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Swiss Grand Resort & Spa

  • May 3, 2006
  • Rated 3 of 5 by stomps from Houston, Texas
Swiss Grand Resort & Spa

My study abroad orientation was based at the Swiss Grand, which is why I got the chance to stay at this 4 star hotel rather than a hostel. This hotel is perfectly situated towards the north end of Campbell Parade. The beach is just a walk across the street, and anything you should want to do in Bondi Beach is within a very short walking distance. If you'd like to get out of Bondi and see the rest of Sydney, the 380 bus operates along Campbell Parade—just cross the street and wait for a bus!The Swiss Grand was definitely much more "grand" than my recent accommodations. There was a huge lobby area, in which there were normally plenty of people milling about for wedding receptions and such. When I was not staying there, the front desk was still very helpful in helping me find my friends that were; they were also pretty efficient in getting our group all organized and into rooms, especially considering that there were around 90 of us! I'm not sure if they offer this for other people or just for our orientation group, but we had very convenient storage, where we checked our massive bags at the bellhop and got them back when we left, so we didn't have to continually move them around.Our room was a nice little suite that reminded me somewhat of the Embassy Suites that I have stayed in. The front room had a TV and a fold-out sofa, and the back room had two twin size beds. The bathroom was big enough for all the makeup that one of my roommates had stashed on the counter. My only problem with the bathroom was the floor—the bathmats weren't very substantial and I nearly fell over a couple of times. As for the beds, I was told that the actual beds were very comfortable. My bed, the sofa, was actually not as comfortable as some of the hostel beds I'd slept in, surprisingly. I found it rather tough, and it made my back ache after a few nights on it.We also got to make use of the many facilities the Swiss Grand had to offer, including the pool and patio area on the roof. This area offered a wonderful view of the entire beach and all of Bondi itself. The pool was rather nice to use after hanging out at the beach because it was slightly more relaxing not having to fight the waves all the time!Since this orientation was part of my study abroad package, we weren't told how much the rooms actually cost, but the rates that we found said the cheapest room in the hotel was a solid $350 a night! I was impressed with the Swiss Grand, and it could be my backpacker/student sensibilities, but I would have had to have been much more impressed to ever fork that much out for a room, especially when I slept better in a hostel.

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