very happy to see it.

It would be good to provide a tissue box in the hall for common use.

5.0
Nicholas

18 May 2026

Exceptional

Perfect place to stay on my birthday weekend. The staff were amazing and even sent up complimentary birthday cake and champagne. The buffet breakfast was one of the best I’ve ever had!

Nothing

4.0
Lucy

18 May 2026

Overnight stay in the city

The location is second to non. The room was clean and welcoming - a little dated. The swimming pool and Spa were a bonus

Sounds picky - the pillow was very hard and lumpy. Feel slightly overpriced.

4.5
Charles

18 May 2026

Good location and nice facility with wonderful views.

Wonderful location with great views. The breakfast was quite good. I have to admit that I’ve never seen a doughnut wheel elsewhere.

It’s a bit of a hike up the hill to the hotel from the circular key. Otherwise, the location was excellent.

Hotel facilities

Food & Drink

  • - Restaurant
  • - Bar
  • - Breakfast in the room
  • - Special diet menus (on request)
  • - Kids' 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
  • - Happy hour (additional charge)

Outdoors

  • - Terrace
  • - Sun terrace
  • - Outdoor furniture

Entertainment & 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
  • - Sun loungers or beach chairs
  • - 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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