Although not that cheap, this hotel is a lovely place to stay. Well located (a tram ride to town or beach!) and a great reception staff. Truly recommended.

The Charslfield hotel is a lovely historic property - but beyond that, it was really convenient. Every day the concierge provided us with our transit passes, and we were able to hop on the trams that passed the door every 2 minutes and took us to all parts of the city.

An old style mansion turned into an up market hotel located on St Kilda Road about 15 minutes by tram from Federation Square and Flinders Street. The moment you walk in the door you realise you have stepped into something elegant with old world charm. The restaurant serves great food in a charming ambience and the staff were very helpful and pleasant. There is a comfortable lounge and reading room with computer and internet access, a billiards room and large meeting room for corporate use. For those seniors with reduced mobility we suggest a ground floor room is requested as there is no elevator to the first floor and bags have to be carried up stairs. Also our bathroom in the junior suite was long and narrow with reduced space between the edge of the washbasin, toilet and opposite wall which movement somewhat restrictive. However our stay was very pleasant and we would visit again.

We stayed here on our wedding night, and loved it. It's a very charming house, and the people working there seemed nice. They gave us a bottle of sparkling wine for free when we told them it was our wedding night, and we really appreciated the gesture. We would have loved to have stayed longer and explored the house a bit more, perhaps trying the pool table, but unfortunately we didn't have the time.