The Grace Hotel, SydneyThe Grace Hotel in Sydney, Australia has a corrected score of 3.6 ± 0.2 (solid evidence, 4 of 4 platforms), ranked 29 of 169 hotels we score in Sydney. Its platform ratings, normalised to 0-5, average 3.6 before correction: Booking.com 3.7, Tripadvisor 4.1, Google 3.3, Agoda 3.5. Rooms from about $165 a night (cached, not a live quote).The Grace Hotel is a 4.5-star heritage property located at 77 York Street in the Sydney CBD. Originally a 1930s department store, the eleven-storey building features Federation Skyscraper Gothic architecture and Art Deco interiors. It contains nearly 400 guest rooms and suites, making it suitable for large groups or business travellers. Facilities include twelve meeting spaces, a brasserie, and a rooftop recreation centre with an indoor lap pool, sauna, and steam room. The hotel is a short walk from Pitt Street Mall and the Queen Victoria Building. While the central location is convenient, the high number of rooms means the building is quite large.What stands out

Indoor rooftop lap pool

Central CBD location

On-site meeting facilities

Free Wi-Fi

Watch out for

Large scale building

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