Name: Astra Apartments Sydney - Kent Street
Address: 361 Kent Street Sydney,Kent Street, Sydney, Sydney, Sydney, 2000, Australia
Rating: 9

Air conditioning

Elevator/lift

Smoke-free property

Heating

All Spaces Non-Smoking (public and private)

General

Non-smoking rooms

Soundproof rooms

Family room

Rooms

Free Wi-Fi

Internet

Garage

Parking

Swimming pool

Pool and beach

Fitness facilities

Sports

Family/Kid Friendly

Kids

Pets Not Allowed

Pets

Location

At the apartment

Sydney Central

CWM Galleries

Wildlife Sydney

King Street

Sydney Aquarium

Genesian Theatre

Sydney Harbour Circle Walk

State Theatre

The Cenotaph

Commonwealth Bank Building

Sydney Tower

Wynyard Park

Darling Harbour

Hyde Park

Royal Botanic Gardens

Sydney Opera House

Sydney Harbour Bridge

Bondi Beach

Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport

Sydney Harbour National Park

Manly Beach

Astra Apartments Sydney - Kent Street

Sydney

Our week started on a Saturday night with a young crowd streaming out to party.
Our meeter/greeter was late arriving and quick to leave.
The front street 13th floor appartment was quite disappointing, no cups or mugs,broken window blind,basin taps not shutting off, leaking shower head (but there were 2 and the other was OK) low shower temperature the Sunday morning, but OK after that.Sink tap loose. Worst of all was the VERY firm mattress.
We complained, and they did bring mugs begrudgingly, and after I asked if they had somewhere better they did offer us a move but we lasted the week.
We had just used their "Collins Arch" delux new appartment in Melburne and the difference in quality was huge. (The mattress and pool in Melbourne superb.)
We were told cleaners would be in but they never came.
This REX Sydney building was not great with traffic noise from the front street.
We will not choose ASTRA again.

Disappointed

Stayed here for a week for a work course. Very close to Darling Harbour and all the restaurants. Easy access to Wynyard Station and the ferries at King St Wharf. 15min walk to Circular Quay. 

Fully Self contained including all cooking and washing needs for an extended stay. Would definitely stay here again.

Good location

Good place to visit and a lot of things can be done  sort water sport, stadium next to the apartment and its just takes about 2 minutes of walk. Fast food around the corners and easy accessible. No issue for public transportation.

Buisness Trip in Tallawara

We booked this apartment online and it was lovely. Views of Darling Harbour. The owner let us in early to drop our bags and also let us leave our bags after check out for the day.
Would recommend it to others as easy walking to ferry, Darling Harbour, Town Hall station and Centrepoint shops. Bedrooms and bathrooms are large.

Family trip to Sydney

We only found these apartments on one site (booking.com) and ended up booking direct. From first call to after departure the service was excellent. We stayed in an apartment in Melbourne run the same way and the service was awful. Astra do it exactly the way it should be done. It is basically a residential building and for us, this is a good thing. It's quiet, clean, extremely handy to everything you'll want to do. The perfect location for the convention centre, casino, ferries, city. Being just two blocks from Darling Harbour, you have a safe and easy walk to anywhere, to any ferry, at any time of day or night. Our only gripe was our unit's view was into the back of an office block. My fault: should have asked for the views featured in site photos. The apartment really has everything you need and the managers respond SO quickly if there's any issue (at check in, the manager noticed a minor plumbing issue and the plumber was on site shortly after). If these apartments don't meet your needs, you must be pretty hard to impress. Absolutely perfect.

Perfect in all aspects

The apartments are in a secure building that has many residential apartments, and some units available for travelers.  It is close to Darling Harbor, just across the Pyrmount Bridge, so it is just a short walk to Harborside shops, restaurants, attractions like Sea Life and the maritime museum, and train stations.  A full range of restaurants, from a fast food court to upscale dining,  are available at Harborside.  Also, there are convenient cafes on Kent Street close to the unit.  We really liked Cafee Amici, which is right next door, and Cozy Cafe, which is half a block away.  

When we were there, George Street was under construction for a new train line into the city.  As a result, the monorail was not running and many buses were rerouted.  We walked most places and used the train for attractions that were too far to walk.  Once the construction work is done, the unit will be even more convenient to get around using the train system.  

Our unit was clean, spacious and comfortable.  The bed was great, with lots of pillows.  Internet access worked well.  The balcony is cute, but we did not use it much because we were on the 10th floor, and it was a long way down.  We had a great view of the harbor.  The kitchen was well stocked with pots, pans, dishes, utensils, etc.  We appreciated the laundry, as we had been on the road for a month.  We would be happy to stay there again.  

The units are rented more by business travelers than tourists.  There is no concierge or tourist information on site.  If you are prepared to be self sufficient, that's fine.  But if you depend on someone on site to recommend restaurants, to orient you on the city map or tell you where to get a cab or the train, you will be frustrated.  The unit would be more attractive for non-business travelers, if there was at least a Sydney map on site.   

Also, the unit was surprisingly limited in consumable supplies.  We were staying for an entire week.  The unit had one packet of dishwasher soap and one packet of laundry soap.  We ended up leaving unwashed (but rinsed) dishes, because we did not have any  more dishwasher soap and did not want to buy an entire box for one load.  Also, there was no salt and pepper, and no spare toilet paper.  

When you arrive, you must telephone to the office (which is not on site) and a manager comes over to meet you and give you a key.  We received very limited information from the manager.  She did not tell us, for example, that the key ring has a fob that needs to be shown to a sensor in order to get the elevator to operate.  (Maybe most people would know that?  It took us a while to figure it out.)  The building has a gym and swimming pool, which our room key opened, but we did not know they were  there until our last day.  It took us two days to figure out how to run the air conditioner.  A manual was on site, but we did not find it for two days. Overall, these were very minor issues, but it would be really helpful if there was a binder of information about the unit on site.

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