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I moved to the Hilton Sydney yesterday afternoon.  It’s a far different experience than the Four Points.  The hotel is very sleek, with Scandinavian influences in in-room design.  The rooms are much smaller than my two-room suite at the Four Points, but about the same size as a regular room there.  I’ve traded a view of the harbour for a 38th floor view of Town Hall a block away, and tons of public transportation.

Which do I prefer?  The Four Points was a better value with the discounted award, but I think the Hilton is a better overall option for an award stay.

I’m taking advantage of the location to make quick hits in and out of the hotel.  Yesterday, I took a couple of walks to run some basic errands such as going to the grocery for supplies, and filling a prescription for some ashtma medication for the side effects of getting better.   Being sick has whacked my appetitte, so I picked up a late lunch of a sausage roll at one of the food courts in the shopping centers that seem to appear every two blocks along George Street.

At about 9pm, I figured I’d better get dinner, so I caught a bus outside my hotel and took it down to Chinatown.  I had recommendations for a couple of expensive options which were going to be a waste so I skipped them, and then a couple of inexpensive options.   [This is for Ken, who wanted a food review…]  I ended up at Emperor’s Palace BBQ, only a block west of George Street.   I didn’t want anything spicy, which is unlike me, so I ordered a soupe of some duck meat in broth and an order of BBQ Pork.   The soup was meh, a little too congealed, not enough flavor.  The pork was very good, although I was annoyed that they had used peanuts for garnish to keep the pork from swimming in the sauce.  The portion was huge, and I couldn’t possibly finish it.   Add in a bottle of sparkling water, and it was A$24.

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