Stamford Hotels & Resorts, North Ryde Hotels

Ryde, a suburb of Sydney and the third oldest settlement in Australia, comprises an area between the Parramatta and Lane Cove Rivers. Ryde is home to a number of computer corporations including Microsoft, Hewlett Packard, and Sun Microsystems. Macquarie University, a public teaching and research university, has the largest student exchange program in Australia. Popular recreational sites include the Lane Cove National Park, the Field of Mars Reserve, and the Great North Walk.