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City Living at its Best

Apartment with kitchen, steps from Hyde Park

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In the heart of Hyde Park Plaza, this spacious apartment offers a light-filled retreat with extensive views of Hyde Park and the city skyline. With high-speed internet, fully self-contained kitchen, and 24-hour reception nearby rooftop pools await for some relaxation.

Reviews

8.0 out of 10
Very good

Entire apartment

1 bedroom1 bathroomSleeps 5

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Kitchen
  • Washing machine
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Air-conditioning
  • Gym

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About this property

Entire place

You'll have the entire apartment to yourself and will only share it with other guests in your party.

City Living at its Best

Very spacious Fully furnished, light filled 1 bedroom apartment is in the Hyde Park Plaza. It has recently been tastefully refurbished and has extensive views of Hyde Park and the city skyline.
The apartment is within walking distance to the City, Darling Harbour, The Rocks and close to all conveniences, transport, shops and city landmarks.
The apartment includes a Double bed and single bed in the bedroom, Built in wardrobes, double sofa bed to accommodate two extra guests, full linen and toweling and a fully self contained kitchen with a Microwave/Grill/Convection oven.
A safe is also provided. The building has 24 hour reception.

High speed, uncapped Internet is included in the rate

There are two rooftop pools with magnificent views and a gym available to all guests.

Property amenities

Pool/Spa

  • Communal pool

Internet

  • Available in the apartment: Free WiFi

Kitchen

  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Hob
  • Microwave
  • Oven
  • Refrigerator
  • Toaster

Bedrooms

  • Bedroom
  • Bedsheets provided
  • Sofa bed

Bathroom

  • 1 bathroom
  • Hair dryer
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV

Laundry

  • Laundry facilities
  • Washing machine

Comfort

  • Air conditioning

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Suitability/Accessibility

  • Smoke-free property

Services and conveniences

  • Iron/ironing board

Things to do

  • Gym

Safety features

  • Carbon monoxide detector not reported (host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector)
  • Smoke detector not reported (host has not indicated whether there is a smoke detector on the property)

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Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 2:00 PM

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

You will receive an email from the host with check-in and check-out instructions
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Events

No events allowed

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip
Host has not indicated whether there is a smoke detector on the property
This property is managed through our partner, Vrbo. You will receive an email from Vrbo with a link to a Vrbo account, where you can change or cancel your reservation

Property is also known as

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City Living at its Best Apartment Sydney
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About the area

Darlinghurst, a neighbourhood in Sydney, is home to this apartment. World Square Shopping Centre and Martin Place are worth checking out if shopping is on the agenda, while those wishing to experience the area's popular attractions can visit SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium and Luna Park Sydney. Looking to enjoy an event or a game? See what's going on at Sydney Cricket Ground or Accor Stadium.
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What's nearby

  • Hyde Park - 1 min walk - 0.1 km
  • Australian Museum - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • William Street - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • World Square Shopping Centre - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Sydney Town Hall - 9 min walk - 0.8 km

Getting around

  • Museum Station - 4 min walk
  • Sydney Central Station - 12 min walk
  • Sydney Airport (SYD) - 23 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Hungry Jack's - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪The Soda Factory - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Two Good Eggs Cafe - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪The Song Kitchen - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Bar Thirty6 - ‬1 min walk

Frequently asked questions

Does City Living at its Best have a pool?

Yes, this property has a pool.

Is City Living at its Best pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at City Living at its Best?

Check-in begins at 2:00 PM.

What time is check-out at City Living at its Best?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is City Living at its Best located?

Located in Darlinghurst, this apartment building is within a 10-minute walk of Hyde Park, World Square Shopping Centre and Capitol Theatre. Sydney Town Hall and Pitt Street Mall are also within 15 minutes. Museum Station is only a 4-minute walk and Town Hall Station is 9 minutes.

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City Living at its Best Reviews

Reviews

Very good

All reviews shown are from real guest experiences. Only travellers who have booked a stay with us can submit a review. We verify reviews according to our guidelines and publish all reviews, positive or negative.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 11 out of 29 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 9 out of 29 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 29 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 29 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 29 reviews

7.4

Cleanliness

9.6

Location

6.8

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

8/10 Good

Anna

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
Location of hotel pool and spa area
Stayed 8 nights in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Chris A.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great all round
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Lois C.

