The Olsen Hotel, Melbourne
Expert reviews
“The Olsen Hotel, a 224-room property in South Yarra, is dedicated to the 91-year-old landscape artist, John Olsen, one of Australia’s most accomplished painters, with his works scattered throughout.”
Featured in New York Times’ 36 Hours in Melbourne.
What guests liked
- Boutique style
- Great location
- Friendly staff
- Comfortable beds
All you need to know
The Olsen Hotel is situated in the famous Chapel Street of Melbourne. There are 224 spacious and elegant rooms for the guests. The rooms are designed with the artistic works of Dr John Olsen. When you enter the Hotel, you will find a sculpture that will blow your mind.
Here are some of the best services of The Olsen Hotel.
Rooms
The Olsen rooms are categorized into different styles to complement every guest. The room types are studio suite with and without balcony, deluxe studio suite single and twin bed, and many more. Here, in The Olsen’s, you also get penthouses to make your stay even more pleasant.
Facilities
The Olsen Hotel is packed with loads of facilities for the guests. The hotel gives you a 24-hour room service. You get the facility to organize an event in the hotel. You are granted access to one of the smart cars to tour the city. The hotel has a gym and massage room to give health benefits during your stay. You get many more facilities such as Valet service, local tours, pools, sun deck and much more.
Meeting Rooms and other events
The hotel has six meeting rooms well equipped for all business presentations. You can go pre-booking the dates for your meeting and then you are good to go. If you have a marriage function, then the Olsen offers beautiful penthouses for such events. They offer exclusive discounts on overall costs as the wedding event offer.
Hotel deals & lowest price guarantee
We partner with Booking.com and Agoda. Both booking websites offer the lowest price guarantee so you can be certain you will always get the best deal for this hotel. If you have seen a better price elsewhere, all you need to do is contact the booking website and they will refund you the difference immediately. You can price match right up until the day before check-in.
Location
Recent guest reviews
20 December 2024
Excellent stay, comfy and clean
Lovely room with good layout, very comfortable and spotlessly clean. Staff were upbeat and professional. Free lolly bar at reception was a fun touch and we appreciated the unlimited filtered iced water too. Great spot, can't fault the location.
The hotel car park was full which was a little frustrating on a hot day but there's another (cheaper) one a few doors further along if you get stuck. Best to book ahead if you do need a car spot on site.
6 December 2024
Fabulous
Great location..friendly staff.
The lifts .
6 December 2024
Very good value
Pillows very soft. Need at least 1 firm pillow.
3 December 2024
Very good
Clean and spacious Polite welcoming staff
Room was warm
2 December 2024
Perfect stay and will definitely be staying again.
The location was perfect, as well as the view from the bedrooms. Customer service was excellent.
Everything was good.
1 December 2024
Pleasant
Location right on Chapel Street, use of guest parking ideal and cost effective, pool was a decent size. Friendly service.
1 December 2024
Pleasant
Centrally located to cafes and shops
It was dated could do with a renothings were chipped and decor dated.
24 November 2024
Very good
Great a la carte breakfast and excellent coffee.
Bathroom sink chipped badly needs replacing.
19 November 2024
Oslen Manager less compassionate and helpful than a Shell Service Station attendant!!
The Hotel itself, the room and the pool.
I was locked out of home with no phone so I decided to stay at The Olsen. I asked the Night Manager if I could use a computer or phone to add some more money to my Mastercard to pay for accommodation. The answer was an inflexible NO. Policy didn't allow it. He treated policy as is if it was The Law. It's a shame someone in a leadership position isn't willing to show compassion and discretion to a Olsen regular and Accor member! So, I went o the Shell Service Station nearby and the attendant gave me his phone without hesitation and I was able to transfer to my Mastercard.
17 November 2024
Very good
Location and facilities.
15 November 2024
Well located and lovely facilities
Lovely room and good overall facilities. Great location also.
Was overall pretty good - no real major complaints except the pillows were not for us. But you won’t suit everyone with that.
13 November 2024
great location
the room was a bit small, and tight.
10 November 2024
Fabulous
Lovely stay at The Olsen, the check-in process was smooth and efficient, and I was pleasantly surprised with a complimentary upgrade to a more spacious room. The beds were super comfy, really enjoyed the pool, gym, and location. Overall, a fantastic experience, and would definitely return!
