I celebrated my 30th birthday at the Hilton Sydney. We had an unbelievable stay! From the friendly staff to the extremely sleek and modern bedrooms, the entire experience made my birthday weekend really wonderful. My partner and I celebrated with dinner in Glass which was divine! The food was delicious as was the selection of wines. Head Chef Luke Mangan greeted guests and the overall service from all staff was great. We then headed upstairs to the amazing Zeta Bar.The atmosphere there is great. We bumped in to a few familiar Sydney Celebrities as we sipped on amazing cocktails! As we made our way back to our room to relax after our eventful evening, the room and bathroom had candles and rose petals everywhere! My partner had organasied with the hotel a "romance bathmaster" for me! It was the perfect ending to a perfect night!
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Bit of a stay report that may interest others. I'll have quite a few stays here, so paid far more attention than I usually do at Hotels!
Some background.
Revitalising the iconic 1970’s Hilton building and 1980’s interior into a new look was a near 3 year, A$200 million dollar undertaking. A disaster of a time frame financially of course.
The London-based Hilton group has said the combination of the $200 million purchase price it paid for the site about five years ago, and the $200 million fit-out, make the property its biggest single-site investment - ever.
And the renovation I am sure was the LONGEST in any Hotel's history! It was closed totally for the duration. The penalty costs to the builders for the ~year over-run were rumored to exceed the GNP of Africa.
Personally I think they should have imploded the old girl entirely and started again from scratch. Right now they are stuck with all the silly tiny room windows in the original shell from 30 years back. In......
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Small rooms, even smaller bathroom... After the refurb the hotel has good public spacers but lacks the requirements for the business traveller. The rooms are stark and univiting, small windows adds to the small room.
For the money head down the street to The Westin.
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