Hotel and Inn Review: Melbourne Empire Apartments (Australia)

Date of Stay: October 30 - November 5, 2019

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Melbourne Empire Apartments

Our temporary home for our 7—day stay in Melbourne was to be at the Aussie owned and managed, 60-storey, stylish Empire Apartments, located in downtown Melbourne CBD, right in the middle of Melbourne’s ever flourishing shopping district. This would be our first time to stay in an Airbnb-listed accommodation.

A short walk from the Empire are cafes, coffee shops, bars and restaurants as well as the retail meccas Melbourne Central, QV, Bourke Street, Emporium and the Queen Victoria Market. This on-trend apartment, designed by the renowned architects at Hayball, was opened in late 2017. 

The building has a corner location

Having a certain understated style to them, its 80 guestrooms are curated into a range of private, individual apartments. The 4-star Melbourne Empire Apartments offers 20 forms of air-conditioned accommodation.

We stayed in a 65 sq. m. Deluxe 2-bedroom apartment on the 48th-floor (4808).  The two bedrooms have gorgeous hotel-supreme beds, made in Melbourne by KingCoil, with beautiful linen, sexy pillows and throws, and an in room power hub.  

The two private ensuite bathrooms had rain shower heads and complimentary Platinum Care bathroom products.

Master Bedroom

Bedroom 2

The fully equipped kitchen had a microwave, cooktop, oven, a hob, full size fridge and freezer, dishwasher, kettle, toaster, rice cooker, a personal espresso coffee machine with 10 pods and kitchenware and utensils. The apartments offer free high-speed WiFi.

We had a separate beautiful dining area and our living room had a 40" Smart LED flat screen TV with internet streaming services such as Netflix, Stan and YouTube apps. 

Our apartment also had a European-styled laundry with an iron/ironing board, washing machine and dryer, essentials standard in all apartments. Limited housekeeping is available.

Dining Area

Washing Machine
and Dryer

Ironing Board and
Vacuum Cleaner

Our smoke-free apartment was clean, comfortable, well-appointed and with a stunning view of the city from the private balcony. It also has comfortable touch points, with textures including velvet, fur and glass. 

The apartment’s premium 5 star amenities include a shared Welcome Lounge (ground floor), indoor swimming pool, a fully equipped urban gymnasium, sauna and yoga studio high in the sky with stunning views. 

Additionally, they offer express check-in, self parking (for a fee), a storage area for luggage, concierge services and 24-hour airport shuttle (available for a fee). Tram (free to catch inside free tram area - CBD) stops are located just outside the property. Melbourne Central is a 5-minute stroll.

Kitchen

The apartments, one of Melbourne’s best locations in the heart of the Central Business District, are located a short walk to Queen Victoria Market, St Paul’s Cathedral (a 13-min. walk), Melbourne City Conference Centre (200 m.), Princess Theatre, Fitzroy and Exhibition Gardens, Melbourne Museum, Melbourne Central Mall; Regent Theatre (900 m.) and University of Melbourne (a 15-min. walk); 1.9 km. (1.2 mi.) from Marvel Stadium, 2.7 kms. (1.7 mi.) from Melbourne Cricket Ground and 18 kms. from Melbourne Airport.

The author relaxing at the balcony

Daytime view of the city from the balcony

Same view, this time at night

Melbourne Empire Apartments: 77-89 A'Beckett St., Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia. Tel: +61 1300 882 592. Website: www.empire-melbourne.com.au.