9 November 2024
Fabulous
Pool was excellent, I could of stayed there all day. The staff were amazing. Shower was great, bed was comfortable
The housekeeping was a little loud in the mornings in the adjoining rooms
8 November 2024
Great business stay
Love the location on Chapel Street. Great value for money. Always lovely rooms.
6 November 2024
Will stay again when we are in Melbourne
The staff in the restaurant and the front desk were great. The room was clean and tidy.
4 November 2024
Convenient location
Location
Heating was way hot
3 November 2024
Great value for money in excellent location.
Location and value for money
The lifts. Wait for ever!
21 October 2024
Great- thanks to the staff
The place is very comfortable and the staff were really friendly and helpful
A minor thing- the lifts were a bit slow but really no issue
14 October 2024
Will probably try another hotel in the art series
Rooms and bed comfortable but starting to look old as sink in bathroom worn out and cracks
Booked a room with breakfast and then we had to pay $10 each to get a big breakfast. In the past the breakfast was much better
14 October 2024
Excellent hotel.
So comfortable and the staff were so helpful. I arrived early and they let me check into my room.
11 October 2024
Best Boutique Hotel in Town!
Pleasant staff, stylish decor, stunning art works, view, cleanliness, swimming pool, central location and very reasonable room rates.
Paper towels in the kitchenette would have been handy. Air conditioning was a bit noisy, had to turn it off to sleep.
9 October 2024
Very good
Was very central to everything in Toorak & the city. We enjoyed our one night stay very much. The staff were very lovely
29 September 2024
Fabulous
large comfortable apartment, well furnished.
18 September 2024
A gorgeous property which we will stay at again.
Loved the art everywhere. We had a suite overlooking chapel st with windows on three sides.
A few things looking a bit tired in bathroom. Spa jets sprayed out filthy brown debris when activated. Terrible lighting and hard to find switches. Bedside lamp didn’t work.
14 September 2024
Pleasant
Location. Nice staff. Lovely pool and sundeck.
Room details a but shabby. TV didn't work properly. Glass walls with swing door in bathroom terrible for privacy.
9 September 2024
Overall love this hotel and this was my 2nd stay
Love the pool and the lolly bar, lobby also smells so nice
Thought there was a spa because of advertising photo used when we asked where it was we were told it's in the penthouse
9 September 2024
Very good
Location to family
2 September 2024
We would stay again for the convenient location. Just some more minor attention to detail to make the stay more comforta
Beautiful room and lovely pool, loved the art, the bed was very comfortable and bathroom fabulous with lovely body wash
When we first arrived to check in, there were no car parks for drop off as there were two vans blocking the drive way. There were no robes which we had to ask for and waited over an hour to request again. There wasn’t a cutting knife for cooking so we had a very late meal. We had to call reception to find out how to turn on the stove top which was a bit frustrating. There was no plug for the sink to do dishes. No cutting board to prepare meals. No salt and pepper with the condiments which would have been handy. In the pool area, there were no cups available at the water machine. No toilet available at the pool area either. The pool was a bit too cold.
29 August 2024
Fun and comfortable and easy x
Great location, lovely comfy rooms
23 August 2024
Great location, friendly and very attentive staff , other than a few minor cristisms ( really not worth complaining abou
Great location and very attentive friendly staff, willing to help with anything you ask. Left a little birthday surprise for my son, which was very lovely to come back to and find
We liked the hotel, but just a few cristisms for the purpose of improvement. There were stains (chocolate like stains ) on our curtains that I noticed when opening them, windows had fingerprints. The lifts were also really dirty, floor and entrance to lifts and mirrors were also not clean. Room service was really expensive and not great.( im nog usually fussy with food) We waited 20-30 mins for our car valet ( Sunday morning). ( I do think there was an issue with another persons car before us- I think a small incident). In fairness, usual the wait time was 5-10 mins and they did always pre warn us that it would take approx 10-15 mins
18 August 2024
It adequately met my needs for that trip to Melbourne. Staff exceptionally helpful.
Location, accessibility to public transport, and to my target area of Melbourne
Weird pillows. As long as queen bed is wide. Not easy to arrange comfortably. Restaurant food fair average quality, but premium price: a mismatch.
18 August 2024
Fabulous
Pleasant staff Great location
8 August 2024
Clean, modern and centrally located hotel. Rooms are well furnished and equipped.
