“This well-managed and maintained boutique hotel offers value and a very enjoyable stay”

Excellently located in a pleasant community with close-by restaurants and shops but quieter than the CBD, the Lyall offers a high-quality, boutique hotel experience on a modest scale. Rooms, while smaller than some, have quality furnishings and fixtures and are clean and pleasant. The breakfast i… more

Excellently located in a pleasant community with close-by restaurants and shops but quieter than the CBD, the Lyall offers a high-quality, boutique hotel experience on a modest scale. Rooms, while smaller than some, have quality furnishings and fixtures and are clean and pleasant. The breakfast is excellent -- both the quality of the food and the presentation. The Melbourne CBD is easily accessible using the nearby tram, and the lovely Botanic Garden is in walking distance.

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“Fab stay, a wonderful choice”

Quiet, classy, homey. Love the vibe of this modern boutique hotel. Impeccable service, comfortable with nice touches; dyson hair dryer and heated towel rails. Had a very pleasant stay. Would recommend for singles or couples.

“Positive save for one aspect”

Stayed 4 nights at The Lyall and generally I am positive. The location is good and the staff are friendly and helpful. A special mention should be made to John who gave us some great recommendations. I suggest you don’t book the breakfast inclusive package. The food and coffee are good but the hote… more

Stayed 4 nights at The Lyall and generally I am positive. The location is good and the staff are friendly and helpful. A special mention should be made to John who gave us some great recommendations. I suggest you don’t book the breakfast inclusive package. The food and coffee are good but the hotel had a very odd rule where we could only choose one item from one list and one coffee if juice selected. The way the breakfast package is administered is awkward and I think the staff were a bit embarrassed by it as well. This was at odds with the 5 star hotel experience. In our month away in Aus, it was the only hotel which had a regulated breakfast! We would definitely return but just go out for brekkie.

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“Some suggestions for improvement - nice room and location”

Good - the hotel was very kind about our pre-booking payment when we thought we might have to cancel because of flights from the UK. We appreciated that. We prepaid to get a reduced rate and the rate was reasonable. We liked our room - with outside terrace. The location of the hotel is nice wi… more

Good - the hotel was very kind about our pre-booking payment when we thought we might have to cancel because of flights from the UK. We appreciated that. We prepaid to get a reduced rate and the rate was reasonable. We liked our room - with outside terrace. The location of the hotel is nice with several good restaurants and a good deli nearby. Manager was friendly the next day. Not so good - we arrived at just after 10pm from a long flight from Singapore. As you can't bring food into Australia we had no food with us and hadn't had a proper meal for a while. We had forewarned the hotel that we would be arriving late. Everywhere was shut and the hotel could not offer any food or any hot drinks - it would be easy for them to have left a prepared plate of fruit or cheese/bread. We were told to use Uber eats as local restaurants were also closed. Breakfast was busy and is a la carte. In the end we bought what we wanted to eat and kept it in the room as the menu didn't allow you just to have a yogurt for example. It would have been helpful if someone had explained about the train station into town as we spent quite a lot on taxis to get to the main areas. We struggled with the noisy air conditioning and it took a while to work out how to get the lighting right at night.

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