Dorset Gardens Hotel

3.5 star property
your current months are February, 2025 and March, 2025.
February 2025
March 2025

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Reception
Sports bar
Sports bar
Family Room
Children's play area - indoor

Reviews

7.6 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry
  • Air conditioning
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
335 Dorset Road, Croydon, VIC, 3136
  • Eastland
    ‪7 min drive‬
  • Dandenongs
    ‪9 min drive‬
  • Dandenong Ranges National Park
    ‪9 min drive‬
  • Melbourne, VIC (MEL-Tullamarine)
    ‪52 min drive‬

Room options

Five Bedroom Apartment

  • Sleeps 9
  • 4 Double Beds and 1 Twin Bed

Twin Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

Standard Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

Family Room

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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About the area

Melbourne

Located in Melbourne (Croydon), Dorset Gardens Hotel is within a 10-minute drive of Eastland and Dandenong Ranges National Park. .This motel is 7 mi (11.3 km) from William Ricketts Sanctuary and 7.1 mi (11.4 km) from Olinda Falls.

What's nearby

  • Eastland - 7 min drive
  • Dandenong Ranges National Park - 9 min drive
  • Olinda Falls - 15 min drive
  • SkyHigh Mount Dandenong - 15 min drive
  • Puffing Billy Steam Train - 16 min drive

Getting around

  • Melbourne Belgrave Station - 16 min drive
  • Croydon Station - 18 min walk
  • Melbourne Airport (MEL) - 52 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Dainton Taphouse Croydon - ‬16 min walk
  • ‪Dorset Gardens Hotel - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Arndale Seafood Fish & Chips - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪Twisted Zest Cafe and Restaurant - ‬13 min walk
  • ‪Asta's Tandoor Indian Restaurant - ‬17 min walk

About this property

Dorset Gardens Hotel

Suburban Melbourne motel in Croydon with free parking
Dorset Gardens Hotel offers 46 accommodations with irons/ironing boards and complimentary toiletries. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is offered daily and hair dryers can be requested.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 46 individually decorated guestrooms, featuring refrigerators and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Private bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as free tea bags/instant coffee and irons/ironing boards.
Take in the views from a terrace and a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access. This motel also features concierge services, wedding services, and a television in a common area. Guests can catch a ride on the complimentary shuttle, which operates within 5 km.
You can enjoy a meal at the restaurant serving the guests of Dorset Gardens Hotel, or stop in at the snack bar/deli. Mingle with other guests at the complimentary reception, held daily. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge.
Featured amenities include laundry facilities and ATM/banking services. Free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary manager's reception is offered each day.
Dorset Gardens Hotel has a restaurant on site.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free uncovered self-parking on site
  • Motorhome/coach/lorry parking (free) on site
  • On-site parking includes off-street options
  • Free local area shuttle up to 5 km

Food and drink

  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 bar
  • Free daily reception

Things to do

  • Billiards/pool table
  • Playground

Family friendly

  • Free area shuttle
  • High chair
  • Laundry facilities
  • Playground
  • Fridge
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • ATM/banking services
  • Banquet hall

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Laundry facilities
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • A meeting room

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only

More

  • Bingo
  • Designated smoking areas (fines apply)
  • TV in lobby

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Bed sheets

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer (on request)
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • 0-inch flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Free tea bags/instant coffee
  • Fridge
  • Toaster

More

  • Individually decorated
  • Individually furnished
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 4:30 AM
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in is available for a fee
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open Sunday - Thursday (9:00 AM - 8:30 PM) and Friday - Saturday (9:00 AM - 10:00 PM)
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
If you arrive at the property after hours, you'll need to check in at an alternate location: [Please proceed to the bar in the gaming room]
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
You will be asked to provide the property with a copy of your government-issued photo ID after booking

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Deposit: AUD 200 per accommodation, per stay

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)

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 or cash deposit 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
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

National rating

This property has been awarded a star rating from the Australian Star Ratings Agency, Star Ratings Australia.

Property is also known as

Dorset Gardens Hotel Croydon
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Dorset Gardens Hotel Reviews

Reviews

7.6

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 160 out of 695 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 283 out of 695 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 172 out of 695 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 58 out of 695 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 22 out of 695 reviews" "

7.8/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

7.2/10

Amenities

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Mishay

Travelled with family, Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Had a very pleasant stay. Nice clean and tidy well kept rooms and grounds and easy to get food at the pub not even a minutes walk away from the rooms.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

John

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Had a function at Dorset Gardens, just had to walk back to the room. It was great. Thanks
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Maree

Travelled with partner
Clean standard room
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kellie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Rooms are older but very clean, spacious & had everything you need for a short stay. Rooms are at the back of the property so no traffic, restaurant or sports bar noise, it was very quiet. Would stay again.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

IDA

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Overall it would be ok IF my husband didn’t hurt himself when had the shower. To get out from the bath( it is too high especially for the oldies !)was hard and he Slipped…. Cut the elbow,foot and hit his head. Have reported to receptionist and she had some pictures
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

ralph

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Best place i stayed awhile, only thing can fault is tv doesent have HD so its showing age if you could call it fault .next door was dinning and pokies .back at motel heaps parking ,clean and quiet and was on special rate ,too good 👍
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

4/10 Poor

EHAB

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not comfortable for sleeping
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Marion

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
It was a very pleasant over night experience and we would certainly recommend it again. Even though it was not a modern motel it was very clean and we enjoyed our stay.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Dianne

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
I understand it is an old motel. The room itself was quite large with lovely crisp clean sheets on the beds however the bathroom was nothing like any of the pictures on the web site and in fact appeared quite grubby. It was actually clean but because the fittings are all worn and possibly corroded they looked dirty. The shower recess is quite dark and the sealant around the tiles at the bottom of the wall looks as though it is impregnated with mould and should be replaced as soon as possible before it becomes a health issue.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Sandra

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

EHAB

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Damo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Noise of patrons returning to their rooms after hours.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Pauline

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Colin

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Beds only small Doubles (2 off fortunately). Bathroom was 50 years old. Doors did not close properly.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Fiona, Duffy

Served my purpose of room for the night, although she is getting a bit older.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Kerry

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good basic service,, not too expensive,, but clean and all facilities in working order.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Lynette

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The room smelt like stale cigarette smell. Needs airing. I couldn't get the air conditioner to heat, blew cold air. I set it right, but no heat.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Debra

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Jesse

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Thanks for a good stay
Stayed 17 nights in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Sarah

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Allan

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024