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Melbourne · Australia · Updated 5 October 2026
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The first StandardX, priced below the brand's flagship hotels
Hecker Guthrie designed the 125 rooms. Local art nods to Fitzroy's Little Band scene, and there is a rooftop bar.
On the recordTime Out recommended (Inner North pick) · Boss Hunting · The Points Guy review
A design-led independent in Melbourne's Little Italy
An independent on Lygon Street in Carlton, open since 2019.
On the recordMr & Mrs Smith · Tripadvisor Travellers' Choice Best of the Best 2024 (via Time Out)
Seventies glamour on Toorak Road, with a free minibar
Lava lamps and sixties and seventies pop art shape the 123 rooms, opened in 2021. Direct bookings add breakfast and evening drinks to the free minibar.
On the recordGourmet Traveller hotel review · Time Out hotel review · Michelin Guide Hotels Selected 2025 (per aggregator)
Refined maximalism on Bridge Road, in tribute to a costumier
CHADA's plaid wallpaper and raw-rock walls honour Ms Mary Parker, the site's former costumier. The restaurant takes her name, and the hotel is Australia's first Tapestry Collection by Hilton.
On the recordTime Out hotel review · Broadsheet Now Open feature
Pinball machines and free minibars on Little Bourke Street
Chalkboards and murals bring Melbourne's laneway and street-art culture indoors.
On the recordTime Out 18 best hotels in Melbourne (spring 2026) · Man of Many best boutique hotels in Melbourne
A boutique stay at the CBD's north end
Prices sit at the cheap end of the city's hotels, and the rooms are stylish.
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A turn-of-the-century Spencer Street hotel and its 9 sqm Matchbox Room
Interiors are warm and muted, with a sundeck on the roof. The address falls inside the Free Tram Zone.
On the recordTime Out best cheap hotels in Melbourne · Time Out review
A renovated Footscray pub with rooms above the bar
Upstairs, the rooms are quirky, in an inner-west suburb that is changing fast.
On the recordTime Out best cheap hotels in Melbourne (best quirky neighbourhood stay)
Chosen from awards, guides, press and the hotels' own information. Prices are typical nightly rates and change with the season. Book with the hotel directly.
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