The Sphinx Hotel, gay-friendly hotel in North Geelong, Geelong
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The Sphinx Hotel

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Visitors praise the Sphinx Hotel's unique Egyptian decor and many find the meals exceptional, with some highlighting tender steaks and flavorful fish dishes. However, several reviewers found the food to be overpriced and disappointing, with one describing a stir-fry as "disgusting" and another stating meals were "tasteless." There are also conflicting reports about staff friendliness and service efficiency.

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Address
2 Thompson Rd, North Geelong VIC 3215, Australia
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Phone
(03) 5278 2911
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Website
www.sphinxhotel.com.au

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About this place The Sphinx Hotel

The Sphinx Hotel in North Geelong is a mainstream Australian pub-hotel on Thompson Road, known for its Egyptian-themed building, with a bar, bistro and function spaces. In Australia, 'hotel' often means a pub, and it's mainly used as one; check the website if you're after a room. It is listed as gay-friendly, not as a gay venue, and older claims of a gay hotel aren't backed by anything. Google reviews average 4.0 from over 1,200 visitors. It's a short drive from Geelong's waterfront and city centre, and the Surf Coast is further south-west.

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Gay-friendly (straight venue) Mixed LGBTQ+ Card payments accepted WiFi Year-round Gay-friendly (straight venue) Air conditioning

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4.0
★★★★☆
1,217 reviews

Based on 1,217 Google reviews.

Trâm Phan Jun 2026
★★★★★

It's very good and highly recommend

Josie G Jun 2026
★☆☆☆☆

Sorry but your meals are terrible! Very over priced. Your stir fry is absolutely disgusting! Get it off the menu! I can make better without pouring sauce from a jar all over it

Nik Jun 2026
★★★★★
Catherine Flower May 2026
★★★★★

Our party of six ate there tonight and the meals were exceptional. The Eye Fillet steaks were tender, the TBone steak was huge as well as the Parma’s, all cooked perfectly. The Oysters Kilpatrick were also good. The staff were polite and friendly and the atmosphere is great. We will definitely go back.

Rupert the Otter May 2026
★★★★★

Food was excellent and staff were very kind and efficient even tho it was full. Decor was fab, must have been there for decades but doesn't look worn esp the hieroglyphics tablets

Stephanie May 2026
★★★★★

The check in process was very slow amd disjointed. The room was clean, the bed was comfortable. No breakfast facility at the sphinx hotel. I stayed for one night as i saw a show at the hotel and liked this convenience. The room cost of $190 was a bit on the steep side when comparing to other hotels in Geelong for a cheaper rate.

Lucas Hopkins May 2026
★★★★★

Brilliant hotel with possibly one of the friendliest, kindest, and most handsome staff members I’ve ever met, Reece Parkin.

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Last updated on 14 November 2026

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