Location is excellent. Cool hotel and room decor. Loved the bathroom products, beautiful shower gels and shampoos. Lovely big comfortable bed. I enjoyed my stay here very much. Will definitely be back.
Staff were efficient and got things done promptly but sadly there were not many smiles or much engagement with patrons. This isn’t a huge negative just some constructive criticism.
8 August 2024
We'll be back.
Love the location. I am a fan of the Art Series king size pillows. The room was lovely and spacious. The standout was our dining experience. Top service and the food was exceptional.
3 August 2024
Very good
Big room, nice space for 2 people
The toilet smelt weird when we got their and it was placed a bit weirdly in the room
30 July 2024
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29 July 2024
Very good
Location. Comfort.
Attention to detail. Room key deactivated after 1 night. Privacy tag disregarded.
28 July 2024
Enjoyed and would recommend
Beautiful hotel facilities, pool and breakfast was great
The attached parking (which was included in my booking.com package) was inconvenient and had to walk to and from a car park across the block. It also was only covered for one entry and exit so when we wanted take our car out we couldn’t park again without incurring a huge daily fee. For a package that stated “free parking included at hotel” this was disappointing
21 July 2024
Very good
Clean, comfortable bed & great view
Our bathroom lights didn’t work during our stay which wasn’t that much of a big deal as we use the lights from our kitchen to shower.
20 July 2024
Pleasant
Great location, charming staff
Drag racing along chapel st at night & the hotel is starting to look tired and worn
16 July 2024
not bad, the location is the best thing, needs a refurb
size price and location
aged room and finishings, bird poo on window, aged gym and pool
16 July 2024
Fabulous
Great rooms, large and very comfortable, location close to city and restaurants, great pool, staff very friendly.
Nothing
10 July 2024
Pleasant
My room is close to the ground.
The electrical wiring on the left side of the bed in room one is in need of repair.
29 June 2024
Overall very good
comfortable bed
TV
27 June 2024
Nice
Closeness to our family
All good
25 June 2024
Very good
Rooms are always comfortable and spacious
The gym is a bit small
16 June 2024
Great location, comfort and cleanliness for a good price.
Great location opposite the Como Centre on Chapel St. The room was spacious and well appointed, and the beds were very comfy! Our view was of Chapel St which was nice, except there was traffic noise at night.
We didn't have breakfast included with our room, so breakfast was from the menu and quite pricey. Parking at the hotel is $40 a night. Park opposite in the Como centre for $15 flat rate on weekends! No complimentry water in the room. It's $5 a bottle. Bring your own.
11 June 2024
Very good
Location. Bed Value for money
Lack of area to sit comfortably outside of room. Staff at front desk and concierge (not sure they even have one) don’t interact very well,
Hotel facilities
Food & Drink
- - Restaurant
- - Bar
- - Breakfast in the room
- - Special diet menus (on request)
- - Kid meals (additional charge)
- - Wine/champagne (additional charge)
General
- - Room service
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Facilities for disabled guests
- - Family rooms
- - Lift
- - Safety deposit box
- - Soundproof rooms
- - Heating
- - Non-smoking throughout
- - Air conditioning
- - Grocery deliveries (additional charge)
Business facilities
- - Meeting/banquet facilities (additional charge)
- - Business centre (additional charge)
- - Fax/photocopying (additional charge)
Reception services
- - 24-hour front desk
- - Express check-in/check-out
- - Luggage storage
- - Concierge service
- - Invoice provided
Activities
- - Fitness centre
- - Fitness
- - Bicycle rental (additional charge)
Outdoors
- - Terrace
- - Outdoor pool
- - Sun terrace
- - Outdoor pool (all year)
- - Outdoor furniture
Cleaning services
- - Laundry (additional charge)
- - Dry cleaning (additional charge)
- - Ironing service (additional charge)
- - Daily housekeeping
Parking
- - Street parking
- - Electric vehicle charging station
- - Accessible parking
Pool and wellness
- - Heated pool
- - Shallow end
- - Sun loungers or beach chairs
- - Fence around pool
- - Swimming pool
- - Swimming Pool
Miscellaneous
- - 24-hour security
- - Key card access
- - Security alarm
- - Smoke alarms
- - CCTV in common areas
- - CCTV outside property
- - Fire extinguishers
- - Face masks for guests available
24 December 2024
Very good thank you