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Art Series - The Olsen

637-641 Chapel Street South Yarra, 3141 Australia

Business-friendly South Yarra hotel with a full-service spa

In city center
This business-friendly hotel is located in the city center, close to Como Centre, Melbourne Cricket Ground, and Royal Botanic Gardens. Also nearby are Jam Factory and Como House. Show more
Spa and fitness
In addition to a restaurant, Art Series - The Olsen features an outdoor pool. Other amenities include a full-service spa and a bar/lounge.
LCD TVs, iPod docks
LCD televisions include premium cable channels. Guestrooms also feature beds with pillowtop mattresses, kitchenettes, and iPod docking stations. Hide

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4.5out of 5

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92%

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Studio suite
1 BedPillowtop mattress with signature bedding including cotton linens and triple sheeting. Windows open to view of the city. Desk. iPod docking station. 42-inch LCD television with premium cable channels and pay movies. Wired and wireless Internet access (surcharge). In-room safe. Private kitchenette with refrigerator, stovetop, microwave, and dishwasher. Ensuite bathroom includes shower with handheld showerhead. Bath amenities include hair dryer and designer toiletries. Bathrobes and slippers. Air conditioning. Non-Smoking.
Deluxe studio suite
1 BedPillowtop mattress with signature bedding including cotton linens and triple sheeting. Windows open to view of the city. Desk. iPod docking station. 42-inch LCD television with premium cable channels and pay movies. Wired and wireless Internet access (surcharge). In-room safe. Private kitchenette with refrigerator, stovetop, microwave, and dishwasher. Ensuite bathroom includes shower with handheld showerhead. Bath amenities include hair dryer and designer toiletries. Bathrobes and slippers. Air conditioning. Non-Smoking.
Deluxe studio suite twin
2 BedsPillowtop mattress with signature bedding including cotton linens and triple sheeting. Windows open to view of the city. Desk. iPod docking station. 42-inch LCD television with premium cable channels and pay movies. Wired and wireless Internet access (surcharge). In-room safe. Private kitchenette with refrigerator, stovetop, microwave, and dishwasher. Ensuite bathroom includes shower with handheld showerhead. Bath amenities include hair dryer and designer toiletries. Bathrobes and slippers. Air conditioning. Non-Smoking.
Deluxe studio suite balcony
1 BedPillowtop mattress with signature bedding including cotton linens and triple sheeting. Windows open to view of the city. Desk. iPod docking station. 42-inch LCD television with premium cable channels and pay movies. Wired and wireless Internet access (surcharge). In-room safe. Private kitchenette with refrigerator, stovetop, microwave, and dishwasher. Ensuite bathroom includes shower with handheld showerhead. Bath amenities include hair dryer and designer toiletries. Bathrobes and slippers. Air conditioning. Non-Smoking.
Two bedroom open plan suite
2 BedsPillowtop mattress with signature bedding including cotton linens and triple sheeting. Windows open to view of the city. Desk. iPod docking station. 42-inch LCD television with premium cable channels and pay movies. Wired and wireless Internet access (surcharge). In-room safe. Private kitchenette with refrigerator, stovetop, microwave, and dishwasher. Ensuite bathroom includes shower with handheld showerhead. Bath amenities include hair dryer and designer toiletries. Bathrobes and slippers. Air conditioning. Non-Smoking.
Two bedroom deluxe balcony
2 BedsPillowtop mattress with signature bedding including cotton linens and triple sheeting. Windows open to view of the city. Desk. iPod docking station. 42-inch LCD television with premium cable channels and pay movies. Wired and wireless Internet access (surcharge). In-room safe. Private kitchenette with refrigerator, stovetop, microwave, and dishwasher. Ensuite bathroom includes shower with handheld showerhead. Bath amenities include hair dryer and designer toiletries. Bathrobes and slippers. Air conditioning.
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Hotel Policies & Fees

The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.

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  • This property's policy is to refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, including pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties. There are no room charges for children 12 years old and younger who occupy the same room as their parents or guardians, using existing bedding.
Policies
  • Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
  • Government-issued photo identification and a credit card are required at check-in for incidental charges.
  • Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
  • Pets not allowed
  • Caters to families
  • Caters to groups
  • Check-in time starts at 2 PM
  • Check-out time is 11 AM
  • Minimum check-in age is 18
  • Parking height restrictions apply
Fees
  • The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
    • Self parking fee: AUD 20 per night (in/out privileges)
    • Valet parking fee: AUD 35 per night
    • Fee for in-room high-speed Internet (wired): AUD 9.95 per day (rates may vary)
    • Fee for in-room wireless Internet: AUD 9.95 per day (rates may vary)
    • Rollaway bed fee: AUD 60 per night
  • The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

Accessibility Options

To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the “Special or Accessibility Requests” section of “Trip Preferences” when you book your hotel.

