My husband and I were volunteering at an event in Melbourne for the weekend and decided to stay overnight. Chose the Crest on Barkley as it was near the venue. Looks great from the outside, in a reasonably quiet street with onsite parking. Check in was easy and we then went to our room. Slightly dated, we requested a queen bed and ended up with 2 doubles. The room was quite large, however the bathroom was not clean and needed an update. Hated the pillows (too flat), the bed was comfortable and we got a decent nights sleep. Didn't stay for breakfast, there is a small cafe next door that offers coffee and a variety of take away foods. Overall experience was underwhelming and won't be staying there again.
BADLY MANAGED 2 years ago the first stay and it was bad in many senses Functionality, consistency are factors which counts to judge a hotel. Luxury is up every one and for many to stay in a hotel it's luxurious Not for me, in the past 23 years I stayed up to 240 nights per year in hotels (ACCOR since they exist) across Asia and they set the standard. This hotel here is lacking in everything behind a Asian ACCOR standard, mind you we are a part of that world. Housekeeping does a half job Breakfast buffet the same every day, no Asian varieties like a fried rice or noodles, just booting old western food selection Results in booting head chef and non entrepreneur GM Both should not be here!