Is parking available at the hotel?

Parking is available at the hotel, with options for covered valet parking at a fee of AUD 64 per day and nearby parking for AUD 42 per day. Reservations are not required.

What type of breakfast is offered and what are the serving hours?

The hotel offers a buffet breakfast for a fee, approximately AUD 25 to 39 per person. Breakfast is served on weekdays from 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM and on weekends from 6:30 AM to 10:30 AM.

What are the check-in and check-out times?

Check-in is from 2:00 PM to 11:59 PM, and check-out is at 11:00 AM. Early check-in and late check-out are available for a fee, subject to availability.

What accessibility features are available for guests with disabilities?

The hotel offers limited wheelchair accessibility, including step-free entrances and accessible facilities in public areas. However, specific features may vary.

Where is the hotel located in relation to key landmarks?

The hotel is centrally located in Melbourne, just steps from Collins Street and 8 minutes on foot from Melbourne Central. It is also 0.3 miles from Bourke Street Mall and 0.7 miles from Princess Theatre.

Does the hotel have a swimming pool?

Yes, the hotel features an indoor pool that is accessible from 6 AM to 10 PM. There is also an outdoor heated pool available.

What are the policies regarding children staying at the hotel?

Children aged 15 years and younger can stay for free when occupying the parent or guardian's room using existing bedding.

What are the policies regarding extra beds and cribs?

The hotel offers rollaway beds for a fee of AUD 60 per day, subject to availability. Advance request or confirmation is required for rollaway beds.

Novotel Melbourne On Collins - 4 Star Hotel in Melbourne

Average nightly price at Novotel Melbourne On Collins by month, last 12 months (USD)
Month	Average price
January	$194
February	$166
March	$193
April	$140
May	$137
June	$131
July	$140
August	$144
September	$224
October	$172
November	$184
December	$179

What guests think

Novotel Melbourne On Collins draws consistent praise for its unbeatable central CBD location, generally spacious rooms and many friendly staff, but reviews also flag recurring operational issues with lifts, maintenance, and occasional housekeeping lapses that affect comfort and convenience.

Several guests faced very slow Wi‑Fi, occasional air‑conditioning failures during hot weather, and rooms that feel dated or lack views. Facilities feedback is mixed, with periods of pool or spa closure or renovation, a small pool when open, and tricky or slow valet and parking access. If you prioritise a walk‑everywhere base over polished facilities and flawless operations, this hotel can work well.

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Facilities

Facilities are mixed: guests like the pool, spa and gym when open, but repeated reports of lift outages and periods of pool or spa closure or renovation caused delays and inconvenience. Parking and valet are tight, hard to access and can be slow or pricey.

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Gary

Aug 24, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We didn’t plan on using the pool and spa but being told they were under construction after paying for the room and not refundable on the wotif site was false advertising. Issues with the lifts are annoying and the views aren’t great. But is in a very convenient location

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Nicole

Oct 31, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The hotel is in a great location so no complaint there. However if you decide to add parking to your stay, DONT. Hotel parking is down a narrow pedestrian laneway and then down a winding one way entry.

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Jayden

Sep 3, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Lifts and pool were broken

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Kate

Jun 18, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Incredibly loud lifts all night. Pool closed with no notice.

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steven

Feb 24, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

This place is in a very convenient location in the heart of Melbourne. The staff are very attentive and friendly and the Happy Hour at the hotel bar is definitely worth checking out as is the buffet breakfast. It is an older building though and the facilities feels tired at times, although the lifts work very quickly. The pool is adequately heated but is very small so fills up quickly.

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Vijay

Aug 12, 2025

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Stayed 5 nights

Lifts Service cant be this bad! I understand there are plans of renovating it, but this is way too hard to put up with - waiting for a long time everytime!

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Stacey

Apr 29, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Nice stay overall. The indoor pool and spa were nice and warm. Concierge and restaurant staff service were friendly. There was clearly some construction work happening, but it wasn’t a bother. Don’t expect great view, we just saw buildings across from us. TV was a little fiddly to get to work, so we didn’t use it much. Would be nice if there was a bigger play room for kids.

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Jacqueline L W

Feb 3, 2026

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Stayed 2 nights

Brilliant location. Massive room. Clean and new room. Really good gym and pool. All good so far! However, I was welcomed as Mr (even though I’m a Ms), the milk in fridge did not get replaced for my second day and there was only one out of 3 lifts working which meant a long wait . I often resorted to using the fire stairs - but got stuck on one occasion. Also noticed no hand cream (which is provided at Novotel Central)

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Kathrina

Jan 15, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Pool needs repair. Reception rude on the phone. Rooms outdated and tv has limited channels. Limited space for parking even using valet

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Karen

Aug 4, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Location great but lifts were broken

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Cleanliness

Cleanliness feedback is mixed: many note clean rooms, but recurring issues include unvacuumed corridors, lingering smells, stained carpets or sheets, and missed or late servicing of rooms and trays.

