Carlton Lygon Lodge

Clean room, parking could be an issue in early evening.

I had a great 4 night stay at The Carlton Lodge. Came to Melbourne for a special overnight show & to visit family in Brunswick. The Carlton Lodge was very convenient to Melbourne Museum & short walk & tram ride to everything else. I travel on a budget, so having the kitchen facilities for breakfast was perfect. Step outside & you have all the cafe & restaurant choices of Lygon Street. Plus Cinema Nova two blocks away. Things to be aware of: there are maintenance issues during the renovation. The lift door is slow - always press the button even if the lift door is open. The hotel is in the busy cafe/ restaurant district it can be noisy at times. I stayed in Room 118 which backs Ormond Lane. It's noisy when the hotel parking lot gate opens, & when the garbage trucks are working the lane. If you don't like the restaurant smells, close the kitchen window. Plenty of ventilation from the balcony sliding door or the split system aircon. No internal building noise when I was there. The staff were all friendly, helpful & professional. They stored my bag on early arrival on the Sunday. On Tuesday, I left for the event at Melburne Museum at 1.00 am. So it was reassuring to chat with the reception clerk & know that there'd be someone at the desk when I returned at 6.00 am. All the bedding was clean & comfortable. The room was made up every day if I wanted. Reception happily stored my bag after checkout so that I could make the most of my time in the city. A great relaxing stay.

Room was basic but clean. Motel currently doing renovations so some areas were very untidy. Limited parking made it hard to find somewhere to park on the street. Room had a small kitchenette but no cutlery, not even a teaspoon. Lots of options close by for meals at night but nothing open Sunday morning for breakfast. Easy to find & close to CBD.

A pleasant room close to the city and restaurants of Lygon Street.

Great location in Lygon St Unfortunately having renovation done at the moment. Didn't interfere with stay. Close to lots of quality dining establishments 😋😋😋 Definitely recommend and definitely will come again

Very nice property close to the city, shops , restaurants and transport. Parking is an added bonus, also lots of off road parking nearby. Very helpful staff. Though some renovation work going on, didn’t disturb much! Value for money!

Good check in, nice staff

Room needed a renovation, old carpet and was smelly and dusty, water pressure in the shower was terrible, bathroom wasn’t clean

It's a great location and friendly reception staff. You need to book through the hotel directly to get complimentary parking though - not made clear on the WotIf site. Be aware there is building renovation work happening that reduces the number of car spaces and makes manoeuvring into a car space difficult - and can be noisy during the day in the rooms.

In room ac/heater worked well. The staff was amazing. From a North American perspective, amenities (water pressure wasn't great) and conditions weren't 100%, but I would stay here again 100%.

Place is under renovations so not in top shape at the moment. However it was sufficient for my short stay.

On arrival I was upgraded - to get to the room you go through the fire door (not that there was a sign indicating this!) The room doesn't look like the photo (see my pictures attached) only one side table on double bed, kitchenette sink had broken tape, wardrobe is in the bathroom, no heating in bathroom, shower head was 'jerry-rigged', hand towel is a 30cm square, lighting throughout was way too bright (wrong bulbs?), street noise was non stop - from cars, trucks and motorcycles even garbage trucks at 0400 in the morning! The staff unprofessional (insisted sharing the lift with me carrying a wet mop for the sake of 3 minutes) had no idea - just disgusting!!!....short of a motel I stayed at in Oregan USA that had greasy yes greasy sheets ..this was close to the worst.. would never

Yes perfect I loved it

Perfect

Great location . But staff disinterested , bizarre set up for entrance , and ongoing maintenance being done on property

had to be moved from first room.. the stench of bleach was disgusting! long life milk curdled, shower was gross.. was moved with no trouble… staff were disengaged and eating food at checkin counter. to get to room you had to walk past cleaning stuff. our second room didnt smell.. sheets were clean, towels were small and tap was broken, no grate in bathroom vanity.. dont drop your rings in basin! toilet brush was its own science project.. ewwww. I do not recommend at all

Location excellent for purpose of attemding international garden show. Middle of lots of eateries. Room aircon good, had kettle for tea or coffee, bathroon good size ,water pressure low but good temperature. They are renovating at present (march 2026) but they only work during day stopping around 5pm. Staff helpful at all times.

The rooms were fundamentally different to the photos - they were dirty (to the point there were dust bunnies on top of the airconditioning unit), in poor condition and with peeling paint. Not the sort of place you go back to if you want to relax. My room was next to the exhaust stack for a next door restaurant, which left it smelling of grease and grill cleaner - I tried turning on the airconditioning, which didn't help, and which inflamed my allergies. I had originally booked for three nights but had to leave after one night - I told the reception staff why I was leaving, but they showed absolutely no interest or concern. Avoid at all costs.

The room was dusty, the bed was hard, there was no toilet roll holder in the bathroom, and my friend had an allergic reaction to fumes coming into their room via the aircon/vent from a nearby restaurant. The staff member at the reception desk did not seem to care about our experience when we told them about the fumes and that we would not be staying for the rest of the nights booked.

Great location on Lygon St. Walking distance to whatever is needed. Been here before,would stay again. Room was sufficient size and condition for our needs.