Park Hyatt Sydney Review - The Best Hotel I've Ever Stayed At
On our stay in Sydney, we splurged a bit and stayed at the Park Hyatt Sydney for four nights to acclimate to the new time zone and just chill for a bit.
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For this stay, I used two free nights from opened my World of Hyatt CC (at the time they offered two free nights in almost any property, which was kind of a crazy steal), combined with two paid nights. The two paid nights were 333 AUD (about 250 USD), which seemed steep at the time. However, looking back at this in 2024, those same rooms now go for 1200 AUD a night (about 800 USD), which is... bonkers.
That said, the Park Hyatt Sydney was (and is) the nicest hotel I've ever stayed at for many reasons.
First, the property itself is located in an amazing location in The Rocks, immediately next to (and kind of under) the Sydney Harbour Bridge, directly across from the Sydney Opera House. You can't really get better than that.
From the moment we dragged our jetlagged selves into the lobby, we were treated amazingly by the staff and concierge, including taking our bags to our rooms, recommendations and dinner reservations - just an all around incredible service.
The room itself was absolutely incredible. It overlooked the Harbor (the shot above is from our balcony) so the view outside was obviously incredible. The view inside was just as nice as well.
It has what has become so common with an bathroom that opens into the room itself. I find that it can be awkward, given that if I'm showering, I don't necessarily want to be staring in at the bedroom, but honestly, it just worked.
We honestly spent entirely too much time in this room, just enjoying the quiet understated luxury. The bed was comfortable, the lighting was warm, and the view on the harbour was incredible.
Additionally, the rooftop pool had some amazing views. While it was foggy and a bit misty when I popped up there, there's really something to be said about being able to just sit in a warm hot tub and look out on some of the world's most recognizable architecture.
On top of the amazing room, location and service, Sydney itself was an amazing experience and The Rocks was a great place to visit it from.
There were amazing coffee and pastry shops that we felt obligated to make daily trips to. Quay Quarter had some wonderful old architecture and some of the side streets had incredible graffiti art.
All in all, the Park Hyatt Sydney was an incredible stay, both in terms of value and in terms of an introduction to Oceania.
Our flights to Auckland and down to Queenstown were pretty unremarkable, but not bad as far as economy flights go. I'll briefly cover them in my next post, which will cover the centerpiece of the trip, the Milford Track.