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David

Aug 30, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Staff great, but hotel looking tired and outdated. Carpets lifting and corridors dirty. Room service trays left outside overnight. Wallpaper also starting to come away. Not up to scratch for this location or price. Unfortunately, won’t be staying here again, better available.

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Umit

Apr 21, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Ony good thing about this hotel location and housekeepers was really nice. But hotel was not clean at all

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Stephen

Jan 7, 2026

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Stayed 1 night

Cleanliness of room, particularly the bathroom wasn’t to a satisfactory standard. Hairs were left in the shower

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Dave

Nov 23, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

We were given a free upgrade which was much appreciated but the lifts had a serious bad smell for all our stay which made going in and put very unpleasant.

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Darrelle Pauline

Oct 20, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Liked the location and staff. Corners of the room needed cleaning, and roof in bathroom had spots that needed attending to

8

Catharina Fernandes A.

Dec 28, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Litt slitt hotell, og heien luktet toalett. Veldig bråkete i restauranten og lobby området, men god frokost. Ligger veldig sentralt til

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Kendi

Jan 8, 2023

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Stayed 19,364 nights

Housekeeping was terrible. Room wasn’t serviced until very late and a day was missed. Shopping bags were thrown away that had receipts in them. Room was not equal to the hotel star rating. Room was also not ready at 2 when we arrived. Was nearly 4:30 before we were given a room. Had to change rooms as the first room had massive stains all over carpet. Was an overall very disappointing stay.

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Paul

Dec 16, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The room Was very clean

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Mario

Apr 28, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The room was clean, only disappointment the tv was not a smart tv and there were no bathroom amenities.The corridors need a vacuum quite dirty. Staff was very friendly and helpfull. Breakfast was nice lot's of different variety.

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Nicholas

Feb 22, 2026

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Stayed 1 night

A large room which was very clean made was perfect for my overnight business trip.

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Rooms

Rooms are generally spacious and comfortable, but many feel dated, some lack external views, and noise from lifts, pipes or air‑conditioning is reported. Wi‑Fi is frequently slow, and several stays mention air‑con faults and older TVs.

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J R

Dec 8, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

During this business trip stay, we encountered extremely hot weather, and the air conditioning in all three booked rooms failed. Despite the front desk offering a full refund for one night for each room, they stated they couldn't process it because the booking was made through Expedia. After following up with Novotel through Expedia, the best they could offer was a disappointing 25% discount. The conditions in the rooms were uninhabitable, making it impossible for anyone to sleep due to the intense heat and humidity. We were penalised for using Expedia

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Alan

Oct 9, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The hotel is convenient however for the price a little outdated. Rooms very dark and no proper view. Couldn’t see sky or street. Only looked out window to the roof covered section and the metal bars holding up roof. Room very quiet until early in the morning. Sounded like generators or something similar in the walls. The lobby was great though. Good bar and restaurant. Friendly staff.

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Ruth

Nov 14, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We were so sad. We booked a supposedly nice room. It was average and the noise from the air conditioner on the roof was so noisy all night I couldn’t sleep.

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James

Oct 10, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

I recently stayed at the Novotel Melbourne on Collins and found the experience fairly average overall. The rooms are quite tired and dated, with the TV and air conditioning not working particularly well. The reception staff were not especially friendly or welcoming, which didn’t make for a great first impression. The layout of the hotel is also inconvenient, you have to wait for lifts that only go to level 3 (reception), then walk to the other end of the building and wait again for another set of lifts to reach your room. On the positive side, my room was quiet and had a pleasant view over the city. The large workspace/desk was also a nice feature for getting some work done. There are definitely better hotels in Melbourne for the price, and I’d probably choose to stay elsewhere next time.

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Margot

Nov 14, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Lovely, clean, spacious room but no views and I was looking at other buildings/windows and some sort of industrial metal pipes so good for an overnight only for me.

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Roberto

Feb 2, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Mostly good but the pitiful performance of the hotel’s wi-fi tainted our stay. Certainly not strong enough for streaming. Sub 1Mbps for the entirety of our stay. Tested speed on lvl11 and lvl7 - same poor performance. Such a shame as the rest of our experience was fine.

