Located in the trendy Surry Hills neighborhood
Two-bedroom apartments, all with kitchens and washer/dryers
Restaurant, Baccomatto Osteria, serves tapas and Italian fare
In-room hairstyling available
Underground parking (for a fee)
Free Wi-Fi throughout
Restaurant has limited lunchtime hours
No fitness center or pool
Located in the trendy, artsy Surry Hills neighborhood just south of Sydney's CBD, the ADGE Apartment Hotel offers colorful two-bedroom apartments with full kitchens, washer/dryers, and luxurious bathrooms (two per apartment). Unlike at many Sydney hotels, Wi-Fi here is free, but there are no other business facilities to speak of, and while the lobby has enough tables and chairs to make it a plausible venue for an informal meeting, some guests might find the gigantic multi-colored psychedelic mural of Mickey Mouse and company a little distracting. There's an on-site restaurant serving Italian food, tapas, and a selection of wines, and the hotel offers a unique type of room service: in-room hairstyling. On-site parking is available for a fee, and the location is reasonably close to attractions such as the Sydney Harbour and Bondi Beach for guests with a car. Those in search of an apartment hotel right in the heart of things might want to check out the Quay West Suites Sydney in The Rocks, which offers more traditional (i.e., less colorful and trendy) apartments and has extras such as a pool and a fitness center.
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Scene
Colorful apartment hotel with unusual design features
Housed in a white, grey, and red-brick building with tangerine highlights on a leafy slope in Surry Hills, the ADGE Apartment Hotel looks like a trendy apartment building from the outside. Inside, it looks like an art gallery (or perhaps a playroom for hipster toddlers). The open lobby has grey concrete floors and high white walls covered with colorful graffiti-style cartoon images, featuring colorful characters and some familiar faces, including Olive from Popeye and a Mickey Mouse-type character with aviator shades playing a fantastical saxophone. The elevators are equally trippy, with multi-hued color-changing lights reflecting on glass and mirrored paneling that give them a kaleidoscopic feel. Guests -- who tend to be long-term visitors with cash to splash in return for spacious lodgings -- are welcomed with a herbal longevity tonic based on Taoist herbalism.
Location
In trendy Surry Hills, a short drive from local attractions
The ADGE Apartment Hotel is located in the trendy Surry Hills neighborhood, in between the offices of a media company and the Cambridge Hotel. The main entrance is narrow and there's not a lot of signage, so it can be easy to miss at first. The Sydney Opera House and The Rocks are a 10-minute drive away. Bondi Beach is a 15-minute drive from the hotel while Taronga Zoo takes closer to 20 minutes. The Sydney Airport takes a minimum of 15 minutes by car (without traffic) and can also be reached by the Airport Line (T2), which stops at Central Station. The trip takes around 30 minutes door-to-door.
Rooms
Bright, colorful apartments with big windows full kitchens, laundry rooms, and two private bedrooms
All the apartments at the ADGE Apartment Hotel have two bedrooms and two bathrooms, an open-plan living and dining area, a kitchen, and a washer and dryer. There are six apartment types, categorized by their floor level and views. Cityscape Apartments have views toward the city center, while Eastside Apartments look out on eastern Sydney. Apartments on the top floor have a split-level arrangement with two levels of open windows and each has a small stairway leading up to a separate room. All rooms are colorful and full of light, with vivid rainbow-hued carpets in rooms and common areas coupled with vintage-style Union Jack emblazoned oversized fridges, giving them a Swinigng '60s (Or Austin Powers) ambience. Floor-to-ceiling windows open up onto balconies, letting even more light in, and a mix of charcoal and white sofas, tables, chairs, and other furnishings help balance out the brightness of the spaces. All apartments come with modern kitchens with flat-top four-burner stoves, brushed chrome microwaves, espresso machines, and a huge selection of cookware, plates, and cutlery. Long balconies have glass-panel railings giving them an open feel. Bedrooms have ceiling-mounted flat-screen TVs, closets with safes, ironing boards, and multiple storage compartments, and individual air-conditioning units. Sleek bathrooms have low vessel sinks that sit below narrow ledges that act as the only counter space and long vanity mirrors. Shower/tub combos come standard in all bathrooms, and toiletries by Appelles Apothacery are included.
Features
In-room hairdressing services, free Wi-Fi, on-site parking, and an Italian restaurant
The ADGE offers a reasonable amount of on-site services for an apartment hotel. Although there's no spa, guests can get their hair cut and styled through Ziggy's In-Room Hair Styling right in their suites. Wi-Fi is free throughout the property, which is unusual in Sydney, and there's a basement parking garage where guests can park for a fee. The hotel also has an on-site restaurant, Baccomatto Osteria, which serves Italian cuisine and tapas in an industrial-chic space, and while it's open for dinner every night of the week, the restaurant is only open for lunch on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
