Jasper Boutique HotelvsCrown Metropol Melbourne
Both hotels are recommended by professional travelers. Overall, Crown Metropol Melbourne ranks significantly better than Jasper Hotel. Crown Metropol Melbourne scores 82 with recommendations from 7 publications like Lonely Planet, Fodor's and Time Out.
Jasper Boutique Hotel
489 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000
From $52/night
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
Frommer's
"Colour your world -- or at least your stay in Melbourne -- the shades of Jasper (the gemstone) when you stay at this redeveloped YWCA hotel." Full review
Lonely Planet
"Sports moody down-lighting, a veritable Pantone swatch-book of colours, louvered bathrooms and some lovely graphic soft furnishings." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"The old Hotel Y has never looked so good. Within a bagel’s throw of the Queen Victoria Market, this refurbished option offers light and pleasant boutique-style rooms."
Rough Guide
"A complete design makeover has raised this YWCA-owned hostel, across the road from Queen Victoria Market, to boutique hotel status."
Fodor's
"A former YWCA, the Jasper has undergone a radical face-lift, redesigned and polished to a shine." Full review
Time Out
"Jasper Kitchen seats 50 and is open seven days a week for breakfast, lunch and dinner...Chef Bruno Lima is liable to serve up anything from Vietnamese chicken salad to shitaake and truffle risotto." Full review
Frommer's
"Sixteen new suites have been created on the hotel’s second level. This floor also has a guest courtyard, complete with artificial grass. Levels 2 and 3 also have small executive lounges" Full review
Crown Metropol Melbourne
8 Whiteman St, Melbourne, Victoria 3006
From $175/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Travel + Leisure
"Book one of the twelve suites at this 2010 property. The rooms connect to the Isika spa via a private staircase." Full review
Time Out
"Few complexes in the world can match Crown when it comes to dining." Full review
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The indoor pool and sundeck on the 27th floor is not to be missed, while Time Out’s top tip for the hotel is to request access or to the club lounge (28) atop the 658-room hotel.
Fodor's
"Crown Casino's newest hotel may be huge (it has 665 rooms, making it one of the country's biggest), but it still retains an elegant boutique-type feel." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler
"There’s something pleasingly left field about this gleaming high-rise that, at 658 rooms, is Australia’s largest hotel." Full review
Oyster
Luxury
"This massive luxury is ideal for travelers who want entertainment right on their doorstep." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"An urban oasis in Southbank, one of Melbourne’s busiest travel and business precincts." Full review
Lonely Planet
"Guests here have access to the most extraordinary infinity pool in Melbourne. Yes, you too can be swimming laps while plotting the schedule for your day ahead visually." Full review