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The NunneryvsRydges Melbourne
Both Rydges Melbourne Hotel and The Nunnery are praised by professional travelers. Overall, The Nunnery is the choice of most professionals compared to Rydges Melbourne Hotel. The Nunnery is ranked #4 in Melbourne with endorsements from 5 publications such as Rough Guide, DK Eyewitness and Frommer's.
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
"Offering three tiers of accommodation (hostel, guesthouse and townhouse), The Nunnery is deservedly popular. Its city-edge location faces the Carlton Gardens."
"The clean, comfortable budget option, opposite Melbourne Museum, is the former residence of the Daughters of Charity."
Star
"Attractive guesthouse in a former convent, with Brunswick St cafés and Melbourne Museum close by."
"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
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
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
"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."
"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
"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.
Upscale
"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