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J R

Nov 24, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

I booked three rooms for a business trip and in all three rooms, the air-conditioning did not function, making for impossible and very uncomfortable sleeping conditions. Not good enough

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SHINICHI

Mar 3, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

メルボルンを観光するにはベストな立地でした。ホテルの窓から景色は望めません。周りが建物なのでカーテンも開けられず部屋が明るくなく、それだけが残念でした。日本語が分かるフロントの方がいて非常に助かりました。モーニングは美味しいかったけど、四日間メニューは同じだったので　四日目には少し◯きてきました。総合的に、観光するのに立地がよく、疲れたら、ホテルに戻り休んだりできたので良かったです。

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Jo

Oct 12, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The bed was not comfy, and the water pipes are ridiculously loud. Can’t help people showering in the early hours of the morning but the noise was so loud it woke our whole room up

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ANDREW

Nov 6, 2024

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Stayed 5 nights

Friendly staff, decent size room, well equipped gym. The hotel decor is quite tired. The most frustrating element was the WiFi. It was barely over a 1mb speed for the whole duration of my stay, which is laughably slow.

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Service

Many guests highlight friendly, helpful staff—especially concierge and breakfast teams—but there are recurring complaints about slow or unresponsive phones and room service, long check‑in waits, and uneven handling of issues during busy periods.

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Angelo

Jun 20, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We have stayed here a couple of times now and really can’t fault it. Location is fantastic, central to all and easy walking to theatres, shopping and eating. If catching train to Flinders Street a short 5 minute walk. Staff are helpful, amenities great, breakfast magnificent and bar a great place to wind down.

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Adi

Feb 18, 2026

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Stayed 3 nights

Extremely Disappointing Stay ❌ Not Worth even 1 Star ❌ My experience at Novotel Melbourne on Collins, was terrible. Reception rarely answers calls, and when they do, room service requests (towels, water, etc.) are delayed for over an hour — if delivered at all. Only 1 out of 3 lifts was working, causing long queues. Floors smelled unpleasant and felt poorly maintained. No assistance with luggage. Staff show zero urgency or accountability. The Wi-Fi is painfully slow, and better access is not provided. Dirty glasses were not removed at water dispencer. If you look at the couches or seats kept on reception, absolutely dirty and not cleaned. Overall, poor management and extremely disappointing service. I would strongly advise others to reconsider before booking.

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John

Dec 26, 2023

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Stayed 5 nights

Hotel and facilities as expected, only issue was room not being available when checking in early evening and having to wait, although we were provided with a drinks voucher. Attitude of the reception staff was disappointing as they seemed to think it was funny a room that was booked from 2pm was still not ready by 6pm but other than that all staff were friendly and helpful.

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Shirley

Nov 5, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Room was spotless and staff were very couteous.The breakfast staff were very helpful and efficient.

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Laura

Jun 17, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

The room and stay itself were fine, excellent CBD location and access to transport. Our stay was soured by the poor check in experience. Check in was listed from 2pm so we arrived at reception shortly after this time. We didn’t get to our room until 4pm! Again, fine if you’re a couple or travelling with older children but we were trying to check in with a 3 month old baby and 7 year old. I politely explained our situation to the front desk twice however it was only when my husband went to the desk did the staff take appropriate action. Housekeeping were promptly called and instructed to attend to our room immediately. I suggest if your housekeeping aren’t able to get the rooms cleaned by 2pm, don’t offer check in at this time. It was a disappointing start to our weekend away.

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Louella

May 6, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

The room was reasonable and suited our family of 3 well. It is older but still comfortable. The staff are the biggest let down, the front of house staff especially rude and just don't care. One of the lifts from ground to level 3 was broken during our stay, and then the only other lift also broke down; leaving no lift to ground floor. Elderly people and those with mobility issues or prams (us) had no way to get to the ground floor and the older lady on reception didn't care at all and they didn't even put a sign to let people know it was out of order, so reception staff were literally watching people wait their for the lift for ages and not saying a word. We eventually ended up going down in the service lift. Housekeeping also didn't happen until after 3pm most days and rubbish was left outside rooms for 24 hours - surely the night staff should do rounds and collect this? Overall, the hotel room was comfortable and the location perfect, but it's let down by some of the staff and poor management of hotel facilities.

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John

Jan 22, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

All services was extremely slow. Reception, room service and concierge…Very busy weekend but the hotel should have anticipated this and had additional staff.

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Deng

Jun 22, 2025

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Stayed 6 nights

The hotel location was good, the service so so, can improve, asked room service to bring me forks and was asked to pay $4 Aus. Was like wth.

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Karen

Aug 12, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great location, lovely staff. The concierge was so helpful. I will book in again when I travel to Melbourne

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SHELLEY

Nov 17, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Great hotel, amazing location, friendly staff. A definite go to when staying in Melbourne for any reason. Highly recommend for location and facilities and service!

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Location

Exceptionally central CBD location with easy access to trams, shopping, theatres and stations; ideal for walking. A few note approach and parking hassles, but location is consistently the standout.

