The Resch House

If I could give no stars, I would! Our whole table felt uncomfortable the whole twenty minutes we were there after having one drink due to the poor customer service. Incredibly rude staff who clearly don't like working in hospitality. Definitely do not recommend!

Rude. We just popped in for a drink while wandering through the city, wanted to sit outside as it was hot inside so I started piling up the glasses left by a previous customer and then a member of bar staff came over to help clean up. I asked for a cloth and she bluntly said something along the lines of ‘yeah got one right here’ then asked my husband to pick up his beer so she could wipe the table, he moved it to a dry part of the table and she, again bluntly, said ‘no can you pick it up mate’ ‘cheers’ and while this sounds like a fairly normal interaction, it was the body language and tone it was done in that we didn’t appreciate, it made us feel really uncomfortable like we were unwanted customers but we’d done absolutely nothing to warrant that tone. Wouldn’t recommend a visit.

Cons: LOUD and HOT. I have previously lived in the CBD, travelled the world, and love budget accommodation, and this is by far the worst place I have ever booked. You're greeted (after 2 flights of narrow stairs without a lift) with loud city noises from George St and Liverpool St not too far below the room. Ok, other than the occasional ambulance puncturing that noise with loud sirens, that can become a sort of generic hum that is not unexpected in this location. However, at night, this location also hosts a LOUD karaoke event until the early hours of the morning. You can hear word for word every rendition of Living on a Prayer. The room shakes with the noise. This is even with the windows closed. The worst part for me, however, was how stiflingly HOT and HUMID the room becomes, even with the windows open (but you have to close them because of the noise). The ceiling fan and plug in fan kindly provided is no match for a humid Sydney night in a poorly ventilated room. It literally made me feel like I was going to throw up and I had to take medications to try to prevent a migraine. I found myself googling other accommodation options at 3am and rationalising to myself how this accommodation is different from sleeping on the streets. I tolerated the noise better than my husband (who required ear plugs AND noise cancelling headphones), but the heat was absolutely insufferable. The accommodation does attribute the noise to city living. I have lived in the city before. These rooms have zero noise insulation- that's why they're noisy. This place should not exist. Either turn the entire building into a night venue, or insulate the rooms from sound and allow adequate climate control. Also it was kind of funny/ awkward to make eye contact with people in the night venues across the road from my accommodation. Pros: I did appreciate the keyless entry. The staff at the pub (who I understand can help if you have any accommodation queries) I happened to run into were very nice, but otherwise I appreciated not having to make small talk to check in (because there is no reception). The hotel did send me a warning email that there is kareoke on during my booking and there's no lift and no place to store luggage. I just would have appreciated a warning about the HEAT. There is a small basin with water in the rooms, towels and a tiny soap/shampoo/conditioner provided. I found the bathrooms tolerable (although I always wear thongs/flip flops when using communal bathrooms). There's a window sill to put things down but nothing to hold toiletries in the shower. The bed was comfortable (although the sheets were a little itchy). The decor is cute. The location near Capitol and the train stations is great. The power plugs were working fine. The cost for a private room was fine (but far too much given the utter lack of heat control).

Previously we have had a great time at The Resch, however tonight after 2 beers we were told at the bar our whole table is refused service due to 1 person being intoxicated. However we were only enjoying ourselves having fun, being respectful and friendly. Will not be back.

We stayed there as it was centrally located and cheap. The room was clean, bed comfortable. The facilities were clean. We were happy to use a share bath and shower due to low price. However..OMG so hot in the room, it was cooler in the hallway. No TV in the room ..and you have 30 stairs to climb to get to the 1st floor. We were advised it could get noisy when booking and it did! Ear plugs supplied.If you can afford to pay extra for air con, do it. The pub had No pies either. We went down to the bar for a drink. Beautiful pub, lovely atmosphere, leadlight windows and chandeliers, and great bar service.