Property: Doubletree Melbourne
Nights: 1
Status: Diamond
Room booked: Queen guest
Room received: King skyline/river
Rate: 217 AUD
Date: last night
The beginning of my mattress run.
Very warm welcome from the front desk and got the 2 trademark cookies and 2 bottles of water.
Surprised at the very good view of this room overlooking Flinders St station and the Yarra River. The bed was not bad, but the room itself was not really sound-proof as I could hear trams, trains, garbage trucks, sirens and random people shouting outside until around midnight. Carpet looked it had seen better days. Room was very basic, but had bathrobes. Tea bags were Dilmah, only earl grey, English breakfast and green/mint. Bathroom amenities were small bottles of Crabtree and Evelyn.
Breakfast downstairs at the restaurant was continental, with a surcharge for hot food. I just had continental, which had mini croissants, danish, smoked salmon, cold cuts, fruit cubes, yoghurt, coffee machine, juice, just the standard stuff.
Other than the outside noise, my other complaint is that I couldn't get the Chromecast on the TV to work, despite my app saying it's connected and playing, but nothing showing on the TV screen.
Have another stay coming up tomorrow night. Will try the Chromecast again. Then off to the Hilton Melbourne in a couple of days.
Nights: 1
Status: Diamond
Room booked: Queen guest
Room received: King skyline/river
Rate: 217 AUD
Date: last night
The beginning of my mattress run.
Very warm welcome from the front desk and got the 2 trademark cookies and 2 bottles of water.
Surprised at the very good view of this room overlooking Flinders St station and the Yarra River. The bed was not bad, but the room itself was not really sound-proof as I could hear trams, trains, garbage trucks, sirens and random people shouting outside until around midnight. Carpet looked it had seen better days. Room was very basic, but had bathrobes. Tea bags were Dilmah, only earl grey, English breakfast and green/mint. Bathroom amenities were small bottles of Crabtree and Evelyn.
Breakfast downstairs at the restaurant was continental, with a surcharge for hot food. I just had continental, which had mini croissants, danish, smoked salmon, cold cuts, fruit cubes, yoghurt, coffee machine, juice, just the standard stuff.
Other than the outside noise, my other complaint is that I couldn't get the Chromecast on the TV to work, despite my app saying it's connected and playing, but nothing showing on the TV screen.
Have another stay coming up tomorrow night. Will try the Chromecast again. Then off to the Hilton Melbourne in a couple of days.