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Visitors frequently praise the Macleay Hotel's excellent location, stunning harbour views, and helpful staff. A common suggestion is for more shelf space in rooms for clothing.

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Address
28 Macleay St, Elizabeth Bay NSW 2011, Australia
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Phone
(02) 9357 7755
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Website
www.themacleay.com

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About this place Macleay Hotel

The Macleay is a mainstream apartment hotel on Macleay Street in Elizabeth Bay, at the quieter end of the Potts Point strip. Rooms are set up as studios and apartments with kitchen facilities, and the higher floors on the harbour side get views over the water. There is a rooftop pool and a restaurant downstairs. It is gay-friendly in the ordinary sense, not a gay hotel. The location is useful for Sydney's gay scene: Darlinghurst and the Oxford Street bars are a 15 to 20 minute walk, and Kings Cross station is close. Google reviewers rate it 4.2 from about 750 reviews; ask for a harbour-facing room when booking if the view matters.

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Gay-friendly (straight venue) Card payments accepted Reservation required WiFi Year-round Pool Gay-friendly (straight venue) Air conditioning

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4.2
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749 reviews

Based on 749 Google reviews.

Paul Tieu
Paul Tieu Jun 2026
★★★★★

The staff here are amazing people!! Very good location, close to everything and rooms are great for families.

Aaron Vlogz
Aaron Vlogz Jun 2026
★★★★★

On the 31st of May, we stayed at the Macleay Hotel. The room was very comfortable, and we had amazing views of Sydney Harbour and Vivid. Overall, it was a fantastic experience. A massive shoutout to Mon and Colin, who went above and beyond to make our stay even more enjoyable. Their friendly service, professionalism, and genuine hospitality made a great experience even better. Thank you, can’t wait to stay again. 5 ⭐️

Raeleen Griffiths
Raeleen Griffiths Jun 2026
★★★★★

An ideal stay overall - room was very clean and well equipped, super comfortable bed, great shower with amazing water pressure, perfect location, and 24/7 friendly front desk service and onsite parking was an added bonus. We attended on a Tuesday night and got a discounted rate and parking wasn't too limited - parking could be an issue at busier times. Our room was located near the elevators so there was a some operational noise throughout the night however nothing bothersome. We didn't have the airconditioning on so can't comment on that; we found the room very comfortable temperature wise without it.

MrFletcherchristian
MrFletcherchristian Jun 2026
★★★★★

Great location, clean room, reception opened around the clock, comfortable bedding. We were upgraded and enjoyed Harbour views during Vivid. Thank you!

Adrienne Moran
Adrienne Moran Jun 2026
★★★★★
W S
W S Jun 2026
★★☆☆☆

Hotel too expensive for the service and the room

Rea Einskisson
Rea Einskisson May 2026
★★★★★

we spent two nights here recently for a special occasion in a room on the top floor with a view of the harbour. the view is gorgeous, and the room is filled with natural light. the room was very comfortable, and had a small kitchen. every staff memeber we interacted with was lovely, especially the gentleman who shared with us a map and the most convenient bus route to use (which we did! and enjoyed a lot). we had a perfect stay here, and won't hesitate to stay here again - especially given how close in proximity so many great places are to the hotel (especially the restaurant yellow!). thank you for having us!

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Last updated on 17 October 2026

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