Heritage hotels in Sydney

Circular Quay, Sydney From $850

Capella Sydney

A meticulously restored 1912 Edwardian Baroque sandstone landmark, formerly the state Department of Education headquarters.

The Rocks, Sydney From $400

Harbour Rocks Hotel

An 1887 convict-built sandstone bond store featuring original exposed brickwork and an antique luggage lift.

CBD, Sydney From $300

QT Sydney

Preserved 1920s features across the merged Gowings department store and State Theatre, complete with original timber floorboards.

CBD, Sydney From $400

Sofitel Sydney Wentworth

The 1966 heritage-listed brick tower opened as Australia's first international luxury hotel, hosting royal visits and Apollo astronauts.

CBD, Sydney From $350

The Fullerton Hotel Sydney

Preserved 1874 Italian Renaissance post office featuring vaulted sandstone arcades, a clocktower, and guided architectural tours.

The Rocks, Sydney From $200

The Lord Nelson Brewery Hotel

An 1841 Georgian sandstone landmark housing Sydney's oldest continually licensed pub, with convict-cut walls and original timber staircases.

Chippendale, Sydney From $300

The Old Clare

Preserved brewery boardrooms, historic pub tiling, and original structural brick celebrate two centuries of Sydney brewing.

Paddington, Sydney $$$

25hours Hotel The Olympia Sydney

A converted 1911 cinema site on Oxford Street preserving historic theatrical bones across multi-level hospitality spaces.

Surry Hills, Sydney From $250

Crystalbrook Albion

A preserved 1903 Victorian Gothic convent and women's refuge reborn as an intimate, multi-era Surry Hills guest house.

CBD, Sydney From $350

Establishment Hotel

An 1890s industrial emporium featuring fire-scarred original stonework, exposed brick walls, and historic cast-iron structural columns.

CBD, Sydney From $500

Hilton Sydney

An authentic 1893 Victorian saloon with thirty-five varieties of marble, painstakingly reassembled in the basement.

Haymarket, Sydney From $200

Hotel Morris Sydney

A heritage-listed 1929 Inter-War Palazzo landmark restored with preserved ghost signage and period steel-framed windows.

Millers Point, Sydney From $200

Hotel Palisade

A 1915 Federation building that once lodged Harbour Bridge construction engineers and departing ANZAC soldiers.

Darling Harbour, Sydney From $300

Hotel Woolstore 1888

A restored 1888 wool depository featuring original ironbark timber pylons, exposed sandstone, and a central atrium.

Circular Quay, Sydney From $450

InterContinental Sydney

Incorporates Sydney's 1851 Treasury Building, preserving historic sandstone arcades and the Southern Hemisphere's oldest working lift.

CBD, Sydney From $350

Kimpton Margot Sydney

Preserved 1930s Art Deco architecture within the heritage-listed former Sydney Water Board headquarters.

Darlinghurst, Sydney $$

Medusa Hotel

A converted nineteenth-century Victorian mansion retaining grand proportions, intricate fireplaces, and original decorative cornicing.

Paddington, Sydney From $250

Mrs Banks Hotel

A restored 1914 bank building preserving original pressed metal ceilings and the historic bank manager quarters.

Woolloomooloo, Sydney From $300

Ovolo Woolloomooloo

A converted 1912 finger wharf featuring original exposed timber beams and soaring ironbark pillars.

CBD, Sydney From $400

Paradox Sydney

Grand Interwar palazzo proportions and soaring ceilings preserve the stately banking and publishing past in the CBD.

The Rocks, Sydney From $450

Pier One Sydney Harbour

A converted 1912 cargo warehouse and passenger wharf featuring original exposed ironbark beams and steel trusses.

Potts Point, Sydney From $300

Spicers Potts Point

Three conjoined 1880s Victorian Italianate terraces preserving ornate iron-lace balconies and original decorative marble fireplaces.

CBD, Sydney From $300

The Grace Sydney

Built in 1930 as the Grace Brothers headquarters, retaining its towering Federation Neo-Gothic stature and wartime legacy.

CBD, Sydney From $300

The Porter House Hotel Sydney

A restored 1876 Victorian warehouse once housing tobacco and leather merchants anchors five levels of dining.

Haymarket, Sydney From $200

The Ultimo Sydney

A preserved 1911 fruit warehouse shell by George McRae with original industrial brickwork and exposed timber beams.