Meriton World Tower Sydney Review

Mertion World Tower

For our vacation in Sydney, we decided to opt for serviced apartment instead of hotels. As we are travelling in a group of 10, it make more practical sense to get a mulit room apartment vs a hotel. We decided to opt for two 2-bedroom apartments to accommodate us for this trip.


Meriton Serviced Apartments World Tower Sydney
The research was done at tripadvisor. The brand Meriton occupies 4 out of the top 20 hotels in Sydney. Given it's glowing reports, we decided to opt for a Meriton Serviced Apartments. The World Tower was chosen for a few reasons. They are namely

• Close to the City Centre, Darling Harbour, Chinatown and Qvb
• Have a monorail station in front of the hotel (Close permanently July 2013)
• Have a shopping mall World Square within its premises.

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Meriton World Tower

First impression
The check in time is at 2pm. However we arrived early at about 10am. We were pleasantly surprised to find out that our preferred room was ready for check in.

Check in was rather smooth. As per usual practise, there is a required charge on your credit card for incidentals. You can opt to pay in cash or credit and we chose to pay in cash at check in. The check in counter is located at the lobby and there should be no problem locating it.
The lobby was functionally decorated. It is not as glamorous as a hotel, but rather it gives out a homely impression similar to a condo lobby.

Counter

There are 4 lifts servicing the apartments. This may be a 75 storey hotel, but from what we observed, the lifts only service level 61 and up. The lobby itself is located at level 10. We are not sure why this is so, given that the lobby is at ground level.

Contary to what we read at Tripadvisors, the wait for the lifts are not that long. There are one or two occasions that we might miss a lift as it was full, but the waiting time did not take more than 5 minutes for each trip.

No party and No excessive noise

We spotted this sign on the way up. We are glad that there is a " No party & no excessive noise" rule. This usually means a peaceful stay at the apartment. Security is also good with the main lobby door only accessible via key card after 8pm.
Let me bring you to our room located at the 63rd floor.

The Rooms
Living room

Living Room

The living room was rather large with acres of space for us to roam about. It has an open concept floor plan with the kitchen and dining room within the same space. There is a laundry room on the side as well.
Living and dining area includes flat screen TV with selected Foxtel channels and DVD/CD player. Internal laundry includes top loader washing machine, tumble dryer, dry iron and ironing board.

Room Layout

Kitchen

Kitchen

The Gourmet kitchen includes an oven, kettle, stove, microwave, full-sized fridge/freezer and dishwasher. It is well stocked with everything you need to cook. However, we do not recommend 'Zi Char' ( Chinese) cooking as the windows cannot be open, and you may set off the smoke alarm.
Grandma was tempted to cook for us, but luckily we were all occupied with the Sydney attractions for her to find time to do so.

Kitchen appliances

Winter Garden

Dining area

The winter garden doubles up as a dining room. It is separated by a curtain or door from the living room. This is a great spot for dining, especially in the evenings.
We simply love the view from the winter room.

The view

It was an eye-opener for us as we were used to low-rise views back home.
Study Area

Study area

There is a small study area should you need one for those travelling to Sydney for business. During our stay, we have free daily wireless access up to 1 GB of use. Really useful if you need to stay in touch.
Bedrooms

Main bedroom

The property comes with 2 bedrooms. The bigger bedroom has an attached toilet with it. Each bedroom has either 1 king zip bed or 2 single beds. Do state your preference when booking the rooms

Bathrooms

There are two full bathrooms with shower (one with bath/shower), handheld hair dryer and plush towels. The one attached to the bedroom is super big. Large enough to accommodate all 4 of us at the same time. Peter Morrissey amenities are replenished on a daily basis.

Beds are made daily as well. If you need to change the bed sheets, do inform the front desk in the morning.

The View
As mentioned earlier, the view from the rooms is awesome. We recommend rooms with darling harbour views. ( You can request it while booking ). In the evening, the flickering lights from the distant houses paint a beautiful canvas.

Beautiful canvas

A major part of the reason we enjoyed this trip was the views we had from the apartment. Day or night, it is a sight to behold.

We love the view!

Surroundings

The location of the apartment is fantastic.

It may be away from Circular Quay, but there are a wide variety of attractions within walking distance. Darling harbour, Hype park, Paddy markets, Chinatown, Qvb are but a mere gentle 20 minutes walk away.

Another plus for this apartment would be the view from the rooms on Saturday night at 830pm. For those who booked the Darling Harbour view, you can enjoy fireworks from the comfort of your room. an excellent feather in the cap for Meriton World Tower.

Fireworks!

Apartments vs Hotels
Why we choose an apartment

• Spacious
• A cheaper option compared to the hotel if you need more than 1 room
• Have your own kitchen ( great for preparing kids meals for the day)

There is no in-room dining nor daily breakfast included. Fret not, as there are numerous dining options from fast food such as McDonald's, Hungry Jacks, Japanese food, Din Tai Fung, pizzas, kebabs and many more restaurants nearby.

There is also a Coles supermarket for you to stock up on drinks and food located at the basement.
The big question... Will we return? The short answer is YES !!!

If you are travelling in a family with young kids to Sydney. Keep Meriton World Tower on your list. It would be on top of ours when we revisit Sydney in the future!


We booked our hotel through booking.com
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The Little Details
Meriton World Tower Sydney
95 Liverpool Street, NSW, Sydney
1 bedroom SOHO, 2 bedroom, 3 bedroom and 3 bedroom penthouse available

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