Stay up where the city can't reach you

Skyline Penthouse Suites

Our top-floor suites are for people who are done with ordinary hotel rooms. Two levels, your own heated plunge pool, a butler who actually remembers how you take your coffee, and glass walls that turn the whole of Melbourne into the backdrop of your living room.

What's waiting inside

Every suite is set up before you land, and we mean everything, right down to the temperature and the bottle already on ice.

Two-storey layout with a private rooftop plunge pool
Round-the-clock butler and in-suite chef on request
Chauffeured airport transfer in a Mercedes V-Class
The space

Two floors of quiet luxury, forty metres above Church Street

Claimradar's penthouses occupy floors fourteen to sixteen and were built around one simple idea, which is to give people room to breathe. You walk in downstairs to a double-height lounge with a full bar, a dining table for eight and a kitchen your private chef will happily take over. Upstairs sits the master suite, a marble bathroom with a freestanding tub, and a terrace with a heated pool set into the deck. The windows run the full width of both levels, so the skyline follows you whether you're working, eating or lying in bed. Housekeeping visits twice a day, the minibar is stocked to your preferences before arrival, and if you need a boardroom at six in the morning we'll turn the dining table into one.

212square metres of living space
9penthouses across the top three floors
24/7dedicated butler service per suite
4.9average guest rating out of five
Rooftop plunge pool of a Claimradar penthouse at dusk
The view

Mornings here start with the river and end with the city lights

Step onto the terrace at half past six and Melbourne is still waking up. Trams crawl along Bridge Road, the Yarra catches the first light, and the Dandenongs sit faint on the horizon. By night that same view turns into a wall of colour, and the pool stays warm enough to sit in while it does. Most guests spend the first hour just standing there with a coffee. We get it, which is exactly why these rooms sit on the top three floors and nowhere else.

01
Interiors by Studio Halcyon

Warm timber, wool rugs and stone surfaces chosen to age well rather than photograph well. Every piece of furniture was made within 200 kilometres of the building.

02
A butler who learns your rhythm

One person is assigned to your suite for the entire stay. They note how you take your eggs, when you like the room cleaned and which side of the bed you sleep on.

03
Technology that stays out of the way

Lighting, blinds and climate run from a single panel by the door. No apps to download, no accounts to create, no blinking router in the corner of the lounge.

Rates

What a stay actually costs

Rates are per penthouse, include breakfast for two and both transfers, and do not move around with demand. What you see here is what you pay.

Two-Night Escape

$2,360 AUD

Sunday to Thursday arrivals

  • Rooftop plunge pool and private terrace
  • Breakfast for two served in the salon
  • Airport transfer in both directions
  • Late checkout at two in the afternoon
Book the escape
Most booked

Extended Stay

$6,750 AUD

Five nights, any arrival day

  • Everything included in the two-night escape
  • In-suite chef dinner on two evenings
  • Daily spa credit of $150 per guest
  • Chauffeur for four hours each day
Plan the long stay

Full-Floor Buyout

$14,200 AUD

Two penthouses, up to ten guests

  • Private access to the whole top floor
  • Chef, butler and two housekeepers on site
  • Set dinner for ten with matched wines
  • Two cars on standby through the stay
Enquire about the buyout
How booking works

Six steps from first message to your key

No call centres and no scripts. A reservations host handles your booking from the moment you get in touch until the car drops you home.

1

Send the dates

Tell us when you're coming and how many of you there are. We reply with live availability inside four working hours, including nights that never show up on the booking sites.

2

Lock it in

A thirty percent deposit holds the penthouse. The balance falls due fourteen days before arrival, and you get a proper tax invoice rather than a screenshot of a payment page.

3

The pre-arrival call

Your butler rings a week out to run through the small stuff. Pillows, allergies, whether the bar should hold gin or whisky, and what time the car should be at the terminal.

4

Arrival

Skip the front desk entirely. The car brings you to the residential entrance on Church Street, someone takes the bags, and the champagne is already open by the time you walk through the door.

5

While you're here

Everything runs through one phone number. Restaurant bookings, theatre tickets, a haircut at eleven at night, it all goes to the same person who already knows your name and your floor.

6

Leaving

Checkout happens when you say it does. Leave the keys on the counter, keep the robes if you fancy them, and the receipt will be in your inbox before your plane lands.

Inside the suites

A closer look at the top three floors

Nine penthouses, each laid out slightly differently. These are the rooms guests ask about most often before they book.

The double-height lounge with its full bar and eight-seat dining table
The double-height lounge with its full bar and eight-seat dining table
Master bedroom facing east over the Yarra at sunrise
Master bedroom facing east over the Yarra at sunrise
Marble bathroom with a freestanding tub and heated floors
Marble bathroom with a freestanding tub and heated floors
Rooftop terrace and heated plunge pool after dark
Rooftop terrace and heated plunge pool after dark
The kitchen where the in-suite chef works during private dinners
The kitchen where the in-suite chef works during private dinners
Study nook with the city laid out behind the desk
Study nook with the city laid out behind the desk
FAQ

Questions guests ask before booking

If yours isn't here, ring the reservations line. You'll get a person, not a menu.

Phone+61 3 8472 6193
Email
Address511 Church Street, Richmond VIC 3121, Australia

On most Sundays to Thursdays, yes, though we keep a two-night minimum on Fridays and Saturdays. If you only have one night free, ring us and we'll tell you honestly whether it's doable rather than fudging it.

It sits at 32 degrees whatever the season, and the terrace has overhead heaters and a wind screen. We've had guests use it in July without a single complaint.

We do, and cots, high chairs and stair gates cost nothing. That said, the terrace and pool are unsupervised, so young kids need an adult within arm's reach the whole time.

Two secure spaces come with every penthouse and the valet parks for you. If you're bringing more than two cars, tell us in advance and we'll arrange overflow in the building next door.

Up to twelve people for a sit-down meeting or twenty for drinks, as long as it wraps by eleven at night. There's a noise clause in the terms, mostly because the neighbours are guests too.

One butler is assigned to your penthouse for the whole stay and is reachable on a direct number at any hour. It isn't a shared pool of staff, it's the same person throughout, which is the entire point.
Enquire

Tell us your dates and we'll handle the rest

Fill this in and someone from the reservations team gets back to you within four working hours, usually sooner. Real people, real answers, no scripts and no call queue.

Straight answers on ratesWe quote the full amount including breakfast and both transfers, so nothing lands on your bill at checkout that you didn't already know about.
Your details stay hereWe use your information to answer this enquiry and nothing else. No third-party lists, no resale, no marketing sequence afterwards.
Held for a full dayOnce we confirm availability, the penthouse is held for twenty-four hours while you make up your mind.