Budget
Maze Backpackers Hostel
417 pitt st, 1800 813 522 (http://nomadshostels.com/...). beds in a dormitory room from $21 per night, single room $45, double $60.
Eco Lodge - Sydney
Chalmers st, 5 min from central station. [email protected] guest house for environmentally conscious, house has compost, worm farm and 9 chickens. single rooms from $40 per night.
The area around Central Station and Haymarket has many choices of backpacker accommodation, including Wake Up and two YHAs at Sydney Central and Railway Square.
Wake Up
Side Bar is open from 4PM until late every night of the week. The onsite cafe serves budget conscious breakfasts, lunches and dinner. A/C rooms, internet cafe, 24 hr reception, security key card access, storage lockers in dorms, coin operated laundries and a guest kitchen.
Midrange
Rydges Capitol Square Hotel
Cnr george & campbell streets, 1300 857 922. (http://rydges.com/hotel/0...). incorporated within the capitol theatre complex. near darling harbour, the sydney entertainment centre, central station and chinatown. rooms from $78-$120.
Leisure Inn Sydney Central
28-30 regent street, opposite sydney's central train station, â 1800 060 954. (http://www.staywellgroup.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=240&itemid=100154. leisure inn sydney central is a modern, fully refurbished hotel featuring brand new guest rooms. a short walk to the city centre. rooms from $95.
Mercure Sydney Hotel
818-820 george street, +61 2 9217 6666 fax +61 2 9217 6888 (http://www.mercuresydney....). 4 star sydney hotel with 517 rooms, adjacent to central station. easy access to darling harbour, sydney's shopping and retail center and major attractions. between $149-$300 per night.
Citigate Central Sydney
A hotel close to Darling Harbour, Central Railway Station, Chinatown and Sydney's CBD.