New South Wales · Australia
Where to stay in Macquarie Park
Macquarie Park is a city in New South Wales, Australia, home to about 11,000 people. This guide covers 1 aparthotel in Macquarie Park, with about 109 rooms between them.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 1
- Best months
- April, May and August to October
- Nearest airport
- SYD19 km · Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport
- Currency
- AUDAustralian dollar
- Time zone
- Australia/Sydney
- Language
- Auslan, Australian English, English
About
About Macquarie Park
Macquarie Park () is a suburb in the Northern Sydney region of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Macquarie Park is located 13 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Ryde.
The Macquarie region has a diverse mix of peoples, cultures and cityscapes and offers the curious traveller an opportunity to see a different side of Sydney. There are four main areas of Macquarie to explore. The first of these areas is the suburbs that sit along the northern edge of Parramatta River and include suburbs such as Hunters Hill and Woolwich. These suburbs are filled with 19th-century buildings overlooking the water and are home to some of the wealthiest people in Australia. There are also many parks and reserves in the area with views of the water and great picnic spots.
Wikipedia and Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
Things to do
What to see and do in Macquarie Park
See
- Woolwich Lookout and Clarks Point Reserve
- Lane Cove National Park
Do
- Granny Smith Festival
- Lunar New Year
- Lighthouse Theatre
- Event Cinemas
- Super Shute Shield Rugby
- AIHL Sydney Bears
- Ryde River Walk
- Great North Walk
- Macquarie University Sports and Aquatic Centre
- Macquarie Ice Rink
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Where to stay
Places to stay in Macquarie Park
1 place to stay from the chains this guide covers, each linked to its own website.
| Place to stay | Rooms |
|---|---|
| Quest Macquarie Park aparthotel | 109 |
Schematic: the city centre in orange, each place to stay as a dot, distance rings in kilometres.
When to go
The best time to visit Macquarie Park
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Macquarie Park are April, May and August to October. January is the warmest month, with average highs of 28 °C; February is the wettest, with about 160 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Macquarie Park: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD), about 19 km from the city centre in a straight line; Newcastle Airport (NTL, 128 km) and Bathurst Airport (BHS, 143 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
The region is well serviced by public transport with trains, buses and ferries servicing the area. If you intend to go to the business area in the northwest, take the Gore Hill Freeway, Lane Cove Tunnel and M2 Motorway from the city. If you intend to visit the Hunters Hill and Woolwich peninsula, take Victoria Road all the way to the Gladesville Bridge and you're there. Sydney Metro's M1 line serves the technology park at North Ryde and Macquarie Park.
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SYD · Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport
NTL · Newcastle Airport
BHS · Bathurst Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Macquarie Park
Eat
If you are craving East Asian food then Eastwood is the place to go. Prices vary and depend on if they are targeted towards international students or wealthy Asian families and businessmen. Restaurant turnover is high in Eastwood and finding the newest and hottest restaurant is easy as there will be a long line of people trying to get in. If in doubt, try any of these classics that have stood the test of time.
Drink
It is fair to say there is a lack of bars in the area, let alone good bars. Here is a list of places scattered in the area.
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Good to know
Accessibility, parking and families in Macquarie Park
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Questions
Macquarie Park: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Macquarie Park?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Macquarie Park are April, May and August to October. January is the warmest month, with average highs of 28 °C; February is the wettest, with about 160 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Macquarie Park?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD), about 19 km from the city centre in a straight line; Newcastle Airport (NTL, 128 km) and Bathurst Airport (BHS, 143 km) are also within reach.
Are there accessible hotels in Macquarie Park?
1 place in this guide list accessible rooms.
What currency is used in Macquarie Park?
Australian dollar (AUD).
Nearby
Destinations near Macquarie Park
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.