Live like a local in the heart of Surry Hills

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A multi-story building with a balcony, potted plants, and a metal railing.
A rustic room with a worn wall, a bed with a green blanket, and a small table.
A bathroom with a checkered floor, a glass shower enclosure, a white sink, a mirror, and a towel rack.
A compact living space with a grey sofa, a white radiator, a wall clock, and a window with curtains.
A balcony with a wrought iron railing, potted plants, and a stone wall.

Reviews

10 out of 10
Exceptional

Highlights

  • Beach equipment
    A rare find — beach equipment ready to go for your days by the sea.
  • Centrally-located
    You're never far from where you need to be with this convenient location.
  • Discover nearby landmarks
    Near Sydney Cricket Ground

Popular amenities

  • Toys
  • Free internet
  • Refrigerator
  • Onsite parking available
  • Terrace
  • Non-smoking

Explore the area

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Surry Hills, NSW
  • Place, Crown Street
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Oxford Street
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • Place, Sydney Cricket Ground
    ‪14 min walk‬
  • Airport, Sydney, NSW (SYD-Kingsford Smith Intl.)
    ‪12 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

1 bedroom (sleeps 3)

Bedroom 1

1 King Bed and 1 Large Single Sofa Bed

1 bathroom

Bathroom 1

Soap · Towels provided · Toilet · Shower only · Shampoo · Hair dryer

Spaces

Garden

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About the area

Sydney

Located in Surry Hills, a neighbourhood in Sydney, this apartment is in the suburbs and near theme parks. Circular Quay and King Street Wharf are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those wishing to experience the area's natural beauty can explore Hyde Park and Coogee Beach. Check out an event or a game at Sydney Cricket Ground, and consider making time for Luna Park Sydney, a top attraction not to be missed. Jet skiing and kayaking offer great chances to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with hiking/biking trails and mountain biking nearby.
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Surry Hills, NSW

What's nearby

  • Crown Street - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Oxford Street - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Sydney Cricket Ground - 14 min walk - 1.2 km
  • Capitol Theatre - 17 min walk - 1.5 km
  • Hyde Park - 17 min walk - 1.5 km

Getting around

  • Central Light Rail Station - 15 min walk
  • Sydney Central Station - 16 min walk
  • Sydney Airport (SYD) - 20 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Clock - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Bourke Street Bakery Surry Hills - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Vacanza Pizzeria Surry Hills - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Via Napoli - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Artificer Specialty Coffee Bar & Roastery - ‬2 min walk

Frequently asked questions

Is Live like a local in the heart of Surry Hills pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Live like a local in the heart of Surry Hills?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Live like a local in the heart of Surry Hills?

Check-in begins at 2:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Live like a local in the heart of Surry Hills?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is Live like a local in the heart of Surry Hills located?

Located in Surry Hills, this apartment building is within a 15-minute walk of Crown Street and Sydney Cricket Ground. Hyde Park and Capitol Theatre are also within 1 mile (2 km). Central Light Rail Station is 15 minutes by foot and Capitol Square Light Rail Station is 20 minutes.

Reviews

10

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 25 out of 26 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 1 out of 26 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 26 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 26 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 26 reviews

10/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Amenities

10/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

10/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great position that suited our stay . Really nice bakery just down the street
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Host was very communicative and on hand to help with anything . Room had everything we needed, toiletries smelt amazing … bed so comfortable. Senta even went to the bakery and surprised us with pastries because we had an early morning departure
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 6 Apr, 2026
Hi Paula! I hope you enjoyed the rest of your holiday and that you come back to Sydney soon!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great accomodation in the heart of Surrey hills, surrounded by great pubs and cafes.Host was excellent.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect area and accommodation!

The location cannot be beat! Easy access to the lite rail and Senta is an excellent host! Highly recommend!
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great little private room in gorgeous street

Friendly owner, clean and very comfortable room. The bed is like a cloud, so soft and comfortable.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 8 Nov, 2023
Thanks Jessica! We hope you come and stay again : )
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great location in a bubbly neighbourhood

Strategic location and the neighbourhood has lots of nice shops around. Senta is very attentive and responsive to all our queries. We enjoyed ouf stay!!
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 13 Nov, 2024
Thank you Esther. We are so lucky to live in such a vibrant area. I hope you will stay with us again.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
Loved our stay!! Our room was perfect. Lovely comfy bed and the most luxurious towels ever. Senta our host gave us so many fabulous recommendations of where to eat and fun things to do. Can't recommend highly enough.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great little place in Surry Hills