  • Accessible bathroom
  • Accessible path of travel
  • Handicapped parking
  • In-room accessibility
  • Roll-in shower

Property Amenities

In addition to a full-service spa, Art Series - The Olsen features an outdoor pool, a health club, and a fitness facility. The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. High-speed wired and wireless Internet access is available for a surcharge.

Business amenities at this 5-star property consist of a business center, a technology helpdesk, and secretarial services. Event facilities measuring 40 square feet include conference/meeting rooms, a meeting/conference room, and small meeting rooms. This luxury hotel also offers a rooftop terrace, spa services, and a concierge desk. A complimentary area shuttle within 5 km is available for guests. Limited onsite parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis (surcharge).

Art Series - The Olsen is a smoke-free property.

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Air-conditioned public areas
  • Total number of rooms - 229
  • Number of suites - 11
  • Number of floors - 16
  • Audio-visual equipment
  • Babysitting or child care
  • Self parking (surcharge)
  • Valet parking (surcharge)
  • Beauty services
  • Business services
  • Complimentary newspapers in lobby
  • Concierge desk
  • Multiple large conference rooms
  • Currency exchange
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Elevator/lift
  • Event catering
  • Express check-out
  • Fitness facilities
  • Full-service health spa
  • Technology support staff
  • Front desk hours
  • Tours/ticket assistance
  • Media library
  • Wireless (high-speed) Internet access - surcharge
  • Wired (high-speed) Internet access - surcharge
  • Express check-in
  • Rooftop terrace
  • Luggage storage
  • One meeting/conference room
  • Parking limited (surcharge)
  • Bar/lounge
  • On-site car rental
  • Concierge services
  • Business center
  • Room service
  • Health club
  • Shoe shine
  • Laundry facilities
  • Limo or Town Car service available
  • Massage - spa treatment room(s)
  • Multiple small meeting rooms
  • Multilingual staff
  • Secure parking
  • Parking (surcharge)
  • Valet parking
  • Parking garage
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Restaurant(s) in hotel
  • Room service (24 hours)
  • Number of meeting/conference rooms - 4
  • Year Built - 2010
  • Area shuttle (complimentary)
  • Meeting facilities size (feet) - 40
  • Secretarial services
  • Self parking
  • Smoke-free property
  • Number of buildings/towers - 1
  • Spa services on site
  • Swimming pool - outdoor
  • Technology helpdesk
  • Smoke-free property (fines apply)
  • Wheelchair accessible
Art Series - The Olsen, South Yarra,  Australia, Property Amenities Pool

Rooms

Art Series - The Olsen offers 229 air-conditioned accommodations with iPod docking stations and minibars. Rooms feature city views. Pillowtop beds feature signature bedding and triple sheeting. A pillow menu is available. 42-inch LCD televisions come with premium cable channels and pay movies. Accommodations at this 5-star hotel have kitchenettes with refrigerators, stovetops, microwaves, and cookware/dishes/utensils. Bathrooms include showers with handheld showerheads, bathrobes, slippers, and designer toiletries.

This South Yarra hotel provides wired and wireless high-speed Internet access for a surcharge. Business-friendly amenities include desks and complimentary newspapers, as well as multi-line phones with voice mail. Additionally, rooms include safes and coffee/tea makers. In-room massages and hypo-allergenic bedding can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

All guestrooms are non-smoking.

Art Series - The Olsen, South Yarra,  Australia, Rooms Guest Room

Room Amenities

  • Premium television channel(s)
  • Pay movies
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding available
  • Complimentary newspaper
  • Air conditioning
  • Soundproofed rooms
  • Voice mail
  • Multi-line phone
  • Kitchenette
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Minibar
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Private bathroom
  • Designer toiletries
  • Bathrobes
  • Hair dryer
  • Handheld showerhead
  • In-room massage available
  • Slippers
  • Shower only
  • Electronic check-out
  • Electronic/magnetic keys
  • Iron/ironing board
  • In-room safe
  • Desk
  • Window opens
  • Clock radio
  • Rollaway beds available
  • Cribs (infant beds) available
  • Non-smoking only
  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Speakerphone
  • Dishwasher
  • Kitchen linens (dishtowels, sponges, etc)
  • Stovetop
  • Cable television service
  • High-definition television
  • Wireless high-speed Internet access (surcharge)
  • Wired high-speed Internet access (surcharge)
  • iPod docking station
  • Climate control
  • Pillowtop mattress
  • Pillow menu
  • Signature bedding
  • LCD television
  • City view

Dining

BlueBottle - This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch and dinner, and has a bar.

