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Grand Hotel MelbournevsRydges Melbourne
Rydges Melbourne Hotel and Quest Grand Hotel Melbourne are both recommended by professional reviewers. Overall, Quest Grand Hotel Melbourne scores slightly higher than Rydges Melbourne Hotel. Quest Grand Hotel Melbourne comes in at #17 in Melbourne with positive reviews from 5 sources such as Frommer's, Star Service and DK Eyewitness.
Grand Hotel Melbourne
DK Eyewitness
Star Service
Frommer's
Lonely Planet
33 Spencer St., Melbourne, Victoria 3000
From $118/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Laundy Room
DK Eyewitness "This luxury all-suite boutique hotel occupies a heritage-listed former railways building at the western end of the CBD."
Star Service "This boutique operation occupies the restored 1893 Railways Administration building, adjacent to bustling Spencer Street Station and Etihad Stadium, home to Australia Rules Football." Full review
Frommer's "This majestic heritage-listed six-story building, which was originally home to the Victorian railway administration, is striking for its remarkable scale and imposing Italianate facade" Full review
Lonely Planet "Even the studios are grand in this Italianate building, which housed the Victorian Railways administration back in the day when rail ruled the world." Full review
Rydges Melbourne DK Eyewitness
Time Out Star Service
Oyster
186 Exhibition St., Melbourne, Victoria 3000
From $80/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
DK Eyewitness "This stylish hotel is located in the heart of the theatre district, just uphill from Chinatown and just downhill from the 19th-century state parliament and treasury buildings."
Time Out "It may not have produced a paparazzi-pulling heiress but Rydges is an Australian-owned chain of hotels that has been around since the 80s." Full review
Star Service "In a busy central location, one block from the superior Marriott and in the heart of the theater and shopping district, this homegrown chain hotel operates comfortably a half rung below..." Full review
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The staff is often overworked, making special requests difficult, and housekeeping needs to step it up a notch.
OysterUpscale
"Located in the heart of the Central Business District, the large, upscale Rydges Melbourne Hotel is convenient to unique boutiques, fine dining, and many of the city's top attractions." Full review
