Reviews of Melbourne Carlton Central Apartment Hotel Official
2-9 Finlay Place, Carlton, 3053 Melbourne, Australia
#727 of 1,488 Holiday rentals in Melbourne
Guests' ChoiceReview score
Based on 624 hotel reviews
7.6Score breakdown
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Cleanliness
7.9
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Comfort
8.1
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Location
9.1
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Facilities
7.7
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Staff
8.5
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Value for money
8.2
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Free WiFi
7.5
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Reviewed: 28 April 2025
Tresidder
Australia18 reviews8.0“Comfortable and convenient”- • Leisure trip
- • Group
- • Two-Bedroom Apartment
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
It’s a little run down and very close to other buildings
Love the location
Stayed in April 2025
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Reviewed: 23 April 2025
Tresidder
Australia18 reviews7.0“Convenient and comfortable”- • Leisure trip
- • People with friends
- • Two-Bedroom Apartment
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
A bit run down
Great location
Stayed in April 2025
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Reviewed: 6 April 2025
Wajjm
Australia4 reviews8.0“Good size rooms, has everything you need. Good position in Carlton.”- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Two-Bedroom Apartment
- • Stayed 1 night
The shower went hot and cold
N/A
Stayed in April 2025
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Reviewed: 27 March 2025
June
Australia1 review9.0“Perfect for our needs”- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveller
- • Studio
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
Location excellent perfect for our needs
Stayed in March 2025
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Reviewed: 25 March 2025
Julie
Australia88 reviews9 helpful votes8.0“Perfect for a family. Loved the location.”- • Business trip
- • Family with young children
- • Two-Bedroom Apartment
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
Nothing
Great location. Clean and comfortable. Liked the balcony. Great compact kitchen. Perfect for a family.
Stayed in March 2025
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Reviewed: 21 March 2025
Vicki
Australia27 reviews7.0“Good location.”- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • One-Bedroom Apartment
- • Stayed 2 nights
Location was good but very noisy with street noise.
King Bed was comfy and clean sheets.
Stayed in March 2025
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Reviewed: 18 February 2025
Graeme
Australia36 reviews9.0Superb- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Two-Bedroom Apartment
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
Great location
Stayed in February 2025
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Reviewed: 17 February 2025
Laura
Australia8 reviews9.0Superb- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • One-Bedroom Apartment
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
Location was fantastic for the price
Stayed in January 2025
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Reviewed: 27 January 2025
Peter
Australia63 reviews3 helpful votes7.0“Very hot apartment with worn out carpet and poor service for what we paid”- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Two-Bedroom Apartment
- • Stayed 3 nights
The air con struggled to keep a two bedroom apartment cool as it was located on the wrong wall, pushing cool air into the passage entry and not the bedrooms. The carpet was badly worn. The kitchen did not have sufficient cutlery/plates/mugs/cups/glasses etc to cater for 4 occupants, when reception was approached about this the excuse was that other guests break things and don't tell us. ( i would have thought it was housekeeping's job to check all this was in order when preparing the room for the next guest's I called in advance to have the double bed made into 2 singles as per the web site, this was not done! As we arrived on a Sunday it was not possible to have it done until Monday. On Monday we almost missed out on having towels as housekeeping had not left any in the apartment , luckily a family member came back early and noticed there were none in the apartment. The cost for the apartment for 3 nights was $1088 and we expect better service than what we received. Certainly not as good as it's sister premises,(The Metropole) in Brunswick Street Fitzroy. When we first entered the room my daughter found a dirty tissue on her bedside table and i found dirty tissue in the top draw of the vanity unit.
Closeness to Lygon Street eateries
Stayed in January 2025
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Reviewed: 20 January 2025
Larissa
Australia5 reviews8.0“Great location to explore Melbourne from.”- • Leisure trip
- • Group
- • Two-Bedroom Apartment
- • Stayed 2 nights
It wasn't the cleanest space - the bathroom was a bit grimy (the bathtub, behind the door) but the bedrooms were fine.
Location was fantastic. Room was great, good size for 4 of us.
Stayed in January 2025
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Reviewed: 4 January 2025
Heather
Australia15 reviews1 helpful vote8.0Very good- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Studio
- • Stayed 8 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
Noise of elevator was loud through our bedroom wall as our room was next to the elevator shaft.
Great location off Lygon St & walking distance to the city. Apartment was spacious & well equipped.
