Apartments in Haymarket

I usually do not post reviews, but I had to this time to share my experiences. I stayed for a total of 5 nights, Tue and check out on Sunday(7-12 Feb 2023) Plus point -Location is really good , plenty of thai/chinese restaurants and room is huge. -Bed is comfortable, -Yoshie is one that was one more friendly staff that I remembered her name , please give her a raise or wine on me.(she is a Japanese, in case i got her name wrong) Hotel staff, is a on and off experience. The night ones tend to be more ”cold” and the day ones are much better.( again, Yoshie was the ”better” ones, there are more, but I couldnt remember their name) Now on to the exciting part... Tuesday- Checkin day, A smooth day but without hand towels and when I asked for them before leaving the place for a concert. ( they claim they were in laundry or something and I find it hard to believe for a 5 star accommodation) We were without a frying pan as well( they send it up though when i called for it) Wed- Requested for toothbrush/Toiletries and had to request again after waiting for more than an hour, as it was forgotten ,I presumed Thu- Requested to change towel when we went out in morning, nothing was done when we were back in evening. I especially informed the morning reception guys to not forget it, but someone in the middle must have forgotten it. Evening time, The staff upon informing said they will have it there in 10 mins, which they did. By the way, the phone became faulty but I didn't bother to inform as I thought I wont have much trouble with it not in use. I was wrong. Friday- The express cleaning end-up with all the towels taken away and, thats it. We found out when we were back in evening. We were left with no towels and on top of that the phone was not working so I had to go downstairs to inform the reception/staff , on night shift i suppose. Again they said would be there in 10 mins, which more or less they did. Saturday- There was a huge cockroach and I had to kill it myself, informed the staff downstairs but honestly I dont expect change of room or anything, just to feedback. From the above, you can see there were full of dramas and I think these are basic expectations.(especially the towel part) Would I be back there if I ever go Sydney again? Unlikely.

Has stayed a few times here, always preferred to stay here because of the access to a kitchen and laundry. However, this experience is the worst I had. Was sick during one of the days (had diahorrea and fever) and one of the days there, the water was out, couldn't flush the toilet. Called reception but couldn't get to them so waited from early to late morning to get the plumbing fixed. Next, the light dropped and water started seeping out when I on the aircon. Had just walked passed the cooridor so fortunately missed it if not the light would have hitted my head.

We've stayed here several times because of the location and apartments. However the bed we had in the standard one bedroom was pretty awful, more like one you'd find in a Sydney backpackers hostel. We also stayed three nights in an executive' apartment. The bed again was below par. We spoke to the manager and they did do their best to make the bed more comfortable. The apartments are spacious and everything else was great.

There was a bit of a strange smell in the room, the quilt didn't feel clean and had a bit of a musty smell. The most important thing is that the sound insulation of the room is very poor. Because it faces the street, the sound of the tram downstairs is very obvious. But the room space is okay

The Castle Serviced Apartments provides a great place for travelers to relax after a busy day. The Castle Serviced Apartments is an ideal choice for travelers who want to take in the sights and sounds of Haymarket.The hotel is conveniently located just 500m from Museum Station and 7km from Kingsford Smith Airport. In addition, Chinatown Metro Station is just a short walk away. The nearby area boasts an abundance of attractions including Sydney Tower Eye, Chinese Garden of Friendship and Queen Victoria Building.When guests have some time on their hands they can make use of the onsite facilities.