The Crowne Plaza at Darling harbour is one of the better hotels that I stay at in Sydney and I do stay at a lot! I like the Crowne Plaza for its convenience to Town Hall station.

Rooms are great especially 1021 which i stayed at. Top floor overlooking darling harbour. Go for a Darling Harbour view room when staying there.

Only concern this time was the Conceirge. They nearly broke the boot of the hire car and then proceeded to argue with the driver. When I got up into my room, they tried calling me to get the drivers name. I said i couldn't remember but they still tried calling back another 30 mins later which was by now 10:30pm at night. Get over it guys!

We stayed at the Crown Plaza Darling Harbour whilst touring Australia in December. This hotel is in a great location giving you easy access to everything you'd want to see in Sydney.
The hotel rooms are beautifully decorated with everything that you could need and is very clean throughout. The staff are incredibly helpful booking excursions and giving you tips on where to visit and on what days etc.
Darling Harbour area is great by day and night with street entertainers, bars, restaurants and shops. The best meal we had in Sydney was at the Meat & Wine Co. on darling harbour this really is a must.

I stayed here for 4 nights in May, attending business meetings in Sydney.

The location is fabulous, easy walking distance of Darling Harbour, Circular Quay/Opera House, The Rocks etc.

The rooms are beginning to look a little in need of renovation & the bathroom I had was fine - clean & all the facilities but just tending a little towards renovating time.

All the basics are there - flat screen TV (although the channel selection is a little biased towards local Aussie TV. I couldn't find CNN for example but there are LOTS of sports channels & local channels), broadband internet & a comfy bed.

Breakfast is a little on the slow/bureaucratic side if there are more than 2 guests in front of you. Everyone has to stop, confirm room # & sign receipt before they will seat you. Result is efficiency for hotel but queues for guests.

Staff are VERY helpful & will help you get taxis, decide where to go for the evening etc. Check-out is fast & efficient.

On the drive to the hotel I was a bit worried about staying in the city and coming from Malaysia was expecting the standard of hotel service to not be so good but I was pleasantly suprised!
On arrival we had a slight problem in that we had accidently given our driver the voucher for the hotel instead of the transport- the girl behind the desk informed us that if we didnt get it back we would be charged on our credit card again for the entired 5 nights. They helped us contact the car company and the consierge took it upon themselves to make sure the vouchers were swapped so we didnt have to worry about it.
As soon as we checked in our cases were transported to our room for us and the porter was very friendly and gave us advice on the best places to eat/see.
Our room was lovely and spacious - view wasnt that great but then we werent in our room much so it didnt bother us.
They had also given us a complimentary bottle of bubbly for our honeymoon which was a lovely gesture. The hotel was a 5 minute walk from the harbour where there are loads of fantastic restaurants (try Jordons for the best fish and chips we have ever tasted!! On the harbour there is also a wildlife park with koalas and lots of animals and an aquarium.
Its just a short ferry ride to Cirular Quay and there is plenty to do - the harbour bridge climb is a fantastic experience!
Overall we had a fantastic time in Syndey and would definitely stay in the Crowne Plaza again.