Monday, June 16, 2008

SYD - Medina Exec Hotel Sydney Central

Sydney Medina Executive Hotel (Central)
2 Lee Street
Haymarket NSW 2000

Tel: 61 2 8396 9800
Fax: 61 2 8396 9752

This hotel is located in Central Sydney -- right next to the Central Train station. The location is good for work reasons, and its a little far from Tourist areas, but its very walkable and sometimes nice to stay away from the crowds and noise of downtown Sydney.


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Each room has a mini kitchen and washer/dryer which for a long trip is a wonderful thing. These are basically small apartments with studios, one-bedrooms and two bedrooms. This trip I got lucky and got a full one bedroom with a nice balcony.


The living rooms has a nice small sofa, table and TV. Although the TV options are limited to about six channels of local TV.


The bed a small full size with cover thats seems a bit worn -- not a westin Heavenly Bed by any stretch. But really its just fine and the rooms are of a decent size. The bathrooms are nice and slightly larger than US hotel bathrooms.


The best part of this room (52) was the HUGE balconey off the main living area. It was massive and full of sun in the afternoon -- perfect for an afternoon glass of wine and a snack. The street below is fairly busy, but it is not overly noisey.


This hotel is often fairly pricey if its full -- but its a great SYD option if you dont want to be in the total tourist section. The VIBE hotel is another good choice -- but no washer/dryer in the room.