Four Points by Sheraton Darling Harbour Sydney

Rooms are nice, nothing too exciting. But I woke up at 7:30 every morning due to this annoying construction. It is literally so loud and I would think that they wouldn’t do it early in the morning? This hotel is overpriced and is nothing fancy. Breakfast buffet sucks and is overpriced. Everything is just overpriced. Also you have to pay for wifi and the maximum amount of days you can pay for is 3 and then you have to pay for more. I paid 69 AUD just for wifi alone. Then 38 for a subpar breakfast buffet. Nothing special. Kind of disappointed. Hotel I’m at now is actually equal and it’s a lot cheaper. Thought my stay would be better considering how much the rates are. Staff was very friendly.

Buffet here is terrible quality, the seafood is very mushy and the rest of their food just seems to be flavoured with salt.
I guess you get what you pay for but having said that, it’s still pricey for Sydney standards. I tried it once and always said it’s worth paying for the Sheraton on the park buffet instead, but for the last few years the quality at the Sheraton on the park has been in decline.
Edit: sorry this review is only for the «corn exchange» buffet restaurant section of the hotel. This isn’t a reflection of the hotels accommodation service as I’ve never stayed here.

Currently under renovation and extremely noisy on one side of the building. If you find yourself needing to stay here, request a room ending in 36 or higher. The breakfast buffet is currently being served in what used to be a hallway and is often over crowded– Sunday brunch had a queue that took over 15 minutes to get through just to get seated. Ordering off the menu at that time was not a good idea as all the egg orders seemed to get forgotten. Speaking of eggs, the scrambled eggs on the buffet are from powdered eggs, not all that tasty and have a gritty texture. The room is an adequate typical layout, but the bathroom is rather small and though modern in style, poor in function. Water from the shower can splash out all over the floor. The beds are very firm, and there are a mixture of pillow densities, but the linens are not all that special. The closet is too small for a hanging fold up suiter suitcase, so the frequent business traveler may find that a nuisance. Another inconvenience– no power in the desk or night stands– only one free outlet between the bed and the desk. Also the desk has a small uncomfortable chair, so not really good for work.
In the end, if the form/​fit/​function of the rooms are not improved with the very loud and inconvenient renovation, and if they continue to serve powdered eggs this place could be considered three stars at greatest.

Our ATTKINGS tour booked us in this hotel which was a great choice. Hotel is undergoing major remodeling but it didn’t affect us very much. Temporary breakfast buffet area off temporary main lobby was the most crowded. Wait staff worked very hard and fast to take care of morning breakfast rush. They cleaned up your plates and bowls very quickly which encouraged you to eat and get out for the next guest. All staff members were polite and courteous. Be sure to visit Bar Eleven on the 11^th floor at sunset/​evening for a spectacular view of Darling Harbour and Cockle Bay especially during the Vivid showcase in late May/​early June. Located in the commercial business district (CBD) of Sydney so short walk to downtown attractions. Chinatown was also close by and worth visiting. Due to construction you currently have to exit temporary lobby onto Sussex Street and walk around the hotel to get to Darling Harbour attractions. Once there you can easily take a Darling Harbour ferry and get most anywhere around Sydney Harbour. Free WiFi was limited to the lobby area.

Decent hotel in the city center. Just a 6 minutes walk to George St. Wish they offered free wifi with your room. Unfortunate they do not.

Nice hotel. It is being renovated as of March 2015. The rooms are monochromatic in dull tan colors. I would like maybe more colors or pictures to make the places more cozy and less characterless modern. The bathrooms are clean but not much room to put your stuff. The showers have no door and the water does tend to get everywhere. The breakfast buffet is a little uninspired but it does the trick. It is a good hotel if you are traveling for business but the renovations seem to have made it a bit soulless.

Went to their buffet, shocking service and limited food variety. The waiter rushed our meal by handing us the bill before we had finished dinner.
The variety of food was limited and they didn’t top up the food regularly. Not a pleasant experience and definitely not worth the price.

Not sure if it’s been reviewed since it was The Nikko Hotel, but the rooms seemed a little tired and not up to the usual high standard of a Sheraton /​Starwood hotel. However, room and bathroom was very clean — spotless. All staff lovely — I think every staff member I passed in the hotel greeted me and front desk and wait staff in the restaurant were very polite and friendly. Breakfast was good — read a couple of reviews on here that said it wasn’t up to scratch. It’s an extensive buffet, and we’re talking about breakfast here! Cereal and toast anyone? There’s fruit, eggs, bacon, sausages, pancakes, pastries, fruit — how can you go wrong providing all that? Not sure why people are that fussy, but each to their own I guess. I thought breakfast was fine and dandy. Not sure if I’d stay here again as I think you can get a better room for a cheaper price up the road at Rydges at World Square. As a hotel it was fine, but a spruce-​up of the rooms would be a great help. Very convenient for Darling Harbour.

This is a business hotel so it was annoying that the internet only worked intermittently throughout my 9 night stay. Room had a lovely view of the harbor and was big enough. Bathroom was small and did not have enough counter space. The shower was one with no door and partial glass so water always got all over the floor. Location is great and grabbing a taxi was always easy. Probably would find another place next time.

