Reviews of Central Railway Hotel & Apartments 2.5 star

240 Chalmers Street, Sydney, Australia 2000

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85.7%

21 out of 22 HostelBookers customers said that they would recommend 'Central Railway Hotel & Apartments'

Atmosphere
71.8%
Location
84.6%
Facilities
83.6%
Cleanliness
90.9%
Staff
94.6%
Value
86.4%
Safety
88.2%

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88.6%
Atmosphere - 80% Staff - 80% Facilities - 100% Safety - 100%
Location - 60% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 100%

Customer review

With my spouse / partner

Backpacking / gap year

28 January 2012 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Very clean, comfy, large and spacious room.

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

94.3%
Atmosphere - 60% Staff - 100% Facilities - 100% Safety - 100%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 100%

Customer review

With my spouse / partner

Family Holiday

24 October 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: The location was the main reason we chose this hostel. It was very good value for money.

Disliked: We were travelling with heavy holdalls and so the lack of a lift made it a bit more difficult for us. Apart from that there were no other dislikes.

88.6%
Atmosphere - 60% Staff - 100% Facilities - 60% Safety - 100%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 100%

Eric Deighton

As a family with children

City break
Shopping
Sightseeing & culture
Sports, adventure or outdoor activities

03 October 2011 Eric would recommend this property

Liked: walking distance to the cenral railway station

Disliked: nothing

60.0%
Atmosphere - 20% Staff - 80% Facilities - 60% Safety - 60%
Location - 60% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 60%

Customer review

With my spouse / partner

City break
Sightseeing & culture

20 September 2011

Liked: it was ok as a location

Disliked: the other guests were allowed to be ridiculously noisy when they came in late at night and there appeared to be no night management to prevent this. We had a disturbed nights sleep every night that we were there and had to turn the tv on at night to try and drown out all the noise from drunk people shouting and screaming as they made their way back to their rooms trying to deliberately wake up other guests.

91.4%
Atmosphere - 80% Staff - 80% Facilities - 80% Safety - 100%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 100%

Customer review

With friends / other travellers

City break

27 June 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Good value and good location

Disliked: nothing much, a few more shared facilities, eg internet might have been useful

74.3%
Atmosphere - 60% Staff - 100% Facilities - 60% Safety - 60%
Location - 80% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 80%

Jenny Goh

With friends / other travellers

City break
Family Holiday
Sightseeing & culture

07 June 2011 Jenny would recommend this property

Liked: The staff were really helpful and accommodating, and this place is in a pretty good location.

Disliked: N/A

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Mona McFarlane

With my spouse / partner

Backpacking / gap year
Family Holiday
Sightseeing & culture

23 December 2010 Mona would recommend this property

Liked: Our room was perfect for our needs, with a little kitchenette and a little sofa and nice TV, and the kitchen window even had a view of part of the downtown Sydney skyline! The room and the entire premises were extremely clean and well-cared for, and considering the price of accommodation in Sydney we felt we could not have done better. The office staff were very friendly and helpful, too.

Disliked: There wasn't really anything we disliked at all. It was a 10 - 15 minute walk from the Central station, so with heavy bags this felt like a long way, but then again if it had been any closer to the station and the centre of town the price would have been much higher, too!

60.0%
Atmosphere - 60% Staff - 80% Facilities - 60% Safety - 60%
Location - 40% Cleanliness - 60% Value - 60%

Customer review

With friends / other travellers

Visiting friends or family

07 December 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: It is a standard hotel with all the basic features

Disliked: It was a little far from the centre especially on a Friday or Saturdat night when you will need to budget for a taxi.

74.3%
Atmosphere - 60% Staff - 80% Facilities - 80% Safety - 80%
Location - 80% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 60%

Brian Smart

With my spouse / partner

30 November 2010 Brian would recommend this property

Liked: Clean and quiet. Reasonable walking distance to Central Railway Station.

Disliked: Fresh towels only after three days. Cost for taxi to and from the airport was AU$28 quite a bit more than information given when booking. Shuttle is now $14 per person.

85.7%
Atmosphere - 40% Staff - 100% Facilities - 100% Safety - 100%
Location - 80% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 80%

Customer review

With a large group / tour

Beach / sunbathing
Events / festivals
Sightseeing & culture
Family Holiday

11 October 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: It was exactly like a hotel. Hot showers made me very happy! Very comfy beds.

Disliked: They lost our booking at first, although they later found room for us.

88.6%
Atmosphere - 60% Staff - 100% Facilities - 80% Safety - 100%
Location - 80% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 100%

Robert Thomson

With my spouse / partner

Backpacking / gap year

07 September 2010 Robert would recommend this property

Liked: It's more like my idea of a motel than a hotel. It was simple but very comfortable. We had a small kitchenette in the room. We had one small problem with the room, which was fixed promptly when we told them. The older guy at reception had a gruff personality but was actually very friendly and helpful. We'd definitely stay there again.

Disliked: While we didn't have any problems with the noise ourselves, if you're not a deep sleeper, bring earplugs because the walls aren't thick enough if some other guests are a bit loud.

74.3%
Atmosphere - 60% Staff - 100% Facilities - 40% Safety - 60%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 80%

Customer review

With friends / other travellers

Backpacking / gap year

29 August 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: large rooms, central location, very helpful receptionist

Disliked: a bit dated, not warned about 10am checkout time! no computers or real communal areas

100.0%
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Customer review

Events / festivals

27 August 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: close to where we needed to go and affordable

Disliked: perhaps a hand towel, and a tea towel, but we didn't have time to ask.

85.7%
Atmosphere - 60% Staff - 100% Facilities - 80% Safety - 80%
Location - 80% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 100%

Customer review

With my spouse / partner

City break
Sightseeing & culture
Visiting friends or family

23 August 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Was only a short 10min walk to the station and soem nice cafes etc. Only about 30min walk into Central city also, so you don't actually have to use public transport if you don't want to. It had a kitchenette with a microwave and fridge which was handy.It was also good value for money and on the route to/from he airport. A taxi fare was approx. $25.

Disliked: Nothing really. It is on a fairly busy road but that didn't keep us awake at night.

80.0%
Atmosphere - 80% Staff - 100% Facilities - 80% Safety - 80%
Location - 80% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 60%

Customer review

As a family with children

Family Holiday

17 August 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: CLEAN AND STAFF VERY KINDLY

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

100.0%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 100% Safety - 100%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 100%

JEANETTE SINCLAIR-GUNN

As a family with children

Family Holiday
Visiting friends or family
Shopping
Backpacking / gap year
Business / conference
City break
Events / festivals
Sightseeing & culture

01 August 2010 JEANETTE would recommend this property

Liked: Oleg the guy on reception was the most helpful person I have met on this trip so far. It was very good value for money and the property was spotless. I loved the fact that we had a kitchenette and that there was a laundry on site that you could also buy washing powder.

Disliked: Nothing.

71.4%
Atmosphere - 60% Staff - 80% Facilities - 80% Safety - 60%
Location - 60% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 80%

Customer review

With friends / other travellers

Romantic getaway

01 July 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: facilities are better than expected.

Disliked: none


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