Mantra Sydney Airport

I needed a sleep before a 2 hour drive out of Sydney. Mantra was near the airport and I was desperate to sleep, I knew it was a clean and tidy place and the showers are great. They have parking which is convenient but pricey. Nothing was open when I arrived as it was close to midnight. Check in was quick and easy. I was able to get my sleep and found amazing on waking. I like that its close to McDonalds. Its one of the cheaper places to stay near the airport and much nicer than Ibis.

Hotel is in a great location. The relatively early availability for check-in made it very convenient for me to walk straight in off a mid-day flight, and check-out was simple and caused no delays to me departing on an early morning flight. The room was comfortable for myself as a single, and I enjoyed overlooking the airport. Restaurant/ bar were quite expensive for dinner. Food was enjoyable but expected something more special for the price. Accessibility note, rooms are quite small to navigate and door was extremely heavy and difficult to open from the outside. It actually took me 3 attempts to open my room door on arrival due to the weight. I found that the other areas of the hotel, such as restaurant and lobby, were accessible for my needs, and moving to more-sustainable larger pump bottles for soaps, shampoo, ect. made these things much more accessible for me to use. Overall, a pleasant hotel to stay at between flights.

We had one of our flights cancelled so had to fly to Sydney a day early which resulted in us having to find accommodation for the night. We chose Mantra because it was within walking distance of the Sydney Domestic Airport. Had a lovely room on the 8th floor with a view to the city. Comfortable king sized bed, great shower. USB charging ports on every powerpoint. Only thing missing was drinking water. I had to go down to the foyer & buy a bottle (which really wasn't that much of an issue). Our room price included a hot buffet breakfast. There was a great selection of hot food as well as cereal, juice & a wide selection of coffee. The staff were all very friendly. Would definately stay here again.

We arrived to a foyer stuffed full of airline staff checking in, so we thought we’d be queued up til midnight……thankfully they let mere mortals use one desk whilst the crew used the other. Awfully stinky lift?!?! Not sure what/why. Booked a king yet we were allocated a twin. Trundled back downstairs to fix the issue. The guy was smug and couldn’t care less…he obviously has never found the word ‘sorry’ in the dictionary. Toilet wouldn’t stop running. No shower caps provided. Pillows as tall as Everest - pity they didn’t have a chiropractor as a optional extra. The only saving grace in that claustrophobic box of a room was a decent choice of shower gel/shampoo etc. That didn’t really save it!

Room was clean and adequate but the outside noise made it very hard to sleep. Apparently there is work being performed nearby of a night and it is very loud. I feel that guests should be warned of this , if they are roomed on the side of the noise. Have stayed there several times before but will not again.