806 reviews from guests stayed at Birches Serviced Apartments
Rating 9 out of 10 160 Simpson StreetEast Melbourne, Victoria, Australia3002
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Pet friendly was real plus as we were in town for the tennis. I could see the property was clean & well maintained.
PATRICIA from Melbourne, Australia 10 February 2021
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Just perfect for my needs.
Many Thanks,
Kate
Kate from Collingwood, Australia 31 January 2021
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everthing one would need
Paul from Sutton, Australia 30 December 2020
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3rd or 4th stay now. Quiet, good location. Friendly staff. Only annoying thing a rattling noise from window in the bedroom (or possibly roof) when windy outside
John from Sydney, Australia 23 December 2020
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Delighted. Thank you for the lovely welcoming touches.
Marion from Drouin, Australia 15 December 2020
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We were so happy with absolutely everything, again! We placed a review on TripAdvisor accordingly. Thank you for another perfect experience.
Karen from Edithvale, Australia 30 November 2020
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clearly we were happy with the arrangements
Alex from Grove, Australia 01 August 2019
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Always pleasant to stay - quite and comfortable.
Warwick from Happy Valley, Australia 04 May 2019
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as expected for an inner city apartment that allowed dogs.
Roslyn from Melbourne, Australia 03 April 2019
Thank you for your review and suggestions Roslyn! We look forward to hosting you and your furry friend one day again.
Kind regards,
Michelle + the Birches team
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We are returning visitors to Birches, particularly the townhouse, and each visit is fantastic. Great service from staff, really helpful and quick to sort out any issues, and you can’t top the location!
Pip from Sydney, Australia 12 November 2018
Thanks Pip we do our best to look after our guests and we are in a great location in leafy convenient East Melbourne! We appreciate your review and look forward to having you stay with us again soon!
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The apartment was very clean and fresh. The staff were very helpful and friendly offering to carry my very heavy suitcase up a flight of steps for me to the first floor.
Mary from Melbourne, Australia 15 October 2018
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Was great. Perfect location for me.
Nicole from Melbourne, Australia 16 September 2018
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Everything was good other than the stale smell of cigarette smoke
Sana from Melbourne, Australia 13 September 2018
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Thanks guys, I really enjoy staying at Birches. Very much like a home from home, and so convenient to the trams. Now my kids live in Melbourne you will be seeing much more of me.
Lee from Kuranda 4881, Australia 12 September 2018
We look forward to seeing much more of you too thanks Lee!
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Great place to stay. Location is close enough to city and public transport but feels quiet and relaxing. Staff are friendly and helpful. Off street parking for peace of mind. I always stay here when I come to Melbourne. Perfect place.
Belinda from Melbourne, Australia 18 August 2018
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Our stay with you is always pleasant.
Archie from Melbourne, Australia 25 July 2018
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I wish some other comparable service providers looked at Birches as a model for best practice.
WARWICK from Melbourne, Australia 22 July 2018
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Great experience
Jacqueline from Melbourne, Australia 18 July 2018
Hi Jacqueline,
thank you for your great review.
We hope to see you again in the future.
The Birches Team
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TV wouldn't work - Essendon got beaten anyway so didn't miss much!
Anew from Fish Creek, Australia 10 July 2018
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we had a great stay, but it was unfortunate that the occupants before us had smoked in the apartment and the smell was quite strong.
Maree from Melbourne, Australia 02 November 2015
Maree
Thank you for taking the time to send through your feedback following your recent stay with us. It was very disappointing to hear the previous occupants had smoked in the apartment as, as you would be aware, all our rooms are non smoking and we do offer a designated smoking area for those guests that do smoke. It is unfortunately one of those odours that lingers and is very difficult to eliminate. We do hope to have the opportunity to welcome you back to Birches in the future.
Kind regards
Alan & the Team
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I enjoyed my stay--the staff were wonderful.
