Y Hotel Hyde Park
Wentworth Ave, Sydney.
(Google Maps).
This is the same venue as Sinpozium 2002 and 2005. The function rooms are comfortable, air-conditioned, and wheelchair-accessible. The entire hotel is non-smoking. Reasonably priced accommodation is available at the hotel if needed/wanted (see below).
Y Hotel Hyde Park is located at Whitlam Square where Wentworth Ave meets Liverpool St.
The address is
Y Hotel Hyde Park
5-11 Wentworth Ave
Sydney NSW 2000
It is less than 5 minutes walk from Museum station (on the City Circle line), about 15 minute walk from Central station (some uphill) and about 15 minutes from Town Hall station. Please be aware that Museum station is not wheelchair accessible.
Many buses routes pass along Liverpool Street, and there are nearby bus stops. Please see the Sydney Buses or Sydney Transport Infoline websites for more information.
There are several parking stations around the city that are within walking distance, hourly/daily rates will vary. Wilson Parking on Goulburn Street may be the closest that is open on weekends - $15 max for Saturdays and $10 flat rate for Sundays.
Contact the hotel for for details of the airport shuttle, or take the train from the airport to Museum station (it's on the same line as the airport, will not need to change trains).
If you need more details about any transport options, or have questions about which may be the easiest for you to use, please ask.
Accommodation Booking & Hotel Details
The Y
Hotel Hyde Park website has all this information and more.
Bookings and inquiries:
02 9264 2451 or 1800 994 994 (free call)
Facilities include 24 hour reception, public phones, internet kiosk, guest kitchen (a room with fridge, toaster and microwave) and laundry, and cafe.
There are several types of rooms, with private or shared bathrooms. The cost includes linen and breakfast. The rooms aren't huge, but they are clean and comfortable. A summary of the types of rooms, costs and features is here.
We are not arranging a group booking, each room will have to be booked directly with the hotel. Room mates can be sought on the livejournal community, dreamwidth community or mailing list.
Deposit is required for advanced bookings. Refunds, so long as adequate notice is given, are available from the hotel.
Check in is 1pm and checkout is 10am. Outside these times, there is a secure luggage room available for storage.
To keep costs low and flexibility high, Sinpozium is not catered, however, there are a variety of shops, cafes, takeaway places, supermarkets and restaurants in the area. The hotel's cafe is medium-priced, and is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. There are many places to eat along Oxford St or back towards the CBD. More information will be made available at Sinpozium.
The hotel has a guest kitchen on one level, but basically it just has a fridge, toaster and microwave. Many rooms have small fridges.
Non-catered food isn't allowed in the function room, but as long as people are discreet about bringing it in, and take rubbish away with them, snacks and drinks have been fine in the past. We do ask that people not to eat meals in the function room, and no alcohol is permitted in the function room.
An optional group booking for dinner on the Saturday night will be organised closer to the event. Please note that the cost of this is not included in Sinpozium registration.