I stayed at Quest Fairfax House very recently and i honestly could not have ask for better. Some friends and i stayed in a 3 bedroom apartment and it was very, very large. It is very hard to find large apartments in the city but Fairfax was perfect. The room was clean and the staff were very helpful with directions around Melbourne and more than happy to help with everything we needed.
I was worried about the noise however we had no issues, i did expect noise because we were staying in the middle of the city. Fairfax has a great location and we really could not have asked for a better place to stay!

We stayed here four nights, since this was the first time we were in Melbourne it was great to be in the center of the city, with all attractions handy to reach by taking the free tram or free bus both stopping walking distance from the Quest.
The Apartment was clean and quiet during the night.
The Receptionist was very helpful and informative.
Thank you for a great stay and we will be back!

Stayed in a one room apartment last week. The location is great as you are actually near everything and anything... However, being in the heart of everything means that I have had to bear with the noise that occurs nightly and worse on fri & sat nights. There's an entertainment venue nearby on Queens Street and people start to queue to enter at about 8pm and trouble will come about 1am. If you are a lady and have intention to stay at Fairfax House, I would recommend not.
One thing to note is that the housekeeping comes very very early; as early as probably 9am? Cos I stayed for a week and that the housekeeping only managed to clean up twice out of 6 times.

I stayed in a studio apartment (Apartment #3) for three nights last week while on a business trip to Melbourne.

The Quest is close to a range of good restaurants and bars as well as in easy walking distance to a number of convenience stores. When I travel for business I prefer to stay in services apartments so I have that little bit of extra space and the ability to cook some of my own meals if I choose. The kitchen was well appointed with a good range of cutlery, crockery, pots, pans and cooking utensils

The bathroom was large, plenty of hot water and nice toiletries. In the bathroom there was a front loading washing machine and a tumble dryer.

Only downsides was the noise which other reviewers have mentioned. Pack your ear plugs!