Meriton Suites World Tower, Sydney
A heated pool sixty-one floors above Sydney's CBD
About this hotel
Level 61 does the work that a rooftop bar usually does in other Sydney hotels: floor-to-ceiling windows around the heated indoor pool turn a swim into a CBD skyline view, with the hot tub and sauna sharing the same floor for a full wellness stop rather than a single amenity. The suites below are apartment-style, with laundry facilities and a gourmet kitchen fitted with European appliances, some offering a spa bath of their own. Hyde Park, Chinatown and the Queen Victoria Building are all under ten minutes' walk, and Darling Harbour is fourteen minutes further, putting the tower within easy reach of the CBD's main landmarks without sitting directly on top of them. The building itself is Sydney's tallest residential complex, with shops, supermarkets and restaurants built into the base, useful for a stay that doesn't want to rely entirely on hotel dining.
- Level 61 indoor pool
- Hot tub and sauna
- Apartment-style CBD suites
- Central Sydney address
Our take
Meriton Suites World Tower suits travellers who want the pool itself to be a reason to book, not just a box to tick, given the level-61 setting and skyline view most CBD hotels can't match. It works well for longer stays thanks to the kitchen and laundry, less well for anyone wanting to be directly beside Darling Harbour or Circular Quay, both a walk rather than a doorstep away from this address.
- ✓Go up to the pool in the late afternoon for the clearest skyline light before the CBD's evening haze sets in.
- ✓Use the kitchen for at least a few meals, since the on-site shops and supermarkets make it genuinely practical.
- ✓Walk to Hyde Park in the morning before the pool gets busy with other guests from the tower.
Why we love it
- Heated pool on level 61
- Hot tub and sauna on the same floor
- Full kitchen and laundry in every suite
- Ten-minute walk to Hyde Park and Chinatown
Why guests love itA family staying in one of the apartment suites finds the level-61 pool becomes the highlight of the trip for kids used to a standard hotel room, since the skyline view from the water beats any ground-floor pool they'd normally get. The kitchen handles breakfast without a queue, and the ten-minute walk to Hyde Park gives everyone somewhere to burn off energy before an evening back at the sauna and hot tub on the pool floor.