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Alto Hotel on BourkevsRydges Melbourne
Both hotels are rated very highly by travel writers. On balance, Rydges Melbourne Hotel scores slightly higher than Alto Hotel on Bourke. Rydges Melbourne Hotel comes in at 78 with recommendations from 4 publications like Star Service, Time Out and Oyster.
Alto Hotel on Bourke
Oyster
Time Out
Lonely Planet
636 Bourke Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000
From $144/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Laundy Room
OysterUpper-middle-range
"The Alto Hotel is housed in a 19th-century building and offers 50 rooms and apartment-style units." Full review
Time Out "As Australia’s first carbon neutral hotel, the inner-city Alto Hotel is the ideal place for a low-impact city stay." Full review
Lonely Planet "This environment-minded hotel has water-saving showers, energy-efficient light globes, double-glazed windows that open and in-room recycling is promoted." Full review
Rydges Melbourne
DK Eyewitness Time Out
Star Service Oyster
186 Exhibition St., Melbourne, Victoria 3000
From $80/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
DK Eyewitness "This stylish hotel is located in the heart of the theatre district, just uphill from Chinatown and just downhill from the 19th-century state parliament and treasury buildings."
Time Out "It may not have produced a paparazzi-pulling heiress but Rydges is an Australian-owned chain of hotels that has been around since the 80s." Full review
Star Service "In a busy central location, one block from the superior Marriott and in the heart of the theater and shopping district, this homegrown chain hotel operates comfortably a half rung below..." Full review
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The staff is often overworked, making special requests difficult, and housekeeping needs to step it up a notch.
OysterUpscale
"Located in the heart of the Central Business District, the large, upscale Rydges Melbourne Hotel is convenient to unique boutiques, fine dining, and many of the city's top attractions." Full review
