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Royal Derby Hotel

2.5 star property
Adults-only inn with a restaurant and a bar

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Property entrance
Reception
Single Room, Shared Bathroom | Free WiFi, bed sheets
Double Room, Shared Bathroom | Free WiFi, bed sheets
Billiards
Located near Melbourne Museum, Royal Derby Hotel offers a welcoming vibe with laundry facilities, an outdoor entertainment area and a bar. Connect to WiFi, play billiards by the pool table or enjoy the outdoor furniture while savoring meals at the restaurant.

Reviews

7.4 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Laundry
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant

Room options

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Tonight

Sep 29 - Sep 30
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Tomorrow

Sep 30 - Oct 1
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Single Room, Shared Bathroom | Free WiFi, bed sheets

Single Room, Shared Bathroom

7.6 out of 10
Good
(5 reviews)

Highlights

Heating
2 bathrooms
  • 6 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Double Room, Shared Bathroom | Free WiFi, bed sheets

Double Room, Shared Bathroom

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)

Highlights

Heating
2 bathrooms
  • 8 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the neighborhood

Map
446 Brunswick St, Fitzroy, VIC, 3065

What's nearby

  • University of Melbourne - 19 min walk - 1.0 mile
  • Collins Street - 4 min drive - 1.9 miles
  • Queen Victoria Market - 4 min drive - 1.9 miles
  • Melbourne Central - 4 min drive - 2.2 miles
  • Rod Laver Arena - 5 min drive - 2.6 miles

Getting around

  • Victoria Park Station - 2 min drive
  • Flinders Street Station - 15 min drive
  • Melbourne, VIC (MEB-Essendon) - 20 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Industry Beans - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Lune Croissanterie - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Near & Far - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Gogyo - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Royal Derby Hotel - ‬1 min walk

About this property

Royal Derby Hotel

Inn near University of Melbourne
Laundry facilities, an outdoor entertainment area, and a bar are just a few of the amenities provided at Royal Derby Hotel. Stay connected with free in-room WiFi, with speed of 25+ Mbps, and guests can find other amenities such as a restaurant.
Additional perks include:
  • Express check-out, ATM/banking services, and a billiards/pool table
  • Luggage storage and outdoor furniture
Room features
All guestrooms at Royal Derby Hotel have amenities such as free WiFi.
Extra conveniences in all rooms include:
  • 2 bathrooms with showers
  • Heating and limited housekeeping

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 25+ Mbps
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available

Food and drink

  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant
  • Snack bar/deli

Things to do

  • Billiards/pool table

Conveniences

  • ATM
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Shared microwave
  • Shared refrigerator

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (weekly)

Outdoors

  • Outdoor entertainment area
  • Outdoor furniture

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • Designated smoking areas (fines apply)

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • 2 shared bathrooms
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

More

  • Heating

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
Guests will receive an email within 24 hours before arrival with check-in instructions and an access code; access will be through a private entrance

Access methods

Access code, private entrance

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children younger than 18 are not allowed at this adults-only property; all guests 18 and older are welcome

Property payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit 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, debit cards, and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, and a first aid kit

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Guests under 18 years old are not permitted at this adults-only property

Property is also known as

Royal Derby Hotel Inn
Royal Derby Hotel Fitzroy
Royal Derby Hotel Inn Fitzroy

Frequently asked questions

Is Royal Derby Hotel pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Royal Derby Hotel?

This property doesn't offer parking.

What time is check-in at Royal Derby Hotel?

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime.

What time is check-out at Royal Derby Hotel?

Check-out is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Royal Derby Hotel located?

Located in Fitzroy, this inn is within 1 mi (2 km) of Brunswick Street and University of Melbourne. Collins Street and Melbourne Central are also within 2 mi (3 km). Clifton Hill Station is 22 minutes by foot and Rushall Station is 22 minutes.

