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Alto Hotel on BourkevsThe Hotel Windsor
Alto Hotel on Bourke and The Hotel Windsor are both rated highly by professional reviewers. On balance, The Hotel Windsor ranks significantly better than Alto Hotel on Bourke. The Hotel Windsor scores 87 with accolades from 9 reviewers such as Time Out, Lonely Planet and The Telegraph.
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
Upper-middle-range
"The Alto Hotel is housed in a 19th-century building and offers 50 rooms and apartment-style units." Full review
"As Australia’s first carbon neutral hotel, the inner-city Alto Hotel is the ideal place for a low-impact city stay." Full review
"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
The Hotel Windsor
Lonely Planet
DK Eyewitness
Time Out
Star Service
Rough Guide
Fodor's
Travel + Leisure
The Telegraph
Travel + Leisure
Frommer's
111 Spring Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000
From $114/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Laundy Room
"One of Australia’s most famous and self-consciously grand hotels." Full review
"Rooms provide five-star luxury and charm, and many enjoy views of the state parliament and treasury buildings."
"Before you even enter this 1883 grand dame, you know you’ve stumbled upon something special." Full review
"Between Bourke and Little Collins streets, this hotel is in a classic 1883 sandstone construction one block from Parliament House and Treasury Gardens." Full review
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Staff service is slow here especially when it comes to special requests.
"This luxurious colonial pile, with 180 spacious, lavishly decorated rooms and suites, has played host to Lord Laurence Olivier, Vivien Leigh and Muhammad Ali."
"Built in 1883, this aristocrat of Melbourne hotels combines Victorian-era character with modern comforts, and is a must for history lovers." Full review
"Situated at the western end of the Central Business District, it lies across the road from Parliament House and has been the hotel of choice for many dignitaries and politicians over the years." Full review
8.0
"The Hotel Windsor is right in the city’s dress circle, near Parliament House, the MCG, Fitzroy Gardens and the Tennis Centre." Full review
"Situated on Spring Street across from Parliament House and next door to the Princess Theatre, each of the hotel's 180 rooms boast timeless elegance and comfort."
Melbourne Travel Guide
August 16, 2021
"The Windsor opened in 1883, and since then this upper-crust establishment has oozed sophistication." Full review