Liked: Communication, location
Disliked: Cleanliness, listing accuracy
The location was great & the hotel, pool & gym are good but the apartment is tired & dated, it really needs a refurbishment.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Karen B., Waikato, New Zealand

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great location

Perfect for our family holiday exploring the city.
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kate A.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great views & value

The host was great and able to book us storage in the complex for our bags. The location was within walking distance of all the sights, and you can see the Sydney Tower from the window! Clean property, and supplied with the basics for a stay (dish soap, kitchenware, laundry soap)
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Andrew M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Vivid trip

We had an amazing visit for Long weekend and Vivid festival. Accommodation was in great location, and convenient to public transport. Facilities were good, and rooftop spa was great. Only negative was that pillows need to be replaced, but overall, loved it.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Kim B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location

Great location

We stayed almost a week in Sydney (3 adults). The location of the place is excellent, very near public transportation and across from the park. The street can be quite loud at night and the furniture is pretty worn down. The overview mentioned refurbishing, but I am not sure what has been updated. It's not fancy, but it worked f
Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Tobias H.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Disliked: Cleanliness

Not very clean but central Appartement

Ist was everything ok. Not very much dishes and it was not so Clean but the Position of the Appartment ist very good
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Rhyll

Liked: Cleanliness, communication
Fantastic location, walking distance to inner Sydney, train stations and the Opera House etc. Only issue was that we were only left sheets for the fold out couch, no bedding/blankets/quilt. Furniture was simple and basic, probably needs cleaning/replacing, however as a base this accommodation was fine.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2022

8/10 Good

Margaret S.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Simple cheap accommodation in excellent location

We stayed in July = winter, but it was warm enough to leave the windows open. This an apartment in a building of serviced apartments. The beds were comfortable, and the location was excellent within walking distance of most things we wanted to see, and a couple of minutes from museum station where you can get a direct train to the airport. If you want 5 star accommodation pay 5 star prices. The price of this apartment was consistent with the simple but adequate kitchen equipment, and we had good communication with the owner. The shower tap was very wobbly and the apartment is in need of some love, but it was more than adequate for our stay. Washing took 36 hours to dry on the airer after coming out the washing machine.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Brenda

Liked: Communication
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities
The location was great and we were able to walk most days and when we were exhausted, it was just a quick train ride to get back. The apartment was very big, but it wasn't clean when we checked in (especially the bathroom). The kitchen equipment is very limited and we were left insufficient supplies for 4 people staying for 5 days (ie: two packets of dish soap, 1.5 rolls of toilet paper). We ended up buying dish soap, toilet paper and disinfectant so we could clean the bathroom. The pool was very dirty and we were unable to use the pool for fear of getting sick, but that is no fault of the property owner. The spa was clean, so we did use that.
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2023

4/10 Poor

P H.

Liked: Location
Disliked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, listing accuracy

Location Great, Pictures Not Accurate , Building Run Down

First great location and helpful front desk, thank heavens! Mix up with this unit manager on arrival and he didn't seem to care despite prior arrangements confirmed by email (twice), and repeated phone calls, wasted one day of vacation because of non response and lack of keys at desk to proper unit. Put us in an even more run down unit for the night and then had to wait for hours the next day to relocate. The pictures are outdated. This building is run down including pool (dirty) and spa (nonoperational), hallways and doorways marked and scuffed (as if kicked in), carpets stained. Smells. Pictures of building and unit not at all all accurate. This particular unit, on the positive side has an equipped small kitchen with dishes, stovetop, microwave, fridge, washer, and mattresses that are you good, otherwise all furniture cheap and uncomfortable. Windows very dirty on the inside, so view obscured and curtains sagging. Air conditioner barely operating.
Stayed 8 nights in Dec 2019

