I stayed here a few nights. Great undercover secure parking. Although our room was old the bathroom…read morewas all modern. Great atmosphere! The breakfast was included which was great. Ill be back here again!

I have visited this historic property several times for the Sydney Writers' Festival in May. In…read morefairness I have not stayed at the property but they handle special events seamlessly. The venue itself is exquisite. Every detail of the decor is charming and in line with the historical significance of The Carrington. Facilities are always clean and the staff patient despite the size of the crowd. I can't give five stars since I have never been in a private guest room, but if the public spaces are any indication, this is a great place to stay.

We stayed 3 nights and had an amazing stay! Peter and Suzanne were wonderful hosts and were…read moreextremely helpful in planning our daytrips with information on the weather or trail closures. Our room was beautiful, clean and comfortable. Our spa tub worked very well and was perfect after a long day of hiking. We even had our own little outside garden sitting area where we enjoyed our morning coffee. Breakfast choices included cold items like fruit and cereal, and there were also hot items made to order. Everything was absolutely delicious. You will love staying here- I know we did.

What a charming bed and breakfast! I am so impressed my husband found it. The host was friendly,…read morehelpful, and prepared a delicious breakfast. I wish I took a photo of the spread to show you. There were like 10 different fruits, muesli, yogurt, 3 juices, coffee, tea, various breads, marmalade, butter, eggs any way you'd like them, bacon, sausage, mushrooms, cheese, tomatoes. Our room had a Jacuzzi tub, canopy bed, fireplace, free WiFi. Recommend.

We're staying in family room. The room is very clean and neat. Sumptuous breakfast included in…read morethis reasonable price. Friendly motel staffs. And friendly kitchen staffs. Perfectly fine stays in this place during winter too. Room have gas heater. Location surrounded with good places to find yummy food. It is just 10mins drive to the Three Sisters

We were able to find a good price on agoda.com that had a Queen Bed and full "Australian Country…read moreHot Breakfast" ($12/person value). This was the first time staying at a motel in Sydney, but it came with a mini-fridge, hot water kettle, toaster, microwave and serving ware for two. On check-in with the friendly Aussie reception, we received a pint a of milk for our tea. Free milk? Even if we are out in the mountains, this is a civilized place ;) Oh and the hot breakfast was amazing. Motels in the States are quite different, but to be fair, the room prices were much closer to a lower end hotel. Make sure to ask about WiFi password, and how to turn on the electric blanket before reception closes. It was unseasonable chilly, and were too lazy to figure out night reception, but luckily we got the radiator to work. FYI, the phone didn't connect to anything, but we (typical Americans) had a good laugh at the STD line sign. Turns out STD stands for the state run telephone service. Definitely recommended!

This is concerning the restaurant. Additionally, this review is all about the service…read more We went here as part of a tour group of 20. Our orders were taken ahead of time and called ahead by our tour guide. First, let me say, we found the food quite tasty. I had the vegetarian burger with eggplant and chipotle sauce. It was flavorful, well seasoned, and accompanied by perfect hot chips. My husband also enjoyed his grilled fish and chips with tartare sauce. Despite being in a remote mountain town, it was as food or better than anything we had eaten in Sydney. The restaurant itself was quaint and cozy and had beautiful views of the Blue Mountains. But then there was the service. And that's where the three stars come in. It would have been five stars otherwise. One member of our tour group changed their order. Then there was a simple to fix mix up between my order and the order of another group member. The staff member (unsure if he was a server or kitchen manager or what) LOUDLY proclaimed what a pain tour groups are and how ridiculous we all were. He then stomped off. And when he returned, he was extremely RUDE to the group leader. These tour groups must bring hundreds of dollars to this small town restaurant. They bring multiple tours of 20+ people each week. If they don't care about them, I can't imagine this establishment cares about anyone. I don't care how good the food is, I would never return after being treated like trash.

Fancy a getaway only 1.5 hours away from the Sydney CBD in the picturesque town of Leura? Look no…read morefurther as we have the tips for you! It's hard to visit Leura without spending a small fortune, as there's a number of extremely expensive lodgings and restaurants in the town and surrounds. However, we will point you to somewhere that is extremely good value for money at high quality. The Alexandra hotel, established 1903 is the only licensed hotel in Leura and a short stroll from the mall. It is an old quaint boutique building with ornate trims and stained glass windows. The hotel is sectioned off into a number of areas, with a sports bar and lounge bar (with floor to ceiling bookshelf). There's also plenty of space for a party or function. The hotel is right beside Leura train station, but the noise isn't obvious at all. The hotel aptly has has a railway theme to it, with the outdoor bar called "platform 3", and a Leura Rail sign featuring in the dining room. We also stayed in the hotel. It was a comfortable heritage room with vintage furniture, double bed and modern bathroom. They also have some modern additions of an a/c and tv. The room opens onto a balcony with a nice outlook of the hotel's backyard beer garden. The hotel is a great spot to dine, whether it be lunch or dinner in either of the two beer gardens for a more causal vibe or a more upmarket experience in the dining room, named "Redfern Bistro". There's some casual food like burgers and pizzas, with the pizzas made in the wood fired oven by Marco Marano, but we chose to eat in the dining room. The summer menu, prepared by chef Anna Borna features modern Australian gastro pub food, beautifully cooked and presented. We began with a glass of bubbles and some Garlic bread made on a house baked baguette, topped with melted garlic and parsley butter. This came out with the confit mushrooms - portobello and button mushrooms cooked in olive oil with rosemary and lemon with feta, almond and coriander dukkah (gf). Other entrees on offer include oysters, liver pate, calamari and baked haloumi. For the mains, the Pan roasted duck breast instantly piqued our interest. The meat was cooked to perfection, skin nicely seasoned, served with duck fat potatoes and rustic heirloom carrots. It's accompanying home made Peking duck citrus sauce was brilliant and kept us searching the plate for more of it. From specials board, we couldn't go past the pan fried and seared ocean trout. This was a splendid fish dish, the skin salted, nicely rendered and crisp. The flesh was perfect; a lovely pink orange hue, flakey and melt in the mouth followed by the beautiful flavour of the fish. The sauce was a delicious combination of smoked paprika dill and grapefruit veloute, served with roasted potatoes, charred leeks, broad beans, peas and cherry tomatoes. Whilst we were extremely satisfied at this point, we had to go with the dessert option on the specials menu, the banana spilt. Here it is the classic dessert that has been pimped up with two bananas, deep fried in a Moreish crisp salty batter. This has been placed atop a butterscotch sauce and served with vanilla bean ice cream. So tasty, it was irresistible. Worth driving up to the blue mountains for the beautiful pub alone and the scenery in the area is an added bonus.

