Essence Hotel Carlton
609 Swanston St, Carlton VIC 3053, Australia
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A well-located hotel at Carlton in Melbourne with a 3.8 rating across 854 guests.
Practical details
Opening hours
Closed- Monday
- Closed
- Tuesday
- Closed
- Wednesday
- Closed
- Thursday
- Closed
- FridayToday
- Closed
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- 00:00 – 23:59
Why it's worth checking out
Essence Hotel Carlton sits on Swanston Street in Carlton, one of Melbourne's characterful inner suburbs known for Lygon Street and the university. With 854 reviews behind its 3.8 rating, it has established itself as a popular, well-located base.
The appeal is position and value — a well-placed stay handy to Carlton, the city, Melbourne Museum and the university precinct, making it a practical pick whether you're in town for sightseeing, study or work. Its Swanston Street location keeps you close to the action.
Room rates, availability and hotel facilities change with the season and demand, and Melbourne gets busy around major events. Confirm current rates and what your stay includes directly with the hotel before booking, particularly during peak periods.
Spot Score
The Spot Score is our composite of five signals — two about the venue's standing with visitors and three about how complete and current this listing is. It is not a visitor rating and not a verdict on the food or the experience. The 3.8 from 854 reviews is Google's visitor rating, shown separately and never altered by us.
About the venue · from Google
- ReputationGoogle star rating, smoothed for review count
- 52
- PopularityHow many Google reviews it has
- 89
About this listing · our record
- Information qualityWebsite, menu and structured details on file
- 30
- Category fitHow well it matches its listed category
- 70
- FreshnessHow recently we last checked our sources
- 30
Last checked against sources 19 June 2026.
Our independent editorial score — not a user rating.
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