Boutique Hotels in Surry Hills

This swanky inner Sydney suburb blends stylish terraced houses with hip coffee hangouts, global eateries and designer shops purveying the world’s best haute couture. In the early days, Surry Hills was set aside for farming. These days, however, the suburb epitomises urban living at its most frenetic and its most classy. Close to Sydney’s best beaches, and with the Central Railway Station just a muffin-toss away, the bars, cafés and restaurants of Surry Hills are a perfect place for out-of-towners to immerse themselves in big city swagger. And with accommodation catering for every budget, indulging in boutique hotel luxury here won’t cost you a fortune.

Surrey Hills is a microcosm of the things that make Sydney one of the world’s great cities, all distilled into a few blocks spread over the leafy hummocks that give the suburb its name. You can start the day by sloping down to the Bourke Street Bakery and join the hipsters for a coffee and a croissant, then stroll across Belmore Park with its view of the downtown skyline. You can browse the vintage goods in the emporiums along Crown Street, grab a gelato at Messina, or spend your days (and your nights) sampling Surry Hills’ eclectic bar scene.