As you can gather from my "handle" I am fussy and honest. And I did not think that I would rave about this boutique hotel as much as I am about to. I call it "boutique" although they probably wouldn't, because it has all the best attributes of a small boutique hotel farway from the bustling city.

I think they only have 100 rooms and it is such a unique and special location, that I felt relaxed immediately entering the building. It oozes history has a great conceirge and reception staff and is a great waterfront location.

I stayed in a loft room and I highly recommend saving the extra dollars for this exceptional experience. It cost me $350 and was worth every dollar. I loved it and as my headline says, it was " The best, the best, the best"!

Everything about the room was perfect from the lighting to the tv,the blue glasses, the bed to the shower. Lovely nice touches were the plunger coffee, great books and magazines to read and and the turn down service. This was such a contrast to the Hilton in the city where I stayed the night before, and it cost me $350 also but is in a far lower league to the Blue Hotel.

Bouquets to the Taj chain for having this hotel as part of their chain. However, brickbats have to go to the Water Bar. As other reviewers have commented, it has really fallen in terms of service and quality over the years and there would now be 100 better bars (and thats no exaggeration) in Sydney. To pay $18 for a Mojito and for the bartender to take 15 minutes to make it and then make it wrong with virtually no-one else in the bar is unforgivable. Combined with surly service, this bar lets down Blue Hotel.

However the reason I stayed was for the room. In addition, there are some excellent restaurants right next door, so it really is the best hotel in Sydney, if not Australia. Highly recommended for business and pleasure travellers alike. Thanks and I cannot wait for my next visit :)

My husband and I enjoyed a fantastic overnight stay @ Blue. The amazingly interesting building makes a nice change from the larger 5 star chains, and you can feel the history in the iconic wharf come to life as you wander throughout the building. The room was very spacious and well appointed, with an extremely generous bathroom, and the floor to ceiling windows make it feel like you are actually 'on' the harbour. From the moment we arrived we were treated like VIPs. Cameron gave a great historical account of the building and the local area before showing us to our room, while Tony took care of our car, relieving us of any parking worries... In fact each and every staff member showed an interest in us and made us feel very welcome. We dined at Criniti's on the pier and would definitely go back, both for the food and the location (try the Pork Belly skewers). I can't comment on a "Blue" breakfast, because we couldn't resist the opportunity for brekkie and great coffee @ Harry's Cafe de Wheels. All in all a fantastic city escape without the chaos of being in the heart of town. (PS the best hotel towels I have encountered)

We had a fantastic stay at the Blue. Situated in the iconic fingerwharf, this is a great location if you want to be away from the hustle of the city centre but still have some of Sydney's best restaurants literally at your doorstep. (Otto and China Doll are in the same building.) The hotel itself is a magnificent renovation of a former working wharf. Our bedroom overlooked Garden Island and perhaps Sydney's best known late night eatery Harry's Cafe de Wheels. The pool and gym are nice with sunbeds set out in a quiet sunny area adjacent to the pool. It is part of the Taj group of hotels and the service was what you would expect from this group. The bar area is also beautiful and particularly relaxing place to have a drink. Highly recommended.

Woolloomooloo and the Blue: location is great, 10-20 min walk thru the Botanical gardens to the Opera , ferry terminals, the Rocks etc. The hotel is an amazingly done restoration work, quirky and different, architects dream! Service great, very good cleaning service, lovely chocolates each night for turn down. We had a loft suite with Navy views. For the location it is quiet, swimming pool is good, cold in the breakfast area but due to the fact that it is a historical listed building could not have Air con installed in those areas, gas heaters provided to each table when needed. Air conditions in the rooms are a little noisy.