Glasgow Arms Hotel vs The Oxford Hotel

A side-by-side look at rooms, location, facilities and value — so you can book the right one with confidence.

★★★Glasgow Arms Hotel
★★★The Oxford Hotel
Star rating
★★★
★★★
City
Sydney
Sydney
Address
527 Harris Street
134 Oxford Street
Check-in / out
15:00 / 11:00
15:00 / 11:00
Best rooms
Rooms on higher floors (4th-5th) away from street frontage; corner rooms for better light and air circulation
Rooms on higher floors (8-10) with city views, corner rooms for better natural light and ventilation
Rooms to avoid
Ground floor rooms facing Rosemont Street due to street noise and traffic; rooms near lift/stairwell areas
Ground floor rooms near street (Bathurst Street traffic noise), rooms above/near the bar and restaurant areas
Wi-Fi
Complimentary NBN-standard Wi-Fi (25 Mbps) throughout; auto-login via room TV; stable in corridors and bar.
Free Wi-Fi throughout property; speeds 40–80 Mbps; no login constraints, auto-connect via MAC address registration
Parking
No on-site parking; nearest secure car park is Wilson Parking (Wentworth Park, 200 m, AUD $15/day); street parking difficult (permit zone); no EV charging on-site.
No on-site parking; nearest public car park: Oxford Street Car Park (65m, AUD $5/hour, max AUD $20/day); EV charging: Charge.net hub 400m away (AUD $0.30/kWh)
Best-value lunch nearby
Chinatown food courts (Goulburn Street, 400 m south-east): dumplings AUD $4–6, noodle soups AUD $8–11. Paddy's Markets food stalls: AUD $8–14 mixed meals.
Harris Farm Markets (salad bar, hot food), 280 Oxford Street (AUD $12–15 for a fill-up container, 200m); or Thai takeaway on Crown Street (AUD $10–13 curry/noodle), 600m west

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