The room we had was tiny, more comparable to hotel rooms in Europe instead of Australia. However, it was comfortable, and the location was good. It was a rather steep walk from the hotel to Circular Quay but not very far. We were with a large tour group and had our farewell meal in the hotel restaurant. The servers treated us as if we were in a 5 star restaurant instead of a hotel with the breakfast buffet set up for the following morning. More style than substance, as we say. The food was delicious though.

We stayed in a club junior suite 2 adults and 1 child. Having the lounge area is great when traveling with kids to have that extra space. Rooms are decorated very classic not overly modern. Having the club access was amazing breakfast, afternoon tea and evening drinks and canapés were so good to have. Close walk to circular quay and tram and train handy for sight seeing.

We spent two days in Sydney, choosing, within the Accor web site, the Sofitel Sydney Wentworth as it was located near the port. We had booked a Classic room with a king size bed. Once we arrived in the room, we encountered difficulty in closing the door. the wardrobe was very small, containing only two jackets and two shirts and, inside, there were two drawers and two small shelves with little space. The safe was broken. We went to the reception to communicate our disappointment and we spoke with the manager Louis, who, in an unprofessional way, told us that he had never received complaints of this type and that the rate paid was, for him, adequate to the room chosen, not being able to demand another type of room, considering that it was a 5-star hotel in the city center and under renovation.

The hotel was under renovation and nobody informed us about it. The lifts were broken and we were eating our breakfast in a ballroom, which was very uncomfortable impersonal and third rate. Staff incredibly unresponsive didn’t return any calls, and the room service didn’t work at all.one day we returned to the hotel and we had to be led through all of the back alleyways in order to get us to our rooms. This was totally unacceptable and very, very disappointing experience.

I recently stayed at Sofitel Wentworth. This hotel is currently undergoing a $60 million refurbishment. This stay stands in stark distinction to the previous experiences I have had at the hotel. I can’t recommend it again until things change. We are normally Accor Plus platinum members, but have very recently been downgraded to gold. Through oversight I did not realise when Amex renewed my Accor Plus that I would be downgraded. ❌ Despite putting in a bid now upgrade for a suite, and being eligible for a room upgrade as gold members, we were placed in the base level room. The base level room has a bathroom behind doors that looks like cupboard doors because it is so small. Never have I ever been placed in such a base level room in my history of staying here. ❌ The hotel has closed the main Phillip St entrance. At night, they close the doors entirely. You can only greet guests and Uber Eats from the Bligh St entrance. There is no attempt to reduce inconvenience to guests from this relocation. I can’t understand why the doors to Phillip St are closed entirely after hours. ❌ Check in queues are long. There are insufficient staff on. My partner however can report that, despite other long queues elsewhere, they see fit to have someone staff the females restroom on level 3 to do nothing of any apparent relevance. ❌ No restaurants are open. The club / drinks in the makeshift lobby has slow service. ❌ The pricing is exactly the same as Sofitel Darling Harbour. The service, amenities and facilities fall substantially short of Darling Harbour. ❌ There is renovation noise audible from the hotel room during the day. ✅ After we were shown our base level room, and complained, we were offered an upgrade as per our membership. ✅ Late checkout to 2.00pm obtained. ✅ Rooms were clean and otherwise to the standard expected. All in all, for $1200 for 3 nights, this hotel is not befitting of a 5 star Sofitel experience. Until things change (mindful that the renovation is slated for a Spring 2024 finish), this hotel should be avoided. I am disappointed to write this. This hotel has been a go-to for many years. The hotel needs to treat members better, and this experience is not what I expect from as a long-standing supporter of the hotel.