Got to the hotel and got our keys to our room and bed wasn't made pizza boxes and empty drinks on…read morethe table there was what looked like used tissues then we asked for a new room and when we got in the other room there where cockroaches in the cupboard and some bed bugs in the bed shower pressure was terrible we turned the shower on and even when we turned the hot water all the way up and still very cold Very nice staff and that's was all that was good never coming back

Nice view, much closer to the Three Sisters rocks than at Scenic World, and just a different…read moreperspective on the gorges. The tour buses all stop, but not for long, so if you can wait a few minutes you can get the whole thing to yourself, if only briefly. There's a little shopping center nearby with a few eateries, both sitdown and takeout. There's street parking around and it seems like there's plenty and it would turn over quickly.

This was chosen as our location to have high tea with several family members. The outside and…read moregardens are gorgeous to simply look at and walk around. The staff sat us at a lovely area of couches and made sure that anyone with any allergies or preferences were taken care of. More sweet than savory in the selection but the food was delicious as was the tea. Nice selection of different teas you can choose from while enjoying the company of those with you. Afterwards we walked down to the Echo Point Lookout and viewed the three sisters rocks before walking back. A wonderful thing to do after a heavy high tea.

Lilianfels is a 19th century hotel in a fantastic setting with magnificent panoramas & Darley's an…read moreaward winning restaurant with ingredients from the surrounding area. It looks like a gracious European home, it's 3,300 feet above sea level almost at the edge of the Echo Point cliff with the Canyons & ravines of the Jamison Valley below. Afternoon tea is served on the veranda overlooking acres of English gardens and eucalyptus gardens.

Clean rooms, nice staff, reasonably priced. Perfect for a single night drop in to Katoomba.read more

Leisure Inn Spires rents for daily and long term as well. To my knowledge, they have studios and…read moreone bedroom apartments. We stayed in the one bedroom apartment. A one bedroom typically rents for about $189 AUD, but we were able to talk them down to $125, which is the cost of a studio. I'm guessing they agreed because it was in the winter, which I'm guessing is their low season. Anyway, it's a great deal for the price we paid. Each apartment comes with a bedroom that either has a portable heater or electric blankets. The bathroom has a hot tub. The spacious living room is heated. There is a small kitchen with plates, cups, bowls, and cutlery. There is a full size refrigerator, stove, microwave, coffee maker and water boiler. Basically, the kitchen is fully stocked. You can also leave your luggage there and pick up later should you want to explore the little town more on your check out day. I would definitely recommend Leisure Inn Spires to anyone who plans to visit the Blue Mountains. And an added bonus, the train station is right across the street and there is a hop on hop off bus stop for the Blue Mountains within a 5 minute walk from the hotel. It's hard to ask for a more convenient location than this.

From the owner: Leisure Inn Spires is perfectly located at the top of gorgeous Leura Mall in the spectacular Blue…read moreMountains.

This hotel is such a gem. The staff truly went above and beyond and the hotel itself is beautiful…read moreand in such a prime location. Thank you so much to the staff for making our experience an unforgettable one for my partner and I. We will definitely rebook here the next time we visit Blue Mountains. :)

The tradition of the motor inn is as old as the motor inn itself. Hard to believe, I know…read more Drive up with your family in your station wagon, park right outside your room, lob put of the car and into the classic 8os-style room, put the kettle on and make yourself a cup of tea using one of the sachets provided and the little tub of milk in the fridge, and plan your attack on Jenolan Caves. Perfectly situated at the end of Katoomba's main street, this place is also perfectly adequate for a night or two's stay, and perfectly priced. They get tons of blow-ins for weddings, weekenders, that kind of thing, so generally you can't check in before the 1.30 advertised time as they'll still be cleaning rooms from 10.30am checkout.

The area is pretty. The hotel just feels strange...examples, the shop for gifts and snacks was…read morenever open. Only option for breakfast was a buffet. I wanted a bottle of water and a coffee but that didn't seem possible. I asked for ketchup for my chips and was told it was around the corner. I didn't see any so had to ask at the bar and it was in the fridge behind the bar. Overall, staff were friendly.

Me and my dad have gone 2 times as a walk in to the buffet and the second time they were all like…read morehi guests welcome and we told them we weren't going as guests and thay were saying we don't usually let walk in's in and implied they could and might stop us from going in so dad said he could because the website said so so they let us in but the food was very good try the danish pastries goodbye