Stter Bar and Grill - This restaurant serves lunch and dinner, and has a bar.

24-hour room service is available.

Art Series - The Olsen, South Yarra,  Australia, Dining Lounge/Bar

Recreation

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool, a health club, and a fitness facility.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

  • Pilates classes/instruction nearby
  • Yoga classes/instruction nearby
  • Volleyball nearby
  • Aerobics nearby
  • Running track/path nearby
  • Basketball nearby
  • Tennis nearby
  • Racquetball/squash nearby
  • Scooter/moped rentals nearby
  • Hiking/biking trails nearby
  • Playground nearby
  • Bicycle rentals on site

Spa

Norbu Day Spa has massage/treatment rooms and couples treatment room(s). Services include facials and body treatments.

  • Body treatments
  • Facial treatments
  • Couples treatment rooms

National Rating

Official Australia STAR Rating provided by AAA Tourism Pty Ltd

AAA Tourism Pty Ltd assigns an official STAR Rating for accommodations in Australia. This Hotel property is rated 5 stars.

Verified Reviews: All guest reviews are verified as submitted by our customers and reflect their stay at Art Series - The Olsen

4.5
out of 5
avg. guest rating
Hotel service:
4.6
Hotel condition:
4.5
Room cleanliness:
4.8
Room comfort:
4.7
Location:
4.7
Neighbourhood:
4.6
92%

of guests recommend

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A Traveller from Melbourne
3.0
out of 5
Does not recommend this hotel
Posted 6 Dec 2011

“Definately not a 5 star hotel!!!!”

Definately not a 5 star hotel. Good location and comfortable! Let down in service. I was expecting better service and the rooms to be amazing!

A Traveller from Auckland
4.0
out of 5
Recommends this hotel
Posted 2 Sep 2011

“impeccable service”

We had an enjoyable stay at the olsen in the last week. Our room was promptly changed when a couple of the light fittings didn't work and air conditioning unit noisy- they even threw in a bottle of wine and our new room was in perfect order. Beds extremely comfy and room very clean. We had a studio room which was a bit on the small side but adequate and with everything you'd require for a short stay. Location was great - close to some great restaurants, movie theatre and surrounding melbourne 'villages'. Due to construction next door it was noisy and the rubbish truck was a nuisance at about 4am saturday morning. Overall we would definitely stay again depending on the rates and book the bikes in advance (available for hire and some great cycle paths nearby).

A Traveller from San Francisco, CA
5.0
out of 5
Recommends this hotel
Posted 3 Jun 2011

“Perfect artsy hotel in a good location”

The staff was young and hip, and above all they were very friendly. They provided excellent recommendations to restaurants and cafes just down Chapel Street. The hotel was in immaculate condition, and my deluxe suite had nice views of Melbourne CBD from the balcony. The living room was spacious and comfortable, but the bedroom I found was slightly small. There was a mini kitchenette and if I weren't so lazy I would have used some of the included amenities to cook up a feast in the suite. The quasi outdoor pool and fitness center were nice touches, but the temperature of the water was not quite warm enough to be comfortable. I imagine it would be very nice in the summer time though. Overall a great comfortable stay at a funky hip hotel. As long as I didn't have to be in the Central Business District, I'd probably stay here again on Chapel Street.

A Traveller from Syndey
5.0
out of 5
Recommends this hotel
Posted 5 May 2011

“Exceptional Hotel- My new home away from home.”

Everything about the Hotel exceeded my expectations. It is a stunning place to stay, I would not hesitate to go back.

A Traveller from Sydney
5.0
out of 5
Recommends this hotel
Posted 3 May 2011

“Pure decadence.”

The concept of an Art Hotel is fabulous. It was wonderful being immersed in gorgeous artworks throughout the hotel, including in our room. The commentary about John Olsen and the art books in our room made our stay most interesting. All in all, ten out of ten. The staff were extremely helpful, the pillows were exceptional (loved the pillow menu), the pool was simply gorgeous and the furnishings made for a most comfortable stay. Very impressed and eager to stay at other Art Hotels.

Area recommendations
South Yarra - exciting - close to city and Yarra River - lots of good restaurants and great shopping - and also public transport
francis v from perth
4.0
out of 5
Recommends this hotel
Posted 24 Apr 2011

“great”

Only thing that let the hotel down was the hotel restaurant menu and no childrens menu. The menu was very small, which really let this hotel down.

