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Jasper Boutique HotelvsThe Nunnery
Jasper Hotel and The Nunnery are both recommended by experts. On balance, The Nunnery ranks significantly better than Jasper Hotel. The Nunnery comes in at #4 in Melbourne with praise from 5 sources like DK Eyewitness, Lonely Planet and Insight Guides.
Jasper Boutique Hotel
Frommer's
Lonely Planet
DK Eyewitness
Rough Guide
Fodor's
Time Out Frommer's
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
The Nunnery
Insight Guides DK Eyewitness Rough Guide Frommer's Lonely Planet
116 Nicholson St., Fitzroy, Yarra, Victoria 3065
From $13/night
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Laundy Room
- Kitchenette
- Breakfast included
- Baggage storage
Insight Guides "Offering three tiers of accommodation (hostel, guesthouse and townhouse), The Nunnery is deservedly popular. Its city-edge location faces the Carlton Gardens."
DK Eyewitness "The clean, comfortable budget option, opposite Melbourne Museum, is the former residence of the Daughters of Charity."
Rough Guide Star
"Attractive guesthouse in a former convent, with Brunswick St cafés and Melbourne Museum close by."
Frommer's "It’s well suited to couples and families. The Guesthouse next door, built in the early 1900s, is also comfy, stylish, and decorated with tasteful furnishings and artwork. All rooms share bathrooms." Full review
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"The Nunnery oozes atmosphere, with sweeping staircases and many original features; the walls are dripping with religious works of art and ornate stained-glass windows." Full review
