The Olsen Hotel, Melbourne
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“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 Hotels.com. 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
29 February 2024
Great location and fine room
Location
Didn’t like room with wheelchair bathroom but only there one night
26 February 2024
Would stay again!
Location, styling & comfortable bed, lollies in foyer, bar location
Needed more mirror spaces when multiple people trying to get ready
26 February 2024
Good location with adequate room amenities
Room amenities were good, however the room itself was slightly dated and visible maintenance was required.
There were remnants of broken glass in the carpet from previous guests, as a result, my son cut his foot. So, clearly the room was not cleaned thoroughly before our arrival.
22 February 2024
Very good
price
22 February 2024
Fabulous
Great location.Loved the art work
20 February 2024
Boutique
Lovely hotel, great staff, warm, welcoming and very helpful and hospitable. Great location and facilities. Clean and spacious rooms.
Slow elevators
16 February 2024
Fun
Staff are great
Can’t fault anything
10 February 2024
Pleasant stay in a great location
Very comfortable and quiet room. Quite spacious and the mini kitchen was good to have.
28 January 2024
Pleasant
I RANG RECEPTION AFER I LEFT AS ID LEFT MY BRAND NEW CHARGER IN THE ROOM. THEY NEVER RANG ME BACK.
26 January 2024
Well appointed, comfortable hotel for a short staycation.
Clean, quiet, comfortable and modern.
Close to lots of restaurants and bars.
No parking and wasn’t advised at front desk so parked across the road and was slugged a massive bill for one night.
19 January 2024
Great stay for our family
The pool is fantastic
19 January 2024
Had a fantastic few days Melbourne is a great city and got to spend time with my son
Location was superb and we were able to walk to most of the attractions we went to
Nothing
17 January 2024
Location Location Location
Love the location and the heated outdoor pool, and it is right opposite The Beverly - best Rooftop Bar & restaurant in Melbourne
all good
4 January 2024
Pleasant staff and nice place to stay
Room with balcony.
Sitting area , floor above pool closed off.
Breakfast was a bit disappointing.
1 January 2024
We enjoyed our stay
Our room was really spacious
The block out curtains didn’t completely fit the windows, we had the sun shining the through the in the morning
31 December 2023
We had a nice comfortable stay, would love to stay there again on our next visit
The location was perfect and the staff warm and welcoming.
Liked most things really hard to find fault, but as you asked there was a chip in the washbasin and the light wasn’t working in the fridge but still functional
26 December 2023
Happy with stay
Location excellent didn’t try breakfast
Bar and restaurant were a little too noisy for us
9 December 2023
Very pleasant stay
Location and staff are fantastic
Rooms were very basic in comparison to their website and very small.
29 November 2023
Fabulous
Beautiful room, staff were really friendly and accommodating
28 November 2023
great spot & if you get a chance to eat at Spoonbill Restaurant & Bar say hi to Saed who looked after us perfect
great location & great restaurant on a Monday night
taking a $100 hold on my card.
27 November 2023
Excellent facilities and comfortable stay. Recommend for families or a quick visit
Wonderful room very clean and comfortable and spacious for the whole family
Price is slightly high
26 November 2023
Relaxing
Bed was so comfortable
2 out of 3 lamps in my room weren’t working
8 November 2023
Great hotel in an excellent location with very quiet rooms.
Very comfortable bed. Room was dark and very quiet. Room was well equipped with a kitchenette and a good sized fridge. Location was perfect for us. All the staff we encountered were very friendly and helpful.
The room service menu was very expensive.
31 October 2023
Pleasant
Friendly staff, decent room with a good bed. Quiet room which I appreciate. Great neighbourhood with some lovely cafes.
The room had big cracks in the sink in the bathroom. I found a number of long hairs in the room (not mine) and the front staff seemed a bit confused about me wanting to stay an extra night.
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
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