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The NunneryvsLyall Hotel and Spa
Both hotels are rated very highly by experts. Overall, The Nunnery is the choice of most reviewers compared to Lyall Hotel and Spa. The Nunnery scores 84 with positive reviews from 5 reviewers such as Lonely Planet, Insight Guides and Rough Guide.
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
Lyall Hotel and Spa
Concierge
Fodor's
Time Out Lonely Planet
Travel + Leisure
The Telegraph
Mr & Mrs Smith
Condé Nast Traveler Lonely Planet
14-16 Murphy St., South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria 3141
From $172/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Laundy Room
Concierge "The all-suite Lyall opened in 2002 in Melbourne's most designer-heavy neighborhood, South Yarra, but it draws high-end travelers of every stripe."
Fodor's "The spacious one- and two-bedroom suites at this exclusive hotel make an artform of understated elegance, and they come with all the luxuries." Full review
Time Out "The Lyall rates high on the Time Out radar for its classical rooms, award-winning day spa and intimate bar, where a gin and tonic gets the evening started in a grand way." Full review
Lonely Planet "Tucked away in a leafy residential street, the Lyall’s spacious rooms are well-appointed, with little luxuries including gourmet cheese in the minibar." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Favored by frequent travelers to Melbourne, this South Yarra escape is renowned for its understated, yet exquisite service." Full review
The Telegraph8.0
"Just off swanky Toorak Road and a quick sashay from boutique-jammed Chapel Street, its suites feel more like your own warm, homely apartment than a hotel room." Full review
Mr & Mrs Smith "Sophisticated and sleek, the Lyall Hotel and Spa is where well-heeled fasionistas come to kick up their feet in Melbourne." Full review
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I notice, while we take our breather, that every request a guest makes is met with an ‘of course’ or ‘certainly’.
Condé Nast Traveler "The Lyall's hushed ambience, ageless service, and slight remove from downtown Melbourne in South Yarra set it apart." Full review
Lonely Planet "Just off Toorak Rd, the 40-suite Lyall, with one- and two-bedroom apartments, is all about the good life: on-site spa and champagne bar, original artwork by French-born Thierry B, even a pillow menu." Full review
