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Rydges Melbourne vs Coppersmith Hotel

Rydges Melbourne Hotel and Coppersmith Hotel are both highly recommended by expert reviewers. Overall, Coppersmith Hotel is the choice of most reviewers compared to Rydges Melbourne Hotel. Coppersmith Hotel is ranked #19 in Melbourne with recommendations from 6 reviews including Mr & Mrs Smith, Wallpaper and Time Out.

Rydges Melbourne
Rydges Melbourne
7 / 10
186 Exhibition St., Melbourne, Victoria 3000
From $80 /night
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Shuttle Bus
  • Laundry Service
  • Concierge
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DK Eyewitness DK Eyewitness
"This stylish hotel is located in the heart of the theatre district, just uphill from Chinatown and just downhill from the 19th-century state parliament and treasury buildings."
Time Out Time Out
"It may not have produced a paparazzi-pulling heiress but Rydges is an Australian-owned chain of hotels that has been around since the 80s." Full review
Star Service Star Service
"In a busy central location, one block from the superior Marriott and in the heart of the theater and shopping district, this homegrown chain hotel operates comfortably a half rung below..." Full review
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The staff is often overworked, making special requests difficult, and housekeeping needs to step it up a notch.
Oyster Oyster
Upscale
"Located in the heart of the Central Business District, the large, upscale Rydges Melbourne Hotel is convenient to unique boutiques, fine dining, and many of the city's top attractions." Full review
Coppersmith Hotel
Coppersmith Hotel
8 / 10
435 Clarendon St, South Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria 3205, Australia
From $173 /night
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Restaurant
  • Dry Cleaning
  • Air Conditioning
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Wallpaper Wallpaper
"South Melbourne’s old Cricket Club has been transformed into a boutique hotel by hospitality entrepreneur George Bagios and architecture studio, Hassell." Full review
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"This small, architect-designed hotel has a distinctly Melbourne vibe." Full review
The Telegraph The Telegraph
7.0
"This all-white hotel offers a pleasant refuge after a busy day exploring Melbourne’s galleries, parks and laneways." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Low key, contemporary and elegantly restrained, the 15-room Coppersmith has every right to call itself a boutique property." Full review
Mr & Mrs Smith Mr & Mrs Smith
"Forget gold, we prefer copper and Coppersmith, where the food is delicious, the drinks are just how you like them and everyone knows your name." Full review
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Owner George was personally in charge of choosing all the bar's glasses; he even weighed the steak knives to make sure they were ergonomically supreme.
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