I have been staying at the Rydges Swanston several times recently for business so thought it is probably about time I write a review, though I will refer mostly to my most recent experience. The hotel looks like there has been substantial renovations as the foyer area and restaurant appear to have been recently restored. The check in staff are... more

Stayed at hotel 26th June 2008 and so impressed I had to immediately write a review. Booked the hotel through an award certificate and did not really know what to expect. Booking in was simple and staff could not have been more helpful or friendly. All hotel services were thoroughly explained. Allocated room was on Floor 1 with two double... more

Very thoughtful, helpful, and understanding management. Nice, quiet rooms on the park side. Attempted to accommodate all my requests. Good breakfast choices. Close to Lygon street restaurants. Generally, a fine experience! more

We have stayed at the Rydges on Swanston a couple of times and would definitely return. The hotel is not spectacular to look at, but for the money you get a quality room, great location, and very helpful and genuine service. The main reasons we like this hotel are the service and location. The staff have always been very friendly,... more

My wife and I stayed there over Easter, but we won't be staying there again. The hotel is structured in a square shape, with a ring of rooms on the inner layer, and the others on an outer layer. So basically windows of the inner rooms all face each other. The problem is that the air conditioning units from all... more

I stayed at the Rydges Carlton for two weeks at the beginning of January 2008. I had a good-sized and comfortable room overlooking the park and Swanston Street for the first few days. The bathroom was quite small, but with a good-sized bath and all facilities, and both room and bathroom were very clean, and well-serviced. The bed was extremely... more

We stayed at the hotel in January 2008. We were blown away by the service we recieved from reception, we were offered three maps and told how to catch the tram into the city, in the first five minutes we were there. Very impressed. Our room was tastefully decorated and a great size. The room was spotless. I had read... more

This was our first trip to Melbourne, Australia, and we will definitely try to come back to this great city and hotel. The bar is very funky and all staff throughout the hotel was very friendly and helpful. We highly recommend staying in the Parkview room, as it have a very comfortable king size bed over looking a beautiful park... more

Well I'm not sure where to start! We had previously stayed at Rydges Adelaide and absolutely fell in love with the place. Hence the reason why we decided to book in at the Rydges Carlton when we were attending a special event in Melbourne. We booked via the Rydges website and booked an Executive suite. The website warned that the... more