The Darling

Excellent hotel, exceptional staff especially Angie and Dita. They were great with their recommendations and able to give me a bandaid too when I got blisters. The jewel suite is spacious and luxe, with lots of velvet and marble highlight. Gorgeous design. Love the addition of a loafer in the bathroom. Slippers were warm and there is a temp control system too. The cleaner were great too. Got this experience through luxury escapes. Worthwhile.

Returned to The Darling after many excellent stays, for my husband's 50th birthday. We were upgraded to a beautiful penthouse which was a wonderful surprise! We had a great stay needless to say. The rooms are clean, quiet, classy and have everything you could possibly need. The staff are polite, professional and caring. The property and facilities are well maintained and spotless. Endless dining options downstairs but room service has many options and has always been great . Wouldn't stay anywhere else!

Amazing location. We stayed one night in a fantastic room then got upgraded the following nights to an amazing suite. The service was lovely, we were looked after by a lovely woman named Jam who was extremely helpful and friendly. The room as well as the entire establishment is very clean and the service was incredible. All in all, we love staying here and cannot wait until we’re back.

I stayed at The Darling Suites and it was truely the most amazing experience. The staff were so lovely and attentive. The hotel was very clean and luxurious. It was a stay book for my daughter’s birthday and it really exceeded our expectations. I could not recommend this hotel enough! Thank you to everyone for making it so special and I look forward to returning again!

Short trip for us to Sydney and we stayed here. I was very impressed with the cleanliness and presentation of our room. The housekeeping was exceptional. Candies, notes, room cleaned to perfection and always on time. The view was OK but we didn't we were out and about most of the time so didn't concern us. The location was great for us. Cafes all around. Inside the Star Casino we ate at Cucino Porto and it was outstanding. We also ate at Harvest Buffet which was good. I left a shirt behind by accident and they posted it to me no issues. I would 100% stay here again. Loved it.

First time. Recommended by friends. Lived up to our expectations. Excellent staff, spacious, modern, clean room with great shower pressure and all amenities. No view but didn't need one. Hotel close to everything we wanted to do and light rail at hand, or pleasant walk to the city across the Pyrmont Bridge. Had room service on second night and it was delivered on a butlers table and set up for us in front of the TV. An all round spoil. Can't think of one negative.

Loved my stay - the process was so smooth from the moment I entered to the moment I left. I got an upgrade to the stellar suite by a lovely girl named Jacqueline for my birthday which I was so excited about, the view was absolutely amazing. I was a bit reluctant to spend as much as I did at first but the service and hotel amenities were absolutely amazing, and the hotel smells so nice too.

Phenomenal experience here. I arrived early. My standard room wasn't ready, however they upgraded me to a bigger room which was totally unexpected but wow. Stunning room. Thanks to the lovely Jam for her professionalism throughout the check in process.

