Short stop in Sydney. Advice needed. See page 2.

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Re: Sydney Harbour Dinner Cruise?

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All booked, thanks for the tips. The next question (and the reason for the thread name change):
We are booked into the Mercure Sydney on Friday night. We check out the next (Saturday) morning.
On Saturday, we plan to have a bit of a look around the Sydney CBD.
At 7:00 p.m. we get on the cruise ship and head off for dinner (with the open bar package), and get back to the dock at 10:00 p.m.
We then have to get a taxi to the Ibis Sydney Airport hotel, before catching our return flight at 6:00 a.m. (Gonna be a struggle that morning!!)

So, given that we have planned this as poorly as we have, does anyone have any sensible ideas how we:
Check out of the Mercure
Go sightseeing in the CBD, without our luggage
Get back to our luggage
Get changed for dinner
Then pick our luggage up again after dinner

At the moment, the only real option I can see is a $60 round trip in a taxi to the airport and back to the CBD. :(
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Re: Short stop in Sydney. Advice needed. See page 2.

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Ya need someone that lives in the city! sorry, would love to help but I'm an hour North :?
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enjoy your cruise :)
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Re: Short stop in Sydney. Advice needed. See page 2.

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Most hotels will allow you to leave you luggage with whilst you sight see. Normally in a lock up. I have left my luggage in the past with concierge and spent the day sight seeing without problems. So long as you don't mind getting changed in the toilet at the Mercure then that would be your cheapest option.

Alternatively one of the kind folk on KSRC could help out with transferring your luggage. Sorry waterskiing on Saturday

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Do you have airport transfers with your accommodation ????
I reckon.......... get on the Mecure shuttle bus with your luggage to the Ibis. Park your gear at reception and they will take it up to your room when the room is ready.... Get the Ibis shuttle bus back into the City for your day out.... ;)
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smithy5 wrote:Do you have airport transfers with your accommodation ????
I reckon.......... get on the Mecure shuttle bus with your luggage to the Ibis. Park your gear at reception and they will take it up to your room when the room is ready.... Get the Ibis shuttle bus back into the City for your day out.... ;)
Sounds like good advice ;)
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smek wrote:Dinner on Fort Denison could be nice but you'd probably have to book further in advance.
The "Metro" comes through again $$$$$ :roll:
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smithy5 wrote:Do you have airport transfers with your accommodation ????
No, as the extra cost for transfers was about the same as a taxi. I'm liking the idea of leaving the luggage at the hotel, then getting changed in the toilet. I've been in a state of undress in worse places. :)
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aardvark wrote: then getting changed in the toilet. I've been in a state of undress in worse places. :)
Perhaps it's time for me to bring out those photos of you and George Michael then Jase :kuda:
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yeah, leave your gear in the hotel and pick it back up and get changed i reckon.

I dont think there's any members in that close to the city. :?
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Stace wrote:
aardvark wrote: then getting changed in the toilet. I've been in a state of undress in worse places. :)
Perhaps it's time for me to bring out those photos of you and George Michael then Jase :kuda:
Are they the ones with You and George being arrested by Jase ?
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SHUSH Billy, SHUSH :x
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Nice pic of Harry BTW Stace . :kuda:
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the kid wrote:Are they the ones with You and George being arrested by Jase ?
They'd be the ones (Thanks Billy). :) I'm always happy to pose with a fan.
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aardvark wrote:
the kid wrote:Are they the ones with You and George being arrested by Jase ?
They'd be the ones (Thanks Billy). :) I'm always happy to pose with a fan.
Bastards, How did that get turned round on me!!! :x :(
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