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The Kinson

5.0 star property

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Front of property
Suite Bayview Balcony
Studio Accessible Balcony
In-room safe, desk, laptop workspace, blackout curtains
Junior Suite View Balcony

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Air-conditioning
  • Business services
  • Housekeeping
  • 24/7 front desk

Explore the area

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St. Kilda, 452, Melbourne, VIC, 3004
  • Place, St Kilda Road
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Royal Botanic Gardens
    ‪12 min walk‬
  • Place, Rod Laver Arena
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Airport, Melbourne, VIC (MEL-Tullamarine)
    ‪23 min drive‬

Room options

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In-room safe, desk, laptop workspace, blackout curtains

Standard Studio

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(7 reviews)
  • 30 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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In-room safe, desk, laptop workspace, blackout curtains

Studio Balcony

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(63 reviews)
  • 30 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Studio Bayview Balcony

Studio Bayview Balcony

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(12 reviews)
  • Bay view
  • 30 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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In-room safe, desk, laptop workspace, blackout curtains

Studio Deluxe Balcony

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(22 reviews)
  • 36 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Studio Deluxe 2 Queen Beds

Studio Deluxe 2 Queen Beds

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(30 reviews)
  • 36 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds
  • Free Wi-Fi

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In-room safe, desk, laptop workspace, blackout curtains

Family Balcony

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional
(6 reviews)
  • 72 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 King Beds OR 1 King Bed and 2 Single Beds
  • Free Wi-Fi

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In-room safe, desk, laptop workspace, blackout curtains

Junior Suite Balcony

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(7 reviews)
  • 40 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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In-room safe, desk, laptop workspace, blackout curtains

Suite Balcony

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)
  • 47 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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In-room safe, desk, laptop workspace, blackout curtains

Suite Bayview Balcony

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(2 reviews)
  • Bay view
  • 47 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Junior Suite View Balcony

Junior Suite View Balcony

  • Park view
  • 40 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Studio Accessible Balcony

Studio Accessible Balcony

  • 30 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds OR 1 King Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Melbourne Central Business District
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Restaurant
  • Air-conditioning
  • Breakfast available
4.3 out of 5, Excellent, 1,296 reviews
The price is NZ$174
includes taxes & fees
24 May - 25 May
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About the area

Melbourne

With a stay at The Kinson in Melbourne (Melbourne Central Business District), you'll be within a 5-minute drive of Albert Park Lake and Crown Casino. .This family-friendly hotel is 1.8 mi (2.8 km) from Rod Laver Arena and 1.9 mi (3 km) from Collins Street.

What's nearby

  • St Kilda Road - 1 min walk - 0.1 km
  • Royal Botanic Gardens - 12 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Shrine of Remembrance - 12 min walk - 1.1 km
  • Albert Park Lake - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Rod Laver Arena - 4 min drive - 3.4 km

Getting around

  • Flinders Street Station - 8 min drive
  • South Yarra Station - 18 min walk
  • Melbourne, VIC (MEB-Essendon) - 22 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Subway - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪The Kettle Black - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Cafe La Colline - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Nar Bangkok - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Hawker Canteen - ‬10 min walk

About this property

The Kinson

The Kinson offers 209 accommodations with safes and complimentary bottled water. Accommodations offer separate sitting areas. 50-inch Smart televisions come with digital channels. Bathrooms include showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

This Melbourne hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and desk chairs. Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and blackout drapes/curtains. Housekeeping is provided daily.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 209 guestrooms featuring microwaves and Smart televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and digital programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms feature showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. Conveniences include safes and desks, and housekeeping is provided daily.
This smoke-free hotel has 19 floors in 1 building and offers wheelchair access. Recreational activities include golf lessons nearby.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk and an elevator. This hotel has 2 meeting rooms available for events. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Secured, covered parking on site (AUD 45 per night)
  • Limited on-site self parking

Family friendly

  • In-room microwave
  • Mini-fridge
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Guidebooks

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Business services

  • 2 meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • In a provincial park

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Grab bar in shower
  • Grab bar near toilet
  • Lift
  • Portable shower seat
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

More

  • 1 building
  • 19 floors
  • Built in 2010
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 50-inch smart TV with digital channels

Food and drink

  • Cleaning supplies
  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Free bottled water
  • Hob
  • Meal delivery service
  • Microwave
  • Mini-fridge
  • Restaurant dining guides
  • Toaster

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Desk
  • Desk chair
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop workspace
  • Laundry detergent
  • Recycling
  • Safe
  • Separate sitting area
  • Soundproofed rooms
  • Window screens

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

The property charges 1.9 percent for credit card payments
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Children up to the age of 12 years can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Covered self parking fee: AUD 45 per night
  • Credit card charges are subject to a surcharge of 1.9 percent

