The General Gordon
Location: 20 Swain Street, Sydney, au
Star Rating: 4 Stars
Property Type: Hotels
About this Property
Central Location:
Situated in Sydney, The General Gordon offers easy access to major attractions like Central Station Sydney and the Australian National Maritime Museum, making it a convenient choice for travelers.
Comfortable Accommodation:
The 4-star hotel provides air-conditioned rooms with free WiFi, private bathrooms, and cozy seating areas. Guests can enjoy the convenience of a wardrobe, flat-screen TV, and some rooms even feature a balcony for a relaxing stay.
Nearby Landmarks:
Explore nearby landmarks such as Hyde Park Barracks Museum and Art Gallery of New South Wales during your stay at The General Gordon, ensuring a memorable visit to Sydney.
Experience comfort and convenience at The General Gordon in Sydney. Book your stay now for an unforgettable trip.
Policies
Check-in: 02:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Check-out: 10:00 AM
Amenities & Facilities
- Non-smoking rooms
- Air conditioning
- Restaurant
- Facilities for disabled guests
- Wheelchair accessible
- Staff adhere to local safety protocols
- Guest rooms disinfected between stays
- Physical distancing rules followed
- Hand sanitizer in guest room and key areas
- Cashless payment available
- First aid kit available
- Sanitized tableware & silverware
- Contactless check-in/check-out
- Invoice provided
- Smoke alarms
- Property cleaned by professional cleaning companies
- Physical distancing in dining areas
- CCTV outside property
- Key card access
- Happy hour
- ATM/banking
- Television in common areas
- Free wired internet
- Internet access
- Housekeeping on request
- Wine release events
- Bulk dispenser for toiletries
Rooms Available
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Queen Room
The double room features a private bathroom, air conditioning, a tea and coffee maker, as well as a seating area with a flat-screen TV. The double room provides a TV, a wardrobe, a carpeted floor and heating. The unit offers 1 bed.
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Shower
- TV
- Air conditioning
- Seating Area
- Toilet
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Linen
- Toilet paper
- Trash cans
- Shampoo
- Conditioner
- Body soap
- Socket near the bed
- Smoke alarm
- Key card access
- Single-room air conditioning for guest accommodation
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Deluxe Queen Room
1 Queen Bed
Layout - Separate dining area
Internet - Free WiFi 50+ Mbps
Entertainment - 42-inch flat-screen TV
Food & Drink - Mini-fridge and electric kettle
Sleep - Bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, and rainfall showerhead
Practical - Iron/ironing board, laptop workspace, and wardrobe or closet
Comfort - Air conditioning and daily housekeeping
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Shower
- TV
- Air conditioning
- Desk
- Private bathroom
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Daily housekeeping
- Separate dining area
- Free WiFi
- Rainfall showerhead
- Bedsheets provided
- Laptop-friendly workspace
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Premium Queen Room with Balcony
1 Queen Bed
Features a private balcony/patio
Layout - Separate dining area
Internet - Free WiFi 50+ Mbps
Entertainment - 42-inch flat-screen TV
Food & Drink - Mini-fridge and electric kettle
Sleep - Bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, and rainfall showerhead
Practical - Iron/ironing board, laptop workspace, and wardrobe or closet
Comfort - Air conditioning and daily housekeeping
Need to Know - No cribs (infant beds) or rollaway/extra beds available
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Shower
- TV
- Air conditioning
- Desk
- Private bathroom
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Daily housekeeping
- Separate dining area
- Free WiFi
- Rainfall showerhead
- Balcony or patio
- No rollaway/extra beds
- No cribs (infant beds)
- Bedsheets provided
- Laptop-friendly workspace
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Accessible Queen Room
1 Queen Bed
Layout - Separate dining area
Internet - Free WiFi 50+ Mbps
Entertainment - 42-inch flat-screen TV
Food & Drink - Mini-fridge and electric kettle
Sleep - Bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, and rainfall showerhead
Practical - Iron/ironing board, laptop workspace, and wardrobe or closet
Comfort - Air conditioning and daily housekeeping
Accessibility - Wheelchair-width doorways
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Shower
- TV
- Air conditioning
- Desk
- Private bathroom
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Wheelchair accessible
- Daily housekeeping
- Separate dining area
- Free WiFi
- Rainfall showerhead
- Bedsheets provided
- Laptop-friendly workspace
- Wheelchair-width doorways
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Queen Room - Disability Access
The double room has a private bathroom, air conditioning, a tea and coffee maker, as well as a seating area with a flat-screen TV. The double room offers a wardrobe, a carpeted floor, heating, as well as a TV. The unit has 1 bed.
