Glamping Sydney: Novotel Sydney Central camping package for young families

The last place you would expect to get a taste of the great outdoors is in a tent in a four-star hotel in the heart of Sydney’s vibrant CBD.

But if you want to avoid driving 50km into the wilderness to take the kids camping only for them to moan about mosquitos, the weather and lack of wi-fi then this is exactly where to look.

The Inner City Glamping Room at Accor’s Novotel Sydney Central is the ideal option for families with city kids whose only real interest in camping is the tent.

If you have ever turned your bedsheets into a tepee or hitched a tent in your living room for the kids to escape into an imaginary jungle than you understand the appeal.

The glamping package is also perfect for tourists who want an added incentive to keep kids out of their bed as no little terror is going to dare flee their makeshift campsite in the middle of the night to snuggle mum and dad, leaving the adults to  enjoy the crisp queen bed in peace.

Novotel Sydney Central is situated in Haymarket in the heart of Chinatown and is  surrounded by an array of Cantonese restaurants, Korean BBQ joints and sushi bars, all a short stroll from Sydney’s famous Paddy’s Market.

There is free parking at the adjacent 24-hour Wilson carpark for hotel guests so you can arrive and depart without hassle.

With the Inner City Glamping Room kids can play and sleep in a tepee while parents kickback and enjoy all the comforts of a hotel 

The activity kits and snack packs will occupy the kids on arrival and unlimited hot chocolate will help them re-fuel throughout your stay.

There is a buffet breakfast for two adults included in your accommodation with kids eating free at the hotel’s convenient Thomas St, Kitchen and Bar.

The deal has been sweetened for the month of April with kids under 16 also eating for free per paying adult at dinner if you want an alternative to the Chinatown fare.

The package starts from $239 and includes free parking, a buffet breakfast at the hotels Thomas St, Kitchen and Bar (pictured), unlimited hot chocolate for the kids, and activity kits and snack packs on arrival

But the real hit will be the tepee which sits like a magnet in the corner of the spacious room with spectacular views of Sydney.

Just lay back and relax while you watch the kids disappear into their tent and in turn an imaginary vortex of play and laughter.

But whether they sleep in the tepee or flee camp for your bed is the question only time will tell.

The Inner City Glamping package starts from $239 and lasts until December 31, 2022 so there is plenty of time to pack your bags while staff pitch your tent.

Novotel Sydney Central is located in Haymarket in Chinatown just a short walk from the city’s famous Paddy’s Market