The Old Clare by Ode Hotels
Hotel · Chippendale
1 Kensington St, Chippendale NSW 2008, Australia
Highlights
Rooftop pool, vintage design, acclaimed restaurants, and unique rooms
Rooftop pool, vintage design, acclaimed restaurants, and unique rooms
"Very centrally located in Chippendale, right near Central Station, you could jump straight on the train from the airport and be at The Old Clare in under 30 minutes. The industrially designed accommodation is in a converted heritage-listed building that was once a brewery, and it’s a great place to stay when you want to be in the thick of Sydney’s food and culture. It’s within walking distance to downtown Sydney and the hip surrounding inner-city suburbs. Rooms are spacious and luxurious and there’s a rooftop bar and a lap pool that’s worth visiting for a drink even if you aren’t staying here." - caroline clements 33
"Very centrally located in Chippendale, right near Central Station, you could jump straight on the train from the airport and be at The Old Clare in under 30 minutes. The industrially designed accommodation is in a converted heritage-listed building that was once a brewery, and it’s a great place to stay when you want to be in the thick of Sydney’s food and culture. It’s within walking distance to downtown Sydney and the hip surrounding inner-city suburbs. Rooms are spacious and luxurious and there’s a rooftop bar and a lap pool that’s worth visiting for a drink even if you aren’t staying here. We haven’t been here yet, but want you to know this spot exists." - Team Infatuation
"Housed in a former pub in Chippendale, this edgy, design-forward hotel fuses industrial bones—exposed brick, timber beams—with midcentury-modern furnishings and minimalist, warm rooms featuring luxurious soaking tubs. Highlights include a vintage-inspired ground-floor cocktail bar, a rooftop pool with 360-degree city views, and Automata, the hotel’s celebrated restaurant where chef Clayton Wells turns local ingredients into surprising dishes such as razorfish paired with Sydney rock oyster emulsion; service throughout the property is consistently praised." - Krisanne Fordham
"The cornerstone of the Kensington Street Precinct, at the heart of the funky Chippendale neighborhood, the Old Clare is the storied pub she used to be and so much more. Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Architects built a glass-and-steel walkway between the former Clare Hotel and the neighboring Carlton United Brewery building, both dating to the early 20th century, to create a 62-room boutique hotel that simultaneously feels historic and edgy. Original wood panels and brick walls blend seamlessly into spotted gum floors and nude-colored walls, exemplifying the creative reuse that pervades the Chippendale suburb, an inner-city district of galleries and cafés situated at the crossroads of Glebe, Redfern, Surry Hills, Chinatown, and the Central Business District. The design echoes other landmark Sydney restorations by Tonkin Zulaikha Greer such as the Paddington Reservoir Gardens and Carriageworks, an arts complex located just down the road. The Old Clare also brings two more standout restaurants to Chippendale, including the first Australian venture by Michelin-starred British chef Jason Atherton. Whether guests soak in the egg-shaped tub in their loft room, take a sunrise yoga class on the rooftop pool deck, or sip a “Ginny Hendricks,” a watermelon-dill concoction with bitters and Hendrick’s gin, at the midcentury-modern bar, they’ll have a story to tell. The Old Clare is a tale that keeps getting better."
"The cornerstone of the Kensington Street Precinct, at the heart of the funky Chippendale neighborhood, the Old Clare is the storied pub she used to be and so much more. Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Architects built a glass-and-steel walkway between the former Clare Hotel and the neighboring Carlton United Brewery building, both dating to the early 20th century, to create a 62-room boutique hotel that simultaneously feels historic and edgy. Original wood panels and brick walls blend seamlessly into spotted gum floors and nude-colored walls, exemplifying the creative reuse that pervades the Chippendale suburb, an inner-city district of galleries and cafés situated at the crossroads of Glebe, Redfern, Surry Hills, Chinatown, and the Central Business District. The design echoes other landmark Sydney restorations by Tonkin Zulaikha Greer such as the Paddington Reservoir Gardens and Carriageworks, an arts complex located just down the road. The Old Clare also brings two more standout restaurants to Chippendale, including the first Australian venture by Michelin-starred British chef Jason Atherton. Whether guests soak in the egg-shaped tub in their loft room, take a sunrise yoga class on the rooftop pool deck, or sip a “Ginny Hendricks,” a watermelon-dill concoction with bitters and Hendrick’s gin, at the midcentury-modern bar, they’ll have a story to tell. The Old Clare is a tale that keeps getting better."
