Spicers Potts Point
Twenty rooms inside an 1880s Victorian terrace
About this hotel
Spicers Potts Point sits 1.7 kilometres from Circular Quay, comprising twenty guest rooms housed within an 1880s Victorian Terrace House with a textured laneway outlook. Guests can enjoy a drink in the guest bar, breakfast in the garden courtyard, or host a small meeting in a private room, a genuinely intimate scale rare among Sydney's larger hotels. Sydney Opera House and Capitol Theatre are both 1.8 kilometres away, with Kingsford Smith Airport eight kilometres from the property. The former Sydney townhouses that make up the property are surrounded by fashionable shops, cafes and restaurants, giving guests convenient access to some of the city's better dining without leaving Potts Point. The result feels closer to a considered guesthouse than a standard hotel stay.
- Heritage terrace house
- Garden courtyard
- Near Circular Quay
- Just 20 rooms
Our take
This suits couples wanting a genuinely intimate, heritage-setting stay away from the CBD's larger towers, and travellers who value character over scale. Anyone wanting a large pool or resort-style amenities should look toward the CBD or Pyrmont instead. With only twenty rooms, the whole stay feels considered rather than processed.
- Book breakfast in the garden courtyard on a fine morning rather than the indoor dining room
- Walk to Circular Quay in the evening, it's a genuinely scenic 1.7-kilometre route from Potts Point
- Explore the surrounding shops and cafes on foot, the neighbourhood rewards a slow wander
Why we love it
- An 1880s Victorian Terrace House setting
- A garden courtyard for breakfast
- Just twenty intimate rooms
- Potts Point's fashionable streets
Why guests love itSpicers Potts Point has just twenty rooms inside an 1880s Victorian terrace house, so it suits calm families with older children more than a busy resort crowd. The garden courtyard is a quiet corner between outings, and the guest bar suits parents in the evening. Circular Quay is 1.7 kilometres away, with the Sydney Opera House and Capitol Theatre about 1.8 kilometres. I would choose it for character. A 9.6 score from nearly 300 reviews stands out.