I stayed at this hotel with my three adult children and extended family. We found the hotel to be clean and very good value. Situated in a picturesque street with cafes close by ,it was just what we wanted. We found the staff to be friendly and obliging. Would suggest that you try the balcony rooms well worth the extra. more

Cheap place to stay in a good location, but do not expect anything great. You get what you pay for. We stayed in a double en-suite, which was very basic, the bathroom was extremely small and the fact it did not have an exhaust fan meant you had to leave the window wide open while you're in the buff for... more

Most of the review on here are dissappointed with the room. Weighing up the location and standard of the room I would have to say this place is OK. We paid NZD80 per night which included a hot breakfast for both mornings. We only stayed two nights. Glad we booked a nicer hotel for our last night. I don't think... more

The room was adequate and had everything we needed. Even though the kitchen was small we still managed to pretty much be one of only 2 or 3 people who used it so never had to wait long, if at all to cook. There was no shower head in the bathroom on our floor, even though we mentioned it we... more

The area is convenient, very close to the city. The hotel itself is really disappointing, the rooms are not very clean, the ensuites in the rooms are horrible (there is no separation between shower and the rest of the bathroom, so when you take a shower, the whole bathroom is flooded!!). The worst is definitely the staff: very rude and... more

Although the area was good, the hotel itself was very disappointing. It didn't seem that the room had been cleaned very well before I checked in and the bathroom was extremely small. On the first day, my toilet stopped flushing. I told the front desk first thing the next morning and when I returned to my room that night at... more

Qualities- * One of the cheapest places I've found to stay in Sydney * Reasonable if you're just looking for a roof on top of your head * My room was an en-suite- had a shower, toilet, sink, kettle, fan and wardrobe. All rooms are non-smoking. * The morning reception staff was friendly and you can store your luggage after... more

I stayed there for 5 days and it seemed really long. First I stayed in a room and I asked them to change the room because it was full of cockroaches and spiders ! And the reception was like they're part of Australia ! The other room had insects too !! Pay double and save your money !!! more

Stayed in Challis Lodge for 4 nights in August 2006. The accomodation is o.k. if you only need it to sleep while spending time in the city. Definitely go for a balcony room, they are bigger and nicer. We first stayed in a non balcony room somewhere at the back which was very small and not nice at all. We... more