Best Accor hotel in Melbourne cbd?

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Any recommendations for Melbourne cbd for a 1 night business trip? Currently eyeing off the Pullman on swanston. The Sofitel on Collins is $200 more, so out of budget

Ideally would like a full gym with a squat rack but it seems that no Accor hotels in Melbourne offer this. The Sofitel Wentworth and Hilton in Sydney gets around this by having a commercial gym in their building - so if there are any Accor properties in Melbourne where the gym is actually a third party commercial gym please let me know!
 
Roflco said:
Any recommendations for Melbourne cbd for a 1 night business trip? Currently eyeing off the Pullman on swanston. The Sofitel on Collins is $200 more, so out of budget

Ideally would like a full gym with a squat rack but it seems that no Accor hotels in Melbourne offer this. The Sofitel Wentworth and Hilton in Sydney gets around this by having a commercial gym in their building - so if there are any Accor properties in Melbourne where the gym is actually a third party commercial gym please let me know!
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This one is 8 min walk so prob best bet.
AFAIK no gyms inside accor properties Melb CBD
 
Haven’t stayed here but gets good reviews. Probably not a “full” gym but I was staying at the Holiday Inn Express nearby and could see down to the gym area. It looked pretty big!

Mövenpick Hotel Melbourne on Spencer | Boutique Hotel in Melbourne

Centrally located in Melbourne CBD, Mövenpick Hotel Melbourne on Spencer features a heated pool, gym, sauna & award winning restaurant. Book your stylish room or suite today.
www.movenpick.com www.movenpick.com

When I can, I stay at the DoubleTree. The Flinders St Fitness First is literally next door.
 
Pullman on Swanson is very average - location is good but rooms are small and quite dingy. It feels a bit like a rabbit warren TBH. I wouldn't be keen to stay there again after a short stay in November.
 
SYD said:
Haven’t stayed here but gets good reviews. Probably not a “full” gym but I was staying at the Holiday Inn Express nearby and could see down to the gym area. It looked pretty big!

Mövenpick Hotel Melbourne on Spencer | Boutique Hotel in Melbourne

Centrally located in Melbourne CBD, Mövenpick Hotel Melbourne on Spencer features a heated pool, gym, sauna & award winning restaurant. Book your stylish room or suite today.
www.movenpick.com www.movenpick.com

When I can, I stay at the DoubleTree. The Flinders St Fitness First is literally next door.
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SYD said:
Haven’t stayed here but gets good reviews. Probably not a “full” gym but I was staying at the Holiday Inn Express nearby and could see down to the gym area. It looked pretty big!

Mövenpick Hotel Melbourne on Spencer | Boutique Hotel in Melbourne

Centrally located in Melbourne CBD, Mövenpick Hotel Melbourne on Spencer features a heated pool, gym, sauna & award winning restaurant. Book your stylish room or suite today.
www.movenpick.com www.movenpick.com

When I can, I stay at the DoubleTree. The Flinders St Fitness First is literally next door.
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Do fitness first do casual passes?

I have a decent home gym, and pretty sick of getting hassled to join after doing 7 day trials when I’m away. Would rather just pay $30 a visit
 
Roflco said:
Do fitness first do casual passes?

I have a decent home gym, and pretty sick of getting hassled to join after doing 7 day trials when I’m away. Would rather just pay $30 a visit
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Yes. Not sure how much and whether it’s the same for all gyms or varies. But just call the closest one to where you stay.

Flinders St is very good - better than my local! A friend likes Melbourne Central.

If you have a FF “pass” membership you can use any equivalent gym in Oz. My local is a “Platinum”, so that pretty much covers most except a couple of “Titanium” ones.

There’s also an option to use gyms OS. Never bothered.
 
Roflco said:
Any recommendations for Melbourne cbd for a 1 night business trip? Currently eyeing off the Pullman on swanston.
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Generally stay at Mantra on Russell (normally c.$200 per night).
Nothing super flash but its clean and very convenient for dinner options.
 
