We booked a three-bedroom, 6-bed apartment for 3 nights to attend a workshop being run out of the Melbourne Showgrounds. It was a 15-minute walk between the venue and the aprtment, which was really convenient, with a strip mall, including a Coles and an Amcal pharmacy, smack-bang between the two.
The apartment was clean and well set-out. The room was serviced on the Saturday but not the Sunday (as stated in the conditions). With 6 of us staying it meant that the bin had to be changed, but that wasn't a problem. Reception staff were helpful in providing extras such as bin bags, more shampoo and extra towels.
The kitchen was adequate in terms of facilities, though we had to keep switching between toaster, jug and microwave, as there were only 2 powerpoints. There is not adequate cookware to cook for 6 people, but we got a larger saucepan from Reception, which helped.
Overall this is good quality, reasonably-priced accommodation. At $300 per night, it worked out at $50 for each of us per night, which was good value. It was a much better standard of accommodation than a backpackers, but not that much more expensive. I'd definitely stay there again if I was going to be spending most of my trip at either the Melbourne Showgrounds or Flemington racecourse.
- Quest Flemington Melbourne