My only concern was that the unit kitchen cupboard had holes in it thus allowing little creepies to crawl in! May be need an update.
Karen from Bowral, Australia 12 October 2015
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The rooms were well appointed, they did smell somewhat. Maybe leave a bottle of Glen 20. Possibly had a smoker in before.
Jaye from 3699, Australia 23 March 2015
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See my TripAdvisor report for further details. Overall a good experience. Being a travel agent I was surprised there was no avenue to book clients other than via your webpage (no commission or incentive)
Jonathan from Wa, Australia 09 March 2015
thank you for advising so that we can address this
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Everything seemed to work well except that we had a problem with the hot water mixer in the bathroom. Water either was cold or hot as the mixer didn't work properly.
Sammer from Singapore, Singapore 24 February 2015
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Despite suggestions below - still good value for money, staff always great and the pet friendly policy is always a point of difference that will make us come back time and time again. Thank you.
Melinda from Daylesford, Australia 02 February 2015
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Stayed two nights in two different apartments. Unit ten first night was ok. Unit 3 second night not so good. Rug badly stained and should be replaced. Bedroom right on street next to traffic lights. Pedestrian ticking signals very loud.
Insufficient parking spaces and obviously spaces are sold when there are none. This leads to people parking illegally and blocking access for others.
Howard from Sydney, Australia 18 January 2015
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Very good.
Christine from Hobart, Australia 14 January 2015
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great central location.
Adele from Melbourne, Australia 01 December 2014
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Excellent Service and the everyone we dealt with was fantastic. Room was great and the Bed very comfortable. Easy access to walk to local restaurants and the tram into the city.
Anew from Kilsyth, Australia 01 December 2014
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Friendly staff and Cozy enviorment.
Hoe from Melbourne, Australia 28 November 2014
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Parking was the biggest problem compounded by the working being carried out and the number of workman parking in allocated car spaces.Some of these vehicles were oversize making it difficult to get in and out.One guest had an oversize 4WD that caused the same problem.Suggest length limit for vehicles.
Peter from Orange Nsw, Australia 28 November 2014
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First time very impressed
Anew from Wodonga, Australia 27 November 2014
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We arrived a lot later than id said and the staff made sure i was able to get into the room and access was very easy to understand. Excellent.
Emma from Melbourne, Australia 25 November 2014
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Wayne from Melbourne, Australia 22 November 2014
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Only issue was that having paid for parking there was no room in the car park and we had to park in the street.
Kerry from Adelaide, Australia 21 November 2014
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Very helpful with early check in request due to sick relative! Speedy check in!
Suggest familiarizing self with public transport in area to assist with client enquiries!
Jackie from Bendigo, Australia 16 November 2014
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Birches continues to satisfy our needs admirably. Location, parking and feeling of "home away from home" are the most important part of staying.
Ian from Orbost, Australia 04 November 2014
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good but didn't find the wooden chairs or bar stools at all comfortable, also the crockery was too high for me to reach, I had to get one of the workers to reach it for me
Maryellen from Devonport, Australia 15 October 2014
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The townhouse was excellent, exactly what we wanted.
Nicole from Sydney, Australia 14 October 2014
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Satisfied
Belinda from Sydney, Australia 07 October 2014
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Good spot for our stay in Melbourne. We had an issue with other guests partying until 4:30am on Saturday night. My wife spoke to reception on Sunday morning and the lady (forget her name) said she'd take $100 off our rate for the night. I can't see the money in my account however
Sean from Canberra, Australia 06 October 2014
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Nella from Melbourne, Australia 01 October 2014
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Nice quiet location
David from Georgetown, Australia 29 September 2014
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Experience was fine. Didn't spend much time there. Apart from Rubbish Bin collection outside our window at 6.30am and someone hammering on our door Sat night at 10.30pm, everything was fine.
Elly from Sydney, Australia 28 September 2014
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Only real quibble would be the road noise from the corner unit. Otherwise, a pleasant stay at a sensible price/