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Your Melbourne Pad – minutes to the CBD

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Interior
Room
Private kitchen
Private kitchen
Interior

Reviews

10 out of 10
Exceptional

Highlights

  • Garage parking available
    Enjoy the convenience of garage parking - a rare offering in the area.
  • Discover nearby landmarks
    Close to Collins Street
1 bedroom1 bathroomSleeps 2

Popular amenities

  • Garage parking available
  • Kitchen
  • Washing machine
  • Air-conditioning
  • Balcony
  • Internet access

Explore the area

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Southbank, VIC
  • Place, St Kilda Road
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Royal Botanic Gardens
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • Place, Crown Casino
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Airport, Melbourne, VIC (MEL-Tullamarine)
    ‪21 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

1 bedroom (sleeps 2)

Bedroom

1 Queen Bed

1 bathroom

Bathroom

Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Kitchen
Balcony
Dining area

About this property

Your Melbourne Pad – minutes to the CBD

Located directly opposite the Shrine of Remembrance and Royal Botanic Gardens, walking distance to the Melbourne CBD. Just 800m from the Arts Precinct (MTC, NGV, MSO, Arts Centre) and a walk through parks and gardens to the sports precinct (MCG, AAMI Park, Australian Open Tennis)

The apartment has a beautiful view and Melbourne on your doorstep. Surrounded by gardens with plenty of transport (carshare and bikeshare stations right out the front and a tramstop).

Car parking is available if required.

Other features include:

* One comfortable queen size bed for two people
* Quality mattress, linen and towels
* Internet service
* Fully equipped kitchen with microwave, oven, cooktop, fridge/freezer and dishwasher
* Hairdryer, ironing board, iron
* Washing machine/dryer
* Clothes drying racks
* Compact dining table with four chairs
* Comfortable sofa to watch TV and enjoy the view
* A small balcony (standing room only)
* Books to read
* TV and DVD player
* A house manual that details how everything works
* Undercover secure car park for one car

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House Rules

Check in after 3:00 PM
Check out before 11:00 AM
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Children

Adults only
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

No pets allowed
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted
Please respect other residents by entering and leaving the apartment quietly, respecting common areas and ensuring no noise after 10pm.
Please only park in designated parking space. Fines and costs resulting from illegal parking are the responsibility of the guest.
Please do not leave oven, dishwasher, washing machine or air-conditioning running when you are not in the apartment.

Important information

You need to know

Property # 9199053
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit

About the area

Melbourne

Southbank, a neighbourhood in Melbourne, is home to this apartment. Melbourne Central and Collins Street are worth checking out if shopping is on the agenda, while those wishing to experience the area's natural beauty can explore Melbourne Park and St Kilda Beach. Looking to enjoy an event or a game? See what's going on at Rod Laver Arena or Melbourne Cricket Ground. Take the opportunity to explore the area for water adventures such as swimming and other activities like golfing.
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Southbank, VIC

What's nearby

  • St Kilda Road - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Royal Botanic Gardens - 7 min walk - 0.6 km
  • National Gallery of Victoria - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Melbourne Arts Centre - 12 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Crown Casino - 2 min drive - 1.6 km

Getting around

  • West Richmond Station - 4 min drive
  • Flinders Street Station - 17 min walk
  • Melbourne, VIC (MEB-Essendon) - 25 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Kettle Black - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Hungry Jack's - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪Foremost Coffee - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Don Don - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪The Olive Tree - ‬6 min walk

Frequently asked questions

Is Your Melbourne Pad – minutes to the CBD pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Your Melbourne Pad – minutes to the CBD?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Your Melbourne Pad – minutes to the CBD?

Check-in begins at 3:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Your Melbourne Pad – minutes to the CBD?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is Your Melbourne Pad – minutes to the CBD located?

Located in Southbank, this apartment building is within a 10-minute walk of Shrine of Remembrance and St Kilda Road. Rod Laver Arena and Crown Casino are also within 1 mile (2 km). Richmond Station is 29 minutes by foot and Flinders Street Station is 17 minutes.

Reviews

10

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 18 out of 18 reviews
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Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 18 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 18 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 18 reviews

9.8/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

9.4/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Alex V.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

All you could ask for

Wonderful location and accommodation. We look forward to staying again
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 24 Mar 2020
Thanks Alex - glad you enjoyed the apartment and your stay- looking forward to hosting you again soon
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Christine M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fabulous.

