Tara is a new take on the Sydney bed & breakfast scene which offers guests a gracious and stylish place to stay in the Newtown area of Sydney, 20-30 minutes by bus from Circular Quay, depending on traffic. We are very close to Sydney and UTS Universities with a great choice of restaurants literally around the corner, as is Sydney's iconic Enmore theatre, home of the best local and international acts to come to Sydney - even the Rolling Stones have played here.
Rooms are seriously generous in size, each with its own character.
Think faded glory outside as per Venice and Firenze with clean creative spaces therein, tall ceilings with French doors opening onto large verandahs. More Corbusier than Chippendale, not too twee, not too quiet, more boho than 5 star, more artist's digs than the Hilton or a cottage in the country! It has to be said that we offer an urban experience as per Soho, New York, rather than a sojourn in an English rural setting. This is comfortable, informal accommodation and our guests are many and varied including businesspeople, academics, travellers of all ages from home and abroad, architects, writers, musicians, actors and other creative souls with an eye to the good life. We extend a warm welcome to travellers one and all and hope this will be your preferred place to stay when visiting Sydney. Please see our listing on TripAdvisor for reviews.
TARA was built in 1886 for a music teacher and 10 years later became a Doctors home and surgery until the 1960s so she has seen a lot in her very full life. Purchased 3 years ago, we are still in the process of bringing the old girl back up to scratch. She has some way to go and needs some more work done to make her perfect but she is a gorgeous work in progress.
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