Punthill Essendon

Well maintained, absolutely clean both within the unit and the the hall/foyer/lift areas. All the staff said hello when you walked by, and the front desk were friendly and welcoming.

Bed was really comfortable and room size was great. Painfully slow check in and the apartment furniture was very scuffed and worn. Uncomfortable couch with no cushions provided. Windows and walls had a lot of marks and weren’t very clean.

Cleanliness was fabulous, not just in the room but all hallways and lift. Customer service at front desk superb, friendly. All staff said hello as they walked by. Close to everything.

The ******* site lists the reception hours with closing at 8pm 7 days per week. This is not correct, apparently they close the reception at 7pm weekdays and 5pm weekends. This was inconvenient and the ******* site should be corrected

Great clean hotel close to everyone needed

You could rate this accommodation as fancy mid range, with excellent access to local shops, supermarket, restaurants, cafes, DFO, Highpoint SC and Westfield Airport West SC. There is also a reassuring Medical Centre a few doors down. Being midway between Tullamarine Airport and Melbourne CBD, these apartments are very good value. Reception closes at 8pm, but the locked box process beside the entrance door is not difficult. There is a spacious lift that goes from the underground private carpark to the 3rd floor. I had no problem with my walker and luggage. My room was on the front corner of the building, overlooking Bulla Rd roundabout on west side and Coles Essendon carpark to the north side. Had a great view of the trams and Keilor Rd. I chose the one bedroom apartment, and had ample space for moving around. Bathroom was particularly spacious, enough room to swing a cat. I even had a balcony extending from the bedroom, facing westerly. Because of the handy position of my accommodation, I found Uber transport to be quite reasonable for my budget. I found Essendon to be a friendly and safe place to stay, whilst travelling solo, as opposed to residing in or near the CBD. Don't let Google maps fool you, places are really not that far apart in the suburbs. The trams will take you to Airport West in the north (a few blocks walk to Westfield shops) and all the way to Flinders St. Station in the south (passing Vic Markets and through CBD along Elizabeth St). I only stayed for 2 nights, but managed to get my fair share of the shopping bargains and good scrumptious food that Melbourne is well known for. The lady at reception was delightful and answered all my questions in a helpful way.