Accomoodation and ideas for Sydney?
 

Hi there, never been before, wifes family live there but no room at the inn so need some accommodation recommendations for a family of 5, pref Sydney CBD, also stuff to do. Plan on being in Sydney for 4 days and Blue Mountains for 3 - week in total in area as thats all we could get off work!

Live by beach so fancy a tree change! No Bondi for us! many thanks Mark

Re: Accomoodation and ideas for Sydney?
 

whats your budget and what sort of place dont you want i.e. hostel caravan etc and then people may be able to give you a better idea

you could be donald trump or steptoe so give aS MUCGH INFO AS YOU CAN AND THEN PEOPLE WILL RESPOND A BIT BETTER I HAVE LEARNT

blue mountains should be easy to find somewhere

city with 5 of you may be more difficult depending on budget but if money noi worries then you will find somewhere



good luck

al

Re: Accomoodation and ideas for Sydney?
 

have a look at www.stayz.com.au

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Thanks for that - definately a hotel, closer to darling harbour the better as wifes family live in Balmain and Glebe. We want to be withing walking distance to everything. From the looks of the web searches we'll have to rent 2 rooms - anything up to $500 per night. Definately no camping or hostels due to previous bad experiences!

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The stayz website is brillant! Massive thanks!

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What about a holiday apartment? Cheaper than 2 hotel rooms and you then have the benefit of a living area and a small kitchen so you don't have to go out for EVERY meal.

We (family of 5) stayed at the Pacific International Apartments on George St. when we came over for our reccie in Nov 06. They have since been rebranded as "Break Free on George". They're just on the edge of Chinatown, very close to Darling Harbour and really convenient for everything. Ask for a high floor apt though as the lower ones have views of the aircon system on the top of Paddy's Market! There are lots of holiday apts. in Darling Harbour itself (like the Medina) but I haven't tried them.

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Friends of ours have just stayed here with a harbour view. Good, Clean, spacious 2 bed apartments and a 3 min walk to circular quay.... Darling Harbour about 5 or 6 min walk or a ferry ride away if you dont mind it taking about 15 mins....
http://www.sydneyservicedapartments....WestSuites.htm
At the top-end of your budget but worth it if only for the view IMHO!

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that looks great as well! Thanks everyone for your advice. Its difficult when your a family of 5, that one extra child means they push you into having another room!

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Tell me about it!!!! When we came over on a reccie I spent weeks online trying to sort accommodation - everything is geared up for the neat 2+2. We have now moved into the even more difficult situation where our eldest (14) is counted as an adult for pretty much everything but I kept forgetting because as far as I'm concerned I have "three kids".