I stayed at the Sofitel Sydney Darling Harbour from November 28th to December 4th with my family. This hotel provided the great service and facilities. There is nothing to complain and we stayed in a good condition. Since this hotel rather newly built and prestigious level of the hotel managed by Accor Group, I would like to comment that I felt sorry while I was staying.
1. If the guests are Asian, I think this hotel might not be satisfactory. There is little Asian food served. What I had was Kimchi and Noodle. Furthermore, the bread offered were french based like a baguette. I think that this hotel follows the authentic french styles. In my case, I was not happy to enjoy breakfast. On the contrary, if the guests would like to enjoy french styles, this hotel will be a great choice.
2. If you are going to hire a rent a car, this hotel might not be good for you to choose. I hired the rent a car at the Sydney International airport and used my car for 6 days in the hotel with valet parking service. I did not ask whether I can park my car in the parking lot by myself or not. Anyway, I had to pay AU$79 a day.
3. Ventilation noise was so horrible that we had to turn off every night. My room number was 1712 and my daughter could sleep when it was turned on. I complained against its noise. I hate to think like that, but I think that the room condition was already perceived and they just let us check in and use the room with praying no complaint.