Adina Sydney Darling Harbour
Hotel55 Shelley Street, Sydney NSW 2000
- 130Theatre
- 150Guests, up to
- 4Meeting rooms
- 114Rooms
Inspected by CVBS
TFE Hotels’ Adina apartment hotel at King Street Wharf, on the eastern edge of Darling Harbour, fully refurbished in 2026. Four meeting rooms for up to 130 theatre, three of them with natural light, and 114 studios and apartments with kitchens above.
It suits a training day, workshop or board program where delegates stay several nights and want a kitchen and laundry of their own, a short walk from Barangaroo, Wynyard and, across Pyrmont Bridge, ICC Sydney.
What it suits
Good for
- Training days, workshops and board meetings to 130 theatre
- Receptions and product launches to 150
- Multi-night programs where delegates want a kitchen and laundry in the room
- Room blocks for delegates attending ICC Sydney or working in Barangaroo
Look elsewhere for
- A seated plenary above 130
- Gala dinners and awards nights
- Exhibitions or trade floors
The event floor
Four meeting rooms on the ground floor, three of them with natural light. Theatre seating runs to 130 and the rooms take up to 150 guests for an event, with laser projection, conferencing cameras, wireless presenting and hearing support fitted in the 2026 refurbishment.
Accommodation
114 studios and apartments from 22 to 90 square metres, many with balconies, each with a kitchen or kitchenette, and a washing machine and dryer in the apartments. The pool, gym and an all-day restaurant and bar are in the building.
If you need the beds without the ballroom, that is a normal brief and we run it on its own. See group accommodation for how a room block is held, and corporate accommodation for an ongoing rate program.
The rest of the building
Restaurants, bars and public areas.
Room layouts and capacity
| Space | Area sqm | Theatre | Guests, up to |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four meeting rooms | – | 130 | 150 |
Where these figures come from, and why a dash is not a zero
A dash means Adina publishes no figure for that setup. It does not mean the room cannot be set that way, only that we will not print a number the venue has not published.
Every figure is read from Adina’s own meetings and events page for the hotel, checked 25 September 2026. Never estimated, never taken from a directory.
Adina gives its meeting rooms 130 theatre on its events page and up to 150 guests on its hotel page, and publishes no figures room by room.
The building
Bigger rooms in Sydney
Theatre seating tops out at 130, so a larger plenary moves to a hotel ballroom a short walk around Darling Harbour. The rooms below were read on 25 September 2026. Each figure below is read from that venue’s own published material. This is not a survey of the whole Sydney market, only the rooms we checked to make sure nothing on this page overstates the building.
| Adina Sydney Darling Harbour, meeting rooms | 130 theatre, up to 150 guests |
|---|---|
| Pier One Sydney Harbour, Water Room | 200 theatre, 180 banquet |
| W Sydney, Great Room | 500 theatre, 360 banquet |
| Hilton Sydney, Grand Ballroom | 1,100 theatre |
Recent changes
Fully refurbished in 2026. TFE Hotels reopened the hotel in 2026 after a refurbishment designed by Bates Smart, across the guest rooms, the meeting rooms, the pool and a new all-day restaurant and bar at harbourside level. Photography published before then shows the old hotel.
The name has been shortened. It now trades as Adina Sydney Darling Harbour. Older listings and proposals call it Adina Apartment Hotel Sydney Darling Harbour, and it is the same building.
Other Sydney venues we have walked through
Questions organisers ask
What size event can it hold?
Up to 130 theatre, the largest seated layout Adina publishes, and up to 150 guests across its four meeting rooms. Three of the four have natural light, and all are on the ground floor.
How many rooms does it have?
114, from studios of 22 square metres to two bedroom apartments of up to 90. Every room has a kitchen or kitchenette, the apartments have a washing machine and dryer, and many have a balcony.
Where is it?
At 55 Shelley Street, King Street Wharf, on the eastern edge of Darling Harbour between the CBD and Barangaroo.
Has it been refurbished?
Yes. TFE Hotels completed a full refurbishment in 2026, designed by Bates Smart, covering the guest rooms, the meeting rooms, the pool and a new all-day restaurant and bar at harbourside level.
Is it big enough for a large conference?
Up to 130 theatre. Above that nearby, the Water Room at Pier One Sydney Harbour takes 200 theatre, the Great Room at W Sydney 500 theatre and the Grand Ballroom at Hilton Sydney 1,100 theatre.
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Sources, photography and how we work
Capacities read from the venue’s own published material on 25 September 2026. Comparison figures read from each named venue’s own published material on the same date.
We do not see every room on every visit. Where we were not in a room, its figures come from the venue's own chart rather than from us. We do not rate or score venues and we do not publish rates.
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