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Shower
- TV
- Air conditioning
- Seating Area
- Toilet
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Linen
- Toilet paper
- Shower chair
- Trash cans
- Shampoo
- Conditioner
- Body soap
- Socket near the bed
- Smoke alarm
- Key card access
- Single-room air conditioning for guest accommodation
-
Queen Room with Balcony
The double room features a private bathroom, air conditioning, a tea and coffee maker, as well as a seating area with a flat-screen TV. Featuring a balcony, this double room also offers a wardrobe, a carpeted floor and a TV. The unit offers 1 bed.
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Shower
- TV
- Air conditioning
- Seating Area
- Toilet
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Linen
- Toilet paper
- Trash cans
- Shampoo
- Conditioner
- Body soap
- Socket near the bed
- Smoke alarm
- Key card access
- Single-room air conditioning for guest accommodation
Guest Reviews
- Ульяна (10/5): -
- PETER (10/5): Awesome! - The food and room! Beds could be softer. Concierge need a notification process, bell or messaging app to alert staff upon our arrival.
- Kiara (8/5): Amazing just weary of the other people around - I liked how accomodating the staff were and how nice the rooms were set for us. On of your customers in the pokies tried to rip me and my partner off and steal our machine and she laid hands on me and called me names.
- Daryl (10/5): Great - Great place to stay night before a flight. Friendly pub, great staff and good bistro Nothing
- Adriaan (7/5): - No noise from downstairs which was good. Great location close to station. Staff were accommodating with an early check-in. Room was good size, comfortable bed, bathroom modern. Overall, the room and bathroom were clean except unfortunately the shower had pubic hair in it from the previous guest. A little more diligence with cleaning required. Other than that, all good.
- Maloney (8/5): -
- sean (10/5): -
- Andrea (10/5): Perfect short stay - Very nice room, clean and comfortable. Nice pub at the bottom of the room, the room was new and clean.
- Michael (9/5): - Car park is a problem
- Lisa (8/5): Nice clean room, quiet despite being near the flight path. - Clean rooms $300 a little pricy for a room in a pub.
- Pete (10/5): Clean, comfortable, connected and great community. - It’s all so easy. Check in, amazing staff and great location. It’s close to brewery’s in Marrickville or St Peter’s even on foot and connectivity by metro or rail is easy and convenient. Sensational really. You can be in the city, out to Bondi Junction in a few stops or on a ferry in no time. Great view looking back at the city. Ubers and Taxis are there in just a few minutes. There is a walk for those interested out to the end of runway 16R at Sydney airport that takes about 40 or so minutes. There is no issue at this property based on my stays.
- Debbie (6/5): - Clean and tidy No parking
- Shontai (10/5): -
- Michael (8/5): Good - Clean, well located Some noise from hotel below and adjoining rooms. Not easy to find the check in reception desk.
- Jimmy075 (8/5): I shouldve checked location - Bed was comfortable shower facilities good and pub below for food etc The AC couldnt be put to warm , the location in the flight path of sydney airport so very noisey
- Aline (10/5): -
- Wheeler (10/5): -
- Diane (10/5): - Lovely rooms clean, modern and very comfortable, had a meal there very delicious, from check in to their bar and food service you could not complain, we loved our stay. Parking a bit of an issue if you arrive by car but rail right at your door.
- Catherine (9/5): -
- Pamela (9/5): Great place to explore Sydney from. - Excellent for transport trains and buses. Very good food No breakfast but places easily found in the area
- Vu (10/5): -
- Wheeler (10/5): -
- Lisa (9/5): -
- Nick (10/5): - Lovely clean modern facilities. Staff were excellent and proactive. Gaming room was added bonus and we had a win. Excellent Nothing to note
- Nicholle (6/5): Great location but loud and cigarette smoke from drunk people outside. - Excellent location right at the train, overall nice renos. Ample towels and decent bathroom products. Cigarette smokers outside meant couldn't use balcony Drunk people around when entering/exiting - slightly unsafe and super loud, could hear music until after midnight Bedside lights have to be turned off at wall b/c wall light on same circuit Weird check in at bar, unclear signage Room wasn't serviced and only very limited TP provided Shower setup awkward with door, and cage instead of shelf Rubbish bins weirdly large
- Peter (8/5): - Location and food/beverages in the same site The lack of a soap dish or similar in the shower was a surprise
- Wheeler (9/5): Overall, suits what I needed for a feed, a beer and pokies. - Location is central to all Sydney attractions for me. The facilities in the Pub are great. Taking the lift and go outside for a smoke.
