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Adelphi Hotel
Melbourne, Australia · Independent · Accessible Luxury
Architects Denton Corker Marshall opened Adelphi in 1993 inside a converted 1938 rag-trade warehouse on Flinders Lane, Australia's first boutique hotel, every rug and chair bespoke and Australian-made. A twenty-five-metre rooftop pool cantilevers over the lane with a glass bottom, and Michelin gave the house a Key in 2025.
- 34 rooms
- Opened 1993
- Neighborhood: Flinders Lane
- Rooms from 377 sq ft (35 m²)
- Architect: Denton Corker Marshall
About Adelphi Hotel
- After a 2013 rescue from liquidation, interior designer Fady Hachem recast Adelphi as a dessert-themed hotel, from candy at reception to Om Nom's dessert restaurant.
- The 1989 conversion won the 1993 RAIA National President's Award for Australia's most outstanding recycled architecture.
- Design Hotels lists the house; Denton Corker Marshall designed, owned, and ran the original 177-room conversion themselves.
- Entry-level rooms start at 377 sq ft (35 m²).
History
Opened in 1993 inside a converted 1938 rag-trade warehouse on Flinders Lane, Adelphi became Australia's first boutique hotel when architects Denton Corker Marshall designed, owned, and ran every bespoke detail themselves. A twenty-five-metre glass-bottom rooftop pool cantilevers over the lane. After a 2013 rescue from liquidation, Fady Hachem recast the interiors, including Om Nom's dessert restaurant.
The setting
Adelphi sits on Flinders Lane in Melbourne's CBD, a 6-minute walk from Federation Square and about 11 minutes from the National Gallery of Victoria. State Library Victoria, Fed Square, and Flinders Street Station are all a short walk; the Yarra and Southbank lie just south of the lane.
Amenities
- Pool
Awards
- MICHELIN One Key (2025)
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