Crest On Barkly
47 Barkly St, St Kilda VIC 3182, Australia
Function Venue
•Why you'll love Crest On Barkly
- Ideally located in the heart of St Kilda, close to public transport and nearby attractions and restaurants
- Saint Evie, their cocktail lounge, is perfect for your post event networking
- Can facilitate events ranging from 20 to 700 people.
Crest on Barkly makes the most of its excellent location in the heart of St Kilda – the hotel is popular with those visiting the beachside suburb on holidays, as well as with those in need of function space for a corporate or private event.
Ideally located in the heart of St Kilda, Crest on Barkly caters for a variety of Functions, Events and Conferencing. Our multiuse site is perfect for your next occasion whether corporate, intimate or celebratory. Crest on Barkly can easily facilitate functions, events and conferences ranging from 20 to 700 people.
The Ballroom is especially noteworthy, especially when combined with the spacious foyer outside (which can, of course, be used separately). As one would expect from a popular hotel, there's also a restaurant and bar available. Combine that with a two-storey private cocktail space and you've got the makings of an excellent event.
If you set out to find Melbourne's ultimate location for a business/tourist hotel, Crest on Barkly Hotel would be right at the top of your list. Crest on Barkly Hotel is one of Melbourne's ultimate business and tourist destinations.
Crest On Barkly Function Rooms
Abacot Suite Function Space
This suite is perfect for running a business or strategy meeting, training workshop, recruitment session or sales presentation. Our two boardrooms provide all that is required for optimum success. Located in the heart of St Kilda – the hot...
Mr. Hide Restaurant & Terrace
If you are looking for an intimate dinner or sneaky cocktail event, our restaurant space is perfect for you. It features a private bar, indoor/ outdoor terrace and open floor plan, you are not limited for options. Located in the heart o...
The Main Ballroom
The sense of occasion you feel when entering the Ballroom is one to remember. The Ballroom offers a large pillarless floor plan, private foyer and long service bar flowing out onto a spacious open terrace allowing flexibility with your floo...
Saint Evie Bar
This venue offers a main bar, classy décor, expansive outdoor area, state of the art plasma screen and sound system which all add to this impressive area. Saint Evie is perfect for cocktail parties and also equally suitable for sit down eve...
Saint Evie Lounge
This venue offers a main bar, classy décor, expansive outdoor area, state of the art plasma screen and sound system which all add to this impressive area. Saint Evie is perfect for cocktail parties and also equally suitable for sit down eve...
Reviews for Crest On Barkly
Claire Reynolds
Stayed one night in a serviced apartment with my kids. Spacious clean rooms with a lounge room and kitchen. It was comfortable and i would happily have stayed longer Rooms could be improved with bedside lamps, wider curtains. Our apartment was on ground level and there was a fair bit of traffic noise from the road as well as loud conversations outside our windows (all part of the ambience of the location). Ate buffet breakfast. Due to low numbers during school holidays the hot breakfast was cooked on demand however was limited to eggs and bacon not full English. Beware the onsite parking (additional $20 per day). The carpark under the building is a maze of large pilars displaying the damage to decades of paint jobs. The outdoor carparking shows similar problems along surfaces like timber fences. It is tight design with every available bit of space turned into parking despite the needs of car turning circles. We were parked in overnight, by a vehicle not in a marked car park. When I asked if the car owner could be contacted the reseption staff said no and didnt try to contact them (hot tip on parking for free i guess). Instead they guided me out. It took about 15 mins of driving like Austin Powers to get out of the capark and into the driveway. During my conversation with reception staff they made comments that me feel like i was an incompetent country driver not suited to metro conditions. Really took the shine off the whole experience. Wont be my first choice to return here.
mark bailey
Dirty rooms, bad service, poorly managed… Was given a disgustingly dirty room on Saturday. Dirty sheets, poo stained carpets, unhygienic surfaces & equipment. Previous guest belongings, hair, rubbish, food items remained. Spoke to reception was informed no other rooms available. Left during night, could not rest as it was so disgusting. Went past on Monday to see manager, she said she needs a day to investigate & will call me in regards to compensation as they did have many other rooms available on the night, just the receptionist wasn’t trained for such situations… waited 2 days, so called hotel 4pm Tuesday, she had left for the day. So manager doesn’t work weekends, staff can’t call her outside of office hours, she just walked in at 9:30am Monday, she’s gone by 4pm during the week. She can’t take action until head office approves… can’t be normal responsibilities & working hours for a manager in a large hotel, won’t be long and st Kilda will have another shelter in such a prime location
Bob D'Alia
Dismal I booked accommodation for a work trip, and the property took the payment prior to arrival—which now makes sense, because no one in their right mind would check in after seeing the state of the rooms. They were filthy and completely unacceptable. I called ahead to make a simple change to the booking—just to update the name of one of the guests. The person I spoke to was unhelpful, disinterested, and flat-out refused to assist. He claimed it was "too hard" and beyond his capabilities to make the change on his computer, and instead told me to "just send an email or no one will be allowed to check in." No effort, no care, no basic customer service. Avoid this place if you expect even the most basic standard of service or cleanliness.
Kaspar Bailey
Bed bugs, filth & bad attitude. Stay away… its a nightmare without the sleep… Booked online, when we arrived the only service was them taking another $150 security, before we saw the room “for damages” but the room and hallways were already badly damaged and dirty… so now I wait 5 days for them to return our $150 and we didn’t even stay in the room longer than an hour , cause everything we touched was dirty… when we picked our bags up from the floor beside the bed there was a poo stain on the carpet , someone’s shorts with skid marks, so I put my backpack on the bed and wiped our case. When I picked up my backpack off the bed we saw a bug (later checked what kind of bug it was & it’s a BED BUG! So pleased we sleep in this disgusting place. Checked out, no manager after 1:30pm and they still haven’t called or replied to email. I have called and asked for deposit back, they said it’s out of their control… it’s the bank that’s taking so long… my bank disagrees… 🧐 I would like a full refund too, but the manager never responds, even though they say everyday, she will call you right back. Worst hotel ever.
Angel
I stayed here recently and unfortunately had a very disappointing experience. While we did our best to leave the room in good condition, the hotel is now refusing to return our $300 deposit due to "rubbish in the bins" and "a dirty towel" — both of which are completely normal for a guest to leave behind and should be expected as part of standard housekeeping. What makes this even more frustrating is the poor condition of the room itself. The bathroom had visible mould, which made it unpleasant and unhygienic to use. The carpet, the lamps and the bed base had stains. The bed’s were uncomfortable cheap mattresses. The room was not up to the standards you'd expect, especially considering the deposit they demand. Additionally, we were messed around with our booking — after confirming in advance they could accomodate us with rooms side by side, on arrival this was not the case our two rooms ended up being complete opposite ends of the floor, this caused unnecessary stress and inconvenience at check-in. All in all, the service was unprofessional, the facilities were below standard, and holding onto our deposit over minor, routine cleaning issues feels like a money grab. I wouldn’t recommend this place to anyone and would advise others to look elsewhere.
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