Area recommendations
City and luna park.
A Traveller from Perth, Western Australia
5.0
out of 5
Recommends this hotel
Posted 21 Apr 2011

“Wonderful hotel”

I visited Melbourne with my family in mid April 2011 and stayed at the Olsen for 5 nights. We were absolutely delighted with the hotel. The room was spacious and maintained to a high standard, the staff friendly and helpful, the facilties excellent (the pool with its glass walls and base over the street made an impression and the gym is good) and the location very good too - very safe (South Yarra!) and handy for transport. I loved the artwork theme throughout the hotel which makes for a very pleasant change to the usual bland decor one finds all to often in hotels. Worthy of a mention for families is that the hotel is unusual in offering rooms with 2 large beds rather than one double/queen and a pull out or sofa bed for the children. The second bed was also positioned with a dividing wall so you could put the children to bed and still have lights or the TV on for while without disturbing them. I wouldn't hesitate to return except perhaps to try one of the sister hotels to see if they are as good.

Daniela from Switzerland
5.0
out of 5
Recommends this hotel
Posted 21 Apr 2011

“super stylish hotel”

very friendly staff superb location chic and stylish hotel room we just enjoyed every minute of our stay and would definitely recommend this hotel to all of our friends!

Luisa T from Perth, Western Australia
5.0
out of 5
Recommends this hotel
Posted 9 Apr 2011

“Tranquil elegance at its best!”

Unfortunatley for us my husband and I could only stay for one night at the Olsen. After staying in the city with friends we came to the Olsen for our 20th Wedding Anniversay. We were greeted warmly and professionally when we arrived early. We were surprised to find our room was ready for us at 11am. What a wonderful surprise to find chilled sparking wine and a card from management for our anniversary. Our room was beautiful - tastefully furnished, well equipped, comfortable and quiet. It's true, the beds and pillows are magical! My husband has had back surgery and has severe neck problems and slept like a baby. The bathroom was luxurious (need to change location of toilet roll holder) . The Olsen is easy to reach by train or tram from the city, located across the road is a Woolworths for supplies and of course, right on Chapel Street. The only complaint I have is that the rooms are so nice it is very hard to leave the room!

Lisa from Sydney, Australia
5.0
out of 5
Recommends this hotel
Posted 3 Apr 2011

“Olsen, great location”

Service was excellent and room small but luxurious, would definitely stay again.

Art Series - The Olsen

637-641 Chapel Street South Yarra, 3141 Australia

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Nearby Points of Interest

  • Como Centre - 0.2 km / 0.1 mi
  • Jam Factory - 0.5 km / 0.3 mi
  • Como House - 0.7 km / 0.4 mi
  • Prahran Market - 1 km / 0.6 mi
  • Aami Park - 1.8 km / 1.1 mi
  • Royal Botanic Gardens - 1.9 km / 1.2 mi
  • Melbourne Cricket Ground - 2.4 km / 1.5 mi
  • Albert Park Lake - 2.5 km / 1.5 mi
  • Carlton and United Breweries - 3.2 km / 2 mi
  • Federation Square - 3.4 km / 2.1 mi
  • Parliament House of Victoria - 3.6 km / 2.2 mi
  • Melbourne Town Hall - 3.7 km / 2.3 mi
  • St. Kilda Beach - 3.8 km / 2.3 mi
  • Luna Park - 3.8 km / 2.4 mi
  • Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre - 4 km / 2.5 mi

Location Highlights

  • Casino nearby
  • In city center
  • In business district
  • In entertainment district
  • Convention center nearby
  • Full-service health spa nearby

The closest major airports to Art Series - The Olsen are:

Melbourne, VIC (MEL-Tullamarine) - 22.7 km / 14.1 mi

Melbourne, VIC (AVV-Avalon) - 50.4 km / 31.3 mi

The preferred airport for Art Series - The Olsen is Melbourne, VIC (MEL-Tullamarine).

Distances are calculated in a straight line from the property's location to the point of interest or airport and may not reflect actual travel distance.

Distances are displayed to the nearest 0.1 mile and kilometre.

Nearest Major Airport:

  • Melbourne, VIC, Australia (MEL-Tullamarine)

Area:

South Yarra - Prahran, Victoria, Australia: Five km from the city centre, South Yarra and adjoining Prahan exemplify style and sophistication. Lining Chapel Street, elegant boutiques, chic homeware and speciality shops, trendy cafés, fashionable bars, and upscale restaurants abound. Other notables include The Jam Factory shopping, cinema, and entertainment complex; and the historic Prahran food market.

Art Series - The Olsen

637-641 Chapel Street South Yarra, 3141 Australia

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