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The Olsen Hotel, Melbourne

637 - 641 Chapel Street, South Yarra, South Yarra, 3141 Melbourne, Australia (show on map)

Expert reviews

New York Times review:

“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.

Guest rating

This an aggregated customer review rating of The Olsen Hotel, Melbourne. We have taken customer review ratings from hotel booking sites, search engines, the official hotel website and other travel platforms. This is the average of all those ratings. We only list places that have a customer review rating of at least 4.0 out of 5.0

4.4 out of 5.0

Ranked 12th in Melbourne

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What guests liked

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.

 

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Location

Recent guest reviews

5.0
David

13 February 2026

Exceptional

Lifts were

5.0
Jodie

13 February 2026

Excellent two day get away with the kids. Great facilities and location. Clean.

Location, cleanliness, good staff. Pool.

Nothing I didn’t like

5.0
Helen

13 February 2026

Wonderful stay and wonderful staff

The location and the rooms were wonderful

4.0
Evan

11 February 2026

Very good

Help from the desk clerk(s) as to how to move around the city. Room quiet

Kitchen equipment rather sparse and some inappropriate eg. size of spoons for cutlery. drinks etc for sale too expensive.

4.0
David

10 February 2026

Very Good

The gym

4.0
John

10 February 2026

Overall very enjoyable apart from the issue mentioned above. I have praised The Olsen to friends and will definitely be

Everything

There was an issue at check in which was eventually resolved and I was delighted with my upgrade to balcony suite No 102. I was originally charged an extra $30 per night for my 2-night stay. Jess kindly refunded both nights due to my fridge not working and the issue at check in. Don’t lose her! She is a great asset to your team. Excellent attitude.

4.0
Stella

9 February 2026

Very good

Breakfast included in the room rate was a bit poor

3.5
Alexander

4 February 2026

Sort out your restaurant hours. Why not do the room service menu after a set time?

In the room - Having a kitchen. Had a great Breakfast.

Room: Noisy aircon squeaking through the night and day Restaurant hours: Closing at 8:35 pm on a Thursday, not even able to order room service, what a joke for this type of hotel. I was tired, and I did not want to go out or eat in my room.

4.0
April

3 February 2026

One of my fav hotels in Melb

Art series

Not on the ball about my birthday.

5.0
Andrea

3 February 2026

Definitely coming back!

Excellent location, great facilities, friendly staff

Everything was impecable

5.0
Tracey

2 February 2026

Exceptional

Location

4.5
Cantwell

1 February 2026

Fabulous

Great location and vibe. Room great , mini kitchenette more than i would expect in a hotel room. Lolly jars in foyer a bit dangerous!

Too dark in bathroom to apply makeup. Extra lighting would improve.

4.0
Amanda

1 February 2026

Very convenient and comfortable

Very pretty hotel and interesting rooms

Restaurant was overpriced.

4.0
Lizabeth

31 January 2026

Very good

Tooth brush delivered to room super fast and late check out when requested so as to finish zoom meeting

4.5
Stephanie

28 January 2026

Fabulous

Great location!!! Clean. Lovely staff.

Beds were a bit rickety

4.0
Daniel

27 January 2026

Very good

Location, room size and layout/amenities, sun deck & pool

Reception busy/slow at peak times, cleaning of rooms not as prompt/timely as expected

5.0
David

27 January 2026

Exceptional

Very cool.Good spot,well presented.Good service

4.5
Carmel

27 January 2026

Great!

Room was beautiful, fantastic location, bed was huge and comfy

Didn't love the glass bathroom wall because you can hear everything that happens in there which is very awkward when away with friends

4.0
Kerrie

26 January 2026

Was ok. In 3 days I didn’t have housekeeping although 1 day I did asked to be not disturbed

Great location close to transport! Great restaurants around the hotel.

There was a mouse in the dining room at breakfast 😳

4.5
Fiona

26 January 2026

Terrific stay.

Excellent stay in one bedroom with balcony room. Aircon did its job in dreadful heat! Clean, comfortable & terrific bed. Lovely staff. Shower over a deep bath was unexpected & a little tricky, especially without a grab rail to safely navigate access.

5.0
Noelle

25 January 2026

Great stay! We’ll be back👍

Wonderful location & very comfortable room. Very helpful staff.

The decor in our room was lovely with the exception of the en-suite sink which needed to be re-enamelled.

4.0
Vanessa

25 January 2026

Very good

Great position to see more of Melbourne

Nothing

4.0
Jim

24 January 2026

Very good

Location

Room should get cleaned more often

4.5
Lisa

23 January 2026

Fabulous

Excellent location with very helpful staff.

5.0
Rhonda

21 January 2026

I loved staying at The Olsen. Close to all necessary transport. Will come again.

A beautiful room. Loved the decor. Kitchenette was amazing. Loved to be able to get drinking water from a kitchen tap and not a bathroom basin tap. Lighting was good, block out curtains fantastic. Enjoyed the lollies at reception!!!

The bedside nearest the window was not comfortable it was lumpy, so slept on other side near wall. There was never any hand/body cream in the container at bathroom basin. The curtain was not connected on all the hanging hooks at both ends Unfortunate having building noise next door from so early but not too bad.