Fabulous apartment for two people. Amazing views to Shrine. Super comfortable and well equipped. Stylish. Thoughtful extras. Quiet. Great location. Easy to walk to Botanics, South Yarra, South Melbourne, Albert Park, City Centre. Close to coffee shops, IGA, tram. Very responsive and proactive host. Cannot think of a single thing to improve the experience. Will be sure to book again when we return to Melbourne.
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 24 Mar 2020
Thanks Christine for you lovely review - glad that you enjoyed your stay and look forward to hosting you again soon!
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10/10 Excellent

Perfect apartment in every way

We had a wonderful short stay. Can not fault the apartment. Even though I had high expectations (after reading the reviews) , it exceeded my expectations! (It's rare one can say that these days.) Perfect location for exploring Melbourne. Amazing views of the park and the Shrine. You really feel like you are experiencing Melbourne when you stay here - it's not just your accomodation. Very easy walking distance to the Gallery. And an easy and pleasant walk into the city. ( On our second night we walked to dinner at Flower Drum - highly recommend it - both the restaurant and the walk! Melbourne is such a walkable city.) Wonderfully equipped apartment - we did not want for anything. Karen has put a lot of thought , love and care into the apartment and is a wonderful host. Although we only communicated either via email or text, it truly felt like we were being welcomed by family. Karen your generosity of spirit shines through! Thank you for having us and when we stay again in Melbourne , I can't imagine being happier anywhere else.
Response from VrboOwner on 24 Mar 2020
Thanks Bernarda - appreciate your lovely review and look forward to seeing you again soon!
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10/10 Excellent

AMANDA G.

An absolute 10/10!

Truely a 10/10 stayz experience! Communication with our host Karen prior to our arrival was exceptional and let us know we were in for an fantastic holiday. From the informative around town guide including everything on where to eat and drink, what trams/buses to take, ideas on what to do and all the important stuff like medical, banks, police etc to the homely welcome on arrival by Karen with Champagne! The apartment was well equipped with essentials and more. Fancy a picnic? No worries, a picnic set is waiting for you to venture into the botanical gardens across the road. Want to hit the beach? Beach towels and velcro hand ball waiting for you in the cupboard. Feeling active? Yoga mats and pilates instructions ready to go! Feel like staying in? You’ll find a wide range of magazines, books, colouring in activities, DVD’s, board games to keep you entertained. This apartment is truely a gem and you must book it! Looking forward to coming back again and again!
Response from VrboOwner on 24 Mar 2020
Thanks Amanda for your lovely review - so glad you enjoyed your stay and look forward to seeing you again soon :)
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Thomas P.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfection

Our stay was absolutely wonderful; better than described! First of all, the view is outstanding: floor to ceiling windows with the Shrine of Remembrance front and center. It was hard to believe this is a studio apartment. It was designed perfectly with excellent use of space. The kitchen was complete with every utensil, pan and wrap available. It was so wonderful, after a long traveling day, to be greeted with a card and bottle of wine (plus cheese and crackers!) There was cereal and milk available as well as eggs, bread, butter and jam. Why would we leave? Actually, leaving the apartment was a breeze. The tram stop was right outside our door. Karen was kind enough to supply myTik cards that we topped off at the IGA downstairs. The apartment is just outside the “Free Tram Zone” of the CBD hence the need to tap on. Since we were staying a week, we topped up for the weekly rate. Absolutely everything was within tram or walking distance. Karen’s recommendations were spot on. It was quite probably the best apartment we’ve rented in all our HomeAway experience (30+ apartments). Awesome!
Stayed 8 nights in Dec 2019
Response from VrboOwner on 24 Mar 2020
Thanks Tom for your lovely review- so glad you enjoyed your stay at the apartment and your experience of Melbourne.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Shawn T.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lovely location and homely stay

Check-in process was easy. Karen was extremely helpful and responsive. Online listing was accurate and the stay was comfortable. Hope to be back
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Torsten H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Excellent Melbourne pad

Nice little apartment close to the city for this who like a bit of green.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Sandra S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Stay

Thanks Karen - you made everything very easy and thought of everything in the apartment. Great location for getting everywhere with the trams outside the front door. And lots to do just a walk away. Thank you Karen, we enjoyed the stay in Melbourne.
Response from VrboOwner on 24 Mar 2020
Thanks Sandra - glad you enjoyed the apartment and your stay!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Amazing

A perfect location amazing views of the shrine, owner has though of absolutely everything from books games puzzles. Excellent work would definitely recommend and stay again.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2019
Response from VrboOwner on 24 Mar 2020
Many thanks for your lovely review - so glad you enjoyed your stay and hope to host you again when you are next in town!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Roland P.

Perfect location.

