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The Russell Hotel (Sydney, Australia)
 The Russell Hotel (Sydney, Australia) ... its own. Furnishings are a rustic blend of antique bedheads matched with the charm of pine dressers and marble washstands. Private ensuite and share facilities are available. The atmosphere is welcoming and rich with history.Newest Review: ... are complemented with attractively restored, period features and furnishings. The hotel is quite small, with just 29 rooms ... more ... (including some rather large suites as well as an appartment) and the simple ground floor reception area reflects this. A large bowl of jellybeans rests on the counter, and various brochures about local attractions are on display. Hotel guests breakfast in the Acacia restaurant, in front of the lobby.
According to Frommer's Guide, the Russell is "the cosiest place to stay in The Rocks, and perhaps in all of Sydney". Most guidebooks credit the Russell with just 3 stars, which strikes me as somewhat anomalous ...more |
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The Russell Hotel (Sydney, Australia): On The Rocks... (1512 words)
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When Captain Arthur Phillip sailed into Sydney harbour in January 1788, he was on the verge of establishing the farthest outpost the British Empire had ever seen. Having surveyed the shoreline, he quickly decided upon a suitable area for a settlement, and his crew and convict charges disembarked at a sheltered, rocky area, beneath the site of the present day Harbour Bridge. In time, this area would become known as 'The Rocks'. In the century that followed, the early settlement grew into a village, initially hemmed in on all sides by Sydney Cove, Campbells Cove and Walsh Bay. It outgrew these early constraints, however, eventually transforming itself into the massive ... Read the complete review
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