Corporate Package @ Metro Apartments on Bank Place

Metro Apartments on Bank Place is ideal for both the business and leisure guest seeking comfortable and convenient yet affordable accommodation in central Melbourne.

Book this Corporate Package at Metro Apartments on Bank Place (Single occupancy) for $165.00* per night and receive:

• One Bedroom Apartment for One occupant* 
• Free Internet
• A bottle of wine on arrival.
• Late check-out of 11 AM

Book here: http://www.metrohotels.com.au/special/118

Location: 18 Bank Place, Melbourne VIC 3000 Australia

Phone: +61 3 9604 4321

Corporate Sales Contact:

Richard Amour

Business Development Manager

Phone: 02 92880108

Email: RAmour@metrohg.com

Terms and Conditions:

• Rates valid Sunday-Thursday nights only
• Minimum two night stay
• double or twin occupancy on request with a $15.00 per night surcharge.
• Subject to availability
• Terms and conditions apply*
• Valid until 31st May 2013

Boutique serviced apartment accommodation in Melbourne's CBD, Metro Apartments on Bank Place provides 4-star Studio and One Bedroom Apartments for home-away-from-home accommodation with easy access to the business end of Melbourne city with the ASX, Melbourne law courts, “New York” end of Collins Street and the financial district a quick walk away.

It is just a walk out the front door to a large variety of restaurants, boutique bars and coffee shops and is only minutes to Melbourne's famous Bourke Street Mall, the Southgate complex, Crown Casino and South bank Promenade. Major Sporting venues are just a short tram ride away like the Rod Laver Arena, Telstra Dome and the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Winter Warmer Special @ Metro Apartments on Bank Place

Winter Warmer Special @ Metro Apartments on Bank Place Melb for $175.00* staying in a one bedroom apartment including: 

• Free unlimited wireless Internet 
• Bottle of wine on arrival 
• Late check-out of 11am
• Continental boxed breakfast for two

Book @ http://www.metrohotels.com.au/special/303
Offer expires 30 July 2013
Location: 18 Bank Place, Melbourne VIC 3000 Australia

Boutique serviced apartment accommodation in Melbourne's CBD, Metro Apartments on Bank Place provides 4-star Studio and One Bedroom Apartments for home-away-from-home accommodation with easy access to the business end of Melbourne city with the ASX, Melbourne law courts, “New York” end of Collins Street and the financial district a quick walk away.

Latest Guest Reviews of Metro Apartments on Bank Place, Melbourne

View this Review of Metro Apartments on Bank Place and Others at Expedia

 We are currently staying here and must say it is fantastic. Older hotel, small but perfect for what we need. The beds are comfortable, the location is very convenient and the staff are friendly and helpful. Noise is a slight issue, but we are in Melbourne! What else is to be expected. Thanks for a lovely time 

View this Review of Metro Apartments on Bank Place and Others at Trip Advisor

Metro Apartments On Bank Place Melbourne Guest Reviews

Latest Guest Reviews of Metro Apartments on Bank Place from Hotel Club:

4 out of 5 Metro Apartments is a great place to stay in Melbourne. Centrally located and easy walking to main attractions. There are wonderful restaurants and pubs close by. We will stay there next time we visit Melbourne. Review by: D. Baker Date stayed July 2, 2012

4 out of 5 The Metro Apartments are located in Bank Place in Melbourne which is a very central location in which to stay and experience what Melbourne has to offer. The staff were very friendly and helpful and the apartments are located within easy walking distance of shops, restaurants,etc. My husband and I would recommend this venue to both friends and fellow travellers who are looking for good quality accommodation in Melbourne. Review by: D. Baker Date stayed July 2, 2012

4 out of 5 Rooms are small but comfortable and suit my needs. Definately worth paying the extra to upgrade to a 1 bedroom unit. Cute street in a fairly central location, pleasant staff, handy to bars and reasonably priced cafes/restaurants. I will stay there again. Review by: Anonymous Date stayed June 15, 2012

SEE all Metro Apartments On Bank Place Melbourne Guest Reviews from Hotel Club

TripAdvisor Reviews: Malicious, Bogus, Vexatious says AAA

One of Asia Pacific’s largest accommodation lobby groups says dealing with powerful review website TripAdvisor has become a huge issue for its 2000 members with the “possibility for abuse” having the “strong potential to undermine a business and damage it”.

The Accommodation Association of Australia says operators regularly complain of “malicious”, “bogus” and “vexatious” reviews they feel powerless to stop.

“It is here where there is a strong concern that the process is weighted against operators, with their responses more likely to be moderated than those of the reviewer,” wrote Michael Georgeson, Manager National Operations for AAA.

“In a recent case presented to us, the site was used in a personal attack on a property manager via a review where the manager was accused of inebriation (amongst other complaints) whilst on duty.

“In this case, the property was able to identify that the reviewer was the disgruntled former partner of the manager.  Despite having this fact pointed out to TripAdvisor, the site refused to remove the review.

