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ibis Styles Kingsgate HotelvsRydges Melbourne
ibis Styles Kingsgate Hotel and Rydges Melbourne Hotel are both recommended by writers. On balance, Rydges Melbourne Hotel scores marginally higher than ibis Styles Kingsgate Hotel. Rydges Melbourne Hotel comes in at 72 with accolades from 3 reviewers including oyster.com, Time Out and DK Eyewitness.
ibis Styles Kingsgate Hotel
Lonely Planet
Frommer's
131 King Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000
From $63/night
- Free Internet
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Laundy Room
- Restaurant
- Meeting Rooms
Lonely Planet "Inner-city hotel offering excellent value for money."
Frommer's "A 10-minute walk from the city, this interesting hotel resembles a terrace building from the outside, but inside it’s a maze of corridors and rooms" 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
