Star City has 24/7 convenience thanks to the adjoining casino, but the rooms themselves are a little tired. That said, they're still well equipped - the 2 bedroom unit we stayed in had everything we needed, except for the absolute lack of patio furniture. Beds were clean and comfy, and the lounge room was roomy.

The hotel is starting to show its age though, and the standard prices are several times what they should be. If you want to stay somewhere nice and central (and open around the clock), check out local hotel websites in advance and you should be able to score a room here at half the price or less.

Using their hotel internet site I directly booked a Harbour Bridge view (Floor Level 10-16). The initial booking was for 4 nights but our Air New Zealand flight was cancelled. I rang them to tell them we would be a day late which was no problem - no penalty charge.

On arrival we were assigned a King Size bed on the 10th floor. The bedroom and view were lovely but unfortunately at a quarter past eight in the morning renovation work on a room nearby meant that it was impossible to relax.

A receptionist explained that the workers weren't supposed to start before 9 in the morning. Even so I requested a change of room and we were assigned a room on the 16th floor with 2 double beds. A porter moved our suitcases and gave us programmed entry cards for the new room.

The renovation work was still quite noisy on the 16th floor but not as bad. The view had improved though and Sydney Harbour Bridge could now be clearly seen (without a nearby construction crane obscuring it).

When we went back to our hotel room in the afternoon for a siesta once again there was drilling including a hammer drill and sometimes two drills at once - quite a din! The only remedy was to listen to music on a radio.

The following morning the drilling started well before 9 o'clock again. The third morning we had to be up early to get the A380 morning flight to Singapore so at least we missed the drilling noise.

I don't regret staying in this hotel but I wouldn't recommend it until the renovation work is complete.

I was here last year, and returned because it was convenient to be staying here at this location in Sydney.

I was assigned a room on the 9th floor, and was very disappointed with the state of the room, tired and grotty. stained carpets, scratched desks/furniture, chipped bath, not really 5* in any way.

Expensive too, in fact twice what I paid for my fantastic experience across the Tasman in Sky City!

There are plenty of other newer and smarter experiences within minutes of this place, don't make any special effort to book this place unless you find out his has been renovated.

The four of us shared a 2 bed apartment and it was above expectations. The staff were all without exception friendly, polite and smiley.

The apartment had a great kitchen with full oven/hob, dishwasher (with dishwashing tablets) and all the required cookery utensils etc. We had a washer and dryer in its only mini laundry area with iron and ironing board.

Large dining table, comfy lounge area and a large balcony with nice views.

Each bedroom had its own bath/shower room and there were plasma screens in the lounge and the main bedroom.

Easy to walk to Darling harbour and you can get the ferry at Pyremont Pier just over the road really...fantastic positiony. The pool area was quiet and luxurious.

The complex is there is you want it...we all enjoyed wandering around the casino and bars/restaurant areas, but if that is not your scene you don't really have to go near them. There is a supermarket round the corner (ask reception where as it is in a hidden mall area) and a bottle shop nearby.

Overall I give this 5 stars easily, well worth the money...we got a great deal on their site.