The Prince HotelvsCosmopolitan Hotel, Melbourne
Both The Prince and Cosmopolitan Hotel Melbourne are highly recommended by professional travelers. Overall, The Prince is preferred by most writers compared to Cosmopolitan Hotel Melbourne. The Prince scores 82 with endorsements from 10 publications such as Insight Guides, Rough Guide and DK Eyewitness.
The Prince Hotel
2 Acland Street, St Kilda, Port Phillip, Victoria 3182
From $123/night
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Laundy Room
Concierge
"The Prince has not one but multiple watering holes, the better to serve its über-hip, night-owl clientele."
Fodor's
"Cutting-edge design, contemporary artworks and sculptural furniture, and spare yet inviting luxury make this boutique hotel perfect for aficionados of unfussy elegance." Full review
Insight Guides
"The Prince has always been one of the city's hippest addresses, and a major refurb a few years ago simply upped the ante."
Lonely Planet
"The Prince has a suitably dramatic lobby and the rooms are an interesting mix of the original pub’s proportions, natural materials and a pared-back aesthetic." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"Slick, minimalist interior design and understated luxury is the order of the day at this boutique hotel."
Time Out
"The Prince Hotel in St Kilda pioneered the 'pub slash boutique hotel' movement that has swept across Melbourne." Full review
Rough Guide
Star
"This forty-room boutique hotel housed within the Prince complex is one of Melbourne’s most elegant places to lay your head."
Travel + Leisure
"Its 39 rooms now feature a minimalist vibe. The smaller ones can feel a little compact, but the upper categories, including the Premier Suites, have a balcony." Full review
Gayot
"This intimate, elegant boutique hotel-and-spa hybrid resides in a trendy Melbourne neighborhood."
Wallpaper
"With great warmth and imagination, it has segued the building’s art deco façade into an interior that mixes fresh Nordic elements with a light maritime vibe by way of the Hamptons and Miami. " Full review
Cosmopolitan Hotel, Melbourne
2 - 8 Carlisle Street, St Kilda Beach, St Kilda, Port Phillip, Victoria 3182
From $85/night
- Free Internet
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Laundy Room
- Restaurant
- Free Parking
Time Out
"Ignoring the dodgy name, the Cosmopolitan is reasonable-priced hotel in the perfect spot for exploring nearby Acland Street and all the attractions of the popular St Kilda waterfront." Full review
The Telegraph
6.0
"Cosmopolitan Hotel Melbourne is stumbling distance from Luna Park, St Kilda Beach and the coffee and cake shop belt on Acland Street, but attempts to brighten up this drab building have been only partially successful." Full review
Oyster
Mid-Range
"This three-pearl, 86-room hotel is ideally located for tourists and beach lovers." Full review