- Mark (8/5): Rooms are in good shape, clean and comfortable. Good location, friendly staff. -
- Glenn (8/5): -
- Kim (8/5): Great location, close to everything. Very clean and modern room - Very clean, great location and comfortable bed Pillows a bit lumpy
- Jason (8/5): -
- john (10/5): Good value - Everything we needed for a short stay No door into bathroom
- Ruth (8/5): Good food. Nice atmosphere. Comfortably - Good location.
- Brett (10/5): -
- Weber (9/5): -
- Simone (10/5): - The rooms are clean, beautifully decorated and extremely quiet!
- Melissa (10/5): -
- Lubienski (9/5): Relaxed - Very comfortable room, with balcony ( though looking onto very busy Rd, and on flight path of local airport) but shutting windows effectively reduced the noise, and air con worked well. See above re outside noise
- Roger (9/5): Airport layover - Room, the restaurant on premises,service, general vibe of the place.
- Jacqueline (10/5): Friendly staff - fantastic location -
- George (10/5): We will not hesitate staying again. A real find. - It was a one night stay and we enjoyed our stay: Professional service, spacious room very well appointed, spotless and very quiet. A very comfortable bed as well and the quietness pleasantly surprised us. Some car parking facility would be wonderful but not likely in such a busy area.
- Sonya (8/5): Bit pricey - location great - Location Parking
- Lanfear (10/5): -
- Linda (8/5): -
- Annie (9/5): -
- Graham (8/5): Very Nice Hotel and facilities are very clean - Great Accomodation with easy access to the heart of marrickville all good
- Lauren (10/5): -
- Susan (8/5): Close to where I needed to see family. Great cafes also - Close to public transport and also to the airport soundproof too. Nothing
- Larisa (8/5): -
- Wheeler (10/5): The staff are excellent and I will return, Thanks All.👍 - After major dental surgery The General was exactly what I needed and slept like a baby that night. No free beer!🤪
- Leonard (9/5): - Very Clean, tidy and comfortable It was all good as only there a short time
- Jeremy (8/5): - The dining menu was varied and interesting. It definitely was not the standard chicken parmi etc. I particularly liked the roasted beetroots stuffed with couscous, mozzarella, pine nuts and herbs. There was no plug for the en suite sink. Management response was that is by design. As there was no built-in overflow in the sink, The sink was designed to have a pop-up plug but management removed it. I felt that they didn't trust me not to flood the bathroom, even though there were soakaways for floor water. I explained that when wet shaving I need to rinse the razor frequently and vigorously and running it under the tap dies not work as well. I will take my own plug next time {and there will be a next time, just not at the weekend when the accommodation prices skyrocket).
- Ryan (10/5): -
- Stephen (10/5): -
- BURCHELL (9/5): Homey, clean and peaceful. - I didn’t have breakfast but dinner was sensational Nothing
- Jamie (9/5): - Great location, fantastic room and excellent price.
- april (10/5): great room - great location, really quiet rooms, super comfy shower head is only the one up on the ceiling so you can't have a shower without getting your hair wet, it needs the one on a hose.
- Shaughan (10/5): -
- Warren (8/5): -
- Felicity (10/5): Perfect hotel for a busy couple on the go! - The location to public transport was excellent!! The staff were super helpful and kindly offered room upgrade free of charge. Food was amazing too! I can’t say anything negative
- John (9/5): Exceeded expectations - Friendly, helpful staff. Clean, spacious room with super comfy bed. Decent ensuite with good shower pressure. Lovely pub downstairs with decent food and good range of beer and wine. Tranny trivia in the pub (Tuesday nights) was a hoot and well worth joining. Great location near the train station with a 6 minute metro ride to Central. The best sound proofing I think we’ve experienced - could hardly hear the traffic. Would have scored it 10/10 if it was a smidge cheaper but otherwise can’t fault it!
