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The InterContinental is the one splurge where the address on the page and the pin on the map disagree. Its page lists 509 rooms including 28 suites in the 1851 Treasury Building, and its own site shows a rating of 4.4 of 5 from 2,605 opinions.
The address the hotel prints, 16 Phillip Street, geocoded to Glebe, so our pin and routing use Esri's point for 117 Macquarie Street. From there the Overseas Passenger Terminal is about 1.2 road miles (1.9 km) off, 4 minutes with no traffic, and White Bay Cruise Terminal is 3.1; treat both as approximate.
The page names no restaurant, bar, pool, parking or breakfast terms, and it prints no ride to a terminal.
I'd book it for the building rather than the amenities, and ask what the night includes before paying.
Book it if
- You want to sleep inside a heritage building.
- A big hotel by the quay suits you better than a small one.
- You're fine reading 4.4 of 5 as the hotel’s own number, not ours.
Look elsewhere if
- You want a restaurant or pool named on the page.
- You need parking or breakfast terms before you pay.
- You want a distance you can trust to the metre.
What the Treasury Building's page says, and what it leaves out
Grey here means silence, gold means a cost or a catch, green means the page says it outright. The grey outweighs the green.
One night in the 1851 Treasury Building, step by step
The steps below come from the hotel's own page and our routing.
No restaurant, bar or pool is named — what the page gives you is size, 509 rooms with 28 of them suites.
Give the concierge your check-in time and ask for a car, since no ride is listed.
Breakfast isn't mentioned, so ask what the rate covers.
It's a short run on our routing, but approximate rather than surveyed, because of the pin.
Parking isn't listed, and the terminal has none on cruise days either.
From Macquarie Street to the quay, with a pin we had to move
From the Treasury Building the quay is a short taxi ride, though the road figure is approximate.
The page mentions no airport transfer.
No ride to a terminal is listed.
About 1.2 road mi to OPT, our routing.
From SYD without a hotel shuttle
The page lists no airport car. By our routing Sydney Airport sits about 9.4 road miles (15.2 km) away, a drive of roughly 16 minutes — the airport page lines up the train against the taxi.
If you drive, the page gives no guest parking terms.
No shuttle is listed, so arrange a taxi yourself.
Measured from the Macquarie Street point, not the printed address.
Landing on sail day? This isn't the hotel for it — the airport page times a train or taxi against your check-in window.
Distance
~1.2 road mi to OPT, our routingThe page prints no distance. From Esri's point for 117 Macquarie Street our routing gives about 1.2 road miles (1.9 km) to the Overseas Passenger Terminal, 4 minutes, and 3.1 to White Bay Cruise Terminal.
Source: router.project-osrm.orgTo the ship
Shuttle not statedNothing is listed, so a taxi is the plan.
Source: sydney.intercontinental.comParking: nothing at the hotel, nothing at the terminal
At the hotel
Guest parking not statedThe page has no parking information at all, not a rate and not a policy.
Source: sydney.intercontinental.comParking for the cruise
No parking at the terminal on cruise daysThe cruise itself needs a different car park. Under the Port Authority's rules nothing is left at the Overseas Passenger Terminal when ships are in, and White Bay's drop-off car park gives you 15 minutes, so the realistic choice is Wilson Parking. Its cruise rates, A$20 to A$51 (about US$14–35) a day, come without a currency, and we've read them as Australian dollars. Sydney cruise parking goes through each terminal.
Source: portauthoritynsw.com.auDriving in? Start with Sydney cruise parking, then check our Sydney cruise guide for the terminal your ship calls at.
What 509 rooms and no listed extras add up to
The evening
The page lists 509 rooms including 28 suites in the 1851 Treasury Building and names no restaurant, bar or pool.
Source: sydney.intercontinental.comBreakfast
Not statedWhether breakfast is in the rate is not on the page either.
Address
Macquarie Street, Circular Quay16 Phillip Street, Sydney NSW 2000
Hotel page
Recognition
The hotel’s own claimThe hotel's own site shows 4.4 of 5 from 2,605 opinions. We didn’t check that against any list or rating site, so it’s the hotel’s own number, and we print no official star class.
Source: sydney.intercontinental.comThe fine print, minus check-in times and a minimum age
Times and house rules from the hotel's page, such as they are — a blank means it didn't say.
Check-in and check-out
Minimum age
The hotel states no minimum age.
Extra fees
Not stated
Wi-Fi
Not stated
Parking for your stay
Not stated
For a cruise from here, see the parking section above.
Breakfast
Not stated
Pool
Pool? Nothing on the pages we read, so ask the hotel.
Pets
Not stated.
Rooms
509 rooms including 28 suites, in the 1851 Treasury Building.
Accessibility
Accessible-room detail is missing from the pages we read, so ask before you book.
On site
- EV chargingNot stated
- Guest laundryNot stated
- GymNot stated
- Pets allowedNot stated
Also worth knowing
- Rated 4.4 of 5 from 2,605 opinions, on the hotel's own site
Before you book the Treasury Building
Worth knowing
- The 4.4 rating is the hotel's own number, not ours, and we don't score ratings.
- Our pin sits at 117 Macquarie Street because the printed address geocoded to Glebe.
- No transfer or shuttle is listed anywhere on the page, so plan on a taxi.
What we couldn’t confirm
- Restaurants and bars
- Pool
- Parking
- Breakfast terms
- Check-in and check-out times
We read the page on October 6, 2026 — confirm anything you plan to rely on with the hotel.
Seven other splurge hotels, if a printed address matters to you
Ask what the night includes, then book the ship.
Send us your sail date and we'll put the night, and a car, to the InterContinental. The form takes no payment.
InterContinental FAQ
How many rooms does InterContinental Sydney have?
509, including 28 suites, per its page.
What is the 1851 Treasury Building?
The page says the hotel occupies it, and we read nothing more about its history.
How is InterContinental Sydney rated?
4.4 of 5 from 2,605 opinions, per its own site — that's the hotel's figure, and we don't score ratings.
Why is InterContinental Sydney's distance approximate?
The address the hotel prints, 16 Phillip Street, geocoded to the wrong suburb, so we used a point for 117 Macquarie Street.
Does InterContinental Sydney have a pool?
No pool is named anywhere we read, so ask.
Booking the cruise too?
Sailing from Sydney? Send your dates and line and we'll set a night in the Treasury Building beside the cruise and the car to the ship. No obligation.
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