Ovolo 1888 Darling Harbour

New favourite place to stay in Sydney. Quirky and different, great location. Highly recommended.

We enjoyed our 2 night stay in a king room. The hotel had a good vibe and lovely restaurant/bar in the foyer with a decent breakfast. The minibar inclusion was fun. The ‘Social Hour’ downstairs at Mister Percy was a good concept, we found it quite funny though as the ‘snack’ provided each night was for 1 person not 2. We had to awkwardly share a tiny little soft taco one night and a little bao bun the next. I think probably best to either forget the snack altogether or make it per person so you’re not left with a stingy experience.
We were disturbed by a 4am fire alarm on our second night and had to fumble our way down the fire escape- maybe it was our semi-awake state but it wasn’t that easy to find the way out! We ended up at a couple of dead ends and were happy it wasn’t a real fire! So it wasn’t the most relaxing stay. We were told this was due to someone having a hot shower and the steam set off the alarm which for a hotel with lots of hot showers and steam seems like a bit of a problem! Maybe something to address. All in all a nice stay with a few hiccups.

Loved the super funky decor. Comfy bed. Decent size room. The whole feel of the hotel though is just cool.
Reception was so attentive and lovely to relay with during my stay and vey much made an effort to make sure my comfort was priority.
The restaurant downstairs was 🤤 +
It took two weeks for me to get my deposit back which is the only reason fir 4 stars. But otherwise, great stay.

We travelled from Canberra to stay at the 1888. The location is great its close to Darling Harbour, Pyrmont, China Town and is only a 10 minute walk to Town Hall. I cant explain how amazing the staff are. All of them are warm and friendly. It definitely felt like a home away from home.
The room was a great size we booked thinking it would be small but it was a great size and the bathroom was really nice. The shower was a highlight the large shower-head felt amazing.
I felt really safe because the rooms were really secure and super clean. The personal touches the staff go to really adds to the experience. I highly recommend staying here.

Brilliant staff, lots of freebies when you book online & a wonderful location. Only minus is that the pillows are too soft but I didn't ask for them to be changed so that's probably something that could have been fixed! *we stayed again and should have gone somewhere else for breakfast. It wasn’t very nice.

I can comfortably say that this our new favourite place to stay in Sydney.
From the start the communication of the room type, where to park and COVID requirements was all forthcoming and detailed.
From arrival we were struck by the quaint beauty of the “modern rustic” style inside. The room was perfect for our stay where didn’t need much room and the bed was like sleeping on a cloud.
The complimentary mini bar and snack bag in the room just adds a simple luxury to the stay.
Breakfast was simple but tasty with plenty of options to fill us up.
All the staff were nothing but friendly and helpful.
Did I mention the bed...it was great!

Very good and quiet location..yet still in the heart of the city. Friendly staff...the hotel had a very family friendly atmosphere. Room was very clean, bed very comfy. Breakfast was delicious. Michael the duty manager is an amazing host...Friendly and accommodating. This will now be our go to hotel in the city. Great job Ovolo...till we meet again.