My wife and I found this hotel to be a 5 star experience, it is classed as a boutique hotel having only 74 rooms which we found to be ideal, the service we received from each and every staff member was fantastic, we were even greeted at check in by the owner Joe, nice touch. It would appear also that the hotel attracts it's fair share of celebrities, the guest lounge is adorned with photo's of various members of staff posing with the rich and famous. It's the Richardson for me next time in Perth.

My wife and I spent few days at The Richardson just before Christmas. We found a friendly and helpful staff. The room was a suite big enough with a balcony. It was clean and comfortable. Coffee and a tea were present as complimentary. The pool is a bit small but cute, the fitness center seemed well equipped. The continental breakfast was sufficient and good but a quite expensive. The restaurant is very charming and the maitre suggested us superb dishes. Last the location... the hotel is not located in the center and it is a very pity but the public bus stop ( Red Cat, free of charge) is very near taking care that the service stops at 6:30pm. The fare for a taxi from center to hotel was about 10AUD not so expensive.
Overall great hotel. A greeting to all the staff.

The Richardson is a bit of a curates egg of a hotel.

Overall we enjoyed our stay but there were drawbacks. First all of the positives. A fantastic room and excellent service (the concierge Ammy was especially good). The mini suite includes a kitchen, sitting area, large balcony and is very well appointed.

The Hotel has a lovely little spa with an indoor pool and small outside "garden" which gets the sun.

So what is the problem. Firstly it is in a part of West Perth that is dead. At 6pm everything around it is shut and the hotel itself is in a quiet business street. The free bus service (the red CAT) which has a stop very nearby goes into the centre of Perth but does not run late (it stopped at 6.30pm on Saturday). About 15 minutes walk away is Subiaco which has a very good restaurant (the Subianco Hotel) but for the first 12 minutes of the walk we saw not another living soul walking.

Secondly the breakfast. It was expensive, not that good and we had very poor service. I am told the restaurant is one of the best in Perth but when we were in the Hotel the restaurant was empty in the evenings.

There are not many good hotels in Perth. Those in Burswood have a worse position for the centre of Perth but at least have a bit life on site. They are however I am told not that good. Those in the centre are also modest.

Therefore I would stay at the Richardson again

My husband and I have just recently spent two days at the Richardson and it was beautiful. Two of the special ingredients was the excellent service, especially the ladies at reception and the charming German gentleman in the bar and the welcoming, happy atmosphere. The restaurant was lovely, haven't checked who the chef is but he is wonderful. However, I think our everlasting memory will be just how relaxing and peaceful our stay was and we are not too sure how they achieved that but gosh they do it well.
Nina