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Cosmopolitan Hotel, Melbourne vs Rydges Melbourne
Both hotels are highly recommended by those who travel for a living. Overall, Rydges Melbourne Hotel is preferred by most writers compared to Cosmopolitan Hotel Melbourne. Rydges Melbourne Hotel has a TripExpert Score of 78 with recommendations from 4 publications like DK Eyewitness, Time Out and Oyster.
Cosmopolitan Hotel, Melbourne
Time Out
The Telegraph
Oyster
2 - 8 Carlisle Street, St Kilda Beach, St Kilda, Port Phillip, Victoria 3182
From $85 /night
- Free Internet
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Laundy Room
- Restaurant
- Free Parking
Time Out
"Ignoring the dodgy name, the Cosmopolitan is reasonable-priced hotel in the perfect spot for exploring nearby Acland Street and all the attractions of the popular St Kilda waterfront."
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The Telegraph
6.0
"Cosmopolitan Hotel Melbourne is stumbling distance from Luna Park, St Kilda Beach and the coffee and cake shop belt on Acland Street, but attempts to brighten up this drab building have been only partially successful."
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Oyster
Mid-Range
"This three-pearl, 86-room hotel is ideally located for tourists and beach lovers."
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Rydges Melbourne
DK Eyewitness
Time Out
Star Service
Oyster
186 Exhibition St., Melbourne, Victoria 3000
From $80 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
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
"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."
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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..."
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The staff is often overworked, making special requests difficult, and housekeeping needs to step it up a notch.
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."
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