4/10 Poor

Susanne M.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location
Disliked: Listing accuracy
Wir waren bei der Ankunft erst mal richtig geschockt. Das Zimmer entsprach nicht den Bildern/Beschreibung aus dem FeWo Inserat (wir waren zu fünft und das Zimmer das wir erhalten hatten, war für max. 3 Personen ausgelegt). Als wir uns beschwert hatten kam heraus, dass das eigentliche Zimmer eine Doppelbuchung hatte. Die Agentur hat sich entschuldigt (sie waren auch sehr freundlich) und haben uns für 3 Nächte (wir waren für 5 Nächte in Sydney) ein zweites Zimmer gegeben. D.h. wir mussten 2 Nächte in diesem kleinen Zimmer, das für 3 Personen ausgelegt ist, zu fünft schlafen. Bei der Anfrage bezüglich Preisnachlass, hat sich die Agentur sehr schlecht verhalten, weil sie uns versprochen hatten eine Rückantwort zu geben (Rückantwort zum Thema Preisnachlass), was sie bis heute nicht getan haben. Wir können diese Ferienwohnung nicht empfehlen, weil diese Wohnung uns einen sehr schlechten Start für unseren Sydney Aufenthalt beschert hatte!Den Blick zum Hyde Park, auf das was wir uns gefreut hatten, hatten wir auch nicht!
Die Gardine beschreibt dieses Zimmer ganz gut
Die Küche war ok
Nicht schön und keine Bettwäsche für 5 Personen
Das Bad war noch das Beste
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Pat D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Top location

Good spot in the heart of town...right on Hyde park...too easy to get around
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2022

8/10 Good

Rodrigo C.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Location

Great Location

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great location

Centrally locates, this apartment was within walking distance of the Royal Botanical Gardens, opera house, Harbour Bridge and The Rocks. The apartment was clean and quiet and washing machine was a nice addition.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Cecile M., Maple Ridge, BC, Canada

Perfect apartment in a perfect location

Very happy with our choice of this apartment for our short stay in Sydney. There was plenty of space for the 3 of us, it was clean and comfortable, and everything we could possibly need was provided. Only minor issue we had was a malfunctioning hairdryer. We put in a call to the owner in the afternoon about it, and by the next morning we had a brand new hairdryer. Owner is very attentive and responsive. Location truly is perfect. Most major touristic sites are within walking distance (Opera House, Harbour Bridge, The Rocks, Darling Harbour, Royal Botanical Gardens, Sydney Tower Eye etc...) We really only had to take the bus to get to Bondi Beach. Loved every minute of our stay in Sydney.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2019

6/10 Okay

Lily S., Auckland, NZ

Excellent location

Apartment location is excellent. Close to underground rail, buses, parks and shops. Not cheap one but it is Sydney. Not impress with cleanness and size of apartment. It is good size for couple not for 5-6 (as was advertise). Also, it was very dirty, with hair and dust on window, smelly bedroom, sofa bed is awful to sleep on. The whole apartment has no proper clean for weeks (seems to). Would not stay again for sure.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Barry C.

Ideal central location

Satisfactory
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

valerie h.

Great view and comfortable apartment

Great location with a view of the city. Spacious apartment with everything you might need (except dryer). Beds are comfortable. There is plenty of closet space. If I have to mention a problem is the two elevadors that service the building are always crowded and slow. Easy check in and check out.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Linda M.

Relaxing central pool fab.

Confused start but wonderful Peter saved us and we had a great stay in lovely 1 berm apartment.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2019

4/10 Poor

David C.

City Living at its Best? Give the photographer a pay rise.

Honestly did not start off on the right foot with this place. We arrived early with a lot of luggage and were hoping to be able to store it until the room was available. Nope. I sat over the road on a park bench for 3 hours until the key was ready. There was a funky smell to the building that was a bit off putting and when we made it to the room it a bit of a let down. It just had a dirty feel to it. The microwave was filthy, my son sat on a chair and the leg was broken, the bin was dirty and the windows were really dirty. The toilet had 0 toilet paper, that is zero. Not a square to spare. The photo of the bathroom must have been taken a loooong time ago as it does not look like that now. On the positive side, the beds were comfortable, the location was good and it was nice to have a washing machine.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Susan W.

Close to EVERYTHING

We really enjoyed our stay at this location. It was within walking distance of parks and entertainment. The view was amazing and the apartment was clean. It would have been nice to have bath soap and shampoo provided but the grocery store was only a block away. I would highly recommend this as a great place to stay!!!
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

James W.

Wonderful apartment, completely equipped.

Wonderful view. Convenient to CBD.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

Sahani G.

Central location but bathroom is not clean

Central location with nice view of park land. Bathroom is not clean as it was in the photo which was a disappointment. Only 2 toilet paper rolls were provided so we had buy more for our 4 day stay.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2018