http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T20:42:52Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Cockatoo%20Island%20Houses http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/2/26/3725/93095 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Arriving_at_Cockatoo_Island_Sydney.jpg" class="top"><p> <p>When in <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/city/Sydney"><b>Sydney</b></a>, you might well be craving harbor views, but we've got a new alternative--just stay in the middle of Sydney Harbour itself.<p>We&#146;ve experienced the camping version of a stay at <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/story/2009/1/8/65157/43186/travel/Seeing+Sydney+Without+Being+In+Sydney">Cockatoo Island</a>, but if you want to stay overnight in more style on this island in the middle of the harbor--with clear views to the Sydney Harbour Bridge--you're in luck. <p>The <b>Cockatoo Island Historic Houses</b> are available for up to ten guests per house, and according to a <a href="http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-feature/once-a-prison-now-the-perfect-escape-20090219-8c8d.html">Sydney Morning Herald review</a>, these two historic houses (formerly prisons) have been elegantly refurbished and include three plasma TVs per house. The digs are available for A$400 ($260) a night during the week or amandak 2009-02-26T10:26:12-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/