SoYa Apartment Hotel

SoYa Apartment Hotel on Darling Street puts you in the middle of South Yarra, moments from South Yarra Station and the Chapel Street restaurant strip. The apartments are self-contained with kitchens and a funky, colourful interior style, and the hotel takes dogs overnight in designated pet-friendly apartments, which makes it a genuine take-the-dog option in one of Melbourne's busiest inner suburbs.

Dogs at the SoYa

Up to two pets of any size are welcome in designated rooms. The fee is around AUD 60 per pet per night, and a refundable deposit of roughly AUD 250 per stay may also apply. Pet-friendly apartments are limited and allocated by request, so confirm with the hotel directly when booking rather than assuming the room type carries over through a third-party site. The rule that shapes your stay most: pets cannot be left unattended in the rooms. Plan your days so the dog comes with you or someone stays behind, and use the kitchen to keep feeding on a normal schedule.

The vibe

Reviewers consistently mention the comfortable beds, the clean and cozy apartments, and how close everything is. It suits couples or singles travelling with a dog who want to self-cater in style rather than book a plain motel room. Chapel Street and Toorak Road dining is on the doorstep, and the train gets you into the CBD in under 15 minutes.

Pepsi: The kitchen and the location carry this one. No leaving me in the room alone, so we worked the mornings around the parks and did dinners where I could come too.

Getting around

South Yarra Station is a short walk for trains into the city, and trams along Chapel Street and Toorak Road cover the rest. Parking is the usual inner-city squeeze, so check the apartment's parking arrangements before arriving with a car. For off-leash time, the fenced Thomas Oval Fenced Dog Park sits by the Yarra at Como Park, and the Fawkner Park Off-Leash Area offers big open lawns a short walk north.

Before you book

Request a designated pet apartment, confirm the current fee and deposit, and work out your meal plan around the no-unattended-pets rule. If you want a drink or dinner with the dog, the Mount Erica Hotel in Prahran is a heritage pub with a dog-friendly front bar, and Aura espresso bar and cafe covers the morning coffee run. See more pet friendly stays in Victoria or around South Yarra.