As I take the lift up to the 19th floor of the Quincy Hotel in Melbourne’s CBD, we stop at different levels and I see, as the lift doors open, that there’s a fabulous feature wall opposite the lift on every floor of the hotel. Some of the walls are covered in thousands of tassels, others in woven tapestries and some in feather-like materials. This is no cookie-cutter hotel – Quincy has a big personality.
Why stay at Quincy Hotel Melbourne?
I get the same impression as I enter my room. The wall behind the bed features a bedhead-like artwork of pinky-red fabric with a big blue feature spot. It’s not a luxury hotel – it’s an accessible hotel with affordable rates, yet there are creative touches throughout that make sure you’re in for a fun stay. I’m not a fan of a hotel room with no soul, so this place is my vibe.
How cute is this? Quincy offers a Fragrance Service. If you’ve left your signature scent at home, or want to try some of the most popular perfumes out there, you can scan the in-room QR code and they’ll bring up their range of scents – for free – so you can spray away and find something you love.
Bonus points: Quincy is the first hotel in Victoria to be a ‘Climate Active Carbon Neutral Building’ certified through the National Australian Built Environment Rating System. How good!
Quincy has that small, boutique hotel feel, but remarkably, it stretches 29 storeys into the air, with 241 rooms and a rooftop bar at the peak.
What are the rooms like at Quincy Hotel Melbourne?
Quincy offers standard, deluxe and club rooms, and all of them come with free wifi, coffee machines and a selection of teas, a pillow menu so you can pick your perfect pad to lay your head on, Samsung 55” TVs with free on-demand movies and Chromecast – and that signature Quincy quirk factor. They advertise that all rooms are in soothing hues of jade, pink and blue “for good fortune and joy” – and it definitely is an attractive, joyful and calming colour palette.
I’m in an Altitude View room with a king bed, and I’m lucky to be on the corner of the building, so I have views over both Flinders Lane and King Street (I also have a view of the Yarra). There are double layers of curtains – one sheer and one blockout – so you can choose your own level of view/natural light vs privacy.
There’s a desk in the room, and a mini bar. But my favourite part of the room is the bathroom – despite being a fairly simple hotel, my bathroom has beautiful pink stone tiles and nice fittings, plus Kevin Murphy toiletries. The elevated bathroom helps luxify the whole experience. It further backs my feeling that this is a great-value stay.
Quincy also offers up family options – basically, two interconnected Altitude Rooms.
Where to eat and drink at Quincy Hotel Melbourne
Salted Egg restaurant at Quincy Hotel
Quincy Hotel Melbourne punches above its weight when it comes to the dining and drinking options. The big-personality vibe continues through to the breakfast offering, which is served up at Salted Egg, the restaurant on the first floor. Instead of a regular breakfast buffet, or same-old bacon and egg dishes, Salted Egg offers an a la carte menu featuring breakfast favourites with Asian twists. I’m curious to try every dish, but during my two-night stay, I order the chilli scrambled eggs with crab meat, Sichuan oil, pickled chilli and sourdough; plus the poached eggs on rye with tea-smoked trout, spinach and Thai basil Béarnaise (without doubt two of the best plates of breakfast I’ve had in a long time).
Salted Egg also offers lunch and dinner, and while not all hotel restaurants excite people as much as those on the streets of the city, this Southeast Asian eatery is well worth trying, whether you’re staying at the hotel or not. They offer a great-value $69 per-person ‘Feed Me Menu’ featuring four generous courses of their most popular dishes. I’m a sucker for khao soi, though, so I order the khao soi curry with chicken cutlet, roasted chilli oil and pickled mustard greens. It’s rich and creamy and oh-so satisfying.
You can also order straight to your room from Salted Egg’s room service menu.
The Q Rooftop at Quincy Hotel
Then there’s the rooftop bar, The Q. Take the lift all the way up to the 28th floor and you’ll be greeted with both indoor and outdoor-terrace seating options. While I’m there on a Wednesday night, it’s pumping.
I sit out on the terrace, which looks out over other Melbourne rooftops, and watch the sky change colour as the sun sets. I order a glass of bubbles, and then move onto a well-made Martini. This place definitely ticks all those wouldn’t-even-realise-it’s-up-there, ace-Melbourne-rooftop-bar boxes.
What’s the service like at Quincy Hotel Melbourne?
Just as the hotel has personality, so do the hotel staff. You’ll be greeted and treated warmly throughout your stay. As I said, despite the size of this place, it comes with a small, boutique-hotel vibe. Each time I enter the lobby they check in with me to see if there’s anything they can do to improve my experience, and remind me to try their Fragrance Service. And they’ll happily accommodate late checkout requests if they can.
What facilities does Quincy Hotel Melbourne have?
As well as the already mentioned Salted Egg restaurant, Q Rooftop bar, room service, mini bar, free wifi and cool free services like the Fragrance Menu, Quincy Melbourne has 24-hour reception, a rooftop swimming pool, gym, room service, dry-cleaning service, and off-site Parking available for $35 a night.
What’s the area like around Quincy Hotel Melbourne?
Quincy is on the corner of Flinders Lane and King Street, a short stroll from Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium, the Immigration Museum and the Yarra River. It’s a seven-minute walk across the bridge to Southbank/the Convention Centre, and a 15-minute walk to Marvel Stadium, so it’s a convenient place to stay for those attending events or wanting to be right in the city. It’s close to plenty of restaurants, bars, trains and, of course, trams.
Who should book a stay at Quincy Hotel Melbourne?
The Quincy is a boutique-style hotel with its own unique vibe that offers great value in a convenient location, so it’s an excellent pick for anyone keen to be in Melbourne CBD and after a memorable, fun stay that they don’t have to break the bank for. Those who care about spending their money in sustainable ways will also value that Quincy is the first hotel in Victoria to be a Climate Active Carbon Neutral Building certified through the National Australian Built Environment Rating System.
Address: 509 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, Victoria, 3000.
Price per night: Prices start at around $190 per night.
Closest transport link: The closest train station to Quincy Hotel Melbourne is Southern Cross Station (about 800 metres away). The closest tram stop (Spencer Street/Collins Street) is about a three-minute walk north of the hotel. It’s within Melbourne's Free Tram Zone, so you can travel from this hotel within Melbourne’s CBD without a Myki card.
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