I stayed here two consecutive years for a conference - the organisers booked the room. The rooms are not nearly as nice as other places they have booked for me in the general area. They promised microwaveable meals (needed after a very long drive) but these were unavailable - they could only point me to the convenience store down the road.
The parking was in another property, and required negotiating several flights of stairs.
The place seems to be popular with overseas school groups - I was kept awake by banging fire escape doors, and several others besides me were forced to complain to the staff.
If I was paying, I might find it was a good relatively budget and convenient option, but otherwise, no. I will never attempt to park a car there again, and did not the second time.

It was cheap, clean and quite comfortable and that should have been adequate, except for a few issues.

There were 6 of us in 3 rooms, each one of us with a card key.
Over 2 days, we had to traipse back to Reception on average twice each to have the card rekeyed as it would no longer open our doors. It became frustrating.

4 of us had arrived at 10am, too early for 2pm checkin, but were pleased to store our bags and explore. At 12:30, the last couple arrived at the hotel and were able to check in immediately. Good for them.
Us 4 traipsed back to the hotel at about 1:30, still early, yet one couple were accommodated immediately. Husband and I were asked to wait 10 mins. No problem. We sat and waited 50 mins until it became evident they had completely forgotten about us. It happens everywhere, but it's annoying when the 6 of us were itching to get out and about again.

The service was not offensive, but not friendly either.

It's a very busy hotel on the edge of the CBD, in a not particularly attractive area. However, taxis seem to drop off guests at about 5 min intervals so it's easy to catch one. Museum Train Station is just around the corner, the monorail is a short walk away. We had an easy walk down the hill to Chinatown and Darling Harbour... coming home uphill needs more exertion.

There is no lounge area for a quiet drink. You must go out for lunch and dinner, or order in from a number of local eateries. Breakfast is particularly ordinary, but totally adequate (muesli, yoghurt, corn flakes, toast, baked beans, scrambled eggs, bacon and sausages). The hotel seems to have a large patronage of Asians, so one would have thought a noodle dish at least would have been offered. As a previous reviewer said, there is a great little spot for breakfast around the corner called "Two Good Eggs".

Good value hotel although the breakfast was expensive for what it was. We found a lovely cafe, Two Good Eggs, just a short walk from the hotel which served great breakfasts from 7am and was much better value.
Hotel was about a 10 minute walk from Central Station and about 15 minutes from Darling Harbour.
Beds comfortable, facilities OK and internet costs good value.

I stayed at the Travelodge Sydney for six days from 8 May 2008. I booked via Wotif website and confirmed my booking by calling the Travelodge helpdesk and advised them of my preference for a Queen room. It was my first vist to Sydney and my flight arrived early morning and as check in isn't till 2pm the front desk happily kept my luggage in their luggage room. I wandered the city for most of the day until check in and ended up soaking up the sun in Hyde park which is literally a five minute walk from the front door. Unfortunately when I eventually checked in there were no Queen rooms available and when I informed the front desk that I had already advised them of my preference for a Queen room they aplogised and assured me of a Queen room for the remainder of my stay. I was upgraded to a King room the next day. I have stayed at Travelodges in the U.K. and this was by far the best experience I have had. All the people on the front desk were extremely helpful and always cheery, especially the young women. My room was on the 17th floor and had great morning sun and virtually no street noise. It was modern, clean and exactly what I expected and more. After a long day touring around Sydney it was always a great place to return to. I can thoroughly recommend this hotel to anyone wanting a great base to explore the city and its environs. I will definitely return to the Travelodge Sydney in the future.