An Airport Hotel Wins Best Accommodation Award, Really!
We're not exactly prejudiced against airport hotels but we do kind of have low expectations of them: they don't usually have to compete against too many other hotels and they're the kind of place you stay just for a night, more out of convenience than actually wanting a great place to stay. But apparently in Melbourne, Australia, you can have your cake and eat it too.
At the recent Australian Hotels Association annual awards, the winner of the Overall Accommodation Hotel of the Year was the Hilton Melbourne International Airport. Exactly what criteria are used to judge this aren't revealed, but this award does make it basically the best hotel in Australia.
And it does seem like a lovely hotel: it has a beautiful swimming pool, high speed internet and fluffy bathrobes, it's only 20 minutes from Melbourne and just seconds to the airport via the connecting covered walkway. But that's the point, isn't it: it's absolutely directly next to the airport. You can see the runway from your room: this photo was taken from a hotel room. So isn't it a bit noisy? Perhaps the AHA judges wore earplugs.
[Photo: Tas-wanderer]
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