ibis Styles Melbourne, The Victoria Hotel

For $ 179 we got a room with a single and double room.
Plenty of space, nice bathroom plus the basics.
Grabbed a drink at the bar, fair prices.
Great location close to Bourke St and Chinatown.
Utilised their shuttle linked to the Skybus which made getting around much easier.

Not a good start, get here only to be told the car park was full and would have to park in flinders lane, a block away
QThe room has everything you need, a bed a tv, telephone
Good price for a good location
Will stay again

This hotel boasts «newly renovated spacious rooms» which is a lie. Don’t fall for it. I booked this hotel as I’ve never had issues with the brand before. However, after this nightmare of an experience, I won’t be staying here again. I got a room with a view of a brick wall through a window smaller than my suitcase. I looked past that and told my self, «I’m here for 48 hours, I can make the best of it and go out exploring the city between the little work I had.» However, after a 16 hour flight I wanted to take a nap, so I got to my jail cell of a room and threw back the covers like I always to at any hotel. This lets me check for cleanliness. And am I glad I did. There were chunks of brown stuff all over the top and bottom sheet. I picked up the phone to call the office only to find out it doesn’t work. So I make my way down to the office and show them picture and explain my findings, and the best they can offer is, «well, we can have house keeping change the sheets now if you’d like.» … I mean really?!? Horrible experience. Just horrible. Central location but everything else is in the sh*ts (for lack of a better term). Don’t do it. Spend a bit more and stay elsewhere.

If you’ve ever stayed at an Ibis Hotel in any other city before, the Victoria Hotel is nothing like those. I’m not even sure if they actually have any relation, besides the name.
Here’s what you need to know:
1. For one thing, The bathrooms at the Victoria Hotel have been renovated, so they’re pretty spacey and new (unlike the Ibis Hotel ones, which could possibly double as Hannibal Lecter’s lair). On the other hand, the room itself is a little outdated, but they’re clean.
2. There’s a fitness center, a sauna, a Jacuzzi, and a small pool (all indoors). And when I say small pool, I mean that it was probably only slightly bigger than 2x the size of a Jacuzzi. Even so, it’s still nice to have the option for a quick swim (or should I say dip, since there really isn’t that much room to swim?)
3. There’s also a bar in the lobby, but I didn’t get the chance to check it out — they seem to close pretty early.
4. They don’t have free WiFi in the lobby or the rooms. But if you ask them for the WiFi, they’ll give you one slip per day per room that allows you 30 minutes of free WiFi. They’re pretty lenient about it so if you have more than one person staying in the room, they’ll probably give you an extra slip.
5. There’s a free shuttle bus that picks you up right in front of the hotel. It takes you to Southern Cross railway station, where you can buy a bus ticket to the Melbourne Airport. So if you’re flying between cities, it’s pretty convenient. We didn’t know about it before hand because when we previously emailed the hotel, they gave us different information. Long story short, when we arrived in Melbourne, we ended up walking from Southern Cross to the hotel, and it’s a FAR walk when you’re lugging a 50-​pound suitcase.
6. The hotel is right by Chinatown, and about a 5 – 10 minute walk to where all the shopping is at. It’s close enough to the city centre to just stroll over, but far enough from all the noise.
If I ever go back to Melbourne, I would definitely stay here again. I don’t think you’ll be able to find a better priced hotel for its location.

Good price for the location! We are a backpacking couple so it was great for us! The décor and rooms looks pretty tired and dingy but it did have aircon and an ensuite.
No wifi in the rooms without paying, only free downstairs for 30 mins and it was very slow! It does have breakfast but was quite costly, your better off heading into town as it’s so close!

It was my first time in Melbourne, It was the middle of winter and I was frozen.
I never experienced true coldness before visiting Melbourne during winter, it was madness. Fortunately we had a room booked in The Victoria Hotel, it was so cozy and awesome. We visited the Thai restaurant attatched to the hotel atleast three times during our stay as they knew how to warm us up.
Great, cheap hotel tucked away on Little Collins Street, it can be a little tricky to find but it’s worth the search!

