Heritage listed Aarons Hotel Sydney is located in the vibrant Haymarket district. Opposite Paddy Markets, China Town and only moment’s walk to Darling Harbour the CBD and all of Sydney’s major attractions. Aarons central location will be the highlight of your time in Sydney.
Aarons offers fantastic value for money in a variety of accommodation styles. Travelling as a couple? Bringing the family? Out on the town with a bunch of mates? Aarons Sydney has a style to suit. From budget doubles, family rooms sleeping up to 6 or upgrade to the executive suite with balcony, Aarons offers affordable clean accommodation right in the heart of Sydney.
All our rooms are ensuited, with plasma TV’s, air-conditioned and heated, with direct dial phones, bars fridges, tea and coffee making facilities and serviced daily. Aarons Sydney is also a wireless hotspot with internet café at reception for your comfort.
Please note: For balance of payments on arrival, credit cards will incur an additional charge. Visa MC and Bankcard a 1.5% charge AMEX and Diners incur a 3.5% charge. Minimum Charge to credit card is $7.00.
Nearby Attractions
Welcome to Sydney, pride of the East Coast and unofficial capital of Australia. There’s good reason Conde Nast Traveller readers voted it World’s Favourite City (ahead of such contemporaries as Paris, New York and Rome) – and Aarons Hotel is your gateway to experiencing the best Sydney has to offer.
Sydney’s Famous Paddy’s Markets
Not 20m from Aarons doorway, Paddy’s is the biggest and best markets Sydney has to offer, and is… well, how do you describe an enormous old brick train station, hollowed out and bursting at the seams with 400 stalls - and growing every day. Get lost (we’re not joking – the place is huge!) amid a sea of everything and anything you can imagine, from fresh fruit and vegetables, to clothes, sheepskin, souvenirs, toys, CD’s, cosmetics, and a million other weird and wonderful items. Tailor made for shopping trips. With free entry, Paddy’s is open Thursday 10am – 6pm, and Friday to Sundays 9am – 4.30pm.
Sydney Harbour
Known internationally as the most beautiful harbour in the world, it’s not hard to see why Sydney Harbour is the city’s #1 tourist destination. Spanned by the famous Sydney Harbour Bridge, heritage listed buildings and luxury mansions line the postcard blue water, and reserves and gardens are interspersed with restaurants, cafes and bars aplenty. There’s no better place to be out and about than Sydney Harbour on a sunny day, whether wandering, picnicking or taking a leisurely harbour cruise.
Taronga Zoo
Sprawled down the side of a gentle hill overlooking Sydney Harbour, and surrounded by natural bushland and the historic suburb of Mosman, Taronga Zoo is home to Australia’s most diverse collection of native and imported flora and fauna. No ordinary zoo, Taronga is famous for its spectacular water views, and overlooks Sydney Cove, the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge. Featuring daily animal feedings and the newly installed Great Southern Oceans exhibit, there’s also a Zoo Safari Chairlift that traverses the zoo high overhead.
Darling Harbour
Sydney’s premier tourist and entertainment area, the Darling Harbour district is full to bursting with attractions. From the harbourside dock to the Sydney Convention and Exhibition centre, the Cockle Bay dining complex to the recreation reserve and art installations, there’s hours of fun to be had exploring Darling Harbour. An elevated monorail stops at intervals around the harbour, including Star City casino.
Manly Beach
One of Sydney’s most popular beaches, Manly is 25 mins drive from the city and packed full of attractions. Stretch out on the golden sands and tan with the beautiful locals, learn to surf at the surf school, or roller blade or walk along the beautiful promenade. Manly also has loads of restaurants, shops and cafes, and the Manly Oceanworld aquarium.
Blue Mountains
Just 2 hours from Sydney, the Blue Mountains are an experience not to be missed. Majestic landscape and natural surroundings are dotted with exciting restaurants, hidden health spa’s, and loads of other curiosities from café’s to waterfalls. Take in the fresh mountain air on a bushwalk, indulge yourself on a shopping tour, or enjoy a romantic escape at one of the many bed and breakfast retreats.
Chinatown
Right around the corner from Aarons Hotel, Chinatown is a hustling, bustling few blocks straight out of Shanghai. From the lantern-lined streets packed with vendors and entertainers, Chinatown never fails to disappoint the curious traveller. Shopping centre’s full to bursting with Asian boutiques and designer fashion vie with a plethora of yum cha restaurants and hidden food halls to surprise the adventurous. Grab some fresh Asian produce from the market grocers, or even better, visit during Chinese New Year to see the dragon dancers and take part in the celebrations.
Market City
Just an escalator ride above Paddy’s Markets, Market City is more a mini-city than a shopping centre – and it’s an easy way to while away a good couple of days. You’d never need to go anywhere else if you were of a mind, check out just some of the things it has to offer:
Restaurants, cafés and a huge food hall.
Loads of boutiques and chain stores.
Toys, souvenirs and accessories.
Dry-cleaning & alterations.
Newsagents & bookshops.
Hair salons
A games arcade & cinema
Even a Chinese masseuse for when it all gets too much.
Chinese Gardens
A dose of serenity in the middle of the city, the Chinese Gardens are a beautiful way to cleanse the mind, purify the spirit and provide some much-needed tranquility amid a hectic sight-seeing schedule. With immaculately manicured brooks, ponds and temples, and tea gardens flanked by majestic weeping willows, it’s an experience not to be missed.
Sydney Aquarium
A singularly unique experience, Sydney Aquarium is situated on a pier overlooking Darling Harbour. And features a truly staggering array of weird, wonderful and dangerous (not that dangerous, of course) sea creatures – from stingrays to salt-water crocodiles, thousands of fish, loads of coral; all experienced through one-of-a-kind underwater walkways. And for the really brave, you can even swim with 3-metre grey nurse sharks.
IMAX Cinema
Ever wondered what the worlds largest movie screen looks like? Wonder no more - the eight story-high IMAX 3D cinema experience is just a short walk from Aarons Hotel, in Darling Harbour. Experience the latest blockbusters and documentaries in exhilarating 3D vision, for a movie-going experience like no other.
Star City Casino
The heart of Sydney’s entertainment district, the Star City Complex includes Sydney’s showpiece casino, a multitude of restaurants, bars, nightclubs and the glorious Lyric Theatre for unrivalled live entertainment.
Sydney Fish Markets
For a seafood dining experience like no other, hit the amazing Sydney Fish Markets. Situated right on the water and surrounded by hundreds of fishing boats of all shapes and colours, this is where the locals come for the city’s freshest catch. It doesn’t come much better than a delicious seafood platter lunch by the waters edge. Just watch out for the seagulls!
Powerhouse Museum
The Powerhouse is Sydney’s largest public museum – get lost among a host of different exhibitions, programs and hands-on discovery installations centred around the fields of science, design, technology, industry and the arts.
Circular Quay
A bustling hive of excitement and activity, Circular Quay is home to glorious cafes and creative street entertainers, and is the gateway to many of Sydney’s best tourist attractions. The Quay’s many terminals’ are home to one of the best ways to see the harbour – by ferry. Ferries run throughout the day to Manly, Taronga Zoo, Fort Denison, and CockatooIsland, among many other places. There’s also a major bus terminus that services the city and Bondi Beach, and a train station that circles the city centre.
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