Parmelia Hilton Perth

When Lance had told me he’d booked a restaurant in the CBD for my birthday, I remembered a few frequent flyer points that I had lying around. Not being a frequent flyer, they were due to expire due to a lack of activity. Well, best time ever for turning dinner into a Perth City staycation. Not knowing where we were eating, I chose Parmelia Hilton based on the vague area I was told dinner would be in. It’s a bit further up than the main hotel strip on St George’s Terrace, but I find those are a bit of a hike in heels to most areas in the CBD anyway. Bear in mind that when I talk about location, I am a walker. Not in a «The Walking Dead» kinda way, in a «she’s got legs, knows how to use them» kinda way. So distances I find are immensely close and walkable, other people baulk at. We dumped our bag at the baggage area as we got into the city before check-​in and then raced to Northbridge in under 10 minutes to watch a movie. The baggage guy was super friendly and helpful, getting us out of there on the ASAP. After a light lunch at The Standard, we walked back via La Veen for coffee, did a little window shopping and got back to collect our bags and check in. The new baggage guy was also super friendly and helpful and the girl on the check-​out was fabulous. She was so lovely, and had overheard my husband say to me something about it being my birthday. She asked if we were staying for my birthday, and wished me a happy birthday and lovely time when she gave me the keys. (After giving me the tip, is you sign your email up to the free HHilton club, you can have the wi-​fi password for free).
The room was fairly small, but in a normal hotel kinda way, not in a ‘wow this room is small’ way. It’s long and thin, but there was room for the king bed, a small sitting area and desk, but a small ‘passage’ down the room to the balcony. Despite not having much by way of ‘view’ due to the buildings being built in front, it still overlooked a gardeny area of the building in front, and there was enough daylight up and through the buildings that you still felt definitely outdoors. The bathroom is your normal bath/​shower combo, with a large well-​lit mirror and soaps and shampoos. There is a mini bar with glasses and coffee/​tea making facilities. The bed was all white linened as is the norm these days, and I was a big fan of the pillows. As we were preparing to get ready to change for dinner, we had a knock on the door. The lady on the front desk had sent up a bottle of bubbles for my birthday. And a card. A hand-​written card that was more personal than just ‘happy birthday from the staff’. It blew me away. It was such a sweet gesture, and very much appreciated. We toasted my birthday and the hotel on the balcony before changing and heading out for dinner. It was about a block, maybe two from Balthazar, and similar walking distance to post-​dinner drinks at Print Hall.
The next morning we walked to Petition for breakfast, which was a bit further along but being new we wanted to try it out. There were a few closer spots, if you didn’t want to go that far, as well as one in the hotel. The room service breakfast menu seemed very steep.
The number one thing I liked about this hotel was the staff. Everyone we dealt with at every stage was so welcoming and warm. And that was without the birthday bubbles!

Yeah its a bit daggy and it doesn’t have the views it once had but it still a very good hotel. The staff are terrific and generally happy to help. The place is clean and the rooms, frequently updated are comfortable and well appointed. And the west end of the Terrace is starting to be interesting again. Great place for a Perth staycation.

Beautiful and clean hotel with friendly staff within walking distance to the downtown area. It was a beautiful place to stay for my first time in Australia.

Friendly prompt service. We will return in the future simply because we found the room to be quiet and comfortable and in a very convenient location to the modernised business precinct and exhibition centre. On weekends though, most convenience shops are closed. I wouldn’t be bothering with room with a bath though as it was only big enough for a toddler. The décor is very nice for a hotel of it’s age. I guess I won’t be the only one to mention the swipe card elevator access. This isn’t exactly an effective security measure when you could simply jump in a lift with some one else. The device was also temperamental. It was nice having a balcony and fresh air but there is no view to speak of. When returning to our room after several hours, there was a stale cigarette smoke smell. We couldn’t work out where it was coming from but we were in a non smoking room. Perhaps it was the air on vents that picked up the odour

This hotel is a rip off for the money. It’s definitely dated. In fact if you try to turn in the water for the bathtub it sprays everywhere because the faucet does not extend over the edge of the tub. The bathroom is smaller than most closets. It’s also very noisy starting first thing in the morning. Aside from the fact is is way overpriced, the in room wifi charges are highway robbery. The service is just Ok. On the plus side the breakfast buffet is pretty good. In summary you would do well to try another hotel.

Good place to stay but I would agree that it needs a make-​over. Candidly it is rather dumpy for a Hilton but passable. Look around. You can do better, but so can you do a lot worse.

Went to buffet breakfast, and in summary, fairly weak for what’s supposed to be a 5 star international hotel chain. Probably a dozen better locally owned and operated places within a minute or 2 walking distance, go there instead, it’ll no doubt be better and cheaper.

This hotel is in massive need of a makeover. The rooms are extra tiny for the high rate being charged per night. I had to clean the draws of dust and filth before i could put any of my belongings in them. The safe in my room doesn’t work and nobody seems capable of offering any solution. Very disappointed in this Hilton.