Vibe Savoy Hotel Melbourne

This is a late check in from me, note lunch is from 12−2pm. A cool retreat on a warm afternoon & they do an awesome porterhouse! Have had many a lunch here & always found the food great & the staff lovely. Thanks to Hung & Peter for the exemplary service, it is always a pleasure:)

As far as good budget accommodation goes Vibe Savoy really hit the mark for me. I have stayed in quite a few ‘çheap hotels’ throughout Melbourne over the years and this really takes the cake.
Check in was extremely simple and the customer service here was excellent. The staff took my bags, as I was early and stored them for me, delivering them to my room before I returned. They also offered to store my friend’s bag who was flying out of Melbourne later that day.
The room, was excellent, no views to speak of but I wasn’t planning on spending any time in my room other then for sleeping anyway. I did have a window facing some terraces, so it did have a nice outlook. I was very happy with how clean the hotel was which is generally my main concern wherever I stay. The rooms have been extremely well renovated and they have certainly done a great job restoring the original features of this hotel that was originally built in 1925. My room included a bath which was a nice bonus.
Heating was excellent and there was a well stocked mini-​bar and movies all available for a price.
Location-​wise, if you are going to Etihad Stadium or need to be close to Southern Cross Station this is a great location to stay, it is also close to the CBD with multiple trams running for the nearby streets, and walking distance or a tram ride to Crown and South Wharf. The Skybus is also literally crawling distance from the hotel for easy access to and from the airport.
Depending on what booking site you use you should be able to book a room here for well under $ 100.00 a night.
I would highly recommend Vibe Savoy as a low budget hotel option. I really couldn’t fault my stay here. Great work Vibe Savoy, I will definitely be back at some stage.

I would not recommend this hotel.
It’s biggest issue is that two rooms on every floor look into a center, enclosed courtyard of sorts above the restaurant. So essentially our room was above the restaurant and looked directly across to the elevators. Even worse, you had to have the thick curtains drawn so people couldn’t see right into your room, making your room for all intents and purposes windowless. It was completely bizarre, having your hotel room function as an aquarium for the rest of the floor. The one in ten chance that you might get one of these rooms is reason enough not to stay here.
They also charge $ 22 per day for wifi, which is totally archaic for a four star hotel these days.
The staff are also completely ambivalent and unknowledgeable. It was unclear how to have our car taken care of as there is no doorperson or valet, so I ducked into an alley while my partner ran in to inquire. They instructed us to do a u-​turn at the end of the street on a busy stretch of road across from Southern Station during rush hour! When she suggested that wasn’t really feasible all she said was that she did not recommend trying to otherwise get us turned around. And when my partner left she told her ‘good luck.’ On one occasion I called down to ask if they had laundry service or could recommend a laundromat. They said they would get right back to us but never called back. They also had brochures out for a free fitness pass to a local gym. When we asked about the brochures the next day the reception person had no clue what we were talking about, and when he eventually clued in he vaguely explained they were part of some ‘fitness package’ which he couldn’t articulate, let us have the pass anyway, and sent us off to the gym which wasn’t open as it’s closed weekends. Absolutely ridiculous.
This hotel is a joke and was the only bad part of our stay in Melbourne.

Good location but small rooms.
It was walking distance to the Docklands and the city center so it made for a good central location. The rooms are small but clean. They also don’t offer free wifi in the room except for a free 30 minutes in the lobby. This place was decent if you’re only there to sleep and shower.

I attended a wedding here last year, and booked a room for the night.
The room itself was pretty small and basic, old style furniture, and no view. I expected much more for the price we were paying. The bed was pretty uncomfortable, and the aircon wasn’t too flash, so I spent most of the night tossing and turning.
The wedding reception itself was also less than I expected. The food was below average, and the service was too.
Overall, the best thing about this place was its location, opposite Southern Cross and Hungry Jacks, which came in very handy after the wedding when we all needed food!

City hotel rooms are expensive no matter where you go, so of course Melbourne is no different. The Vibe is located in a great spot in the city. You are therefore paying for the location more than anything else.
The heritage listed building is beautiful on the outside, with architecture from another era. On the inside the building is far more modern and doesnt have anywhere near the grandeur you might expect from the outside. But the rooms suit your purpose if you are looking for a clean comfortable place to stay in the city. I had no concerns during my stay, though I am fairly easy to please so if you are fussy perhaps my review may not meet your standards.
Check in and out was very straight forward. I found the bed comfortable, and slept very well. To me, that is all that is important unless you are looking for a really special stay on a special occasion.
Like i said stay for the location.

The Vibe in Spencer st is a prime example of pretentious BS personified. The best thing about this place is the beautiful façade of the heritage listed building its in.
Opposite Southern Cross station in a premium location central to everything that is Melbourne, it offers four star accommodation at 10 star prices. It does house a cool bar that’s open til late but you’ll pay a premium price for the drinks as well. The restaurant, as you could guess is overpriced for snobbish shit food. Bleeding steaks with a bit of asparagus for $ 50 just doesn’t cut it for me.
Parking on site, 24 hour reception and all the mod cons you’d expect for a nice hotel. The problem is just a block up you can get a lot better service, views of the Docklands, just as nice rooms and the same facilities and services for half the price.
May be good as a conference venue because it does have about five different function spaces. But for me, Vibe definitely need to up the ante — Harbour View and the Atlantis are just up the road kicking their asses all over the place.