Harbour View Suites
Twelve suites on the top two floors, each with a harbour-facing window, a tub you can actually stretch out in, and a team that remembers how you take your coffee.
Two floors, twelve keys, no corridor noise
Our suites sit above the restaurant, well away from the lift lobby, so the loudest thing you hear at night is the tram on Elizabeth Street.
Each suite runs between 48 and 71 square metres. The corner rooms get windows on two sides, which makes a difference in summer when the afternoon sun moves around. Beds are king or twin, mattresses are replaced every four years, and the linen is a 400 thread cotton that softens rather than pills.
Bathrooms have a walk-in shower and a separate tub. The water pressure is genuinely good, which sounds like a small thing until you have stayed somewhere it isn't. Blackout curtains are fitted to the frame rather than hung above it, so the room actually goes dark at 6am in January.
48 to 71 square metres
The same team, most mornings
Snemaro has kept this building since 2018. Reception is staffed by the same six people year round, which is why they know your room number before you say it on the second visit. Housekeeping runs from 9am to 2pm and deliberately overlaps with breakfast, so towels are swapped while you are downstairs.
We don't run a nightly turn-down service and we don't leave chocolates on the pillow. What we do instead is price the minibar like a bottle shop and stock the fridge with milk that hasn't been sitting there since the last guest.
Front desk, no scripts
Check-in is a conversation, not a form. If your flight lands at 6am we hold your bag and get you into the room as soon as it has been turned over.
A kitchen that answers
Ring the desk about a dietary need and the chef calls back within the hour with what can be done for dinner that night.
Quiet by design
The building has double glazing on every window and a lobby door that closes properly, so street noise stays on the street.
What a night costs
Rates move with the season, and the ones below are for a midweek stay in autumn. Weekend and event pricing is quoted when you ask.
City Suite
- 48 square metres
- King or twin beds
- Breakfast for one
- Free cancellation to 48 hours
Harbour Suite
- 62 square metres with harbour window
- Separate tub and walk-in shower
- Breakfast for two, in the room
- Late checkout to 1pm
Corner Residence
- 71 square metres, two aspects
- Private balcony off the living room
- Breakfast and one dinner for two
- Airport transfer both ways
Rates include GST and the 10 percent booking fee some sites add later. Parking is $30 a night in the basement and needs booking ahead.
From enquiry to key in hand
Six steps, most of them handled by us rather than by a form.
Send the dates
Tell us when you are arriving and how many are travelling. If your dates are flexible, say so and we will quote the cheaper nights.
Get a real quote
A person replies within four working hours with the room, the rate and anything extra already itemised.
Hold the room
We can hold a suite for 72 hours without payment while you sort flights or approval from whoever is paying.
Confirm and pay
One night's deposit secures the booking. The balance is charged on arrival, not three weeks before.
Arrival notes
Closer to the date we ask about arrival time, dietary needs and whether you want the fridge stocked before you get in.
Check in without a queue
Your key is ready at the desk. If you have stayed before, you can skip the paperwork entirely.
Rooms, in daylight
Photos taken in the suites themselves, with no wide-angle lens and no styling crew.
Corner Residence living room, morning light coming in from Kippax Street.
The tub in the Harbour Suite, deep enough for a proper soak.
Beds are king by default. Twin setup needs a day's notice.
Balcony view from the top floor, looking north over the rooftops.
Breakfast arrives on a tray, not in a buffet queue.
Desk, wardrobe and enough floor for a suitcase to stay open.
Things guests ask before booking
If yours isn't here, the desk answers email faster than it answers the phone.
Still unsure
Email the front desk at snemaro@hotmail.com or call during Sydney hours. Someone reads it, usually within the day.
Tell us the dates
Fill this in and a person replies within four working hours, Sydney time. No deposit is taken at this stage.
Phone
+61 2 8473 9162
Address
110 Kippax Street, Surry Hills NSW 2010, Australia
Booking enquiry
Everything except the message field is required. We will come back with a room, a rate and what is included.