“The property was fortunately able to go directly to the reviewer and have the listing removed. However, this case underscores the lack of control and severity of attack that is possible.

“The possibility for abuse can mean that TripAdvisor has the strong potential to undermine a business and damage it quite substantially.

“This potential has been realised quite acutely in at least one UK case, where a targeted campaign was launched by an individual posting negative bogus reviews on a restaurant they had not even visited.

“Whilst it is unfortunate that this is not the only example, it is amongst those which have led to legislative changes in the UK.

“The issues are not limited to these negative reviews and the potential for attack either – even the positive reviews have pitfalls which may be questioned.

“Ghost-writing opportunities are available for the posting of reviews, in some cases specifically identifying TripAdvisor and the process to generate numbers of reviews from multiple profiles.

“To date, the advice of the Accommodation Association to members has been to attempt to respond to reviews through TripAdvisor.

“However, the consistent feedback from operators is that getting a response from the site operators is difficult, and when successful, responses to reviews can be heavily moderated, with one member saying the final response allowed was almost pointless.

“It is here where there is a strong concern that the process is weighted against operators, with their responses more likely to be moderated than those of the reviewer.

“Regardless, at this stage a measured response via TripAdvisor seems the only productive means of engagement with reviewers.”

(Source: Travel Trends News)

TripAdvisor Reviews: Malicious, Bogus, Vexatious says AAA

TripAdvisor Can’t Claim to be Trusted February 6, 2012

TripAdvisor will not longer be allowed to tell British users that its holiday reviews can be trusted. Advertising regulators said that can’t be certain because there’s nothing to stop bogus reviews being posted.

The Advertising Standards Authority made its ruling after receiving complaints about TripAdvisor’s own website. It said the statements had been made in a promotional manner and thus came under its remit. The ASA is an industry-backed body that rules whether advertisements are “legal, decent, honest and truthful.”

Complaints about the site covered claims that users could “read reviews from real travellers” and that the site featured “more than 50 million honest travel reviews and opinions from real travellers around the world”, along with the slogan “Reviews you can trust.”

The ASA noted that reviewers posted on the site were simply asked to declare that they were not personally or commercially linked to the hotel they were reviewing, and that there were no questions asked about whether they were a commercial rival or posting on behalf of the rival.

TripAdvisor said its users had the intelligence and skepticism to detect bogus reviews. It pointed out that because the site was so popular, any review falsely claiming a hotel was particularly good or poor would be drowned out by, and would stand out among, genuine user reviews.

The company also said it had an extensive technical system designed to filter out fake reviewers; it provided details of this system to the ASA on a confidential basis.

The ASA concluded that although TripAdvisor made efforts to make sure reviews were genuine, it simply wasn’t possible to be certain no bogus reviews were being posted on the site. With this in mind it ruled that the site could not truthfully say with absolute confidence that all its reviews were genuine and could be trusted.

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What Would You Most Like to Get for Free at a Hotel?

The following results were taken from a Linkedin survey asking "What Would You Most Like to Get for Free at a Hotel?"

Linkedin Members: Comments:

Peter

Peter Jeffries • It seems to me that the bush is leading the charge in the area of free wifi! I also think the industry could learn from their country counterparts in the art of friendliness.

24 days ago Voted for Late check-out

Jan

Jan Dickens • Free WiFi should be available but I don't think Australia has the capacity to provide this. Hotel bookings should be for at least 22 hrs - this would enable the hotel to have 2 hours cleaning time and still keep their occupancy rates.

27 days ago | Voted for Wireless internet

Lee

Lee Oliveira • Australia is way behind when it comes to free wifi in hotels. Every hotel should at least have free wifi in the lobby. They would need to upgrade their system if a hotel was going to offer free wifi. Some hotels I've stayed at that offer free wifi are extremely slow because of the amount of people using it.

about 1 month ago

Phillip

Phillip Fitzgibbon • wifi should be free in Hotels, if you ask nicely you can usually get late check out free anyway

about 1 month ago | Voted for Wireless internet

Makoto "Mak"

Makoto "Mak" Arai • Free WiFi for sure - Just imagine when you have to sign in and even agree to pay for such basic infrastructure, first thing at hotel after hours of tiresome flight(s)...

about 1 month ago | Voted for Wireless internet

James

James Rennie • Absolutely free WiFi. You have already paid a premimum to stay there so why not offer something that is free in other parts of the world

about 1 month ago | Voted for Wireless internet

Mathew

Mathew Thompson • I have recently returned from a Western USA road trip. I found it interesting that of the five hotels I stayed in, it was the "mum and dad" operators to provide free WiiFi and it was the major national chains who failed to deliver. Unless corporate's refuse to book group travel with hotels failing to step into the 21st century, they won't change their ways, vote with your feet people!

about 1 month ago | Voted for Wireless internet

Carmel

Carmel Hutt • I would like Free WiFI and late a Late Check Out

Ella

Ella Conway • honestly, I think Wifi and Late check outs should be at no extra charge at all.

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What Would You Most Like to Get for Free at a Hotel?