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Tolarno Hotel vs Grand Hotel Melbourne
Both hotels are highly recommended by expert writers. Overall, Grand Hotel Melbourne - MGallery Collection scores slightly higher than Tolarno Hotel. Grand Hotel Melbourne - MGallery Collection has a TripExpert Score of 78 with recommendations from 4 reviewers like oyster.com, DK Eyewitness and Lonely Planet.
Tolarno Hotel
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42 Fitzroy St., St Kilda, Port Phillip, Victoria 3182
From $61 /night
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Laundy Room
- Restaurant
Fodor's
"Set in the heart of St. Kilda's café, bar, and club precinct, Tolarno Hotel was once owned by artists who ran a gallery out of the space, and it still has an idiosyncratic artistic bent."
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Lonely Planet
"Tolarno was once the site of Georges Mora’s seminal gallery, Tolarno. The fine-dining restaurant downstairs now bears the name of his artist wife Mirka, as well as her original paintings."
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Don't book a room at the front of the hotel if you're a light sleeper.
DK Eyewitness
"In the heart of St Kilda’s café scene, this modernized hotel features contemporary artworks by local artists and original works by noted Melbourne artist Mirka Mora."
Rough Guide
"Stylish and bright en-suite bedrooms with Fifties and Sixties retro furnishings, original artwork, polished timber floors and all mod cons. Good value."
Travel + Leisure
"A prime location about five minutes walk from the beach as well as brightly colored rooms and public spaces decorated with original artwork by local artists, including former resident Mirka Mora."
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Grand Hotel Melbourne
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33 Spencer St., Melbourne, Victoria 3000
From $118 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Laundy Room
DK Eyewitness
"This luxury all-suite boutique hotel occupies a heritage-listed former railways building at the western end of the CBD."
Star Service
"This boutique operation occupies the restored 1893 Railways Administration building, adjacent to bustling Spencer Street Station and Etihad Stadium, home to Australia Rules Football."
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Frommer's
"This majestic heritage-listed six-story building, which was originally home to the Victorian railway administration, is striking for its remarkable scale and imposing Italianate facade"
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Lonely Planet
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"Even the studios are grand in this Italianate building, which housed the Victorian Railways administration back in the day when rail ruled the world."
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