Seasons Botanic Gardens

A great location, and a well set up unit.
We stayed for 4 nights in a one bedroom apartment in the front section of the hotel. It was a great location, so close to the tram stops, walking distance to the Arts Precinct and Southbank. The unit was clean and tidy, everything worked and it was very comfortable for the 3 of us. Our daughter was in the lounge on a quite comfortable folding bed. The main bedroom was huge. We enjoyed our stay at Seasons and would definitely recommend it to others.

A so-​so spot within Melbourne’s flourishing hotel/​conference space.
I attended a conference here and wasn’t overly impressed with what was on offer. The room itself was clean, tidy and well set up.
Lunch was a variety of sandwiches, hot chips and skewered meats. The sandwiched were made with a focacia style bread. It may look impressive making a super sandwich that needs to be pinned down to contain all the ingredients. However fairly poor idea for a stand up networking style luncheon. The skewered meats were a bit non eventful.
The more concerning factor was the bottles of juices left under the drinks table. The staff tried to sneakily refill the large jugs of juices, but in a small space all sorts of things are noticed.
Next time I’d suggest not dressing the tables in miniskirts if you need to hide things underneath.

Above all else, the Seasons has one thing going for it — location. Location, location, location. Immediately across from a tram stop with multiple lines, as well as the Botanic Garden, the Tan Track (great for running), and 15 minutes walking from the CBD. Location gets 4 stars no problem.
The hotel itself, however, isn’t anything special. It’s not bad, but it’s not fantastic. A-​OK is a perfect assessment of it, thus the 3 stars. My room, in the front building, was quite comfortable, but not perfect. The bed is comfortable, the couch is nice, and the kitchen/​refrigerator/​microwave is great. However, the bathroom is terrible and the shower is the worst (zero pressure and reminiscent of a cheap motel). I like to fall asleep with the TV on, but the TV is not only miniature, but on the other side of the room, very difficult to see from bed. Not to mention that I could hear just about every word spoken from my neighbor through the connecting door that did not seem all that secure. There is a safe, but you need to get a key from the front desk. Really? Finally, Internet is atrociously expensive, and not at all WiFi.
Now, that is a lot of negatives, but the location and bed make up for it partly. I feel very comfortable giving it 3 stars, but would not give it any more.