Stayed in January 2025
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Reviewed: 30 December 2024
Phasiri
Australia1 review7.0Good- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Studio
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
The room is really old like there's not renovate at all
The service is really good. Also the location is quite good easy to walk into the city or if you have car they provide good parking spot at the same building and 5 mins drive into the cbd
Stayed in December 2024
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Reviewed: 23 December 2024
Betty
Australia8 reviews7.0Good- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveller
- • One-Bedroom Apartment
- • Stayed 3 nights
A used bath towel was left in the wardrobe. I thought the wardrobe would be checked that it is cleared of used towels or linen before the room is deemed ready for the next guest.
The location of the property - it is within walking distance to the major attractions.
Stayed in December 2024
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Reviewed: 16 December 2024
Ann-maree
Australia3 reviews8.0“amazing location and access to car park.”- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Studio
- • Stayed 2 nights
We found a shoe under the bed
The hotel was amazing for us because of the health issues we have its so convenient to get to the car and back to the room.
Stayed in December 2024
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Reviewed: 21 November 2024
Carl
Australia5 reviews8.0“We injoyed our one night stay.”- • Couple
- • Studio
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
Shower over bath very difficult to get in and out needs a safety grip rail. Very slippery and dangerous especially when wet needs a non slip bath mat.
Location great and secure.Great for eat out. Close to stvincents hospital.
Stayed in November 2024
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Reviewed: 24 October 2024
Mike
New Zealand1 review8.0Very good- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Studio
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
No wifi?
Very comfortable for the one night .stay
Stayed in September 2024
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Reviewed: 22 October 2024
Madeline
Australia4 reviews7.0“Comfortable but not cleaned properly”- • Leisure trip
- • People with friends
- • Studio
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
Wasn’t the cleanest. Lifted the quilt to see a long black hair in the bed, bugs on the ceiling and dead bugs rolled into the roller blinds. Also very close to Lygon street so can be noisy late at night
Convenient location, Studio room was bigger than expected for two people and the bed was comfortable.
Stayed in October 2024
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Reviewed: 21 October 2024
Anna
Australia1 review8.0Very good- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Studio
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
Needs more kitchen utensils and frying pan
Close to lygon street eateries clean comfy and good price
Stayed in October 2024
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Reviewed: 17 October 2024
Ronan
Australia51 reviews5 helpful votes7.0“Value for money”- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Two-Bedroom Apartment
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
Very dated with holes in the carpet
Location was amazing
Stayed in October 2024
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Reviewed: 13 October 2024
Robert
Australia5 reviews7.0“The Hotel is in a great location and is very acceptable. Let's hope they improve the house keeping.”- • Leisure trip
- • Group
- • Two-Bedroom Apartment
- • Stayed 4 nights
they were having problem with house keeping staff apparently and we saw it first handed. 3 out of 4 days one room's beds were ignored, no clean towels left, toilet paper was scarce and not replaced etc. Probably the worst " serviced " apartment experience I've had regarding care for our room by the house keeping staff.
I've stayed at this place before. Great location. Easy access to trams, restaurants, nice clean area. Hotel is quite acceptable, but nothing fancy.
Stayed in October 2024
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Reviewed: 9 October 2024
Margaret
Australia8 reviews2 helpful votes7.0Good- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Studio
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
Carpets & skirting boards are worn & need attention.
Stayed in October 2024
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Reviewed: 6 October 2024
Jonathan
United Arab Emirates30 reviews2 helpful votes9.0“Completely wonderful and the excellent staff, and their assistance, ensured it was a totally wonderful stay. Thank you!”- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveller
- • One-Bedroom Apartment
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
Great location for central Carlton. The staff were exceptional, particularly Bianca. She went above and beyond when I left my mobile in an Uber on the way to the hotel. Thanks to Bianca’s persistence and dedication, I was events able to track down my phone and recover it. You don’t get that assistance on most places. So grateful and made the stay absolutely fantastic
Stayed in September 2024
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Reviewed: 29 September 2024
Stephen
Australia1 review9.0“We had an enjoyable stay and plan to return.”- • Leisure trip
- • Group
- • Two-Bedroom Apartment
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
More pillows.more TV channels.
Comfortable apartment in a great location
Stayed in September 2024
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Reviewed: 29 September 2024
Natalie
Australia4 reviews8.0“Loved the central location, clean facilities”- • Business trip
- • Solo traveller
- • Studio
- • Stayed 5 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
Na
Centrally located
Stayed in September 2024
