The Interlude

Superb! It’s not in the tourist part of Melbourne but that’s not why you come here. It’s a great hotel experience and unlike anything around. Service was great, accommodation was clean and comfortable. Food was quality. Perfect end to a trip in Melbourne.

Warning. While their advertising revolves around the whole experience of staying at the hotel, we found out the bar and restaurant are not actually open on Mondays and Tuesdays. This “minor” detail is hidden in the “fine print” on their website. Their response when we went to reception and asked what time the bar opened was “did you not get our email.” Ha, no we had not received an email from them pointing this out prior to our stay. When we were checking out and were asked if everything was ok my wife raised a complaint and suggested they need to be open when you check in on these days as to what is open and what is not. They promised to make things right and be in contact with us but despite us following up with them, that promised response never arrived. I had also left a Ingham powered USB charger behind, I emailed to ask if it was found. No response till I chased up again, with a response that if found they would get back to me. Despite the above, the ambience of the place especially in the cell rooms is great with excellent detail, but they are not aiming at return business from our experience.

This two day stay went beyond expectation. Four cells make up one room in totally luxurious surroundings. The staff at reception and waiters at breakfast at North & Common restaurant were outstanding and could not have done any more to ensure we were spoilt. The only downside was that I booked during Easter and the Restaurant and cozy wine bar was closed, and there was no housekeeping. The subterranean swimming pool was great, and there atmosphere outside the hotel with a Sunday market, best IGA supermarket I’ve ever seen and classy cinema and micro brewery made for an enjoyable stay. We did the Jail tour as well in H division, very interesting. If you’re looking for something different and classy, the Interlude is for you.

We stayed at the Pentridge Adina apartments recently and as we left, we were shown the cell rooms in the Interlude by the wonderful Maddie. WOW! We were so impressed we made a booking for Valentine’s Day. The rooms are made up of 4-5 actual prison cells, each 1800 x 2700. With incredible beautiful exposed bluestone and red brick vaulted ceilings. Openings between to join the cells to create the space. One cell is the entry, robe area, another lounge area, then bedroom (bed takes up the whole space) and on the other side of the entry is the bathroom. If you love a bath then recommend booking a room with one. Nice and big, you lie there looking up out of the original, small, cell window, just imagining life in prison many years ago, and how lucky we are. From the moment we walked into the hotel, through the bar, we loved it. Who ever designed the hotel and made this project happen is amazing. It’s absolute wonderful, such a good feel. Take your bathers as the pool, in the basement, is incredible. There is also a gym, created from the old cells down there. We were well looked after, thank you Damsith. You helped make our stay even more memorable. We also did the tour of H Division, the next day, totally worth it. There is a tour of B Division, which is where the Interlude is, so you can actually wonder around and just immerse yourself in the past.

Really nice and unique place staying in an old prison . But for a high end price tag I would have thought the mini bar would have had items .. but it was empty. And no robes ! Thought that was a little odd also. All in all, cool place that was different

We book in to the Adina hotel in Pentridge Melbourne got a phone call from the reservation team giving us a free upgrade there are 4 cells to a suite and good for those who want to get what it’s like to have a cell experience definitely recommend to any traveler