My husband and I stayed at the Mercure Treasury Gardens for four nights while staying in Melbourne. We were lucky enough to find out that Mercure has a free Shuttlebus pickup/drop off from the airport, which was a huge plus as we had no transportation in Melbourne.
Upon check in, we were greeted warmly and informed that our room was not yet ready, so would we like a drink while we waited? We happily accepted, and enjoyed a couple of beers in the lobby while they got our room ready. **Disclaimer: Upon checkout, we were billed for said drinks. In the future, I will decline which we assumed were complimentary beverages.
We got a room that overlooked the gardens, which was especially lovely at night when the city lit up after dark. The room itself was standard - lots of deep purples and fuchsias in the decor. It was a decent size for two people, a little run down (chips on the corners of walls, scratches on furniture and carpet was a bit dirty) but overall comfortable. The wifi was spotty, and only gave you a small allowance of data over the course of 24 hours, at which point if you exceeded what you were able to log in so long as you were exercising "responsible usage" AKA sharing with other hotel guests, I assume.
We shared an entree in the Lime restaurant downstairs, which consisted of mini meat pies, samosas and quiches, which was verrryyy average. Breakfast was much better, however the soy latte I ordered was weak and lacking in actual coffee flavor.
The best part about this hotel is its central location to pretty much everything. Right down the block are several free tram zones, Flinder's Street Station, shopping, the Regent Theatre (where we saw The Lion King!!), and heaps of amazing restaurants. Mostly everything was walking distance to the hotel. Just for location reasons alone I would definitely stay there again. read more