Mantra on Russell

Booked into this awesome hotel for the first night of my weekend down in Melbourne using the website
. Located in the centre of Chinatown/​CBD and a five minute walk to Swanson Street Mantra on Russell is an excellent choice for your next trip to this gorgeous city! Upon check-​in you will be required to leave an imprint of your credit card and also put down a $ 100 security deposit that will be returned when you check out. If you need to park your car they have a parking garage available for $ 30 per night– compared to what you will be charged elsewhere in the city this is a great price!
My room was on the 15^th floor and was really nice, well appointed and the bed was super comfortable, I was also able to secure a later check-​out free of charge (11am instead of 10am). The staff were really friendly and very helpful, if you don’t know the city they will be able to point you in the right direction.
For $ 169 per night I would highly recommend staying here!

seriously, fuck this place. I would rather eat a 5 pound bean and beef burrito, shit it out, crawl inside of that shit, and live in there for weeks on end, instead of stepping foot in this wretched hellhole of a «hotel» ever again.
this place is dated as fuck, located in the middle of bum fuck Chinatown. EW.
they are an apartment complex as well as hotel (choose one you bipolar, money-​grubbing assholes) so if you were expecting good service, think again because they don’t give a fuck about your patron ass. when you call down to the desk for pillows and a hypoallergenic comforter THEY DONT MUTHAFLUFFIN HAVE EM. PLOT TWIST YOU’RE ACTUALLY ALLERGIC TO THE HEAPS OF DUST MITES MULTIPLYING UNDER YOUR VERY ASS.
the owners of this place are so cheap, you have to ring the front desk to change the temperature of your room. that’s some dumb ass shit right there folks.
the carpet of these VINTAGE SHIT rooms is sure to be complete with stains of past in-​room abortion services.
if you do have the displeasure of staying here, do not, I repeat, DO NOT get room service. the euthanasia of your childhood dog is more enticing than the food here.
my boyfriend and I changed hotels at 3am because we couldn’t deal with this place any longer. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.

Smack dab in the middle of China town, this is our home away from home in Melbourne. We’ve stayed here more than once and I just love that our favorite dumpling house, Szechuan emporium, and the coolest hidden Izakaya on the planet earth are in close walking distance! You can get a room with a kitchen but why bother when there is so much yumminess within the block! Plus, like anywhere in wonderful Melbourne, there are a dozen fine coffee shops and awesome bars in the area!
After writing this review, I’m ready to go back right now! When do we leave?

Nice place! The side of the hotel with rooms no. 1 – 9 is a bit quieter than the other side (as far as night time street noise is concerned)

Great place to stay if you want to be very close to the hustle & bustle of Melbourne city. So many places to eat and drink right outside the front door. (Lots of asian — Chinatown is so close).
Room service — go the club sandwich — amazing. The fries are great too. I guess room service always tastes extra good yes — there is something about someone bringing freshly cooked food to your door while you lounge around… awesome.
Avoid the mini-​bar — hit liquorland across the street if you want to have some in-​room drinks :) Enjoy!

Great location close to theatre, China town, Lygon st and Bourke st mall. Tram is close so getting around is easy.