For People Searching Sydney Accommodation Potts Point Can Be A Trendy Choice

Sydney accommodation Potts Point is a central location with many fine eateries, entertainment venues and trendy boutiques. Visitors would find it hard to find a better location to stay when in Sydney. There is always something happening and if that is not true, it is within easy reach of venues in the city, Oxford St, Darlinghurst, Elizabeth Bay, Surry Hills, Rushcutters Bay, Darling Point and Paddington. Icons such as the Opera House, Harbor Bridge and Botanical Gardens are also all an easy walk away.

The area sits on a thin strip of land that divides Woolloomooloo Bay from Elizabeth Bay. Because it sits elevated on this peninsular, the area was referred to as Woolloomooloo Hill during the early days of the colony. The precinct has a strong maritime heritage. The Royal Australian Navy is still present in the area.

There is a huge choice in accommodation styles including bed and breakfast houses, backpacker hostels, boarding houses, serviced flats or apartments, small boutique or large hotels. Modern or heritage; quiet or buzzing; low or high-rise; short or long stay; and budget or luxury price point options all available.

Eateries are endless with a tempting assortment of cuisines. Most are in Macleay Street or Victoria Street, but many also hidden in the side streets and alleyways. Entertainment is on 24x7, including music venues, jazz clubs, discos and massage parlors along colorful Darlingurst Road.

The suburb is well served by trains, buses and taxis, however walking is the best way to absorb the verve, vibrancy and variety. Stroll along leafy Victoria Street, one of the areas most attractive avenues. The north end of this street offers stunning views of the city. Movie units often film in the street because of its strong character and wonderful views. Embarkation Park, a totally man-made reserve, lies immediately adjacent to Victoria Street, sitting atop a public car park that fronts on to the Great Cowper Road below. The park remembers the days when soldiers, leaving to fight overseas in the first and second world wars, marched their way through the streets to boards ships docked in Woolloomooloo Bay.

The navy operates a base at the tip of the peninsular. Known as the Garden Island Dockyard, it includes a Heritage Centre that is open to the public daily from 0930 to 1530 hours. It is accessible by boarding the Circular Quay-Watsons Bay ferry and alighting at Garden Island.

A walk to the city takes 20 minutes. Go to the north end of Victoria Street, down McElhone Steps, past the Woolloomooloo Finger Wharf, up the stairs to the Art Gallery, into the Domain Park until you reach Macquarie Street. There you can take a tour of the Parliament House or State Public Library.

The historic McElhone Steps were carved into the sandstone cliff during the 1800s and named after John McElhone (1833-1898), a local businessman and politician. The infamous steps have witnessed many a drunken party, hurried lovemaking and public brawling, particularly when sailors were in town.

The area has a colorful history associated with both the rich and the not so rich. Kings Cross has long been a favorite hangout for pimps, prostitutes, and criminals of all description. Woolloomooloo has a rich blue-collar heritage. It was for decades dominated by wharf workers when the shipping industry was prominent in the bay.

The area has also been home for affluent families, a factor visible in the heritage architecture. Elizabeth Bay House is a fine example. It is protected as a National Trust building. Situated in Onslow Avenue, it enjoys a fine of the bay and east to the heads of Sydney Harbor. John Verge designed the building during the 1800s when he was a top architect in the town. The house was first owned by Alexander McCleay, after whom McCleay Street takes its name. The house is open for viewing by the public.

John Verge also designed Tusculum, another heritage listed building located a short walk from Elizabeth Bay House in Tusculum Street, Potts Point. Tusculum now serves as the headquarters for the Royal Australian institute of Architects.

Movie producer and director, Baz Lurhmann, lives nearby in a two storey mansion built around 1880 with Italian influences. Named Iona, it still retains a circular drive and gardens. The property used to be owned by an investment manager, but he fell upon hard times and had to divest. At one stage in its history, the property operated as a hospital.

One of the early property owners in the area was judge-advocate Sir John Wylde (1781-1856). He came to Australia from England in 1816 to act as the deputy judge-advocate. During his service, he benefited from government land grants, one for 20 hectares in the area. He sold a large parcel of that land to Joseph Potts, after whom Potts Point is believed to have been named. Sydney accommodation Potts Point can be said to have started with him.

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