The circuitous and outdated hallways were a little un-​nerving but my room was a pleasant surprise. Modern, clean and quiet, I thought it was a bargain for central Melbourne at $ 99 including breakfast. Step outside and you’re just metres away from great shopping, eating and nightlife. If you can live without showy reception areas and are after value for money, this is a great place to stay in Melbourne.

Would definitely come back to stay here again next time I am in Melbourne.
Prime city location and is in easy walking distance to all the main shops as well as great café and restaurants. The place is gorgeous, very clean and the staff here are very friendly, efficient and accommodating. The best part was the price! Definitely reasonable for the location and for the excellent facilities. My friend and I paid around $ 125 or so for two people a night, absolute bargain!
I definitely recommend this hotel to anyone who is travelling to Melbourne on a tight budget but don’t want to sacrifice comfort and good location.

We stayed for a week and we would stay again. Our room faced out into a courtyard of other rooms, but the warm glow the afternoon sun left as it reflected softly off the opposing walls bathed our room with such a pleasant ambience, it was so relaxing.
The prices were very reasonable and our room was spacious (we stayed in a heritage room on the 4^th floor)
The location was quite literally in the center of the city, a 5 minute stroll from federation square.
I would recommend this place to anyone visiting Melbourne with the purpose of seeing Melbourne, those who don’t plan on spending all day Indoors. Whilst it certainly is comfortable enough to, it’s not a room-​with-​city-​views kind of place.
A hotel with heritage tucked in Little Collins Street, well worth your visit.

Wow. Talk about travelling back in time. Pretty sure that this is the place I stayed the very first time I came down to Melbourne. It was a confusing rabbit warren, all tiny rooms and labyrinthine corridors. It was the kind of place you’d hear characterised as a flophouse in a 1940s Raymond Chandler novel. But it was fine for all that. It was cheap, it was clean, and as quiet as you’d expect for being in the middle of the city.

Majestic, historic hotels offering that traditional kind of grandeur of a bygone era, at an affordable price are impossible to find in Melbourne because they don’t exist anymore… right? WRONG!
The Victoria Hotel has been a part of the Melbourne story for over 100 years, and it’s one hotel that has preserved its sense of history and sense of splendour, which you get the feeling of the moment you enter the grand foyer.
Rather than the stuffy reception areas of even modern, upmarket hotels these days, the foyer of the Vic still manages to take my breath away. Architecturally and decoratively this hotel dates back to the Victorian era, complete with Chandeliers and I always get a sense of what this impressive old building must have been like in the earlier part of the 20^th century. The professional, friendly and always courteous staff at the Vic proudly represent the history of the hotel in their red uniforms, complete with porters desk, and of course porters to assist guests with luggage.
Whilst a lot of work has gone into upgrading rooms and amenities and in maintenance of the hotel, the façade of the building, and the integrity of keeping the interior relevant to the Victorian period has been preserved.
Rooms contain all the mod cons you’d expect; most I’ve stayed in are bigger and nicer in décor and furnishings than more expensive hotels. Flat screen LCD TV’s are becoming the norm and sadly their beds always seem to be more comfortable than my own.
Leading up a marvellous staircase from the foyer you’ll find Vic’s Bar, a relaxed, quiet atmosphere enjoyed by patrons of all ages and also frequented by locals.
Alice’s Thai Restaurant, accessible via a side door on the Ground level offers hotel patrons the BEST buffet breakfast anywhere in the city at a discounted price. Alice’s is also open for lunch and dinner making the hotel even more convenient. Tie all of this in with undercover valet parking (on availability, check at time of booking), and you’ll never want to leave the haven you’ve found smack bang in the middle of the city! And without a doubt the good old fashioned service I’ve received each and every time I’ve stayed is reason enough to make the beautiful and historic Victoria Hotel your hotel of choice, just as I have done.
Try to book as early as you can, as the Vic is often used and booked out for major events, particularly around the Comedy Festival when the hotel is an event host.