The Darling

I recently stayed at The Darling Sydney and had an amazing experience from start to finish. From the moment we arrived, the service was exceptional. A special thank you to Ali at the front desk, who truly made our stay memorable. She was incredibly welcoming, professional, and went above and beyond by surprising us with a complimentary room upgrade. That thoughtful gesture made such a difference and set the tone for the entire stay. The room itself was beautiful—spacious, spotless, and finished with a luxurious touch. Everything felt high-end and comfortable, making it easy to relax and enjoy every moment. What really stood out was the level of customer service throughout the hotel. Every staff member we encountered was friendly, attentive, and genuinely cared about our experience. I would highly recommend The Darling to anyone looking for a luxury stay in Sydney, and I’ll definitely be returning.

My now fiancée and I recently stayed in the Jewel Suite at The Darling for a weekend getaway, and it ended up being one of the most memorable weekends of our lives. What my girlfriend didn’t know was that behind the scenes I was planning a surprise proposal. After contacting the hotel, I was put in touch with Shaill, who went above and beyond to help make it happen. He arranged access for my fiancée’s sisters to enter our room while we were out for dinner so they could secretly decorate the suite and prepare everything for the surprise. Having stayed at The Darling before, I already knew the hotel offered exceptional comfort, luxury and service. The Jewel Suite was stunning, the views were incredible, and the attention to detail throughout the hotel was exactly what I’ve come to expect. However, this stay was different because of the genuine care and assistance provided by the staff. From keeping my secret to helping coordinate the logistics, every member of the team played a part in making the proposal a success. Everything went exactly to plan, and thanks to their help, we are now happily engaged. I cannot thank Shaill and the entire team at The Darling enough. The service was professional, discreet and genuinely heartfelt. If you’re looking for a luxury hotel that not only delivers an incredible experience but also helps create lifelong memories, I couldn’t recommend The Darling highly enough. Thank you for helping make one of the most important moments of our lives absolutely perfect. ❤️💍✨

We celebrated my wife’s 50th birthday and we were upgraded to a suite with a fantastic view We had an amazing time the Atmosphere was so good it really made our trip to Sydney one to remember Thanks

The darling is beautiful . I had booked an adore suite on sale and got a deluxe adore suite . Have stayed in both before and still can’t tell the difference between one and the other except for a few square feet of space in the lounge room. Suite is great the amenities are great having the range of restaurants downstairs is great even that milk bar . The only downfall was the meal I ordered from room service It was a chicken breast with mashed potato broccolini peas and chorizo The very very very thin smear of mashed potato anchoring this poor anaemic chicken breast with criss cross grill masks like it had been punished for doing something wrong was , well, awful. I’m pretty sure it was poached why would you leave skin on a poached chicken breast ? The peas were ok the broccolini good the thinnest chorizo circles I’ve ever seen in my life were next to the peas still sitting in some of their pea water having a bath . The whole plate had some sort of chicken stocky sauce and that was awful too . The chicken would’ve been much better seared in a hot pan to get the skin delicious and crisp and a healthy brown . The sides drained the chorizo thick and hot and seared too . That poor chicken . The tiramisu was ok and the fruit plate was ok too . I would stay again but o won’t ever order from the room service menu again

Could not rate this place high enough. After showing up a day late for our booking ( I know right ….who does this .) On arrival greeted by such friendly staff ( Dita) went above and beyond to rectify my mistake with empathy. We booked in again and our room was upgraded , we were mind blown. Our stay was one to remember and will definitely be back. The location was close to everything we had planned…The seafood banquet was amazing and very well priced as was the buffet breakfast Thank you ever so much Dita for making our stay so special.