The Melbourne Hotel

Location Honestly can not fault the location. Me and my partner stayed here as we was watching Hugh jackman at Perth arena and the arena was literally a 5 min walk away. It’s close to pubs and restaurants aswell as the arena so is honestly a perfect location.

Room: 1/10 I seen the room on offer so jumped at the price. It’s normally priced a lot higher than other 5 star hotels in Perth CBD so when I seen price I thought I’ll give this place a go. Getting my key from reception I had really high hopes as walking in the place looks incredible. But then I walked into my room for first time.... the first thing I did was message my girlfriend apologising in advance for the room. It was tiny, only just enough room to walk around the standard double bed with no spare space and no bath tub. I don’t think I can name other hotels in my review so I won’t name another hotel but this room basically felt like a slight upgrade from a very basic hotel room you get for far less. Checking up on prices for last minute bookings several other hotels I stopped at with similar rooms was over $100 cheaper a night... the one initial good thing about the room was the choice of movies. They have all the latest releases so there is plenty of choice for everyone. But then when we come back from eating out the screen mirroring wouldn’t work and the movies wouldn’t work either... so the one good thing about the room stops working and I can’t find a phone number to call anywhere and there no staff at front desk. Bed: 1/10 (highly dependent on what sort of bed you prefer) The bed is really firm which I understand some people like however if I’m staying in a 5 star hotel I expect to lie in bed and almost fall asleep instantly it’s that comfortable as was the case with every other 5 star hotel in Perth CBD I’ve stayed in. That was far from the case here. Even the pillows need working in.. considering the price of hotel and the fact it’s supposed to be 5 star the bed really fails massively. I’ve stayed in better beds in budget hotels and I’d even argue I’ve stayed in a better bed staying in a hostel in Sydney.. First impressions: the hotel looks incredible when you first enter, there is no doubt about it.