STAY LOCAL: SIP & SAVOUR PARTNERS CAMPAIGN
When you Stay Local with Sydney Lodges we want you to feel part of our local community, so we’ll introduce you to our local favourites. We offer you the opportunity to Support Local by giving you the chance to Stay Local then Sip & Savour Local on Us!
When you choose the Stay Local Package to book at any of our participating Sydney Lodges properties, we will offer you a rebate of your expenses of up to $50.00 per day* if you Sip and Savour Local at any of the participating local venues – as a thank you for Supporting Local too.
WE LOVE OUR SENIOR GUESTS
Sydney Lodges is proudly part of the NSW Government’s Seniors Card Discount program. This program connects members with businesses that value Seniors patronage – like Sydney Lodges, and we are happy to offer special discounts and benefits on to you. We look forward to welcoming all you grey nomads to Sydney soon!
Sydney Lodges welcomes SENIORS CARD holders, to all our properties, offering a special discount off the flexible rate. Book now through the button below and the SENIOR Promo Discount Code will have already been added to your booking.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE – SPECIAL DEAL
APOD, Australian Partners of Defence, is a veteran owned organisation who help airforce, army and Navy Defence Forces by supplying veterans with discounted goods and services. We have recently partnered with APOD as our way to recognise the service and sacrifice of Australian military families by offering exclusive discounts to Veterans and their families to benefit with a 15% discount off our flexible rates. See here for more details and terms and conditions
WELCOME HERE PROJECT
The Welcome Here Project supports businesses and organisations throughout Australia to create and promote environments that are visibly welcoming and inclusive of LGBTQI+ people. LGBTIQ+ diversity is welcomed and celebrated within all our properties.
We are proud to help create a positive change in our local community and are committed to celebrating LGBTQI+ diversity within all our properties.
Happy Mardi Gras 2022!
LOCAL SERVICES
Sydney Lodges are proud to support our local hospitals both in Randwick and Potts Point.
We are one of the preferred accommodation partners for Prince of Wales Hospital, Prince of Wales Private, Royal Hospital for Women, Nelune Cancer Centre, NeuRA and the Sydney Children’s Hospital. We work with each hospital’s staff and social workers to provide family members of those having medical treatment, a local place to stay across the road from the medical hub in Randwick. Avoca Randwick, High Cross Randwick and Perouse Randwick are all a 5 minute walk from the hospital precinct in Randwick.
Closer to the city, our Potts Point properties are a preferred accommodation for St Vincent’s Hospital, St Vincent’s Private Hospital, Kinghorne Cancer Centre as well as the medical hub of specialists that can be found in St Vincent’s Clinic and surrounding area. This medical hub is about a 10 min walk up past the Coca Cola Sign at Kings Cross along Victoria Street from our Bayswater property.
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CHARITIES
Sydney Lodges is a proud accommodation supporter for the Ronald McDonald House Charities Sydney.
ABOUT RMHCS
Ronald McDonald House Charities Sydney (RMHCS) gives seriously ill children the best gift of all – their families. The House provides a warm and supportive home-away-from-home for families of children travelling to Randwick for treatment at the Sydney Children’s Hospital. Ronald McDonald House Randwick is committed to providing family-focused care allowing families to stay by their child’s side during their treatment at the Sydney Children’s Hospital. Their communal facilities help to create a social and supportive environment and offer a few of the comforts of home that make life just that little bit easier. Sydney Lodges proudly provides additional accommodation for those familiies are are unable to reside initially at Ronald McDonald House. If you are waiting for a room at RMHCS and need somewhere local to stay close to the hospital, please visit our Randwick properties for alternate accommodation. We would be delighted to welcome you and help you stay together longer.
Sydney Lodges is proud to continue to host the team of “Captain Starlights” when they land in Sydney; as we are keen supporters of the Starlight Children’s Foundation.ABOUT STARLIGHT
Starlight Children’s Foundation brightens the lives of seriously ill and hospitalised children and young people by replacing pain, fear and stress with fun, joy and laughter. Since its establishment in 1988, Starlight has expanded to become the broadest reaching children’s charity in Australia. There is now a Starlight Express Room in every children’s hospital in the country and over 180 Captain Starlights nationwide.
