On arrival the staff were friendly and informative. Our room was clean and the bed very comfortable. The bathroom was a little tired but clean. The breakfast was excellent, a buffet of cereal ,fruit yoghurt and full cooked breakfast with an excellent coffee machine. They do say in their details that tea and coffee are available all day in the common area but this was not the case, however, it was provided in the rooms.
The surrounding area had great restaurants and bars all within 10 minutes walk but some of them demanded a walk up 101 steps to get there, saying that, we managed them aged 68 and 71.
You can walk to the Opera house in 20 minutes through the gardens and the area felt very safe.
If we went back to Sydney we would definitely stay there again and would definitely recommend the hotel.