Neighborhood

Chippendale is a happening area known for its converted warehouses and cutting-edge creative scene. Locals picnic on Chippendale Green, near the shops and eateries of sleek Central Park Mall. Contemporary galleries cluster around Abercrombie Street, while Kensington Street has cool cafes and hawker-style Asian joints.

Walking Distance To

The hotel is five minutes walk to Central Station, with train lines to everywhere in Sydney and the region. It takes ten minutes to walk to Chinatown, 20 minutes walk (ten minute drive) to the CBD, two minutes to Central Park Mall, and ten minutes to Broadway Mall.

Size and Style

The hotel has 62 rooms divided into seven room categories. The hotel is set across two iconic heritage-listed buildings – the former Clare Hotel pub and the Carlton & United Breweries Administration Building have been carefully adjoined by a glass link-way under the engineered expertise of Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Architects. The renovation brought to life a distinctive and unique design-led property constructed with obsessive attention to aesthetics and a focus on retaining as many interesting and original features as possible.

Guest Profile

Intrepid travellers who appreciate architecture, design and Australian heritage.

Family Friendly

Yes, baby cot and rollaway bed for families.

Airport Transfers

Yes – easily arranged by Martin, the concierge.

On Site Dining

The Clare bar adjoins the hotel reception – embracing the ethos of its earlier incarnation as preferred watering hole for locals, indie rock lovers, bohemians, artists and intellectuals. Two independent restaurants, each offering different dining experiences, are also part of The Old Clare Hotel. Automata, Clayton Wells’ first solo restaurant, seating sixty guests and serving a constantly changing five-course menu has opened on Kensington Street; and Kensington Street Social, the one-hundred-seat all-day venue.

Facilities

arking

Valet parking is available – A$25 for a half day, and A$50 for overnight.

Pool

Yes – a rooftop pool. 

Gym

Yes, open at all times for guests. There are no trainers on site, but this can be arranged through Concierge.

Spa

No- the Spa is opening in 2018.

Concierge Recommends

Guests should explore Sydney suburbs like Surry Hills, Darlinghurst and Paddington. They have everything from cafe culture to wine bars, to chocolatiers, to vintage shopping or high end Australian fashion. Everything is nestled between gastro-pubs and terraced houses. It’s so easy to stroll from suburb to suburb getting lost in it all.

Celebrity guests:

Bella Hadid, Bjork, Elon Musk, Amber Heard – the others have requested privacy and hence cannot be disclosed.

The rooftop bar and pool.