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Planning on visiting Melbourne in January with my partner and burning through 4 count 'em 4 suite night upgrades (SNUs) in the process. What would you reckon is the best hotel to stay at in this case? Mövenpick?

-RooFlyer88
 
kangarooflyer88 said:
Planning on visiting Melbourne in January with my partner and burning through 4 count 'em 4 suite night upgrades (SNUs) in the process. What would you reckon is the best hotel to stay at in this case? Mövenpick?

-RooFlyer88
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Mövenpick suites are nothing to write home about - absolutely massive room, with a partitioned off living area with a couch. Bathroom big too with a nice bath.

I’d be leaning towards Sofitel or Pullman on the park.
 
Using my Stay free night at the Sofitel later this year as a staycation as we don't have time to travel to anywhere more exotic than Collins St! This will be our second stay at the Sofitel - really enjoyed the first. Friendly service, good rooms and most of all amazing views from the exec lounge.
 
CaptainCurtis said:
Mövenpick suites are nothing to write home about - absolutely massive room, with a partitioned off living area with a couch. Bathroom big too with a nice bath.

I’d be leaning towards Sofitel or Pullman on the park.
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Fair enough.

However, when I check the dates I want to travel (Jan 5 - 9), the rates for the Sofitel are eye-watering:
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Pullman Melbourne on the Park isn't bad but the savings aren't huge ($540 over 4 nights so $135/night in savings):
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I see both hotels have an Executive Lounge which is a plus although the Movenpick from what I recall might have a better breakfast (it's a-la carte, or at least the one in Hobart was).

One other point, I'm open to travelling elsewhere in APAC provided the rates are good and the upgrade is a real upgrade. For instance, I see Brisbane has a Sofitel and Pullman below the $1000 for 4 nights mark.

-RooFlyer88
 
kangarooflyer88 said:
Fair enough.

However, when I check the dates I want to travel (Jan 5 - 9), the rates for the Sofitel are eye-watering:
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Pullman Melbourne on the Park isn't bad but the savings aren't huge ($540 over 4 nights so $135/night in savings):
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I see both hotels have an Executive Lounge which is a plus although the Movenpick from what I recall might have a better breakfast (it's a-la carte, or at least the one in Hobart was).

One other point, I'm open to travelling elsewhere in APAC provided the rates are good and the upgrade is a real upgrade. For instance, I see Brisbane has a Sofitel and Pullman below the $1000 for 4 nights mark.

-RooFlyer88
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Movenpick brekkie is back to buffet. That time of year is always on the expensive side in Melbourne, as you'll have the Australian Open starting early-to-mid Jan.
 
Update on the update here: Accor is running a promotion where you get 25% off stays at Sofitel locations (+10% more thanks to Accor+) around the globe and so I decided to check the Sofitel Melbourne and sure enough if it's now in the price range:
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This combined with 8.5% cashback from Shopback makes this a no-brainer for booking as it makes excellent use of my earned SNUs (generating about $250/night in savings). In addition, the flexible rate means I can always cancel if I change my mind and maybe just maybe this hotel will accept the $200 in Accor gift cards that are burning a hole in my pocket.

I take it as a valued Accor+Platinum member my partner and I will have access to the executive lounge and breakfast? If so, is the breakfast served in the lounge or the restaurant? The last luxury hotel I stayed at (Pullman Auckland) had an Executive Lounge with breakfast served in the restaurant.

-RooFlyer88
 
Good rate for the Sofitel, that’s a no brainer.

I’m going to give the Pullman on swanston a go next trip. Not as good as the Sofitel, but it appears to have a recently renovated gym with a full squat rack
 
zig said:
Breakfast is in the lounge. There is a small buffet and a menu to order off.
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Do you know if they offer the option of having breakfast in the restaurant? I asked at Sofitel Wentworth a few months ago and they didn't have any issue with it.
 

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