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The Nunnery vs The Hotel Windsor

The Hotel Windsor and The Nunnery are both rated highly by professional reviewers. On balance, The Nunnery scores slightly higher than The Hotel Windsor. The Nunnery is ranked #4 in Melbourne with recommendations from 5 reviews like Frommer's, Rough Guide and Lonely Planet.

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
The Hotel Windsor
The Hotel Windsor
8 / 10
111 Spring Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000
From $114 /night
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Laundry Service
  • Concierge
  • Laundy Room
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Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
"One of Australia’s most famous and self-consciously grand hotels." Full review
DK Eyewitness DK Eyewitness
"Rooms provide five-star luxury and charm, and many enjoy views of the state parliament and treasury buildings."
Time Out Time Out
"Before you even enter this 1883 grand dame, you know you’ve stumbled upon something special." Full review
Star Service Star Service
"Between Bourke and Little Collins streets, this hotel is in a classic 1883 sandstone construction one block from Parliament House and Treasury Gardens." Full review
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Staff service is slow here especially when it comes to special requests.
Rough Guide Rough Guide
"This luxurious colonial pile, with 180 spacious, lavishly decorated rooms and suites, has played host to Lord Laurence Olivier, Vivien Leigh and Muhammad Ali."
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