Haven Glebe

Andy at reception was awesome. very clean, neat room with a good size ensuite, separate bag and robe hanging space, separate fridge/tea/coffee space, desk and chair, lounge chair and private balcony on our 3rd floor room. A beautiful outdoor area for all guests and a well equipped indoor gym. Across the road from a great shopping strip with a pub, multiple cafes, chemist, bakeries, florists and other interesting shops. Reception is manned 24/7 and room service 6 days a week. Also a short car trip to the cruise ship terminal. Definitely recommend Haven Glebe.

We liked everything about the property.

Friendly staff, great location, clean room and both the main room and bathroom were good for the overall size. The balcony was unexpected which was nice given the hot day, and the voucher for breakfast was a great addition and appreciated.

Tv was literally hanging off the wall and looked like it would fall off Door seals to the balcony or the air-con which was above whistled quite loudly with the winds the night i stayed...likely not an issue 90% of the time, but my stay was one of the 10% No fan in the bathroom and reliant on a slide window where the pathway to the room and other rooms is...also opposite to the shower...didnt feel comfortable opening it.

Great location and room was quite a generous size.

Toilet could do with a deep clean and the glass shelf in the shower is badly positioned due to the height of the shower head. Maybe it's only a problem for shorties like me. Because Haven's Booking dot com account was hacked I was very nervous when charges came through on my credit card after I'd checked out. From the cafe apparently, only $4. Either someone gave the wrong room number or the cafe staff made a mistake. Whatever, staff need to be a bit more diligent with their financial processes.

This Hotel is well located. The Glebe is a good neighborhood and I felt safe travelling alone. There are good restaurants within walking distance. Italian, Japanese, Indian, etc. Great Argentinian coffee bar across the street. The brochure I was given at the front desk was ideal for me to take local buses to get to almost everywhere. People at the front desk, while not very informative, they where nice and called taxis when requested. I would come back to this hotel.

The bed was okay, but had a lump in the middle division which would not allow me to take the entire width of the bed. That is my only observation. Everything else was really nice.

I loveee staying here. The room is spacious enough, really cozy, super clean, bed is comfortable, and the room is very much well-equipped (they even have an iron and the iron board!!). They have their own coin-laundry and small gym facilities here. Location is reaaalllyy convenient. Literally less than 1 minute walking to the bus stop and 5-10 minutes walking to the tram station. It’s much more like a residential area so you can have a nice, quiet atmosphere around here. It is also surrounded by a lot of bakery, cafe, and restaurants. The thai restaurant in front of the hotel is amazing I ate there 3 times lol.

The wifi was a bit terrible and I don’t understand why my Vodafone often lost its signal there. Also, the lift was broken the last 3 nights of my stay and they only offered us a coke to compensate so that’s a bit disappointing.

We are frequent 'stayers' and booked here once again for a family event, plus to go to the local Czech restaurant, Tommy's (also highly recommended). Check-in easy and quick as usual, no hassles, room was clean and comfy, good air conditioning as it was quite hot during our stay. (Be aware, there is only 2 hour parking in the area around the hotel Monday to Friday so book a parking place if you can, we ended up driving into the city to park in a garage as we were working there Friday - Saturday was easy to find local parking -this is not a hotel issue but thought I would add in case this helps anyone). Location in the quieter end of Glebe Point Road so no issues with noise. There is a new cafe for breakfast where they offer you subsidised breakfast, it was only okay. Overall, we enjoyed our stay.

The attached cafe on the Saturday morning wasn't great, service a bit of a shambles, the cafe is small for the size of the shop it covers and seems to mostly be a catering area for other restaurants - the staff in the catering side were noisy and seemed to have no idea that people were eating breakfast behind the curtain separating the two areas. Personally, the Esca across the road is a much more friendly place to have breakfast (which is where we ate Sunday morning and usually eat when staying).

Very friendly staff. Was able to drop off baggage well before check-in. Room was clean, and beds were very comfy. Room was quiet even though there is a fairly noisy street just outside. Very close proximity to nightlife in Newtown and good communications to the CBD- just a short ride with tram or bus if you don't feel like walking. Several nice breakfastcafés close by.

Breakfastcafé associated with the hotel was lacking in variety, very boring teas. All towels provided were not clean, had large dark stains on them. Did not receive more towels when we asked for it, just clean ones.

We booked two rooms this night to stay with friends from Newcastle, this was an annual trip for my partners brother's birthday craft brewery tour (very nice). Unfortunately, our friends could not make it as one was in hospital due to illness and we asked to gain a cancellation (although we had booked non-refundable) Very pleased to say that working with both Bookings.com and the hotel, a cancellation for one room was allowed and we received a refund. But, onto the hotel, staff were great and understanding, gave us assistance. Room comfortable as always, air conditioning kept us comfortable, bed comfortable and clean, bathroom functional and clean. Always enjoy our stay in this hotel and I continue to love the location.

The staff was really friendy and the hotel is at a good location, easy to reach downtown and the area is nice and quiet. The rooms are clean and well serviced every day. The parisian breakfast was amazing every day, if you are into that sort of thing, it is a must. The king beds were nice and big.

TL;DR: If you don't need internet you will have a great time at the hotel, but forget any serious work or Netflix. We had to work a few days and unfortunately the wifi was not good. It was dropping every few minutes and since we had to do some video conferencing it was getting disconnnected frequently. Mentioned this to the front desk 3 times, and they said, oh well. What they really should do is get an IT guy there for an hour and he/she could fix this for them. I don't get why most hotels don't take internet issues seriously in 2023. Anyway, you might get away with doing some work without meetings, emails, spreadsheets, but not meetings. To add to that the cellphone coverage somehow was also non existent around the hotel so you are caught in a double whammy.

Fantastic and friendly staff, upgraded our room as we requested twin beds instead of a king (was staying with my friend and I am a wriggly sleeper). Great location with pizza shop downstairs which is open late and a bus stop to Newtown/Coogee across the road and one to city a short stroll down the street. Parking available at a decent rate. Lovey L’occitane products in bathroom which was an unexpected treat. Pretty quiet at night despite being on the main road of Glebe too. Will always have this as my first option for city stays from now on.