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Good hotel, very quiet except the metallic stairs and elevator. The metallic stairs are very noisy and loudly resonate when people use it. The elevator rings every time it gets to request floor, which is useless and pretty annoying. Those noises can be heard from the room and hear plugs are necessary in evening and morning if you want to sleep
Very quiet place near the Park, still a lot of Food options especially on Clarendon Street. 20 Minutes walk to the Center and botanical Garden and affordable prices!!
Andreas Josef
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
8/10 Good
Louna
Travelled with partner
22 Jan 2024
Liked: Cleanliness
We a good stay at Lily Sands. Very good location. Unfortunately, the TV did not work, the Air-conditioner made a huge noise and the shower curtain was not sufficient to keep the bathroom floor dry.
It started raining during the night, which caused the tree next to the window to slam it's branches onto the walls and window f the building. Very scary noise. Did not sleep well.
Louna
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
10/10 Excellent
Ellie
11 Jan 2024
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Great room
Great room and location for price. Air con needs updated but still works
I stayed here twice in two weeks, having returned due to the friendly service and great location from my first visit. Only downside was it can be a bit noisy from the street. The comfortable bed and clean facilities made up for this.
It was a friendly greeting from the staff member who was quite helpful. The room was adequate for our stay and the bathroom was clean and the shower was excellent. The only problem was that there was nowhere to sit apart from the bed. This made eating very hard. I know it was a small room but just having even a couple of folding chairs would have been nice so you could sit and have a nice cuppa. In all it was pretty comfortable.
Daniel
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2023
6/10 Okay
Matt
11 Oct 2023
Liked: Cleanliness
Matt
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
10/10 Excellent
Duanguang
Travelled with family and small children, Business traveller
Great location, the hotel is within walking distance to city and MSAC. Room is clean and staffs are very nice and helpful. If you are looking to stop and rest, this hotel offers the best option you can get in south Mel. Price is very reasonable, very good dollar value.
Good location. I recommend to anyone looking for accommodation in this area.
Raegan
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023
8/10 Good
Kerry
21 Aug 2023
Liked: Cleanliness
This property was close to our sport venue so ideal location. Unfortunately beds were not correct according to our booking and couldn’t be rectified in time for our sleep. This affected our comfort and purpose for stay. Disappointing
Kerry
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
6/10 Okay
Michaela
Business traveller
12 Aug 2023
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
It was fine. I would love loved to stay in a room on the 1st floor as I could hear people walking up and down the stairs all night.
Michaela
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
10/10 Excellent
Michelle
30 June 2023
Michelle
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2023
10/10 Excellent
Olivia
1 June 2023
Olivia
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023
8/10 Good
Luke
Business traveller
10 May 2023
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Location
Luke
Stayed 1 night in May 2023
4/10 Poor
DANIEL
25 Mar 2023
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
Heard someone (staff) complaining outside my room about a customer storing luggage and leaving. Profanity was used loudly. Then heavy metal music continued to be played loudly while I was trying to get some sleep. Was between 9-11am but still expected a quiet place to be able to rest peacefully.
DANIEL
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2023
6/10 Okay
Lei
9 Mar 2023
The location was good in South Melbourne with lots of eateries around.
The computer system at the inn was not functioning properly and I did not receive any instructions till early the next day after I check in.
The location was great 😊 but the parking wasn’t. The guest house has NO private parking.
Stayed for 1 week and didn’t get one decent nights sleep. We had the most uncomfortable bed I’ve ever slept in, felt every spring & it was only a double size you couldn’t hang over the edge as it had very sturdy steel side supports. In addition to this we heard people coming & going all night up & down the steel staircase like baby elephants & every door SLAMMED shut.
Whilst the place was very clean the cleaner was loud eg music playing singing loudly & swearing for all to hear. Certainly not discreet by any means.
I would not recommend this place until these issues have been resolved.
Marion
8/10 Good
Brian
15 Dec 2022
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Clean comfortable room for the budget-conscious. Secure building. I stayed 4 nights during a sporting event, and was out early, and back very late each day. Management accommodated my only request without a fuss.
No parking other than on street. The website didn’t mention parking but a photo on the website more or less illustrated it. Rat/mouse poison in the room, Rc air conditioner didn’t work. I needed a microwave for medical reasons and was told this would be additional $10 per day.
Despite site indicating staffed from 8 am till 6 I think but there wasn’t anyone there for the 2 1/2 hours I was on the site. I was in the room for 2 hours.
Nice location, secure, lovely city views, spacious bed and bathroom. No rubbish bin or microwave. Could have had a few glasses and more coffee and milk.