- sherryl (8/5): -
- Susan (8/5): - Have stayed here a number of times and find location convenient for my needs. Given location the option of a light breakfast would be good as there were no cafes close open due to xmas
- Hirokazu (9/5): -
- Braun (9/5): War top - Mitarbeiterfreundlichkeit Kurzfristig recht teuer
- Angeline Marie (8/5): -
- Sarah (10/5): - Great room great service Loved it all
- Sarah (10/5): -
- Steven (9/5): -
- Glenn (8/5): -
- WAFAA (4/5): It smells very bad in the room - Room settings and bathroom brand new The room smells very bad like sewage, it was coming from the bathroom
- gamze (10/5): Nice people, good location - very nice people, good location we had a very good stay!
- Mr Ward (9/5): - Nice room, very clean and modern.
- Steven (10/5): -
- Conor (9/5): We enjoyed a very comfortable night in the General Gordon, a very convenient location before heading to Sydney Airport. - Nice hotel, in a great location for transport links. Nothing comes to mind.
- Christopher (9/5): Great place to stay - Excellent atmosphere Nothing
- Lisa (9/5): Very comfortable - The room was clean, modern and quiet. Staff from the bistro delivered my meal to my room.
- Ali (9/5): Great location. Great stay. - Location was great to get into Sydney and to get to the airport- it's just across the road from a railway station. The room was comfy. There is a great restaurant downstairs. Fantastic doble glazing. There was no switch to tun the lights off once you were in bed. It seemed a strange over sight for an otherwise fantastic room.
- Kim (10/5): A pleasure to stay overnight on all fronts. - The security guard was awesome - I had my flight cancelled and he showed me where to book in and took my suitcase up the stairs. Bar staff were so kind and they even bought my evening (late) meal to my room. Nothing. I was a bit distressed about my flight being cancelled and finding accommodation in a strange city at the last minute. The room was fantastic as were the staff.
- Talia (10/5): - Could fault nothing. Beautiful newly renovated rooms which were much bigger than expected, we stayed in the queen balcony. Bed was super comfortable. Great location to explore the surrounding area.
- Leianne (9/5): Clean, comfy and central to transport. - Alex greeted us and was so helpful. An asset to the hotel. Food was also great. Just the fact there is no parking anywhere nearby if you have a car.
- Aqib (9/5): -
- 育誠 (10/5): -
- Matthew (9/5): -
- Robert (9/5): -
- Eddy (10/5): - Nice modern room with easy location next to train station. Can't think of anything tbh
- Deb (10/5): -
- Sabine (9/5): -
- Kelly (10/5): -
- Pete (10/5): Terrific pub, great staff and the balcony made the stay even more enjoyable. - Proximity to inner west breweries, public transport and access to the airport.
- doug (9/5): -
- David (10/5): Brillinat - Everything; the place is clean, tidy and very quiet. You’d never know there was a busy bar downstairs and a railway line a few yards away. Not a lot
- Carol (8/5): - Limitations with car parking
- Nina (8/5): Nice comfortable hotel but a little too close to train station - The room was very comfortable and mostly clean, public transport was amazing (next to Sydenham station, easy to check in and out, staff were friendly, rooms are very spacious, enjoyed the aircon as it wasn’t too intense - just the right amount of power to sleep comfortably and didn’t need to adjust the settings at all. The hum from the station can be invasive if you are sensitive, especially if a train is docked for a long time. There’s no door between the bedroom and bathroom but there is a toilet at bottom the elevator if needed, however if you want total privacy in the lavatory this isn’t for you. A bit stingy with the bathroom supplies, no cream just shampoos and body wash. It’s obviously that the furnishings are quite cheap and a bit rundown. It was clean but could have been a bit more sterile/thorough (found some chewed gum when moving a rubbish bin)
- Danny (9/5): Great Sydney option would happily stay again - Very well renovated above-pub accommodation across the road from the Sydenham metro and rail station. Easy access to marrickville and the city, and as other reviews have noted surprisingly quiet rooms with only low noise from the bar on a Friday night and hard to hear the aircraft. Comfy bed, friendly staff, bistro downstairs had good food and cheap drinks for the type of thing it is, better than expected. A little slow checking in and finding the room but once we were in it was perfect. You do have to go through a pub but you’re not expecting a 5 star hotel at this price.
- deb (9/5): -
- van (10/5): -
- David (8/5): -
- Sabine (9/5): - Kein Frühstück
- David (8/5): Very handy - Does what it says on the tin The light switches in the room mean that you cannot have side lights on individually and independent of the main light
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