Hotel Lindrum

When Hotel Lindrum opened its doors in 1999, it established a new precedent for luxury hotels. It was amongst the first boutique hotels to enter the accommodation Melbourne cbd (central business district) market. Amongst Boutique Melbourne Hotels, Hotel Lindrum stands out for how elegantly it has managed to incorporate heritage in its current opera... tions while still being fully updated and luxurious.Today, Lindrum is the most visited among all other Melbourne CBD boutique hotels. Hotel Lindrum's billiard room is a great example of that. The room contains one of the original billiard tables from when the building was home to Lindrum's Billiard Centre. The table was even restored to its former glory by the company that originally built the table, Alcock, Walter and Thompson. Memorabilia from when Walter Lindrum was a champion billiards player covers the walls of the billiard room. A more subtle nod to that billiards heritage, one of the restaurants at Hotel Lindrum felt Restaurant, is named for the green material that covers traditional billiards tables. Even the furniture's feel is reminiscent of the billiards era; deep colored woods and leathers richly adorn the hotel's lobby, bar, and billiards room. There are also echoes of the building's history as the headquarters of the Herald newspaper company; every guest gets a complimentary printed newspaper each morning. When was the last time you read a newspaper that wasn't delivered through a screen? At Hotel Lindrum, maintaining history is not only one factor of standing out amongst other hotels Melbourne cbd, it is right there next to impeccable customer service. Similarly, much of the decoration, particularly in the bar area, is reminiscent or actual memorabilia from the Griffiths brothers tea companies that once occupied the Hotel Lindrum walls. Searching for "the best boutique hotels Melbourne" provides you tons of accommodation options; the possibilities can be overwhelming and you may have no idea how to narrow the search. If you're looking for a luxury ...Read More