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Arts Hotel vs InterContinental Sydney, an IHG Hotel

Both Arts Hotel and InterContinental Sydney are recommended by travel writers. On balance, InterContinental Sydney scores significantly higher than Arts Hotel. InterContinental Sydney comes in at 88 with recommendations from 11 reviewers including Insight Guides, Jetsetter and Star Service.

Arts Hotel
Arts Hotel
7 / 10
21 Oxford Street, Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales 2021
From $106 /night
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Laundry Service
  • Concierge
  • Laundy Room
  • Restaurant
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DK Eyewitness DK Eyewitness
"Standard rooms at this friendly hotel face the bustle of Oxford Street. It’s worth paying a tiny bit more for a garden room which overlooks the courtyard and swimming pool."
Rough Guide Rough Guide
"Medium-sized hotel in a trendy location, run by staff tuned into the local scene (free guided walking tour of Paddington included)."
Fodor's Fodor's
"On a quiet stretch in the trendy shopping precinct of Paddington, this small, friendly, family-run hotel has simple accommodations at an outstanding price." Full review
Time Out Time Out
"Formerly Sullivans Hotel." Full review
Frommer's Frommer's
"All rooms are simple, compact, and very motel-like, but are fine for a few nights. Standard rooms have two single beds, and the garden rooms have queen-size beds and pleasant garden views." Full review
InterContinental Sydney, an IHG Hotel
InterContinental Sydney, an IHG Hotel
8 / 10
117 Macquarie Street, Sydney, New South Wales 2000
From $174 /night
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Laundry Service
  • Concierge
  • Laundy Room
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Concierge Concierge
"Staff members have eschewed the polite but distant five-star model for an ebullient friendliness that might take seasoned travelers off-guard."
Insight Guides Insight Guides
"In an elegant building that incorporates Sydney’s historic ­Treasury Building, the InterContinental combines 19th-century grace with 21st-century comfort."
DK Eyewitness DK Eyewitness
"A beautiful 1851 Treasury building offers five-star luxury. The soaring foyer has a lovely lounge."
Star Service Star Service
"This hotel balances a corporate and leisure clientele with comfort and elegance...Americans prefer this as one of their favorites along the Circular Quay waterfront." Full review
Rough Guide Rough Guide
Star
"The sandstone facade of the 1851 former Treasury building forms the lower floors of this 31-storey, 5-star hotel, with stunning views of the Botanic Gardens, Opera House and harbour."
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