Hotel comparison · Newcastle
Hotel Delany vs Royal Oak Hotel
A side-by-side look at rooms, location, facilities and value — so you can book the right one with confidence.
★★★Hotel Delany
★★★Royal Oak Hotel
Star rating
★★★
★★★
City
Newcastle
Newcastle
Address
134 Darby Street
Maitland Road
Check-in / out
15:00 / 11:00
15:00 / 11:00
Best rooms
Rooms on floors 4-6 with city views, corner rooms for better natural light and ventilation
Corner rooms on higher floors (3rd-4th) facing away from Hunter Street; rooms 301, 302, 401, 402 offer better space and light
Rooms to avoid
Ground floor rooms near the lobby and bar area, rooms facing Hunter Street (main traffic thoroughfare)
Ground floor rooms near the bar/lounge area; rooms facing Hunter Street (high traffic noise); rooms near lifts and stairwells
Wi-Fi
Complimentary hotel-wide WiFi 5GHz, typical 15–25 Mbps; login via room number and surname; public areas and rooms covered.
Complimentary standard WiFi (5 Mbps) throughout; premium WiFi AUD $15/night for 50 Mbps
Parking
On-site parking unavailable; nearest public car park is Civic Car Park (2 Hunter Street, 180 m walk), AUD $3.00 per hour or AUD $12 per day; EV charging nearby at Newcastle Council facilities (300 m) at AUD $0.60/kWh.
On-site car park AUD $12/night; street parking free (2-hour limit daytime); nearest public car park (Honeysuckle) 800m away AUD $6/4 hours; no EV charging
Best-value lunch nearby
Cooks Hill Deli (0.2 km walk, Darby Street): fresh sandwiches, pasta, salads AUD $9–13; or Newcastle Markets (0.8 km, Wed–Sat) with fresh Asian food stalls AUD $7–11 for mains.
Coles Fresh Bakery meal deal (Westfield), AUD $8-10 for sandwich + drink; or Pappa Roti (pastry chain, Maitland Road), AUD $6-7 pastry + coffee
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