The Little National Hotel is located in the Wynyard part of the Sydney, CBD (Central Business District). Which makes it a perfect place for a business trip to Sydney. Conveniently located on Clarence Street with a short walk down to Barangaroo, George Street or The Rocks; The Little National is designed as a place to stay, work and mingle.
The hotel literally sits right above the Wynyard Train Station so it is very easy to go down on the elevator and jump on a train somewhere if that is what you need, its also an easy walk down to catch a ferry from Barangaroo or Circular Quay.
There are aspects of this hotel that lean on the very successful Soho House chain of hotels and clubs, in that it is a place to meet, work, play and stay and while there is not a restaurant on site in all other aspects you are well covered.
Image Credit – Little National
Image Credit – Little National
There is a lovely boutique design style to the hotel, it is highly functional with very efficient use of the small spaces, you have everything you need but none of the things you probably don’t and there are lots of little comforts to ensure that you get the most out of your stay.
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Little National
THE ROOM
The rooms are quite tight but they have an excellent use of space, with a very similar aesthetic to the excellent Public Hotel in NYC, the huge king size beds are set into the window (meaning that if there is more than one of you then someone is climbing over! But that said if you are on your own it is enormous and you could sleep in any direction, more than that an excellent mattress, quality sheets and pillows make for a good nights sleep.
Bathrooms are also modern with optimal use of space, a generous shower with Appelles Apothecary & Lab Skin and Hair care products, good lighting and access to power points and a Dyson hairdryer all make for a good start to the day.
Quality robes, slippers and an iron and ironing board in the room (which can make all the difference when you need to quickly get the creases out of a business shirt). The room also has a Nespresso pod coffee maker, T2 teas and a digital tablet to order anything else you might need.
THE GYM
The Hale Gym at the Little National Hotel has a great range of Technogym equipment, with cardio machines, strength training and workout space. The equipment is also all connected via bluetooth and a dedicated DOMA app that tracks and shares your data to your favourite exercise training apps.
(Apple Health, Fitbit, Garmin, MapMyFitness, MyFitnessPal, Polar, RunKeeper, Strava, Swimtag and Withings.)
WORKSPACE / LIBRARY / ROOF TOP BAR
One thing that really sets the Little National apart is its rooftop shared working space; with power, wifi, printing, T2 tea, Nespresso coffee and sparkling water all free for guests.
There are 12 co-working desks with power, USB and all the right charging points. There is a printer and even and perhaps somewhat out of place (but very convenient) a microwave.
The library area has an abundance of comfortable lounges to sit and read while enjoying a cocktail from the bar and it the weather is right – and this is Sydney so that is a lot of the time you can sit outside in a very leafy roof top garden.
This is not the hotel to come to if you want a big breakfast buffet (they don’t have a restaurant and rather than offering room service they recommend Uber Eats but with all of Sydney’s city restaurants all around why eat in the room. Similarly for breakfast you are spoilt for choice with a massive number of cafe’s all around the area.
If you need a place to be your base and get some work done between meetings, and you are looking for a comfortable bed and convenient location then The Little National Sydney might be a perfect choice for you.
LOCATION
LINKS
Address
Little National Hotel
26 Clarence Street
Sydney NSW 2000
+61 2 9135 0222
* This is an independent review without bias, our writers are not paid by the hotel or any other party, for the contribution, all rooms, travel, incidentals were all paid for.