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The Nunnery vs Coppersmith Hotel

The Nunnery and Coppersmith Hotel are both rated highly by travel writers. On balance, The Nunnery scores slightly higher than Coppersmith Hotel. The Nunnery is ranked #12 in Melbourne with endorsements from 5 reviews like Rough Guide, Lonely Planet and Insight Guides.

The Nunnery
The Nunnery
7 / 10
116 Nicholson St., Fitzroy, Yarra, Victoria 3065
From $13 /night
  • Free Breakfast
  • Laundry Service
  • Laundy Room
  • Kitchenette
  • Breakfast included
  • Baggage storage
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Insight Guides Insight Guides
"Offering three tiers of accommodation (hostel, guesthouse and townhouse), The Nunnery is deservedly popular. Its city-edge location faces the Carlton Gardens."
DK Eyewitness DK Eyewitness
"The clean, comfortable budget option, opposite Melbourne Museum, is the former residence of the Daughters of Charity."
Rough Guide Rough Guide
Star
"Attractive guesthouse in a former convent, with Brunswick St cafés and Melbourne Museum close by."
Frommer's Frommer's
"It’s well suited to couples and families. The Guesthouse next door, built in the early 1900s, is also comfy, stylish, and decorated with tasteful furnishings and artwork. All rooms share bathrooms." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"The Nunnery oozes atmosphere, with sweeping staircases and many original features; the walls are dripping with religious works of art and ornate stained-glass windows." 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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