Sydney Harbour Marriott Hotel at Circular Quay

An extraordinary location, in an extraordinary city but the hotel is ordinary with ordinary service and less than helpful, or friendly staff.

Close to everything

Unremarkable in every way. I expected much more, but having said that it was not by any means a bad experience -- just underwhelming.

Great location, close to everything.

We have stayed here a number of times before, and chose it again for the great location. Rooms are reasonably nice, bathrooms quite small, and both could use updating. We paid more in order to have use of the "Executive Lounge", which provides a decent breakfast buffet, wifi, and evening drinks/canapes, which were all very nice, although we noted that compared to past stays, the food offerings in the lounge were much diminished in variety and quantity--Marriott is obviously trying to economize, although they have increased the fees for the lounge access. Staff members were generally pleasant. We would stay here again, as long as we can find a reasonable rate at the time (this hotel's regular rates tend to be high for what is offered, in our opinion).

This hotel is right next to the Quay making transportation a breeze. The hotel is beautiful and the staff helpful. We had a beautiful city view room with a partial view of the bridge. The bed was super comfortable and room a good size. Starbucks is right around the corner too!

We spent three nights in Sydney. The hotel is very convenient to the Quay and is close to all sights and attractions. This is a standard Marriott hotel - good but not outstanding personal service.

On arrival we were impressed by the elegant lobby and friendly staff. Unfortunately we were given a room which looked nice as we stepped through the door but closer examination revealed tired old furnishings, a shabby carpet and, worst of all, a significant amount of mold around the shower. To the hotel's great credit they reacted immediately and professionally to our complaint. Within a few minutes the bellman returned and moved us to another room which was identical in initial appearance except that everything was immaculate. The following day we received a letter of apology and a nice bottle of wine - all was forgiven. If it hadn't been for the poor initial room assignment we would have given this hotel a very high rating for a 4 star property. We have no hesitation recommending it and would like to stay there again ourselves. The location is great!

This trip was combination business and personal.- Room was older/outdated, but they had ads in the elevators promoting their upcoming renovations (good idea!)- For the price (average ~$310/night), I expected something better having stayed at a Hilton in Adelaide (which was cheaper and had much nicer amenities). Overall, however, the price was reasonable given other hotel options in the area.- They have a pretty sweet executive lounge on the 30th floor (pretty good views of the Harbor Bridge and the Opera House) to which I somehow got access (some kind of promotion Marriott was running). This was invaluable as they have free snacks in the evening (you could make a nice appetizer or even a meal out of it if you weren't too hungry) as well as beer, wine, soft drinks, tea/coffee. Breakfast here was also quite decent, and considering the prices in Sydney, this saved us a lot of money. Also, free wi-fi here (otherwise AUD $20/day).- The lobby staff were very friendly and recommended several good options for dining and touristing around. [...] was particularly friendly and helpful.- Location is quite nice, as it's close to the harbor and the Opera House.Bottom line: if you have gold or better status with Marriott, this is a good deal. Otherwise, might want to check out other hotels in the area if you want better amenities (until they go through their renovations anyway).

Modern high-rise hotel well located to take advantage of all that Sydney has to offer. Nice touch was an early arrivals lounge with coffee, snacks, shower, internet access and TV for those arriving before room was available.