Macleay Hotel
Harbour and Opera House view studios in Potts Point
About this hotel
Macleay Hotel sits in Potts Point's stylish streets, offering studios with a genuine choice of Sydney Harbour, Opera House or city views depending on the room booked, rather than a single fixed outlook. Each air-conditioned studio includes a fully equipped kitchenette with microwave, refrigerator and cooking facilities, an iPod docking station and a 48-inch flat-screen TV, built for guests who want self-sufficiency alongside the view. Woolloomooloo Bay is five minutes' walk and the Royal Botanic Gardens fifteen, with Sydney International Airport a twenty-minute drive, keeping the property connected without airport-adjacent noise. A local fitness centre is ten minutes' walk away, and the on-site tour desk covers sightseeing planning for guests who want the view from their room to extend into the city itself.
- View studios
- Kitchenette included
- Near Woolloomooloo Bay
- Tour desk on site
Our take
Macleay Hotel suits travelers who want a real kitchenette alongside a harbour or Opera House view in the stylish Potts Point neighbourhood, rather than a hotel room with neither. It is a lighter fit for anyone wanting an on-site pool or gym, since the fitness centre here is a ten-minute walk rather than in the building.
- ✓Request a harbour or Opera House view room specifically when booking, since city views are also available and the outlook varies by room.
- ✓Use the kitchenette for at least a few meals given Potts Point's nearby grocers, since the studios are genuinely built for self-catering.
- ✓Walk to Woolloomooloo Bay in the evening rather than assuming the view is only available from the room itself.
Why we love it
- Harbour, Opera House or city view studios
- Fully equipped kitchenette
- Five minutes from Woolloomooloo Bay
- 48-inch flat-screen TV
Why guests love itCooking breakfast with the harbour in the window was what won over a couple who booked a view studio at the Macleay Hotel. They kept the kitchenette stocked from Potts Point grocers, ate slowly while the morning light moved across the water, then walked down to Woolloomooloo Bay and on through the Royal Botanic Gardens. Evenings brought the city lights back into the frame. They noted the gym is a walk away rather than in the building, a small trade for the view.