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Reviews of The Albany Hotel

3.5 out of 5
The Albany Hotel
1 Millswyn Street, South Yarra, VIC

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6.8
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7.0/10

Cleanliness

7.6/10

Staff & service

5.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

8/10 Good

daniel, melbourne

Liked: Staff & service
Cheap. Good location
Cheap and great location. Looking a bit sad in the hallways. Has parking but it was a bit tight. Room was ok. Very old. Not a fan of the "bathroom" - Shower and toilet in a glass box with no room to move. TV didn't work well. But for the price. I would stay again.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
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Nice little hotel. Quiet street. Very clean. Receptionists very good

8/10 Good

Braddon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

4/10 Poor

jasmin , stawell

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The Albany
The rooms need an update very old looking... Also found hair all through our bed that wasn't ours was awful

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Room was simple but comfortable. The television had very poor signal though. Could hardly get reception for any channels and had a strong whistle in the background at all times. Shower-head was very low over the bath, had to crouch a little. Very limited parking (only about 10 spots for the whole hotel). Free Wifi was good and the park across the road is quite nice.

4/10 Poor

jody , central coast nsw

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very disappointing
Would never recommend staying here, coffee cup stains all over bench, bed a very small queen if it was a queen, TV didn't work properly, so glad we only stayed overnight

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

2/10 Terrible

Leonie, South West Victoria

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Don't Go There.
We've stayed here before, and liked it. But NEVER again. Here's the list of 'Ick' points: Cracked tiles in the bathroom. Bathroom fan did not work, so bathroom unhealthily full of steam, didn't want to open door in case alarm went off. Water continuously running next door, and not just a refilling cistern. Far too noisy for that. Power point next to bed was falling off. The silica used to make a quick repair last time had started to peel off. The power point was near the bedside table, which had a leg very close to breaking. There was a glass lamp on top of the table. Could not get anywhere near the number of channels on the T.V. that are available in Melbourne, despite reloading. Car spaces are too narrow - a fellow guest damaged our Micra with her car door. And there are not enough spaces for the amount of rooms. Lift seems dangerously antiquated. Keep thumping the buttons. Will work - eventually. Bed bugs. I know, because I checked with the local hospital just yesterday. I'm very itchy and entirely unhappy. I have actually reported it to the local Council.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Nice enough a very basic room, staff were friendly and helpful exterior could use some cleaning and parking is very small

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disappointed
Nice location but cheap for a reason! We booked and paid for two nights but got no sleep on first night due to overheated room, noisy plumbing, banging doors , people talking and smoking outside our room , bad damp odour in room, so we went home early. More of a one or two star hotel def not three :-(

8/10 Good

robyn, geelong

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place near gardens and city.
Love the pool and rooftop. Great service and price. Close to everything. Late check out.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Budget hotel with friendly staff
Hotel is in bad need of renovation but my suite was quirky and cute - something needs to be done about sound proofing

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Good for short stay
overall it was good. nice comfortable room. Only problem, we asked twice to change our bed linen but they did change the bed linens.............

6/10 Okay

David, Brisbane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 7 nights visiting friends and family and seeing the Grand Prix

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Worst place ever had a massive hole in the ceiling and when it rained that night it was leaking in the room

6/10 Okay

Raels, country victoria

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
nice hotel near where I was going to training
I found it to be extremely friendly. I was disappointed that the room wasn't cleaned thoroughly each day. But it was comfy and had all I needed.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Close to Albert Park
Good location if attending AusGP. Rooms a bit tired, but if all you want is a bed, then this is a cost effective option which is close to the circuit.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Well located hotel
Staff were super friendly and extremely helpful in relation to directions for trams, where to buy myki cards, etc.

8/10 Good

Tony , Perth WA.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Comfortable hotel in South Yarra - handy location
I stayed for 3 nights in a comfortable ground floor room, with just adequate facilities for my stay - i.e. bathroom, clothes storage and size. Breakfast either continental or a full breakfast at reasonable rates and in a pleasant environment. Staff were courteous and helpful.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

2/10 Terrible

Peter, Casnberra. ACT

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The Albany - Disappointing
Very disappointed. stayed there on the recommendation of a friend - never again. It had not changed since I last stayed there in 1993!! The furniture in the diningroom needed reupholstering

8/10 Good

Carol, Sydney

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Weekend stay
Only there for a short stay and location was good for us. Clean, good comfy bed, rather dated looking ex-motel - rock n roll meets boudoir. Air-cond was a bit noisy and room could do with more lights perhaps? Shower in bathtub was a bit unsteady to get out of.

8/10 Good

Karen, Nelson Bay,Port Stephens

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Albany hotel
Very pleasant. Nothing too up market,but great,for a peaceful,getaway.

