ibis budget Sydney Airport bintang 3

We recommend this hotel ONLY because it is 1/3 of the price of any other accommodation close to the airport. If you are arriving late and leaving early, you can get basic sleep and shower before moving on, but set the rest of your expectations very low. The room is tiny, the lobby is sketchy and the amenities are nonexistent. If you are hungry or thirsty, the Mantra hotel (just 25 meters away) has good food and staff. A $10 shuttle is available to and from both the domestic and international terminals, but buy your tickets and wait in the Mantra lobby, not in the Ibis.

It could not have been worse. We booked weeks in advance, and still had to wait over an hour after checkin time for our room to be ready. After an hour, I asked staff how much longer our room would be, to which I was told it had been ready for 15 minutes. (Just no one could be bothered to tell us). After arriving at our room, our door wouldn’t open. We waited 20 minutes again at reception before the system was reset and the door would work. Finally, we got into our room. But it could not have been worse. The floor hadn’t been vacuumed in weeks, there was wee on the toilet seat, toothpaste on the mirror and bathroom splashback, the shower had clearly not been cleaned, there were dirt marks all over the doors and walls and the tv was literally smashed. We didn’t even bother turning it on. Tired and defeated, after trying to get into our room for two hours, we booked another hotel and left. But not before staff told us that it would be 5-7 business days until our refund was processed. I’ve never been in a hotel room so disgusting and I’ve never witnessed such unhelpful staff. I wouldn’t recommend this place to my worst enemy. The second hotel we booked has been wonderful.

Room small but ok. Power points inconvenient for charging while sleeping. There are signs everywhere for a “grab n go” early morning breakfast starting at 5, but when I went at 5:30 to get it, the receptionist looked surprised and said it would take 20 minutes to prepare. And they had only one of the two selections listed.

Positives - close to the domestic airport, bed clean and comfortable. Negatives - the vanity unit was actually at the end inside the shower! One person could not say, clean their teeth if the other was taking a shower as they would get soaked - never seen that before and hope never to again. Water pressure was lousy. Broken blind kept down with makeshift clip. Could not put it up otherwise would not be able to keep it closed and room would be lit up during the night from the outside street lights. Room could definitely do with a makeover or some decent maintenance at the very least. Suitable only for one person maximum. Won't be staying there again.

This is a case of 'you get what you pay for'. A clean room with two beds (in our case for 2 adults and 2 teens). A bit squeezy with 4 large suitcases and 4 hand luggage but we fit. We walked from the Domestic terminal as the shuttle is an eye watering $10pp for a 700m trip! Grab some trolleys and keep them in the bushes outside the hotel for the walk back to the terminal in the morning. Breakfast available but not free. Tiny bathroom with liquid soap and a clean towel each. As I said... basic. There is a Krispy Creme, McDonald's and KFC next door (just to keep the quality going LOL). There is a mantra next door and I think you could get meals there too. Adequate when your flight calls for an overnight stay.