Hotels near RMIT University Bundoora in Mill Park

On arrival, I was barely greeted by the female staff member. She seemed too “busy” to say anything other than “yes” when I opened the door. This staff member was extremely abrupt and rude. Told me check out was “strictly 10am”. I mentioned we would be checking out earlier than that and I was questioned as to how early? If my husband and I were staying more than a night I would have left straight after this interaction and paid more to stay somewhere else. I had booked a very standard room, with a shower, however we were put into a spa room. This normally wouldn’t be an issue, but being 34 weeks pregnant, I could barely step over the high bath to have a shower! No handle bars for safety either with this. The top of the bath is higher than my knee when I stand beside it. Room was relatively clean, however the bath tub that you stand in to shower was not. You could see dirty water leaking and rust around the taps and spa jets. The bed. Oh gosh the bed. Honestly, I considered sleeping on the floor or the pull out couch. You could feel every spring in the bed. Unsure how other reviews have mentioned a comfortable bed?! The pillows were extremely flat. Room was fairly dated, however aircon worked well. Room had complimentary bottle of wine, however the note that came with it said “enjoy your 2019”. It is 2022…. Carpark area was extremely dark and didn’t exactly feel safe particularly reading others reviews about other guests etc. Never again will I stay here.

Our stay here was amazing, the apartment was big and spacious even equipped with a dishwasher, washing machine and dryer. Overall the hotel is very new and clean, and right next to a small shopping mall with a grocery store, eateries and a cinema. It is rather far from melbourne city area but easy to get to with a cab.

We didn’t look to the hotel for more than just a bed for the night, so didn’t check out the other facilities. The bed was comfortable, the shower was nice, and the room was set up in a modern and pleasant way. The room has most of what you need but it is very small, with very little space to even set down a suitcase. I would have preferred access to a full size ironing board rather than a desktop one.

The surrounding is a bit biased, others are quite good

The good, the bad, and the ugly. The ugly. We stayed on the second floor with a laneway directly behind our room. Very regularly, every night, there was a loud sound of compressed air escaping from a vessel of some sort which reverberated in the confined space between buildings. It was loud enough to wake you up if you weren’t in a deep sleep. You could hear it over the TV and other background noise. The time interval between the compressed air escaping was about the time it took us to ALMOST get to sleep. By the third night we were sick of the lack of sleep and went to a chemist to buy earplugs. Although they helped, they didn’t block all the noise from the compressed air. But we were SO tired by then we finally got to sleep. The bad. The bed wasn’t too bad, but the pillows were just about ready to put outside for the dog to sleep on. One had a bit of ‘body’ left in it, the other was completely deflated. Had to fold in half to get my head up high enough to keep my neck from aching. (At least the pain in my neck distracted me from the air compressor noise!) The rooms aren’t serviced. The room smelt a bit ‘enclosed’. Like the wardrobe smell you get in a cupboard you haven’t opened for a long while. Carpets could have done with a steam and perfume? It wasn’t bad enough to cause concern though. Just an indication of the level of service. Bathroom mouldy. The good. The motel was very central, which was very handy. Trams practicality on every corner. 720 restaurants/bars/cafes within 500m radius of motel. The one staff member we met was very nice and friendly. There was plenty of steaming hot water in the shower.

We liked our comfortable cabin and the friendly receptionist and maintenance man. The grounds and park were well maintained and within walking distance of supermarket, shops, chemist and restaurants. The receptionist was helpful in providing extra linen and had excellent knowledge of the area . We did have to relocate from one cabin to another due to a power problem but that was unavoidable. We were there when all precautions were being taken due to covid 19. Our vehicle broke down on Saturday evening late so we had to wait to locate a mechanic for Monday morning. I would stay again.

I was arriving at the Tullamarine airport late at night, therefore I had booked a night at the Ciloms Hotel before moving into the city the next day. The hotel shuttle was very easy to book, just give the hotel a call once you have got all the bags and the shuttle comes almost every 15 mins. The staff at the hotel were very friendly, room is spacious and clean.

The Deluxe room we were allocated was possibly the worst view you could get for the most expensive price you could pay. We were allocated a room ( 210) directly opposite the lifts and in the room out view consisted of overlooking a persons apartment and as they were having drinks on the balcony and we were maybe 2metres away from that building there was zero privacy . The curtains were very fine materiel so in order to have some distance between us and them we were forced to keep the heavy drapes closed all day and night . This made the small room very claustrophobic, the windows don’t appear to be doubled glazed so on the lower levels you can hear the bins being emptied and the general rough and tumble of the lower laneways and the residents in the adjacent building having late night drinks . When we enquired about moving rooms we were offered a room two doors down . The annoying thing was they said they were fully booked so there was no rooms on higher floors we could move too . A quick check on Wotif revealed that there were actually rooms available that you could book so there were vacancies , but l guess it was better to hold them open to get top dollar rather than to accommodate current guests who’d paid upfront 2months prior . I would have moved current guests who had a legitimate concern if it had been me making the decision as a gesture of support, but l guess they weren’t to concerned because we’d paid already but that type of contempt for guests who chose to stay in good faith wears thin . Not a pleasant stay wouldn’t recommend and will be happy for a refund !

This property definitely has some positives. The price is cheap for an apartment and it's very close to Box Hill Central and pretty close to Box Hill Hospital. The staff were able to get us in to our room early which was also very handy. The negatives, the amenities feel cheap, the double bed was made up of 2 single mattresses pushed together, and the mattresses were very thin. The couch was the same it just felt cheap and poor quality. The other negative with this property was the odor in the corridor which smelt like a mixture of cigarettes and stale cooking smells, although within the apartment we were in there was no odor so that was a positive. If you need somewhere for a short stay in and around Box Hill this property is quite ok, but be realistic about what you are expecting at the price point

The room is a suite, everything is available, very close to the museum, and there is a tram nearby.