SoYa Apartment Hotel

Excellent apartments in Melbourne. Very spacious with large double bedroom with a queen size bed. One of the most comfortable beds I have ever slept in. Large living room and modern kitchen that is perfectly equipped including washing machine and tumble dryer. The apartment was regularly serviced with bed made and clean sheets and towels provided. Adam,Simon, Mariana and the entire team were all very accommodating and professional hosts. The apartments are right beside the train station but not at all noisy. Also very close to lots of shops bars and excellent restaurants. A few train or tram stop from Brighton and st Kilda beaches. Large Woolworths 10 minutes walk away. South Yarra is a beautiful part of Melbourne with many attractions just a few stops away and the amazing botanical gardens 15 minutes walk away. We had the holiday of a lifetime in Melbourne so thank you to all at So Ya for making it so special.

Pros - Pet-friendly room available - Clean rooms - Pretty comfy beds and pillows with fresh linen (felt clean) - Comes with Netflix - Had a dishwasher (but on the loud side when it gets going) - Lots of food places deliver to the area Cons - Not all rooms are pet-friendly. I believe it's only the 2-bedroom apartment that's designated for pets. (Worked for us, but may be an issue for others.) I suggest you ring when booking with a pet. - No lift available. (An issue if you're disabled -- which I am -- and if you're lugging around many pieces of luggage -- which we were. Our room was on the top floor, which was three flights up.) - Smoke alarm went off for no reason at one point. (Seemed like it wasn't the first time it's done this as one of the other guests commented that it's happened to him, too.) - Had a (loud) washing machine, but no dryer. (We were on a long road trip and needed to do laundry, so this was a bit of a bummer.) - Tiny kitchen - Only one bathroom in the 2-bedroom apartment

We were looking for accommodation close to the The Alfred and were just so lucky to have found SoYa. Everything was excellent and great value for money - really well fitted out apartments, very comfortable beds and amazingly helpful staff. This has a really great vibe, excellent location and genuinely nice people running the show. Couldn’t recommend more highly.