We stayed at Karen's apartment for three nights whilst visiting Melbourne for the Australian Open. The location was great, within walking distance through the park to the Olympic Park precinct, there's also a tram stop right outside to the city. We weren't at the apartment that much but it was really great. Spotlessly clean, comfortable bed, efficient air con, nice views, and some nice touches like having milk, juice, cereal and sweets stocked up. Would definitely recommend it and would stay again.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2019
Response from VrboOwner on 24 Mar 2020
Thanks Roland - glad you enjoyed your stay and the apartment. Look forward to hosting you again soon !
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

City weekend away

We stayed at Karen's apartment during late December. We are Melburnians, but love occasionally going into the city for an interesting but local weekend away.The apartment is centrally located, spotlessly clean and tastefully decorated-all the creature comforts and then some. Karen is an excellent hostess-helpful, prompt to return emails and texts and friendly. Melbourne has so much on offer-we visited the National Gallery, (The Escher exhibition-wonderful) went to a live stage production (MTC's Twelfth Night-outstanding) and had dinner out on Southbank with friends. We also visited the South Melbourne Market and Botanic Gardens which were both fabulous.The gardens are exquisite at this time of the year.Thankyou so much Karen, we enjoyed ourselves thoroughly and hope to do this again during the year.The apartment is so much better value than a hotel and provides the opportunity to have more space and to do a little bit of cooking if one wants. Happy new year. Jenny and Glenn.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018
Response from VrboOwner on 24 Mar 2020
Thanks Jenny and Glenn for your lovely review! Glad you enjoyed your visit and the apartment - look forward to hosting you again soon :)
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Glenn M.

Great Position and outlook

Very comfortable well equipped apartment
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2018
Response from VrboOwner on 24 Mar 2020
Thanks Glenn for your review! Glad you both enjoyed your visit and the apartment - look forward to hosting you again when you are next in Melbourne :)
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Sandra S.

Ideal place to stay

We felt very well looked after by the owner, seemed to leave nothing to chance by giving us lots of information and she was available to ask any question we had. The accommodation was everything we needed for a short break in Melbourne. Often its the little details that make you go "aah, how nice!" Secure, fresh and a beautiful view of life in Melbourne.We left the car in the downstairs carpark and walked or took the tram. Lots of great places very close by to eat. Highly recommend.Thank you so much.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2018
Response from VrboOwner on 24 Mar 2020
Thanks Sandra for your lovely review - glad to hear that you enjoyed your stay and the apartment, hope to host you again when you are next in Melbourne. Best wishes, Karen
Archival

10/10 Excellent

Glenda M.

Fabulous !

Very convenient position, wonderfully well equipped and very comfortable. You couldn’t wish for more . We loved it.
Response from VrboOwner on 24 Mar 2020
Thanks Glenda - delighted that you enjoyed your stay - looking forward to hosting you again when you next visit Melbourne. Thanks for being great guests and for your lovely phone call too!
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10/10 Excellent

BONNIE P.

A fantastic stay!

Only two nights to stay but fantastic! From the view to the fantastic layout (small but well designed!!) to all the wonderful little touches Karen left to make it feel like home. Great access straight to the CBD via tram or simply walking, and some amazing local restaurants. The guide book was a big help for those new to Melbourne! Would definitely stay again if/when we return!
Response from VrboOwner on 24 Mar 2020
Thanks Bonnie - glad you enjoyed your stay and the apartment ! It was a pleasure to host you both and I hope to have you stay again, we have plenty more of those restaurants to try you know ;-)
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10/10 Excellent

Linda J.

Excellent place to stay.

We loved our stay, the apartment was amazing, close to city. Karen was a friendly host, we loved the welcome book with all the local information. Would stay again and recommend to anyone looking for a great Melbourne break.
Response from VrboOwner on 24 Mar 2020
Thanks Linda! So glad that you enjoyed the apartment and your stay and thanks for taking the time to leave such a lovely review :) I look forward to seeing you when you are next in Melbourne and thanks for spreading the word! Best wishes, Karen.
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10/10 Excellent

Alison C.

Fabulous apartment and fabulous host!

We can thoroughly recommend this apartment for your trip to Melbourne. It's in a perfect location with a tram stop right outside, but in summer it would be a lovely walk into the city. Right across the road from the Botanical Gardens and with restaurants and grocery store within easy reach. Karen was the perfect host. Everything you could possibly think of is in the apartment. We will definitely stay here again!
Response from VrboOwner on 24 Mar 2020
Thanks Alison for that lovely review. Glad you enjoyed your stay, the apartment and the surrounding area. It was a pleasure to host you and II look forward to hosting you again on your next visit! Best wishes Karen
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10/10 Excellent

Valerie B.

Excellent property

Lovely, clean apartment with great view. Very comfy bed and excellent service from host who left us some cheese, wine and birthday cake to enjoy during our stay.
Response from VrboOwner on 24 Mar 2020
Thanks Val for your great review - so glad that you enjoyed your stay and the apartment.

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