About Mercantile Hotel
Mercantile Hotel is Australia’s oldest Irish pub and hotel, and offers a prime location in The Rocks in the centre of Sydney. Features of the hotel include complimentary breakfast, free high-speed Wi-Fi and an on-site restaurant.
Rooms at this hotel feature recently renovated bathrooms, air conditioning, flat-screen TVs with cable channels and tea and coffee-making facilities. Suites include private bathrooms while guests in rooms have shared access to bathrooms.
Mercantile Hotel is for adults only and features airport shuttle services at an additional charge, luggage storage, an on-site ATM and daily housekeeping.
On-site restaurant the Hungry Hewer features traditional Irish pub food, while Molly Malone’s bar serves an extensive selection of drinks.
The hotel is adjacent to the Sydney Harbour Bridge, with the Opera House, Circular Quay, the Royal Botanic Gardens and ferries to Manly reachable within a matter of minutes on foot.
Positive Reviews
positive:
Ideal location near Circular Quay
The hotel's location in the heart of Sydney, in one of its oldest neighbourhoods, provides not only a desirable situation in The Rocks, but also offers outstanding access to some of the city's most popular sights and attractions. Sydney Harbour Bridge, the Opera House and the Royal Botanic Gardens are all within walking distance, while Circular Quay offers convenient public transport options including trains, buses and ferries with connections to the airport.
positive:
Great atmosphere
Reviewers agree that the atmosphere in this hotel is great, with cosy rooms that offer privacy, friendly, hospitable owners who ensure guests feel welcome and well cared for, and a lively Irish pub ideal for an enjoyable evening with the locals.
positive:
Excellent food at on-site pub
Previous guests say the food served at the on-site pub, including the complimentary breakfast, is both delicious and generous in portion sizes.
Negative Reviews
negative:
No elevator with tricky stairs
Elderly previous guests found the fact that there is no elevator in the building to be a problem as some had great difficulty climbing the stairs to their room. Those reviewers recommend those with mobility issues request a room on a lower floor.
negative:
Noise can be an issue
While many of the guests who mentioned noise say they expected such given they booked accommodation in a pub, reviewers do draw attention to noise in the area and the establishment itself, which can be difficult for light sleepers.
negative:
Shared bathrooms not ideal for some
A number of previous guests did not like the accommodation setup, which required them to share a bathroom, though most acknowledge the bathrooms were well kept and clean.