The Black Lighthouse

It was an ok room but I think there are better options in and around Melbourne. I definitely wouldn't stay again. It is tidy, but run down. The room is clean enough, there is a tv, tea, coffee & a kettle provided with creamer & a small bar fridge. When I went to wash my hair, there was no shampoo in the refillable bottle they have on the shower wall - I had already wet my hair so I had to wash it with soap. I was left with a rat's nest. Then when I went to dry my hair, the hairdryer was only blowing cold air & in desperation, I just had to pull my hair back in a pony tail. There was no time to ask the staff to replenish or bring a replacement as I was in a rush to check out. Their gym facilities are woeful - it should not even be advertised that a gym exists here. The treadmill was broken (error message, turned it off and back on & it started running at 20 miles an hour and I nearly fell over and then it returned to error message). Turning it back off and on again yielded the same result. The exercise bike was also broken - with a constant beeping sound if you did decide you wanted to work out. I got to 6 minutes and decided my state of mind couldn't take it. You couldn't change any settings &you couldn't manipulate the seat height either. There was a step machine that I didn't even bother using &one other weights machine. The gym is on the top (10th) floor which is dark, dim and like a ghost town. Don't bother. I ended up going for a walk instead. The staff were pleasant.

This isn’t the property’s fault at all but the bins and skips were emptied on the street outside from 4:30am on Friday morning for over 90 minutes so that was the end of sleep for the night. The flat I had was nice. Not modern but that’s part of the charm. Lovely high ceilings. Great location for my morning Yarra River run.

Our stay at the Howey was excellent. The location and the rooms were perfect but their most outstanding feature aside from the delicious cafe in the lobby is the reception staff who were so kind and helpful, they really made our stay. Thanks team!