The Porter House Hotel | Sydney Hotel | Accommodation Sydney

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History

The Porter House was originally commissioned in 1876 by philanthropist and horticulturist, Hugh Dixson, and started life as Dixson & Sons’ grand tobacco factory. In 1891, furniture manufacturer WW Campbell & Co and famous leather merchant George Johnson & Sons leased the building, continuing its historical association with quality artisanship – a tradition The Porter House Hotel – MGallery continues to honour.

The Porter House now comprises of two buildings – the new signature MGallery Hotel that occupies the first 10 floors of the 36-storey sleek modern tower; and the original building, beautifully restored where our dine and drink destinations span five levels. More than just a hotel, The Porter House is an immersive oasis in the city.

The Dixson family

The Dixson Family were one of the country’s most successful commercial and philanthropic dynasties. The family’s flourishing tobacco business enabled a vast empire of benefaction that has left a positive legacy in this city to this day.

Hugh Dixson was a noted horticulturist and member of the Linnean Society of New South Wales – an association that continues to promote the cultivation and study of the science of natural history. His ample donation to Ryde Home for Incurables was used to build a cancer wing.

His wife, Emma, founded the Sydney Medical Mission, a service run by women for disadvantaged women and, among many other charitable works, gifted six houses in Surry Hills to the Royal Society for the Welfare of Mothers and Babies

About us

An elegant sanctuary where rich history meets modern elegance, The Porter House is a destination of discovery. As with every MGalley Hotel, The Porter House was…

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Design

Designed by award-winning architect Angelo Candalepas of Candalepas Associates, the brief was to give two buildings - the original 1876 five-story Porter House …

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Luxury Room

Located in the corner of Bathurst Street and Castlereagh Street to view the scenic Hyde Park, our spacious 36sqm Luxury Rooms are a captivating mix of contempor…

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