Absolutely loved this place in Surry Hills, close enough walk to the action but far enough from the noise. Highly recommend.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 25 Mar, 2023
Thank you Rhys! Glad you enjoyed your stay. You are welcome back anytime.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Exceptional stay

Senta went absolutely above and beyond to make sure our stay as comfortable and enjoyable as possible. Cannot recommended highly enough. Will be glad to come back
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 5 Mar, 2023
Thank you Jacob! You were wonderful guests and welcome back anytime 😊
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Good
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect accomodation for 3 days

Senta and her family is a very friendly host. The location of the accomodation is great in the centre of Surry. The accomodation was clean and furnished very nice. The bottle of vine was the highlight of welcome. Thanks a lot, also for good hints.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 4 Apr, 2024
Thank you for your kind review. We hope you come and stay with us again!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Three days in Sydney

Host could not have been nicer; really helped us out by holding our bags when we arrived before check-in...made it easy to start seeing the area right away. Location is on a very picturesque, quiet street. Less than 10 minute walk to corner cafe or pub or light rail station. Room fit the bill for us as clean comfortable place to just sleep and get ready for the next day.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 14 Nov, 2024
Thanks Tom! I know from personal experience how handy it can be to drop your bags early and we always try and accommodate our guests when possible.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

AMAZING - loved it so much!

My daughters and I absolutely loved our stay here. So lucky to have found this property. It was immaculately clean, very secure with lockboxes and codes for entry, super comfortable beds and extras like T2 tea and nespresso coffee machine. Location was so central for exploring the city and it's in a beautiful tree lined street. Our hosts could not be more friendly or helpful...can't wait to visit again and highly recommend this as a great place to stay..thanks Senta to you and your mum who was super helpful and fun.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 2 Mar, 2023
Thank you Liona! We loved having you and your daughters stay. Couldn't have asked for better first guests!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Place, Great Location

Stayed 2 nights over the weekend. Location was ideal for our stay, with easy access to city and Moore Park stadiums. Neighbourhood was a quiet pocket of an otherwise, vibrant suburb, with a wide range of restaurants, cafes and pubs. Accommodation was well appointed and spotless, with some nice touches added by our host. Also, from a practical perspective, two really important considerations - the bed was huge and very comfortable, the shower was hot with good water pressure. We’d happily stay again.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 30 Oct, 2023
Thank you Michael! We look forward to hosting you again!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great spot with incredibly helpful host!

I booked this room pretty last minute for my trip to Sydney. I didn’t know which area would be best, but it ended up being the perfect location. Quiet at night, close to many restaurants and grocery stores and only a short walk to downtown/harbor area. Senta sent me a lot of information upon my arrival with information on beaches, public transportation, and was very understanding when I had flight delays and showed up late and had to have a later checkout. Would definitely stay here again :)
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 11 May, 2023
I love sharing my knowledge of our great neighbourhood with travellers and helping guests explore our beautiful city. You are welcome back anytime.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect Holiday in a Perfect Neighbourhood

Can’t get much better than this! Senta went above and beyond to make our stay as comfortable & homely as possible. You won’t find a better apartment in a more convenient, beautiful & centrally located area. Such a fair price too. 12/10 would recommend to literally anyone and everyone. The hosts are also so knowledgeable on things to do and places to see as well. Top tier hospitality and should probably open a restaurant haha
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 9 Jul, 2023
Thanks Jack. You and your friends were wonderful guests and definitely made to most of exploring our amazing neighbourhood.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Spectacular! Great location, comfortable stay, wonderful host!

My stay here was fantastic! Beautiful little studio apartment tucked into one of the best neighborhoods (Surry hills) in Sydney. Walkable to coffee shops, restaurants, shopping, & the tram. Senta, the host, was a communicative, kind, considerate host with a fun spirit & she set up the place with a high attention to detail. Big comfy bed, spacious closet, great shower with wonderful soaps, fairy lights & an iPod for some tunes. Security gate made me feel super safe as well! Thank you so much, I can’t wait to come stay again!
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 28 Mar, 2023
Thank you so much Jenny! It’s always a joy to have wonderful guests like you.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Impeccably clean stylish pad in a funky place of town

The room is exactly as described and shown in the pictures (including the complimentary wine and coffee 😊). It is immaculately clean, with a large comfortable bed, good quality linen and thoughtful lighting). The shower is hot and powerful and high end toiletries are provided. I had a really love stay, it’s a great location. Both room and area feels safe as a solo traveller-separate double locked entrance. Quirky independent shops and cafes nearby. Great for the Light rail and good bus links as well. Excellent communication from host. Highly recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

