Rydges Darling Square Apartment Hotel, an EVT Hotel

位鬧區，地點很方便去各景點，樓下很多餐廳用餐方便。唯飯店設備有點年代，但整理的很乾淨。早餐選項不多但尚屬美味

Convenient and clean. Room was good size.

位置方便，有早餐供應，味道也得好，但每天款式相同。酒店只有一部升降機，另一部正在維修，有時會等很久。房間熱水是儲水式供應，若連續沖涼可能不足夠。

酒店大堂不是很顯眼，房間很寬大，還有小廚房、餐具。總共六層樓，衞生還不錯，空調夠冷。位置很好，5~15分鐘走到QVB、達令港、唐人街、海德公園、皇家植物園。三月是澳洲的夏末，悉尼稍微有些熱，天很藍。

酒店臨時找的， 但意外地好。房間很大，浴室很乾凈，也有行李代存服務。 近China Town 附近也有數間超市，十分方便。

We paid 4,340 HKD (approximately 850 AUD) for a five-night stay in a one-bedroom apartment at the Rydges Darling Square Apartment Hotel. Despite the low price, I regretfully have to leave my first one-star review on Trip.com. The hotel held onto my deposit and stated that it would take three to five business days to process the return when I called hours after check-out. There was only one operational lift for eight floors, and it was dirty, with wet floors and stained glass. I struggled to rest due to the constant street noise, and the Wi-Fi connection was frequently unreliable. The carpets and bedding were stained, which was quite unappealing. Additionally, the bed was hard and made me feel itchy, and they did not provide any lotions. There were also two locked doors in my room that couldn’t be opened, making it feel more like a storage room than a living space. The staff were unhelpful, with poor housekeeping and ineffective communication from reception. Their “go green” programme, which claims to offer a $10 credit per night, was poorly managed. They were reluctant to issue this credit; even taking a single coffee capsule would render you ineligible. Housekeeping wouldn’t change the bedding unless specifically requested, and they didn’t replace the dirty bathroom floor mat, even when it had a dead bug on it and was on the floor. Moreover, they would enter rooms with the "go green" sign. To avoid this, you’d need to display both the "do not disturb" and "go green" signs, which is technically difficult since the signs easily fall off. Their policy allowed them to disregard the "go green" sign and enter without notice, which I wasn’t aware of and left my credit card details accessible. On one occasion, they left our balcony window unlocked, raising security concerns in case of a burglary; it would be hard to prove their negligence, leaving guests to handle the insurance claims. Overall, it was a terrible experience, even for a budget four-star hotel. There is no way to provide direct feedback to the hotel, as the reception team leader would blindly defend their actions with conflicting statements. When you point out inconsistencies, he would procrastinate with “investigation” and “review with management,” then disappear, while the staff acted as if nothing had happened.