My husband and I were guests in this Australian hotel, as part of a package received in the USA. And our stay was delightful. First of all, the location is superb as it's a short walk to the Darling Harbour and a large mall, both of which offer extensive dining choices both inside and on the patio. The friendly culture of the staff at this hotel cannot be emphasized enough. We found the front desk and door and bellman folks to be downright warm and super accommodating. They also have this mysterious way of knowing your name and anticipating your needs. I do know they wear subtle headsets so they send secret messages to other staff, to help you most efficiently. We received a few gifts for special occasions, with handwritten, personalized messages. How many hotels HANDWRITE anything? Before I arrived, my flight had been cancelled so my arrival was a day later. I had emailed the hotel to make sure to hold my room. Their response was super friendly and personal. This culture maintained itself the entire time, from front desk, lobby door, to poolside. The room, as another wrote earlier on Yelp, is a unique purple theme with ultra modern touches. I found the TV high resolution and perfect, the Wi-FI fast and excellent, with all kinds of plugs and outlets available, including an adapter. The hotel provides lush velvety robes (I loved wearing it) and slippers, plus high end soaps and amenities. It's true they have no real clothing drawers, the one thing that could be improved. The closet is large, but we stayed for an entire week, so we needed more space. The room features floor to ceiling windows, with automatic drapes that open or close at the touch of a button. The room has MORNING, NIGHT and EVENING buttons that control the lighting (and OFF, of course), plus a few buttons to customize the lighting experience, which took a bit of adjusting. They also had a Privacy light and a Leaving Room light (which was probably the signal to the staff to clean the room). The cleaning was wonderful on a daily basis, and I noticed the sheets were changed daily. How did I know? One day they were solid, the next day they had subtle stripes in the fabric. The sheets were really comfortable and silky cotton (a super high thread count) and we loved the bed and pillows. All super high quality. We would come back to the room, finding our shoes neatly laid out in a long row, our toiletries organized neatly and all the amenities refreshed. I loved the tea and Nespresso, provided daily along with delicate glass tea cups and milk/sugar, etc. The shower featured both a large rain shower head PLUS the handheld European type shower so it served all preferences. And there were shower hooks right outside the shower for customer convenience. Our room overlooked the inviting pool (which was wonderful; we used it), and the room was very quiet. We never heard any noise from the hallway or other rooms. The hotel has a bar that we didn't use but saw it packed on the weekend and also offers a breakfast. We ate there our last day there and it was a terrific experience. Every item was unique, not just the same ol' pastries. Plus some Asian foods were offered as well. I loved it. Open your mind to new foods and enjoy a delightful continental breakfast there. The hotel is also adjacent to a hallway area leading to a complex including a casino (The Star), and you can find many fast foods (sushi, Greek, Chinese dumplings, inc cream, grilled foods) along the way. The hotel is in a great location. I took a few photos, including some of the staff, which I'll dig up and share here. We loved our stay at this unique hotel, with its friendly staff so eager to make your stay the best ever.

Ah-maze. Fantastic rooms, epic bed, very cool slippers & robes and remote controlled curtains. ot sure if all rooms are the same, but mine had a purple theme to it - everything from the curtains to the slippers and towels. Awesome burger from (very late night) room service. Good chillaxed bar next to the lobby too. Only downside (minor things) is that cabbies seem to get a bit confused as to how to get in and the lobby area is quite dark. Would recommend!

We stayed here for only one night, and it was great! We booked for a room and we got a whole suite for us (we arrived there quite late, that must be why we got it)... The bed was very comfortable, the shower / jacuzzi great (with a soap that smells very good). The service was very pleasant. I really recommend it (if you can afford it!). As I read in another comment, it's true that there is very few light on the desk and that for the price they could really get a good wifi for free. But we didn't have any other trouble like mentionned earlier.

Beautiful hotel with excellent service. It exceeded my expectations. I stayed in a Jewel Spa suite and it is quite spacious. All amenities were top notch. Only thing they could probably improve upon is the gym. The weights max at about 10kg, so don't expect ro do any serious working out here. Other than that, it was all perfect.

Absolutely my favorite place to stay in Sydney. Their rates can get a bit out of hand. If it's in your range i would choose it over anything else in the CBD.

Great service by the reception, though the entry is a little pungent with those localised smells that hotels try to do - they need to tone this one back. We stayed here just one night for an anniversary. Was very impressed by the staff on desk, Morgan was really helpful and even left a gift for us when we mentioned it was our anniversary which was a nice touch. I had been wanting to stay here since I saw a comparison of The Darling with Wolgan Valley. The Darling has it in terms of being close to everything. I don't think I'll be staying again (expensive!) but I wouldn't hesitate recommending it.

Just about the least functional, most uncomfortable room I've ever been in at any level: No drawers, poor sink lighting and no space for toiletries or hooks, crappy pillows, no fitted sheets, doors open the wrong way, no hook near shower for towel, unmovable shower head, unreadable over-engineered lighting panels (what's wrong with simple damn switch?), low-res TV with painfully slow controls; tiny desk with dreadful lighting and the most uncomfortable chair, and toilet area smells like a dog or cat pissed there, a red light above the bed that flashes whenever you move. All the wood 1960s retro paneling makes me feel closed-in. And $25/day for slowish wi-fi (seriously?). Had to re-tuck unfitted bedsheets after a nap and found blood stains on the mattress pad. An hour after I checked in after an early morning arriving flight the maid awoke me to clean the room. Really?