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Royal Derby Hotel Reviews

Reviews

7.4

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 10 out of 39 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 16 out of 39 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 39 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 39 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 39 reviews

8.0/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

6.6/10

Amenities

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Mylène

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
For the price, the room are what you expect even a bit better! The location is perfect, the pub downstairs is good and not too noisy. The rooms and common areas are clean and in good conditions!
Stayed 7 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Ross

Liked: Cleanliness
Good location. Clean facilities
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

ian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very easy process checking in and out. Convenient location and tidy room.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rhys

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Easy modest accoms :)
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Nice but loud

Nice staff, pretty comfortable room and not very crowded so the shared bathrooms were always available. But note that it is very very loud at night from the pub downstairs. If you’re a light sleeper then probably book something else but it was cheap as.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

2/10 Terrible

Nathan

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Had to move out early as too noisy and hot.
Stayed 9 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Alan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A nice place with a hostel set up, but you have your own room. Has a nice bar below it.
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Clint

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
It was good value for money and easy to book.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

6/10 Okay

Margaret

Disliked: Amenities
Basic room but for the money it was good, nice and clean
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

kristian

Liked: Amenities
Great room but no aircon and the windows are sealed shut. Understand why because of the noise from the road but the noise from the speakers in the pub vibrates through the room anyway, traffic outside isn’t that bad. Nice staff, really clean, good location
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Georgios

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

As advertised

It is a decent accommodation in a hip area, close enough to CBD. It was good value and clean. My room was spacious but on the side where there is a really busy road, and the property is over a pub, so it was a bit noisy on the friday and saturday, but i used my earplugs and it was fine (the property also provides its own earplugs). A very pleasant stay
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Graham

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

4 out of 5 Stars!

4 out of 5 Stars! Only issues were the pub noise levels, and aircon units outside most bedroom windows. Was very noisy and no screens on windows for summer nights. Food was great, staff were lovely! And very very clean.
Stayed 11 nights in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

Myra

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Hotel is in a great spot, can be a bit loud of a weekend but they provide ear plugs. Room was cozy and clean. Only complaint was bathrooms were definitely not cleaned daily like the sign said they were. Same paper was on the floor my whole stay and walls were dirty with red and brown stains
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Harry

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The sheets in the room smelled a little funny on arrival. However, I washed them and it was chilled. Otherwise, a lovely venue.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023

4/10 Poor

Phoebe

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Only cold water- bathrooms are quite outdated and gross. However, very safe and convenient. Overpriced for what you get & good luck contacting someone about your booking.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

4/10 Poor

Terese

Rough area of Melbourne wouldn’t let my cat stay here, our truck got tagged and room was unclean.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Anna Melodee

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
I liked the clean showers and rooms, as well as kitchen. I did not like the overheating. I got heat exhaustion as the property was not adequately ventilated to cope with hot days (and also did not have air conditioning). I did not like that I had to leave my room during the hours of 9am-10pm due to the extremely dangerous heat levels.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

Noisy but comfortable

Lovely comfy room, although it is on a noisy, busy cross roads, so light sleeper be warned, especially as accessing the rooms was also noisy with lots of bleeping. Really liked having a shared kitchen, although someone kept eating my biscuits and other guests were smoking in their rooms. 5 toilets were great but 2 of the 3 showers didn't have door let alone locks.
Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Augustine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Reasonable price and very clean. A bit loud from noise within the premises whether it was other guests or loud appliances from downstairs at all hours. Please remove the zipties holding signs on the "Slippery when wet" signs on the railing of the staircase to enter the property. I received two very large cuts to my hands caused by the jagged edges of these zipties.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

Frederick

Liked: Cleanliness
You cannot beat the price of this place and it is fine for a night or two. The self check in and self check out service meant that you never talk to a staff member and none is on duty. I found that they did not get to my emails in the lead up to my stay. It is on a major road, and on an intersection so very load. It made it hard to sleep and I required headphones, again you get what you pay and this is very affordable for the area.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024

6/10 Okay

Warwick

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Appreciate that the room is offered at a budget price, however a single old powerpoint under the bed to run both lamp and fan doubled up gives no access to charge a phone or other device overnight. Not good. Only a pedestal fan for cooling a hot room, and although the window opens, there is no security screen, so felt unsafe to leave open and not acceptable. An air-conditioner is not an unreasonable expectation. Don't mind shared facilities, but sinks should drain, and taps turn off, these facilities are very old and need attention (suggest time for updating).
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

??

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Christine

Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Matthew

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

4/10 Poor

Kyle

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

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