Pullman Quay Grand Sydney Harbour
Hotel61 Macquarie Street, Sydney NSW 2000
- 70Theatre
- 50Banquet
- 30Boardroom
- AllSuites
Inspected by CVBS
An all suite hotel at the top of East Circular Quay, between the Opera House and the Royal Botanic Garden. Three bookable spaces, and the largest seats 70. Apartment style suites with a separate living room and a kitchen.
What it suits
Good for
- Board programs and executive meetings to 30
- Client dinners and small functions where the harbour is the point
- Incentive and reward stays in apartment style suites
- Residential groups that want a kitchen and a separate living room
- Cocktail functions in a 200 sqm lounge on the water
Look elsewhere for
- Any plenary above 70 in one room
- Concurrent breakout streams
- Exhibitions or anything needing rigging and floor load
- Large room blocks. The hotel does not publish a suite count
Accommodation
The hotel is all suites, one and two bedroom, apartment style with a separate living room and a kitchen, looking either at Sydney Harbour or across the Royal Botanic Garden. Pullman publishes room types but no total count, and it flags some apartments as non-refurbished, which matters when you are holding a block.
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 | Classroom | Cabaret | Cocktail | Banquet | Boardroom |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conference Room | 85 | 70 | – | – | – | 50 | – |
| Acapulco El Vista Bar + Lounge | 200 | 70 | – | – | – | – | 30 |
| Flaminia | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 |
Where these figures come from, and why a dash is not a zero
A dash means Pullman 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 Pullman's own published venue table, checked 5 September 2026. Never estimated, never taken from a directory.
Where a venue’s own sources carry different figures, we use the current one and confirm it with the venue before it reaches a shortlist.
The building
Bigger rooms in Sydney
The largest seated capacity here is 70, so a plenary of any size belongs elsewhere in the city. 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.
| Pullman Quay Grand Sydney Harbour, Conference Room | 70 theatre, 50 banquet |
|---|---|
| ICC Sydney, Grand Ballroom | 2,000 banquet, 3,500 cocktail |
| ICC Sydney, Parkside Ballroom | 1,400 theatre, 740 seated |
| Shangri-La Sydney, Grand Ballroom | 700 theatre, 492 banquet, 670 sqm |
| Crown Towers Sydney, Pearl Ballroom | 390 theatre, 340 banquet |
| Sofitel Sydney Darling Harbour, Magnifique Ballroom | 450 theatre, 300 banquet |
Recent changes
November and December 2025. Hyde Hacienda closed. Acapulco El Vista Bar + Lounge opened in the same level three room on 28 November 2025, and Flaminia opened on level two on 5 December 2025.
Other Sydney venues we have walked through
Questions organisers ask
What size event can it hold?
The Conference Room seats 70 theatre and 50 for a banquet across 85 square metres. Acapulco El Vista Bar + Lounge is larger at 200 square metres and also takes 70 theatre, 30 boardroom and 16 u-shape. Flaminia seats 14 boardroom.
How many event spaces are there?
Three, and two of them are food and beverage rooms used for events rather than dedicated meeting space.
Is there accommodation on site?
Yes, and it is all suites. One and two bedroom apartment style suites with a separate living room and a kitchen, looking at either Sydney Harbour or the Royal Botanic Garden. Pullman does not publish a total count.
Is it big enough for a conference?
No. The largest seated capacity is 70 theatre. ICC Sydney’s Grand Ballroom takes 2,000 for a banquet, Shangri-La Sydney’s Grand Ballroom 700 theatre and Crown Towers Sydney’s Pearl Ballroom 390 theatre.
Has anything changed recently?
Yes. Acapulco El Vista Bar + Lounge opened on level three on 28 November 2025, and Flaminia opened on level two on 5 December 2025, both replacing earlier outlets.
Related
- Conference venues in SydneyWhat we source across the Sydney market.
- Group accommodationDelegate room blocks across Sydney.
- Conference venue findingHow we source and negotiate, free to you.
- All venue visitsEvery venue we have personally walked.
Sources, photography and how we work
Capacities read from the venue’s own published material on 5 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.
Our service is free to you. We are independent of every venue we put forward, no venue is favoured, and your interests come first.