Australia, New Zealand & the South Pacific - Sydney New Year's Accommodation

Hi everyone!

I've spent the last hour searching and I've read many Sydney NYE threads. Most are centering around what to do on NYE, or about hotels already booked (usually with points).

I am looking for apartment rentals, B&B, or some alternative to a hotel for NYE. I could stay in Sydney for the month, or a few weeks before and after NYE if this can help bring overall cost per night down.

Not looking to be pampered in an expensive hotel, but I would like to be reasonably close to the harbour (30 min walk max?)

Sydney will be expensive for NYE, I know that. But I'm wondering if anyone has any tips to make it a better value.

Thanks!

Reasonable, hmm. Have you considered a home exchange?

Unfortunately I have no home to exchange!

Hi everyone!

I've spent the last hour searching and I've read many Sydney NYE threads. Most are centering around what to do on NYE, or about hotels already booked (usually with points).

I am looking for apartment rentals, B&B, or some alternative to a hotel for NYE. I could stay in Sydney for the month, or a few weeks before and after NYE if this can help bring overall cost per night down.

Not looking to be pampered in an expensive hotel, but I would like to be reasonably close to the harbour (30 min walk max?)

Sydney will be expensive for NYE, I know that. But I'm wondering if anyone has any tips to make it a better value.

Thanks!

A budget will really help here. How much do you want to spend. NYE places tend to make you buy around a week's worth of accomodation, so there wouldn't be a need to spend an entire month here. The problem with NYE is that if you build your itineary around that you will end up in a budget place for your entire stay. I would treat NYE as seperate to the rest of your stay.

I have stayed here in the past to visit friends in McMahon's Point:

http://www.bluespointhotel.com.au/

While v. basic, it's certainly cheap. It's not a noisy pub. And you can't get much closer to the harbour.