The Grace Hotel
A restored heritage building with a rooftop pool
About this hotel
Close to the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Sydney Opera House, The Grace Hotel offers luxury rooms alongside a rooftop fitness centre with an indoor swimming pool and sauna, a genuine point of difference among CBD hotels. Set in a historic building lovingly restored in Sydney's CBD, all rooms feature a flat-screen TV with cable channels and pay-per-view movies, free WiFi, a tea and coffee maker, refrigerator and hairdryer, with some rooms including in-room breakfast service. The Rocks and Circular Quay are a 15-minute walk away, and shopping at the Queen Victoria Building and Pitt Street Mall sits right on the hotel's doorstep, making this a genuinely walkable base for both sightseeing and CBD retail.
- Rooftop pool
- Heritage building
- Near Pitt Street Mall
- 15 min to The Rocks
Our take
This suits travellers wanting heritage architecture paired with a rooftop pool, and shoppers who value being steps from Pitt Street Mall and the Queen Victoria Building. Anyone chasing a direct harbourfront view should book closer to Circular Quay instead. The rooftop pool alone is a genuine surprise inside a heritage CBD building.
- Use the rooftop pool in the late afternoon for the best light over the CBD skyline
- Walk to The Rocks and Circular Quay rather than a taxi, it's a straightforward 15 minutes
- Book in-room breakfast if available on your room category, it's a genuine convenience
Why we love it
- A rooftop indoor pool and sauna
- The restored heritage building
- Doorstep access to Pitt Street Mall
- Close to the Harbour Bridge
Why guests love itThe Grace Hotel occupies a restored historic building in Sydney's CBD, and its indoor swimming pool, with a sauna and rooftop fitness centre, is a rare extra for a heritage hotel. Pitt Street Mall and the Queen Victoria Building sit on the doorstep, handy for rainy afternoons. The Rocks and Circular Quay are 15 minutes on foot, with the Harbour Bridge and Opera House close by. I find a 9.0 score from more than 13,500 reviews a strong sign of reliability.