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Reopening late 2023

Experience the all new Lyall Hotel

Now completely reimagined, The Lyall Hotel unveils a new level of elegance and sophistication. Your urban sanctuary awaits.

The "all-new" Lyall Hotel evokes a unique sense of place, providing grand hotel service and design on a more intimate scale. This privately owned five-star hotel offers a stunning blend of style and intimate luxury in the upscale suburb of South Yarra.

Opening late 2023. We can't wait to welcome you.

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The Lyall's 49 rooms and suites exude comfort at every level. From Parisienne balcony rooms to glamorous Grand Suites and Penthouse. Our Lyall Signature rooms are the essence of Lyall Style. Residential and generous in size, each with a bathing, dressing and living area, complemented with private a furnished balcony overlooking the Japanese Maple Garden.

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Relax in refined luxury with locally designed and made furniture

We’re thrilled to welcome you to the reimagined Lyall Hotel, with thoughtfully designed suites featuring a selection of Tasmanian Oak furniture pieces made locally and designed by owner Rowina Thomas.

To reposition The Lyall as a leading design hotel and usher us into a new era, Rowina knew the upscale new space would need something distinctive and memorable to open with.

Bespoke pieces crafted to complement interiors are inspired by Japanese design and add a touch of refined luxury to guest rooms that you won’t find anywhere else.

Each boutique hotel room is adorned with selections from the Lyall Furniture Collection, including a custom desk, bedside tables, mirrors, bedheads, a minibar unit and a dining table, all designed in-house and hand-crafted from Tasmanian Oak. Rowina’s natural eye for design and penchant for elegance means she had a hand in the entire process.

“I began by sketching the furniture pieces, and then fortuitously found a local maker to materialise the vision,” “The use of dark stained Tasmanian Oak with accents of gold, which I reference to jewellery, adds to the Australian-made story,” Rowina said.

Her status as a boutique hotelier for over 20 years means Rowina has a network of renowned artisans which she could tap into for The South Yarra Hotel’s relaunch. Handcrafted just an hour away in coastal Victoria, each piece from The Lyall Furniture Collection is the result of not only hours of hard, meticulous work, but years of combined carpentry knowledge and experience.

Inspiration for the furniture collection and overall aesthetic of each room has been drawn from the clean lines of Japanese interiors, and soft furnishings are upholstered with fabrics by another local family-owned business, Warwick Fabrics.

“The concept for the style of the rooms was to ensure they exude understated elegance, comfort and sophistication,” Rowina said. “We have created this through a careful selection of fabrics and materials, layers and textures which work beautifully together. We have also added eye-catching details such as full-height bedheads to create a sense of grandeur and our own collection of bespoke furniture.”

Soon, your home can be adorned with pieces from the Lyall Furniture Collection.

We're excited to announce that our exclusive Lyall Furniture Collection will be available for purchase soon via The Lyall website, under Lyall Privé.

We can't wait to welcome you.

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A discreet and tranquil getaway in the leafy back streets of upmarket South Yarra, mixing the flawless service and spot-on spa facilities you’d get in a big-name place, but with supreme attention to detail, a high level of comfort and loads of personal charm.

The Telegraph

Location was fantastic, the hotel exceeded expectations we loved it wish we could have stayed longer. Champagne bar was great.

Anne-marie - Booking.com

Love the Lyall 😊 The staff are consistently amazing , location perfect , lovely décor and very clean. We would highly recommend the Lyall

Deborah - Booking.com

Established and privately-run hotel and the only 5 star hotel of its calibre in South Yarra, The Lyall is something of a local legend and yet retains the discrete and understated glamour of a private club. Well-appointed rooms, first-class spa, gourmet breakfast and professional staff make for a very comfortable and elegant stay.

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Our neighbourhood

Upscale South Yarra, an iconic location

The Lyall Hotel is perfectly positioned in the heart of upscale South Yarra to discover the best of Melbourne. Treelined streets with fashionable designer boutiques and restaurants on your doorstep and within easy reach of major attractions.

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