4.5
Karina

20 January 2026

Fabulous

Location and the room was well appointed. Bed was comfortable and comfy pillows. Bathroom and shower was good - nice with the shampoo & body wash being in bottles so we are not adding to landfill with tiny plastic tubes.

Construction next door - noisey. Restaurant closing early so we missed our free drinks. Pool area could with a refresh. Looks a bit worn. Gym a bit cramped.

4.0
Dimitrios

20 January 2026

Clean well run hotel and very close to all amenities, including supermarkets, shops, markets and cinemas. Tram line stra

I was upgraded immediately when my original room had a non working air conditioner.

They should have been careful giving me a room that had a broken air conditioner. Need to check rooms carefully so that everything is working properly.

5.0
Trish

18 January 2026

Top class hotel, ticked all the boxes.

Amazing stay, room was well appointed and very clean, beds very comfortable. The staff left a beautiful bottle of wine and tasting plate for my friends 40th as a gift. Breakfast and the coffee was outstanding. Staff were very friendly and professional. Will be back. Also great location.

No fault

5.0
Pilar

17 January 2026

Exceptional

I can only recommend staying here!

4.5
Duncan

14 January 2026

Fabulous

Everything

Nothing

5.0
Lisa

14 January 2026

Great hotel , my favourite in Melbourne

Location and facilities. Loved room 103

Parking was very squashy and expensive

4.0
James

13 January 2026

enjoyable and welcoming

location, staff and facilities

nothing

4.5
Simon

13 January 2026

Very good hotel, location for the city not the best but South Yarra very interesting area of Melbour

Very good breakfast. Front desk very helpful.

The noise from the construction workers next to the hotel at 7am.

3.5
Sitarih

12 January 2026

Pleasant

Location, Bed, Staff.

Lights in rangehood not working. Restaurant not open for lunch. Dinner menu limited.

3.5
Rochelle

12 January 2026

Pleasant

Early check in

Ants in room

4.5
Deborah

10 January 2026

Great location, fun, modern vibe.

Modern, location, decor, lolly station in lobby

Outdoor area is small

5.0
Kulvinder

9 January 2026

Excellent authentic art based hotel in a great location.

Pleasant room with some basic cooking facilities. Excellent artwork making property authentic. Staff helpful. Excellent location with lots of eating options, close to beautiful botanical gardens gardens and great transport links.

N/a

4.5
Sandra

9 January 2026

Great location, nice facilities

Great location, close to South Yarra Train station & trams. Adequate gym, nice pool

Pool steps were a bit difficult, need a hand rail for me & my wife

5.0
Tihana

5 January 2026

Excellent,Perfect,Clean

The swimming pool

The guy at the bar was very rude to me and my partner,interrupting us but as soon as we wanted to order a drink and we felt like we were being ignored

4.5
Nicola

5 January 2026

Fabulous

Location and nice big room with kitchen

4.0
Hocking

4 January 2026

Will go back anytime

Breakfast was excellent. Bed very comfortable. Staff extremely friendly and helpful

4.0
Despina

3 January 2026

Convenient and good value

Location, clean and safe

3.5
David

2 January 2026

My stay was great, apart from those few things that did put a dampener on my time there, particularly as a couple of the

Well presented, quiet, modern and clean. The building is lovely, close to many things in the area. Rooms are very well appointed with full kitchen, including stovetop. I was impressed with the offering.

Bathrooms get very wet from shower. I asked about breakfast which I had paid for in my booking and the employee said they’d have to find out what I needed to do, they never came back to me, I wasn’t advised where breakfast was, so missed being able to try. I had multiple occurrences not being able to get into parking bay with my room card, when card was replaced, I then could not get into my room on two occasions, having to go back down to reception multiple times to fix and get new keycards. In the carpark, it was so full that at times there weren’t spots available for me to park. Concerning, as I had paid. The staff told me to drive back down and move witches hats around to get myself access to blocked off car parks.

4.5
Josh

2 January 2026

Great!! Will return again

Great location, friendly staff, great food. Nice room

3.5
Berenice

2 January 2026

Convenient, good access to public transport, spacious

Proximity to locations and events we had scheduled for our time there

Given it was the Christmas holiday period we were understanding about staff availability to service rooms, however our last 2 days no one came to even offer fresh towels or refills for coffee.

4.0
Kim

1 January 2026

Relevantly good value for money.

Central location . Spacious room with comfortable furniture.

Needs a bit of a refurbishment Wasn't as clean on arrival as expected.

5.0
Zeke

1 January 2026

Perfect everything for a short stay.

Good space and amenities for 2 for a night

Nothing - everything was perfect

3.5
Michele

1 January 2026

Good location and concept, with room for improvements

Excellent location and art concept

No robes, very slow elevators, and restaurant was not open for lunch while we were there

4.0
Kim

1 January 2026

Very good

Good location

All ok

4.5
Mark

31 December 2025

Great

Location is close to restaurants

Minor house keeping issues, lack of scissors.

Hotel facilities

Food & Drink

  • - Restaurant
  • - Bar
  • - Breakfast in the room
  • - Special diet menus (on request)
  • - Kids' 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
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