New South Wales

Sydney Harbour Precincts

Barangaroo and Pyrmont anchor the harbour's two resort addresses.

Sydney Harbour Precincts
Sydney Harbour Precincts, New South Wales

The district's appeal rests on concentration. Sydney Harbour Precincts groups a number of substantial properties within a short distance of each other, which makes comparison easy and makes moving between them practical rather than theoretical.

Barangaroo and Pyrmont anchor the harbour's two resort addresses. Within Australia's capital-city resort precincts it works as a market of its own, with its own rate calendar and its own mix of property types.

Pricing follows the district's own calendar. Conventions, sporting fixtures, and holiday periods drive the biggest swings, so flexibility of a few days is worth more here than any loyalty scheme.

The properties below were assessed against the identical rubric applied throughout this publication — six weighted criteria, unchanged from district to district.

Ranked catalogue

Resorts covered in this district

Crown Towers Melbourne

Crown Towers Melbourne

Riverside formality with deep service layers, suited to luxury stays and Melbourne event weekends.

9.5/10 Rates from A$ 480
The Star Grand Brisbane

The Star Grand Brisbane

New-build riverside in Queen's Wharf, suited to first-visit Brisbane stays and river-view seekers.

8.9/10 Rates from A$ 315