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Special cancellation policies or charges may apply for group reservations (more than 8 rooms for the same property / stay dates)
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted
This property reserves the right to pre-authorize the guest's credit card prior to arrival.
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
Safety features at this property include a smoke detector
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios, terraces which may not be suitable for children; if you have concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm they can accommodate you in a suitable room

We should mention

This property's policy is to refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, including pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
A car is not required for transportation to and from this property

The Kinson Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 556 out of 860 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 191 out of 860 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 59 out of 860 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 30 out of 860 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 24 out of 860 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Martin

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The r9om was spotless with a stunning biew over Albert Park, the lakes and StbKilda beach. Highly recommended.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2026

6/10 Okay

Guy

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2026

2/10 Terrible

Bibhusana

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Absolutely terrible experience at this hotel. We booked a 2 night stay, and we arrived around 11:30pm. When we got into our room, we found that it was in absolutely terrible condition, dust everywhere and the toilet seat was yellow, feces on it. My partner tried to clean it, to see it was a stain, but it was all coming off when wiped with toilet paper, which was disgusting. I also have a severe dust allergy, and we had told the hotel about this with the booking and they obviously didn’t care. We called the front desk and they said they can’t do anything about it. When I asked if they can give us a different room, he took us to another room, and that was even worse! The toilet was disgusting! So we checked out of the hotel, at 11:55pm, and thankfully found a booking at another hotel. Since this has happened, I have tried to get in touch with a manager to make a complaint so this not happen to anyone else. But everyone has been giving me the run around - every day it’s a different excuse regarding why the manager is not in. I have sent multiple emails as well and no response. And of course they have told me that I cannot get a refund - even though we were literally in the hotel for a total of 15 minutes before we left! Absolutely terrible! I would suggest no one to stay at this hotel. There are a million better options. It’s a joke that they call themselves 5 star!
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Vihanga Sankalpa Kariyawasam

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026

8/10 Good

joan

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a family room withbalcony which accommodated our two adult children and us. Twinbeds worked great for our adult twins. The kitchen facilities were more than we expected as we ate in most of the fime after busy days. The location is top notch for St. KILDA beaching and getting to the aussie open tennis. The staff was very accommodating and helpful in all ways.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Christine

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026

10/10 Excellent

Julene

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Great room, two queen beds, two tvs, kitchenette, great view and location!
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2026

4/10 Poor

K S

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities
The room I was given did not reflect the photos, I brought this up and was then told that the photos were old. I booked the Studio Bayview Balcony, but my balcony was facing into someone else’s bedroom while the photos showed the balcony facing the bay.
Room facing into someone else’s bedroom.
Bay view blocked by wall - photo taken on the balcony.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Nina

Travelled with family
Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great staff, great location, loved our stay.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

4/10 Poor

Mark

Travelled with partner
I consider myself pretty well travelled and I’ve never felt so unwelcome during the check-in process. No smile, no friendly greeting, nothing welcoming at all. The room keycards that were issued did not work and when I came right back down to get it fixed up there was not even a word of apology for the inconvenience. And to top all this off - the advertised $25 per day parking is ONE ENTRY AND EXIT PER DAY. And it is actually $30. So if you think you can come and go as you wish for that daily fee, well, you can’t. Never experienced that before. Room was average - balcony filthy with multiple cigarette butts, bath badly needed replacing/resurfacing, couch very tired…..
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Edward

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Modern room with balcony
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2026

2/10 Terrible

Bianka

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The staff is ridiculous making me pay 400 dollars for a bond is a bit ridiculous and they have stolen stuff from me the staff are extremely rude my last time I stayed I had a Knock on my door saying room inspection
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Julian, Fitzgibbon

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff were friendly, room was nice, everything was clean and as advertised. Happy to rebook here when I’m back in Melbourne.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2026

8/10 Good

Cynthia

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean room
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2025

8/10 Good

Maria

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic views but the aircon was loud and check-in took a long time due to nobody being at the front desk. Lots of potential to be great but it's not quite there yet.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Marcus

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Excellent room with a great view.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Benjamin

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean room and comfortable. Would definitely stay again.
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Brooke

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Excellent! Great view, friendly helpful staff. Will stay again for sure :-)
Balcony view on sunset was fantastic!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

2/10 Terrible

Bianka

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Rosemary

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Clean room, Quiet
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Joel

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Johanna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Big rooms, good location
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2025

8/10 Good

Marika

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The rooms where beautiful and the staff were very kind and professional. Would recommend this hotel to others.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

8/10 Good

Antony

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

6/10 Okay

Tom

Travelled with family
Liked: Amenities
Staff excellent, room needs maintenance
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2025