Couple running the establishment are wonderful...breakfasts are good but it is very noisey on the weekends because of the Irish Pub. More

For the price I really think you do ok. We got the room with the ensuite, and be honest you pay $150 per night, inc breakfast, to be right in the middle of the Rocks. The rooms are run down, but they are clean and the staff are terrific. Its a really friendly place to stay. BUT. If you want... More

It is hard to know where to start with this hotel. Perhaps I could overlook the 5 toenails I found on the floor throughout our stay, the fact our beds were only made about twice during the 8 horrible days we stayed there and the pounding music until midnight, if it wasn't for the way we were treated by the... More

Stayed here again in December 2011. Still a no frills hotel in the Rocks area. Considering the great location, I doubt you would be able to find accomodation offering better value for money than the Mercantile. Don't expect a reception, lifts or porters, but you can expect some of the friendliest staff in Sydney, from the excellent bar manager, to... More

Called in here again, great Irish pub @ The Rocks. Busy, live music and good pub food. Great way to spend late afternoon on a wintery Saturday. More

Horrible. Above a pub, hunt down the bartender to check in-no front desk. LUg your bags up three floor walkup - no bellhop. No phone, no adapter, no hand towels or face towels, just two towels someone probably used to wash their car, filthy rug, dusty headboard, scuzzy, stained bedspread, T.V. From the 1980's, dirty wall. I won't go on... More

Travelling on your own in Australia is not easy, the reason being that very few hotels have single rooms. This means you always have to pay for a double room (or an apartment for 2 adults and 4 kids) , i.e. you pay at least twice the price all the time (unless you want to sleep in a dorm of... More

You can't beat the location of the Mercantile, but they have a nasty attitude. We arrived in the pouring rain, and we had to carry our own luggage up three flights of stairs. There is no bell boy, and the woman who checked us in did not help. When I asked her for two extra towels, she threw them on... More

Stayed at this hotel in early November from Monday night to Thursday morning. Had a roadside room with huge bathroom which had spa bath and a large shower. The road noise from the buses was heard at times so the windows could do with double glazing or tighter seals. But if you’re after a central location for The Rocks, then... More