Adelphi Hotel vs Lyall Hotel and Spa
Both Adelphi Hotel and Lyall Hotel and Spa are recommended by travel writers. On balance, Adelphi Hotel scores significantly better than Lyall Hotel and Spa. Adelphi Hotel comes in at #5 in Melbourne with praise from 9 publications including Time Out, Lonely Planet and Oyster.
Adelphi Hotel
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187 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, Victoria 3000
From $153 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Laundy Room
Frommer's
"It may be worth staying in this designer boutique hotel... just for the experience of taking a dip in its top-floor... pool, which juts out from the end of the building and overhangs the streets below."
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Lonely Planet
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"This discreet Flinders Lane property, designed by Denton Korker Marshall in the early 1990s, was one of Australia's first boutique hotels."
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DK Eyewitness
"This small and groovy luxury hotel is known for both its innovative architecture... and its classy restaurant in the hotel basement."
Time Out
"Each of the 34 rooms looks like a groovy penthouse pad – Paul Raymond-meets-Vogue Living."
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Star Service
"Security and privacy are emphasized, and this, coupled with the stark, almost industrial-like, yet funky design, can make guests feel alone even when the hotel is full."
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Lyall Hotel and Spa
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14-16 Murphy St., South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria 3141
From $172 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Laundy Room
Concierge
"The all-suite Lyall opened in 2002 in Melbourne's most designer-heavy neighborhood, South Yarra, but it draws high-end travelers of every stripe."
Fodor's
"The spacious one- and two-bedroom suites at this exclusive hotel make an artform of understated elegance, and they come with all the luxuries."
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Time Out
"The Lyall rates high on the Time Out radar for its classical rooms, award-winning day spa and intimate bar, where a gin and tonic gets the evening started in a grand way."
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Lonely Planet
"Tucked away in a leafy residential street, the Lyall’s spacious rooms are well-appointed, with little luxuries including gourmet cheese in the minibar."
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Travel + Leisure
"Favored by frequent travelers to Melbourne, this South Yarra escape is renowned for its understated, yet exquisite service."
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