World Tour

We stayed at Senta’s lovely place after our visit to Bali and we couldn’t have picked a better place! It was absolutely stunning, cozy, and perfectly located to everywhere we needed to go. It was easily accessible to the city and even public transport. Senta was the most wonderful host as well and gave us all of the tips needed to make our visit extra special. The attention to detail was unparalleled and we truly felt like locals for the week we visited. You cannot go wrong by staying here and will remember the place forever. Thank you, again, so so so very much! Truly a blessing to have stayed here! 🙂
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 13 Jun, 2023
Thank you Maritza. I love making sure our guests have a proper local experience with all our hidden gems in the hood. Please come again!
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
Beautiful little studio in the one of the most beautiful areas of Sydney - Surry Hills. Very scenic and situated in a grand terrace house. The place is roomy and beautifully furnished and designed with all the little details adding a homely and well thought out touch. King sized bed was amazing and cozy with lovely linens. Nothing cheap has been used here! Senta was friendly and welcoming. There was a little bit of noise on the Friday night due a party nearby and people walking past on the street, but Senta makes this clear in the profile. It wasn't too bad as I got to sleep fairly easily.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fantastic property and Beat Host Ever!

The property is completely as advertised, great little spot in an awesome corner of Sydney, a real neighbourhood. Great spots to eat and transit close by enabled us to get to Bondi, Watson's Bay, and the Harbour Front/Rocks. But Ssenta, your host is the most thoughtful and helpful host we have ever had. Even though she was on vacation with her fam, she checked in with us to make sure we were ok and finding our way around. When I asked about places to eat, she provided a long list, they were all lovely places (we didn't have time to eat at them all but walked by several that looked really good). Honestly, she couldn't have been more pleasant or helpful, genuinely wanted us to enjoy the bezt of Sydney. This was a great start to our Australian adventure, and o e of bezt stays anywhere, I can't recommend this property, and our host, highly enough.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 27 Oct, 2023
Thank you Scot, we love having guests like you that are excited to explore the area.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Exceeded Expectations

I had not been to Sydney for over 20 years and had never stayed in Surrey Hills. I came to check out the city and go to a few World Cup soccer games. Upon arrival, my host made sure that I was comfortable and well-informed about the area. I was welcomed with snacks and a bottle of wine. The snacks saved me because my flight came in so late and I had had nothing to eat. My host, Senta, kept in touch with me throughout my stay, and made sure that all of my questions were answered. She provided me with adapters for the outlets, amazing coffee, and even left me a bakery item on the doorstep that first morning. I unfortunately got sick one night, and Setna went above and beyond, leaving tea to settle my tummy and hydration tablets on my doorstep! The bed was so perfectly comfortable and warm, and the room was so relaxing. I was able to get into vacation mode the moment I walked in the door, The storage space was also fantastic, because I didn’t have to continue to go through my bags throughout my stay. Discovering Surrey Hills, and the surrounding area was quite easy. I could easily walk downtown, and even to one of the soccer venues. Surrey Hills is a very friendly neighborhood. I felt safe traveling alone and can’t wait to come back again. Thank you so much for opening up your beautiful home and leaving me with wonderful memories of a beautiful city.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Wir hatten schon im Vorfeld der Reise viele hilfreiche Infos und Tipps von Senta erhalten und auch das freundliche Angebot unsere Koffer morgens nach der Ankunft abzustellen. Die Lage in der ruhigen Straße im schönen Surry Hills ist hervorragend und der Stadtteil bietet tolle Möglichkeiten für Frühstück und Dinner direkt um die Ecke. Zimmer: gemütliches Bett, Bad okay, da Souterrain auf Dauer etwas dunkel, aber angenehme Temperatur (im Sommer aber möglicherweise ohne AC schwierig), empfindliche Menschen könnte eventuell der Trittschall von oben stören. Wir hatten eine tolle Woche in Sydney.
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 6 Apr, 2026
Thank you so much for your wonderful review and kind words. We’re delighted to hear that you felt well prepared before your trip and that you enjoyed your stay in Surry Hills – especially the location and all the great cafés and restaurants nearby. We also appreciate your feedback about the lower ground room. As a family of five living in the home, we are always very mindful of our guests, particularly during quiet hours, to ensure a comfortable stay. While there is no air conditioning, many of our summer guests have found the fan to be perfectly suitable, with the solid construction of our heritage home helping to keep the temperature pleasantly cool. It was a pleasure hosting you, and you would be most welcome back anytime.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 6 Apr, 2026
Thank you for eating us 10/10 hope to host you again!
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