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Crown Metropol MelbournevsThe Hotel Windsor
Both Crown Metropol Melbourne and The Hotel Windsor are endorsed by professional travelers. On balance, The Hotel Windsor is preferred by most writers compared to Crown Metropol Melbourne. The Hotel Windsor scores 87 with accolades from 9 sources including Time Out, Lonely Planet and The Telegraph.
Crown Metropol Melbourne
Travel + Leisure
Time Out
Fodor's
Condé Nast Traveler
Oyster
The Telegraph
Lonely Planet
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
OysterLuxury
"This massive luxury is ideal for travelers who want entertainment right on their doorstep." Full review
The Telegraph8.0
"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
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
Lonely Planet "One of Australia’s most famous and self-consciously grand hotels." Full review
DK Eyewitness "Rooms provide five-star luxury and charm, and many enjoy views of the state parliament and treasury buildings."
Time Out "Before you even enter this 1883 grand dame, you know you’ve stumbled upon something special." Full review
Star Service "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.
Rough Guide "This luxurious colonial pile, with 180 spacious, lavishly decorated rooms and suites, has played host to Lord Laurence Olivier, Vivien Leigh and Muhammad Ali."
Fodor's "Built in 1883, this aristocrat of Melbourne hotels combines Victorian-era character with modern comforts, and is a must for history lovers." Full review
Travel + Leisure "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
The Telegraph8.0
"The Hotel Windsor is right in the city’s dress circle, near Parliament House, the MCG, Fitzroy Gardens and the Tennis Centre." Full review
Travel + Leisure "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
Frommer's "The Windsor opened in 1883, and since then this upper-crust establishment has oozed sophistication." Full review