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Scott

May 5, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Easy access to trams on Swanston, Bourke and Collins Sts so makes it easy for tram travel. So close to everything, perfect location. We went to a game at the MCG and it was an easy walk….with a couple of bar stops along the way.

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Angelo

Jun 20, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We have stayed here a couple of times now and really can’t fault it. Location is fantastic, central to all and easy walking to theatres, shopping and eating. If catching train to Flinders Street a short 5 minute walk. Staff are helpful, amenities great, breakfast magnificent and bar a great place to wind down.

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Yvette Melissa

Sep 23, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Great location and friendly staff

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Jie

Apr 25, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Good location

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Paula

Oct 31, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Excellent location- close to everything

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Ebony

Nov 15, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great central spot.

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Bettina

Apr 11, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Great location. Spacious room.

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Hannah

Sep 14, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great location

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SHELLEY

Nov 17, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Great hotel, amazing location, friendly staff. A definite go to when staying in Melbourne for any reason. Highly recommend for location and facilities and service!

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Leigh

Jun 8, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Great location and easy public transport access

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Dining

Breakfast is widely praised for variety and value, though it can be crowded, items sometimes run out, and barista coffee may cost extra. On‑site dining and room service are mixed, with some good meals but delays or inconsistent quality reported.

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Angelo

Jun 20, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We have stayed here a couple of times now and really can’t fault it. Location is fantastic, central to all and easy walking to theatres, shopping and eating. If catching train to Flinders Street a short 5 minute walk. Staff are helpful, amenities great, breakfast magnificent and bar a great place to wind down.

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Jade

Apr 27, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Breakfast was amazing

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Lee

Aug 12, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

A few little issues. No bags in bins, tv remote didn’t work. Phone in the room didn’t work. Restaurant was overcrowded at breakfast and the food was either cold or there wasn’t enough. No cups for coffee or juice.

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Imran

Sep 29, 2023

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Stayed 5 nights

This was my Sons first trip to Australia, he chose the Novotel chain. such a small thing but important spoiled his entire trip. Chocolate Croissants for breakfast!!!!! how silly of a hotel chain that every day of a 5 day trip if you do not have breakfast before 8am they run out of croissants!!!!! coming from a country that prides itself on hospitality, tourism its beyond dissapointing to learn that F&B Managers are this poor in their operational management. Last time he will be visiting this Hotel.

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Karen Maree

Nov 23, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Short walk to the Bourke Street Mall. Helpful staff. Clean room. Great buffet breakfast, and if you don't want a buffet breakfast, they have a smaller menu with a great variety of breakfast options.

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Andrea

Jan 29, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Clean and reliable, front desk was slow on check-in with only one person at desk at 2pm on a Saturday of AO finals in January. Valet parking a breeze and worth it. Not sure about eco-credentials and soap in bathroom was quite harsh. Room dining was easy, presented well and very good. Location is perfect for city experience.

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Bernadette

Jul 5, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Customer service and check in excellent Rooms and eco bathroom products good Breakfast fresh omelette made by chef excellent Unfortunately dinner was inedible Ordered pizza as we often do Vegetarian capsicum and zucchini tomato on top weren’t cooked just sat on top like a salad base barely cooked disappointed as we gave eaten here many times Kids meals were fine

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philip

Dec 31, 2025

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Stayed 5 nights

Room was reg cleaned. All staff friendly and helpful. Great breakfast, $10 less if booked during check in. Wld def stay there again

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Marsha

Nov 5, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Its a great spot to come in from SC station and straight down on the tram! Its perfect for a shopping day as its so close to all my fav shops and restaurants! Negatives, the hallways need an update they were dirty and not clean, it took a long time to check in, and the breakfast was average..however worth the money we paid! Overall a 6/10

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Francine

Jun 18, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Great location, staff were lovely, friendly & very helpful, however it was disappointing that the Hotel Bar closed at 10.30pm even though we were told they we’re expecting a rush from the Footy Crowd, which made no sense as this crowd arrived at 10.35pm & they were all knocked back.

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Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
1	2	3	4	5	6 $146	7 $156
8 $131	9 $147	10 $356	11 $389	12 $197	13 $181	14 $205
15 $124	16 $144	17 $235	18 $237	19 $170	20 $163	21 $184
22 $124	23 $142	24 $148	25 $239	26 $198	27 $290	28 $295
29 $124	30 $134

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
		1 $147	2 $215	3 $168	4 $235	5 $202
6 $124	7 $132	8 $145	9 $142	10 $139	11 $220	12 $193
13 $119	14 $119	15 $119	16 $119	17 $119	18 $124	19 $134
20 $119	21 $119	22 $119	23 $119	24 $119	25 $155	26 $238
27 $175	28 $160	29 $140	30 $150	31 $262

Novotel Melbourne On Collins

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Deluxe Double Room, 2 Double Beds

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