2/10 Terrible

Peter, Bendigo

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Night at the Albany
Reception area had the air con going when I went in it was extremely noisy and needs to be fixed. Aircon it the room was fine, TV reception was very ordinary on a lot of channels, cleanliness was just so so, musty and old. Bed was more comfy than it looked. Wouldn't call it value for money, but given there were three adults, $140 was ok to pay, my thoughts the room was only worth $100

8/10 Good

Hurricane Sandy, melbourne

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good value
Good spot. good value. with a little rooftop gem. I'm adding more words coz I have to.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
hotel was nice staff was excellent
very good cheap rate, need more packing space. very hard to reverse back.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location but it's an old motel. Staff great
Very friendly staff, close to park and river. Basic but clean.

8/10 Good

tom, alburywodonga

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
active couple enjoying what melbourne has to offer
we thoroughly enjoyed our stay the staff were helpful and very pleasant to deal with the position is very suitable for anyone wanting a pleasant stay close to the city but not too close

2/10 Terrible

Laraine, Ballarat

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Short stay in melbourne
One lamp -broken. Problem with air conditioning-very hot night. Small bathroom basin ,both taps dripped n moved. No mirror in bedroom ,small one in bathroom. Small smelly car park otherwise parking on street,get booked.. Desperately needs upgrading.

8/10 Good

charlie , bendigo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
excellent staff
excellent staff , location was great , meals & bar prices were great value

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Easy to find close to city
Comfortable and refreshing with great Air-con on a 40 degree day!!

6/10 Okay

Barbara, Sydney Australia

Liked: Cleanliness
terrific location at a terrific price
I was pleasantly surprised with The Albany. Free parking, free wifi, restaurant attached for convenience and a well appointed room with a very comfortable bed. the only thing i would have spent some money on - if I was the owner - is a decent TV. Otherwise all good.
Excellent drop!

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very dated -old- in not a good way. .

8/10 Good

Brian, Glasgow

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Super friendly hotel
Great value hotel reasonably close to the CBD (15-20min walk) in a what seemed to be a quiet neighbourhood. Hotel staff were super friendly. The hotel was clean, maybe a bit tired in places but it adds to the character and for somewhere to sleep at night it didn't provide any issues. Breakfast was good value and cooked to order which ensured it was fresh and warm. If staying in the city would have little hesitation in staying again.

10/10 Excellent

Sally, Yarram

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Albany
I love staying here this is my no1 hotel to stay at. Close to everything and comfortable and affordable

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Very close to all transport. Comfortable roomand
Would recommend to my friends. Always friendly and willing to help.

4/10 Poor

Brett

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Basic Shelter from Mother Nature
If you like watching static on antiquated TV, don't mind a noisy aircon, listening to next doors every movement and have a really small car to park this is the place for you.

8/10 Good

Jono, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Great staff, room was small.
Staff was amazingly friendly and helpful! Our room was less than we had expected with a curtain and windows separating the washroom... But once we settled in it was actually quite quaint and comfortable. Food was really good!

4/10 Poor

Paul, Canberra

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good location but needs an upgrade
It's in a great location but it is very old and worn out. I have a sense it will be pulled down in the near future to make way for apartments or unit accomodation.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
cost effective
Managed to get some sleep, which is unusual away from home. Staff were pleasant, despite having to deal with several people at once.

10/10 Excellent

Natalie, melbourne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The Albany is always our favourite place to stay
We love everything about the Albany. From start to finish it's always the best of everything. The super friendly staff, the price, the amazing rooms, the pool, the location, the cleanliness and comfort. We will be back to try out another unique room next year and a lovely dip in the pool with its great city view on the roof top.

8/10 Good

jeff - sydney

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great hotel
Great hotel great price close to tan track for running and has a pool on roof to cool down after

8/10 Good

Kerri, Maryborough. QLD

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Happy
Wanted somewhere quite and reasonably priced to stay, we were only in Melbourne for 2 days to do a bit of shopping and see The Tattoo.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Great location, great price, great people
At the price, it can't be beaten. Quirky interiors and lovely staff. Between two beautiful parks, one of them being the Botanical Gardens which is walking distance from the CBD.

6/10 Okay

Trish, Sydney

Disliked: Room comfort
Decent hotel but noisy
I was given a free upgrade, but it meant i ended up with a room with windows facing the main road. It was extremely noisy all night. Would recommend you ask for a room in the back, away from the road. Room was a bit dated but clean and comfortable with everything you needed.

6/10 Okay

Peter, Sydney

Liked: Staff & service
Just ask for a room away from where the smokers congregate on each level and talk all hours of the night.

6/10 Okay

Amy, Sydney

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Very poor Wi-Fi signal in room. Unable to open the only source of natural light as the window faces a public corridor. Very poor lighting in room. Only one bedside light on a double bed. No lighting at the desk. Convenience of having a café downstairs.

10/10 Excellent

Natsumi, Sydney

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good
Good!

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Used to be ok
Stayed in the hotel section 3 years ago for $99, now you pay more than that to stay in the noisy motel section. Smelt like old cigarettes which is off putting. Noisy guests sitting outside of the motel rooms smoking all night.rooms are very basic but clean and parking is free which is a bonus.

6/10 Okay

Anthony, Adelaide

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not that great
Floor dirty was until 3rd day the floor was clean.