Spicers Potts Point

Located in a peaceful neighbourhood, away from the city. Its a short distance to King's Cross Station. The staff was very warm, friendly and helpful. You can take a scenic walk to the Opera House. Highly Recommended.

富有colonial style的當地特色美麗住宅，位於很有情調的Potts Point。屬於不大卻温馨有格調的boutique hotel，如同暫住在朋友的別墅。工作人員非常友好。我在這裏忘了東西，他們幫我保存了很長時間。非常感謝！

澳洲之行，期待最高的酒店。入住後也確實不負期待，給我留下了非常好的印象。給免費升級了最豪華的房型，帶浴缸、陽台，面積超級大。酒店坐落在深巷裡，幽靜低調；酒店歷史感比較厚重，用料設計非常紮實。早餐完美，床品完美，環境完美，就很完美！

The vibe of this small hotel is obviously to ‘feel like you are at home’. I think that might well be an attraction for a longer stay but in hindsight we probably would have appreciated a traditional hotel for only two nights - for instance a fully functional bar to be served drinks, rather than an honesty bar, and then the standard five star (I’m not sure how they say they are five star!?) expected inclusions like a coffee machine in the room and complimentary bottled water were missed. These days it feels like a rip off if these bare basics are not included - for $600 a night!!! The renovation has been beautifully and artfully done, no question, but that price tag is indeed questionable! And it was a rate booked well in advance too. Maybe it’s to cover the cost of the very nice Leif products The bathroom and large bath were lovely but the sliding door wouldn’t completely close and had a weird door/curtain combo that was quite irritating and not user friendly when you are in a rush. The hotel produces a nice little publication of recommended eateries etc in the area so definitely pick that up when you check in; it led us to The Butler across the road, a gem of a place for a drink with a great view and all-ages atmosphere. Not that the person who checked us in pointed it out or gave it to us….she didn’t show any enthusiasm or do anything to make us feel like we’d made a good choice choosing Spicers indeed or Potts Point generally (which, as well as the Spicers facade itself, has really lovely pockets of beauty architecture-wise). She used the bare essential words she needed to for the check in process. It’s not in the booklet, but to get good coffee definitely go and try Primary Coffee, not far away.  Obviously boutique hotels suit certain preferences and we have stayed in many, but for the $$$s spent we left wanting this time.

I booked a King Room at Spicers as part of a business trip. I was given a room at the very front of the building, near the front door and the main front corridor (Room 1). As soon as I walked into the room, I noticed how dark it was. There is 1 skinny window at the front, but no other window - apart from a glass frosted window in the bathroom at the back which opens onto the restaurant area, so there is a blockout blind in front of it. The room was totally different to the King rooms shown on the Spicers website. I checked in at about 2pm, and after being so disappointed when I saw the room, asked if I could be moved to a different room, but was told that there was no availability. Not only was the noise from the street very loud as people walked past, but the actual soundproofing of the room from the main corridor and reception area was severely lacking. I could hear everything, including conversations and phone calls happening right outside the door, as people walked past and either up the stairs to the higher levels or to the reception area. I could even hear conversations happening in the reception area and the restaurant area. I believe that the ground floor rooms at the front of the building, on street level with minimal natural light and significant noise, should be in a separate category to (and charged significantly less than) the lighter, more modern (and presumably quieter) rooms on higher levels. For the price paid, I was severely disappointed.

The hotel , the rooms, interior decoration and, most notably, the staff were wonderful. Everyone from reception to restaurant was extremely friendly, attentive and helpful, fulfilling everyone’s wishes. Will definitely stay here again on our next Sydney visit.