The Grace Hotel, Sydney

Hotel in a heritage building, just beautiful!

The Grace, corner of York and King Street.

When looking for a hotel in Sydney The Grace fitted my preference for a heritage style one. It was built in the 1920s by the Grace brothers who owned department stores. The building was to have retail areas on the first two floors and then office space above it, by the time it opened in 1930 the Great Depression had started and it never lived up to its full potential. During World War II it was used as the headquarters for General Douglas MacArthur. It was converted to a hotel in the mid 1990s with many of its original heritage features restored and renovated.

Price

It's rated as a 4-star hotel so the price reflects that rating. The lowest priced rooms are the standard rooms, I was in a 'deluxe' so paid more and had a larger room.


Location

Really convenient location, the Town Hall station was a 5 minute walk away so could use the train system to travel. Darling Harbour was about a 15 minute walk away and so was Circular Quay. Very centrally located.


Facilities

The room was spacious and as is the norm for a 4-star hotel it came with a stocked minibar, a good selection of toiletries, a robe and slippers, there was a couch and a writing desk. The TV has in-house movies as well as satellite channels, the wifi speed was good. The hotel offers room service, and there's a restaurant on the ground floor.  

The lobby area looking through to the main entrance on York Street.

Lounge area

The elevators, beautiful art deco decorations, closer to the external door there's a small history of the building display. Great for people like me who love a bit of history in their hotel stay!

Deluxe room

Optional Extras

There is fitness centre on the top floor with a lap pool.

Summary

This is a really lovely hotel, the location was very convenient as I was spending quite a bit of time on trains. It's one I would return to on another stay in Sydney.