The Larwill Studio Melbourne - Art Series

I was genuinely impressed by my stay at the Larwill Studio. It exceeded expectations. The staff were incredibly friendly and available around the clock, a level of service you don’t often find these days. The room was clean, comfortable, and well-designed, with beautiful artwork that added a unique and welcoming touch. It was also spotlessly clean, far above the standard I’ve experienced at other places in the area. Another major plus, the tram stop is right out the front, making it super convenient for getting around Melbourne. Honestly, this is the only place I’ll stay in this area from now on. Highly recommend!

Myself, my partner, and my family have stayed here for over 100 nights. Here is my honest review! ✨ You will NOT find better staff! The reception staff and rest of the team are the best of the best. They are incredibly accommodating, patient, kind, and thoughtful, the best of any hotel (or really any customer service) I’ve ever experienced! Every experience with them was pleasant and friendly. 💛 Parkview is absolutely worth the extra dollars. The view is spectacular, although, the rooms do heat up considerably more due to the sunlight and being higher up. The aircon is an absolute blessing with this, although it does dry the room out quite quickly. Without the Parkview, unfortunately you often get a room facing a brick wall. Love the designs of the rooms! The artworks, art books, and information about David Larwill is fantastic. The rooms also come with a yoga mat and wellness guides, including Larwill’s own yoga channel. Shower heads are adjustable and can be brought down for accessibility. Unfortunately, you do need someone who can stand to bring it down for you. As it’s connecting to the Royal Children’s Hospital, you have access to all of the restaurants, the supermarket, pharmacy, and florist on the ground level. They close when the hospital closes. My partner has continually gone to the hotel’s restaurant, the Farmacy, for breakfast. He loves the food and their juices, and the staff are always lovely to be around too! The hotel is right outside the 58 and 59 tram stop, taking you easily to and from the city in a few minutes. There were a few instances where maintenance was needed in various rooms. The main problems were the lights flickering (the lights have a dimmer function and this often caused problems) and the towel racks falling off the wall in the bathroom, even with nothing on them. Lights were fixed within the day but the towel racks did keep falling off even after getting fixed. Maintenance team was always lovely and respectful! Housekeeping was always happy to give extra towels, fix bedding, and provide more tea, coffee, and milk. Often very considerate and respectful. They recently installed new carpet in the floor hallways, and it makes such a difference. It looks so much nicer and is much easier to push luggage on wheels and move in a wheelchair. The entire hotel is accessible via elevators from the main entrance (including automatic front doors) and the car park. If you’re going to stay at a hotel in the city, make sure it’s this one. They do not disappoint, and I think I can say that after staying here for over 100 nights. Thank you to the Larwill team for such a consistent positive experience, your empathy, and amazing service. 💛

Very clean. Tidy. Room with a park view was disappointing - you only see the roof top and some grass ahead! Breakfast option is limited but tasty and good service in the cafe downstairs. Parking is $28 extra per day. The parking process is clunky. Their process for the issue of the parking exit permit card needs to be improved swiftly to ensure better customer service! This was a downside of the stay. Tram across the road. Bring your Miki card because the petrol station across the road doesn’t have any to sell despite being told by reception staff there was. Otherwise a comfortable stay and recommended.

Clean, neat, fun and fresh hotel. Comfy beds and quite rooms. Staff were friendly. Although disappointed the hotel bar/restaurant wasn't open for drinks or quick snacks or dining on a weekend, only breakfast available 7am -11am, which we thought was quite odd. And we were only handed a list of local pubs, after I asked about food/drinks, or one suggestion was to go to the local food court (ummm no thank you). Most suggested fooderies were minimum 400-500 metres walk away and then some, and the 2 we visited that were closest were closed. Not a great way to enjoy our stay or spend time between a wedding ceremony and the late arvo reception, which is why we booked The Larwill as in a convenient location to wedding and had a bar/ restaurant to by our time between. Breakfast was very tasty generous serving size. However, coffee in cafe needs to be addressed, as too milky and bland, sorry tough coffee critic here, I like coffee in my coffee so to speak. Although a few tweaks could be made, the overall stay was pleasant and beds comfortable.