In 2019, Starlight granted 500 life-changing wishes with 100% of families recommending a wish experience to other families. Starlight also delivered over 610,000 positive Starlight experiences to seriously ill children, young people and their families.
We are also proud to be a supporter of BRAINWAVE by providing a warm and friendly local accommodation to those interstate parents and families who need to be close by to the Children’s Hospital.ABOUT BRAINWAVE
Brainwave was established in 1994 to support the treatment and care of children suffering from brain illness and injury. Our Brainwave children are diagnosed with neurological conditions including brain tumours, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, stroke, Acquired Brain Injury and more. Their initiatives assist children in being discharged from hospital sooner, help fund equipment and rehabilitative therapies, as well as hosting events, camps and holiday programs vital for families to aid social inclusion. Brainwave steps in to provide practical and meaningful support at a time when it is needed most. Brainwave’s mission is to help empower families to meet these needs, and they believe that the right support at the right time goes a very long way.
Our Randwick properties provide a comfortable, secure and cosy place to stay, and our team have years of experience in providing a caring and calm atmosphere to help ease the stress and worries that can be associated with an illness, hospital stay and medical treatment.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND SERVICES
The Sydney Lodges group is a strong advocate for local business and a proud member of our local Business Chambers: City of Sydney, Potts Point Partnership and the Randwick/Coogee Chambers of Commerce.
We continually work with our local business communities to attract interstate, regional and international visitors into the area and introduce them to our local partners, so that they can benefit from our partnerships with our local networks and our collective knowledge.
We also work with Destination NSW and Tourism Australia to help promote our local neighbourhoods.
LOCAL BUSINESSES
We partner with local restaurants, cafes, bars, theatres, galleries and shops to be able to introduce our guests to our unique local neighbourhoods.
You will see many of our local partnerships under our See Local / Explore our different Sydney locations, you will find so many places you must explore during your stay:
Sip Local, Savour Local, See Local, Stroll Local, Services Local, and Study Local. Shop Local (is coming soon) as we continually expand our networks to promote our local neighbourhood businesses.
Please enquire at Reception when you book in as to what local restaurants, bars, cafes and other local businesses we have partnered so that you can benefit too. Our front office team will be delighted to help you.
ARTS & CULTURAL PARTNERSHIPS
BIENNALE HAS NOW CLOSED FOR 2020
Watch this Space as we are a preferred hotel group for the 2022 Biennale
The Biennale of Sydney is one of the leading international contemporary art events in the world. Originating in Venice in 1973, the Biennale has showcased unforgettable artworks by more than 1,800 artists from 100 countries every 2 years. It connects local communities and global networks through its expanding exhibitions; providing free art and thinking for all to enjoy.
All the exhibitions are free; venues include the Art Gallery of NSW, Artspace, Campbelltown Arts Centre, Cockatoo Island, Museum of Contemporary Art Australia and the National Art School. Most of these are within walking distance of our Potts Point properties, and easily accessible from our Randwick properties too.
Many of the international artists chose to stay with us at Sydney Lodges Potts Point during the exhibition set up and we also had a special discount rate for those attending the event.
Sydney Lodges is very excited to host the Kings Cross & Potts Point Walking Tour alongside our friends from Journey Walks.Launched in 2016, Journey Walks is a small, independent collective of heritage-professionals who bring Sydney’s fascinating history to life through Tours & Experiences.As scholars and storytellers they are proud to represent the next generation of history-telling — an ancient craft that has the power to transport us through time & space, ignite our imagination and vividly connect us to the past.
So whether you’re here for a visit or call Sydney home, we invite you to join them for a journey into the secrets, stories and streets that have helped shape this remarkable place — from its ancient Indigenous heritage to its convict & colonial transformation, and the development of the city-scape we know today.
