Birches Serviced Apartments vs Quest Collingwood
Both are in Melbourne, 580 m apart. Here is where each one is stronger.
ApartmentEast Melbourne
Birches Serviced Apartments
- Guest rating
- 8.0 Very good
- Location score
- 7.2
- Score by category
- 1 of 3
ApartmentCollingwood
Quest Collingwood
- Guest rating
- 9.4 Exceptional
- Location score
- 7.1
- Score by category
- 1 of 3
The short answer
Too close to call
Each hotel leads in 1 category. Your priorities decide. 580 m apart.
Choose Birches Serviced Apartments if you want
- a smaller, quieter hotel (Rooms: 23 / 83)
Choose Quest Collingwood if you want
- the more consistently praised stay (9.4 / 8.0)
- more restaurants on the doorstep (150 / 55)
- a big hotel with more facilities (Rooms: 83 / 23)
- a newer or recently renovated building (2023 / 2006)
Why is Birches Serviced Apartments better than Quest Collingwood?
- 1420 m closer to public transport−420 m
- 2A smaller, more intimate hotel (23 vs 83 rooms)−60
Why is Quest Collingwood better than Birches Serviced Apartments?
- 1Higher guest rating (9.4 vs 8.0)+1.4
- 295 more restaurants and cafés within 500 m+95
- 3More walkable surroundings (walk grade 87 vs 72)+15
- 4Newer or more recently renovated (2023 vs 2006)+17y
- 5Has a gym
- 6A larger hotel with more facilities (83 vs 23 rooms)×3.6
All compared facts
Every category is scored from 0 to 10 with the same formula for every hotel.
| Birches Serviced Apartments vs Quest Collingwood: which hotel is better? | Birches Serviced Apartments | Quest Collingwood |
|---|---|---|
| Score by category | ||
| Guest rating | 8.0 | 9.4 +1.4 |
| Location | 7.2 | 7.1 |
| Facilities | 2.5 | – |
| Spa & wellness | 0.0 | – |
| Public transport | 9.2 +2.3 | 6.9 |
| Ratings & reviews | ||
| StayVersus score | 8.1 | 9.3 +1.2 |
| Guest rating | 8.0 | 9.4 +1.4 |
| Number of reviews | 90 | 170 +80 |
| Google rating | 3.5/5 | 4.8/5 +1.3 |
| Google reviews | 199 +35 | 164 |
| Rank in Melbourne | bottom 21% | top 1% +78% |
| Location | ||
| Location score | 7.2 | 7.1 |
| Distance to the centre | 2.4 km | 2.4 km |
| To public transport | 300 m −420 m | 730 m |
| To the airport | 20 km | 20 km |
| Restaurants within 500 m | 55 | 150 +95 |
| To the nearest food shop | 340 m | 330 m |
| Shops within 500 m | 2 | 5 +3 |
| Sights within 1 km | 6 | 7 |
| Rooms & building | ||
| Rooms | 23 | 83 |
| Floors | 2 | 6 |
| Newest building or renovation | 2006 | 2023 +17y |
| Listed amenities | 13 +3 | 10 |
| Policies | ||
| Check-in from | 14:00 | 14:00 |
| Check-out until | 10:00 | 10:00 |
| Amenities | ||
| Free Wi-Fi | ✓ | ✓ |
| Parking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Car hire | ✓ | – |
| Laundry | ✓ | ✓ |
| Luggage storage | ✓ | ✓ |
| Breakfast | ✓ | – |
| Restaurant | ✓ | – |
| Pets allowed | ✓ | – |
| Air conditioning | ✓ | ✓ |
| In-room safe | ✓ | – |
| Coffee or tea maker | ✓ | – |
| Blackout curtains | ✓ | ✓ |
| Gym | – | ✓ |
| Terrace | – | ✓ |
| Balcony | – | ✓ |
| Distance to the main sights | ||
| National Gallery of Victoria | 2.2 km | 2.4 km |
| St Patrick's Cathedral | 1.2 km | 980 m |
| Melbourne Museum | 1.8 km | 1.3 km −440 m |
| Which hotel suits you | ||
| Couples | – | ✓ |
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Location
580 m apart
Birches Serviced Apartments: city centre: 2.4 km, nearest station North Richmond railway station: 300 m, Melbourne Airport (MEL): 20 km, 55 places to eat within 500 m, 6 sights within 1 km.
Quest Collingwood: city centre: 2.4 km, nearest station Collingwood Railway Station: 730 m, Melbourne Airport (MEL): 20 km, 150+ places to eat within 500 m, 7 sights within 1 km.
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Birches Serviced Apartments or Quest Collingwood: common questions
Which is better, Birches Serviced Apartments or Quest Collingwood?
They are evenly matched. Birches Serviced Apartments is stronger in public transport; Quest Collingwood is stronger in guest rating.
Which is cheaper, Birches Serviced Apartments or Quest Collingwood?
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How far apart are Birches Serviced Apartments and Quest Collingwood?
The two hotels are 580 m apart in a straight line.
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Updated 6 Oct 2026. Data: Agoda, Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports and hotels' own websites. We may earn a commission from partner links; it never changes the comparison. How we score