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Pensione Hotel Melbourne - by 8Hotels

3.5 of 5
16 Spencer St., Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia
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Pensione Hotel Melbourne - by 8Hotels
Ranked #73 of 200 hotels in Melbourne
3.5 of 5 stars 312 Reviews
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Brisbane, Australia
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17 reviews 17 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 May 2012 NEW

This hotel is great for it's location - walking distance from Spencer St Train station/ Skybus terminal, Crown casino, Melbourne Exhibition and Convention centre and DFO South Wharf. Unfortunately if you want to see the popular streets of Melbourne (Swanston St, Elizabeth St) this involves a lot of walking or taking the tram. The hotel has been reburbished and is... More

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Peregian Beach
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8 reviews 8 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 May 2012 NEW

I stayed at this hotel for a convention, knowing I was not going to be in the room much. The rooms are tiny, not even enough space between the bed and the bathroom to lay down a yoga mat and stretch, or using the vernacular, to swing a cat. Or store your bags. The queen size bed was not very... More

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London
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52 reviews 52 reviews
Reviews in 37 cities Reviews in 37 cities
11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 May 2012 NEW

The hotel was handy for public transport and also they had access to a car park round the corner. Decor was cool and the bar in the hotel was good for a pre-dinner drink. Our room was pretty small, bathroom was tiny, but it was all clean with nice modern furnishing.

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Ivan Zulficar, General Manager at Pensione Hotel Melbourne - by 8Hotels, responded to this review
31 May 2012

Dear mjbwan Thank you for your lovely feedback! We are delighted to hear how you found our location to be so useful and how much you liked the décor of the hotel! We hope that we may welcome you back sometime in the near future. Warmest Regards More

Brisbane, Australia
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61 reviews 61 reviews
Reviews in 57 cities Reviews in 57 cities
33 helpful votes 33 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 May 2012 NEW

I have been coming the the Pensione for a while now for work. The location is great, the staff are always friendly and the rooms are good value for the location. Sure the rooms are small, but Ive never had a problem in fitting everything into the room & dont need a palatial bathroom. I have stayed here many times... More

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Ivan Zulficar, General Manager at Pensione Hotel Melbourne - by 8Hotels, responded to this review
31 May 2012

Dear Gringravitas Thank you for taking the time to write to us! It’s great to hear how great you find our location and how friendly you have found our team to be! We pride ourselves on offering the best service possible and aim to ensure that all our guests have a most comfortable stay. As such it surprises me to... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 May 2012 via mobile

My girlfriend and I came down from the Gold Coast for the State of Origin and stayed for four nights at the Pensione. The location was perfect, most places were within walking distance and if they weren't the tram stops were right out front. The city circle tourist tram stops around the corner as well. The rooms were fine, a... More

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Ivan Zulficar, General Manager at Pensione Hotel Melbourne - by 8Hotels, responded to this review
26 May 2012

Dear Dimorphic Thank you for taking the time to write to us about your recent stay! It is fantastic to hear how much you enjoyed your time with us and made good use of our location too! We have passed on all your lovely feedback to our team both at the reception and the café and hope to have the... More

Barmera, Australia
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 May 2012

The location won us over - close to tram, casino, football and train station. The staff were very friendly and helpful and the breakfast was good. Our rooms were satifactory with comfortable beds but they were a fraction small.

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Ivan Zulficar, General Manager at Pensione Hotel Melbourne - by 8Hotels, responded to this review
23 May 2012

Dear JeanM Thank you for your lovely feedback! We are so happy to hear how much you enjoyed the location of the hotel! Being situated right in the heart of the CBD means we are close to so many fantastic places just waiting to be discovered! Thank you also for your kind words in regards to our team, we have... More

Melbourne
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5 reviews 5 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2012

the pensione boutique is in the heart of melbourne and just a short 2minute stroll from southern cross station, the atmosphere of the boutique is modern classy with a cafe restraunt and bar.The staff are really friendly! i came early before check in at the time was raining and didnt really want to go shopping with my luggage so i... More

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Ivan Zulficar, General Manager at Pensione Hotel Melbourne - by 8Hotels, responded to this review
23 May 2012

Dear MsSophie24 Thank you for taking the time to write to us about your recent stay! Firstly let me say how fantastic it is to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us and that we were able to help you out with little touches like the umbrella! Melbourne can be very up and down with its weather so we... More

Sydney
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16 reviews 16 reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 May 2012

We were there for a conference at the conference centre across the river. The location was great, tram just outside, more lines 20m around the corner, just down the road from the sky bus to and from the airport. The room was a little small, but we paid little dollars, so we weren't complaining. The guys at the front desk... More

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Ivan Zulficar, General Manager at Pensione Hotel Melbourne - by 8Hotels, responded to this review
21 May 2012

Dear svlord Thank you for taking the time to write to us about your recent stay! We are so glad to hear that you got to experience some of the great restaurants and café’s that Melbourne has to offer! Our team are all self confessed foodies so we are only too happy to help when it comes to choosing somewhere... More

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3 reviews 3 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 May 2012 via mobile

Location is handy to everything. Easy walk to train station. Had to change rooms as our first one was noisy but staff accommodated our needs with no fuss. Second room 128 was quieter. Rooms are small but what does it matter unless you plan to do yoga or something?! Breakfast place was good and very reasonably priced. No complaints here!... More

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Ivan Zulficar, General Manager at Pensione Hotel Melbourne - by 8Hotels, responded to this review
21 May 2012

Dear Lisjane Thank you for taking the time to provide us with your lovely feedback! We are delighted to hear how much you enjoyed your stay with us and how quick and helpful the team was! We have passed on your kind words to all the staff here and we all hope that we may welcome you back sometime in... More

Beijing, China
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13 reviews 13 reviews
Reviews in 12 cities Reviews in 12 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 May 2012
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good locaton. But the room is very tiny and the basin in the bathroom is too small to let water spilled out of it when i wished hands. However the breakfast is good enough beyond yor imagination. you have choices of fresh fruits, bacon and so on.

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Ivan Zulficar, General Manager at Pensione Hotel Melbourne - by 8Hotels, responded to this review
8 May 2012

Dear yzhao Thank you for taking the time to write to us! We are delighted to hear how much you enjoyed our continental breakfast! Please feel free to contact us directly for your next stay so we may introduce you so some of our larger rooms. We look forward to welcoming you another time! Warm Regards More

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Address: 16 Spencer St., Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia
Price range (per night):* S$122 - 232

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