Sofitel Melbourne On Collins

Staff attentive and accommodating, rooms clean and spacious. Bed and pillows comfortable. Short walk to the city centre.

Fantastic location, very friendly staff, fabulous breakfast, clean and comfortable.

The hotel is close to half a century old and in some aspects shows its age. We stayed in a corner suit on the 48th floor which was spacious and well-equipped. The numerous windows each have their on shade blinds and wooden shutters to block out light completely. In our suite an annoying red light was blinking all night from the rooftop of the building next door which I assume was a building height warning device although the hotel is 3 floors higher; the light made it necessary to close the shutters after sunset. The paradox of a suite in this price-category was that it only had a bathtub and no separate shower. The light sensors at waist height activate each time one enters the bathroom and also triggers the dressing room lights which are very bright and disturb the other person in bed sleeping. Evening turndown is good however bandwidth of the time it is provided was not ideal on several occasions. A refurbished equivalent suite is available on the 50th floor (called the Celestial Floor) for an astronomical surcharge. The club lounge is located on the 35th floor and serves breakfast, afternoon tea and canapés. One annoying aspect are the double-sided televisions which are placed every four tables and are permanently switched on constantly drawing attention to visuals without sound.

Incredible location local to everything in the centre. Fab area close by with shops, cinema and bar on site.

There really wasn’t anything not to like!