This is my first time staying here. It’s a very nice hotel with a convenient location to Darling Harbour (Aquarium, eateries, Hop On Hop Off bus).
I didn’t try the buffet $ 35/​pp, but it’s a bit steep for my budget. I figure, I didn’t come to Sydney to eat at a hotel restaurant, but outside and try the cuisine.
Overall, I would recommend this place. Everyone has been extremely helpful for my first trip to Sydney.

I have to say having been a decade long supporter of ‘the other more business oriented Sheraton in Sydney, I am increasingly enjoying staying at this one — Four Points. The views are spectacular, the buffet breakfast very good and it’s strolling distance from the ever expanding (food and entertainment) Darling Harbour.
The newly renovated bathrooms are lovely (iwant one!) and the staff obliging and friendly. The gym is ok too.
Why not 5 stars then? This is a large hotel — reception and the elevators can get really busy at peak times… Which reminds me… Must find those stairs ;-)

Having stayed here a couple of times for work, I found it nice and central to the city and only a short walk to Darling Harbour. Spent ages staring out of the windows at night watching an illuminated Sydney while I should have been sleeping.
I have founds the beds so comfortable that I longed for a lay in of a morning.

I am a platinum SPG member and I regret having stayed at this hotel. All the the reception and house keeping people are friendly, their bar tenders and servers are very rude.

Note: This review is only about the buffet catering (Corn Exchange Restaurant).
Great variety of food but the quality was a hit or miss. The coldseafood (mussels /​prawns/​oysters/​smoked salmon) was pretty fresh and good while the hot food (e.g. barramandi/​beef stroganoff) was meh.
Tea was not good, coffee had an acidic after taste. eeek
It was a free dinner for me but I definitely would not pay full price for the buffet. Definitely not one of the better hotel buffets I had.

This is an amazing hotel that is located right in Darling Harbour with amazing views of the harbour (especially from the rooftop bar). It’s located in the Central Business District (CBD) and is within walking distance to the harbour, Harbour Bridge, aquarium and Sydney Opera House. Pay a little extra for the Harbour view rooms. You won’t regret it.
The rooms are nice with floor to ceiling windows. There is a small hotel gym located on site with views of Darling Harbour.

I stayed here on vacation for 12 nights. As a Starwood gold member, I talked them into a better room and got one of the rooms on the far left side of the building as you look at the hotel from the harbor. We had a wrap around views with a balcony. The view was great.
We had lots of space and the location was great for us. The room was a bit dated. The bathroom could use an upgrade. The bed was fair. We had a refrigerator and HD TV I could hook my iPad to in order to play movies.
You’re a short walk from the ferry landing and about as far from the subway. The walk around Darling Harbour is very nice with some good spots to stop for a drink or bite. Cyren across the harbour was the best place. There are grocery stores within walking distance to take the sting out of the price of food.
The food didn’t draw me in. They had a seafood buffet for ~$ 40 each night. It looked okay, but I didn’t want to spend my vacation dining in the hotel.
As an American, I would have expected a pool at a hotel of this cost. There was none, even though there were a couple of places the could have put one.
If I had points for other chains, or was paying out of pocket, I would have stayed closer to Circular Quay. I would however recommend this hotel for someone who wanted to stay at Darling Harbour or be near suburbs like Annandale.

This is a very nice hotel in a prime location — right on Darling Harbour. I stayed earlier in another hotel that was a mile or two south of here, and I definitely liked this a lot better. Being near things makes all of the difference.
A few notes:
— Darling Harbor is touristy, but not in a terrible way. I think it would be a pretty good place to take a date or kids for a stroll. There’s a fair amount of stuff to do right there as well. However, food etc is very expensive in the area.
— The hotel has a nice land bridge that goes directly to Darling Harbor. A little further away are Circle Quay, the Rocks and Opera House.
— To get to the Airport, you can take the train from the Town Hall stop basement of the Queen Victoria building, which is three short blocks away on Market — very convenient if you don’t have a lot of luggage. You don’t need to go to Central. Queen Victoria building is very beautiful inside and has a lot of nice stores; I recommend a stroll.
— The hotel room was very nice.
— I skipped the food here.
— Internet is free in the lobby, and $ 20 per day in the room. My room was on the far side of the hotel and the Internet connection was very spotty, making it difficult to work. My phone and Kindle could not connect at all, but my Mac Book Air could, but only in a certain spot in the room, with the laptop facing a certain way. (I suspect I could have had them relocate me.)
— I paid about $ 150 a night via Orbitz.

Overall so-​so. Used starwood cash and points and thought i overpaid.
–Small room and aged — definitely could use new decorations and fixtures. Bathroom and bath products sub-​par. Clean but boring (and city view was not a view)
–Sits in a great location if you want to go to darling harbour, 3 min walk. Lots of restaurants and things to do but extremely touristy
–15 minute walk to circular quay /​the rocks and 10 minutes to shopping
–Concierge was helpful with directions /​restaurant reservations though didn’t have the best recommendations for food
–Huge dinner /​breakfast buffet but the food wasn’t very good — would NOT recommend for the price
–Service at the front desk was fine
–Need to take a cab to central station if you don’t want to transfer train stations
For the price, think there are better hotels for families /​travelers coming to Sydney