Melbourne Accommodations

Melbourne accommodations

Melbourne accommodations welcome you to a destination nicknamed “Garden City”.

Melbourne known for: museums, theaters, historic prisons, art galleries, shopping areas, salons, produce markets, beaches, parks, gardens, reserves, street art, sporting events, nightlife, business district

Melbourne is located in southeastern Australia, about half-way between Adelaide and Sydney in a bow-line shape. Southward across the Bass Strait, the island of Tasmania is about 300 miles from Melbourne. Brown in coloration due to clay deposits, the Yarra River flows through central Melbourne near the Docklands area. The Yarra River’s characteristic zig-zag course is sourced by the Upper Yarra Reservoir.

Melbourne main attractions: Queen Victoria Market, Crown Melbourne (casino), Melbourne Cricket Ground (stadium), National Gallery of Victoria, DFO South Wharf (shopping mall), South Melbourne Market (produce / meat / seafood market, cafes), Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria – Melbourne Gardens, Melbourne Museum, Marvel Stadium (stadium / live performances), Carlton Gardens, Flagstaff Gardens (landscaped gardens, sculptures, picnic / recreational facilities), Scienceworks (science museum), ArtVo (art gallery, State Library Victoria (public library)

Surrounding Melbourne points of interest: Gem Pier (tourist attraction), Williamstown Beach (sandy cove, swimming/sunbathing, promenade), Newport Railway Museum, Altona Beach (sandy, calm water, pier, piney promenade, cafes), Newport Lakes Reserve (bird watching, walking tracks, lakes, kids’ play equipment, BBQ spots), Brimbank Park (bird/wildlife watching, walking/cycling trails, river, playground, picnic areas), Watergardens Shopping Centre (shopping mall), Ultima Function Centre (event venue), DFO Essendon (shopping mall), Queens Park, Flemington Racecourse (horse racing – Melbourne Cup – est. 1848), Princes Park, Melbourne Zoo, Coburg Lake Reserve (former quarry, riverside paths, benches, BBQ pits, tall trees, playgrounds), Edwardes Lake Park, Preston Market (produce market), iceHQ (ice skating rink), BOUNCEinc Heidelberg (recreation center), Heide Museum of Modern Art, Darebin Parklands (nature preserve – walking/biking trails, wattle trees, gum trees, creeks, picnic areas, BBQ stations), Westerfolds Park (Yarra River park, canoeing, walking/cycling trails, picnic areas, playground), Abbotsford Convent (cultural center – galleries, studios, cafes), Kew Golf Club, Ruffey Lake Park, BOUNCEinc Blackburn (sports complex), Burwood Brickworks Shopping Centre (shopping mall), The Metropolitan Golf Club, Huntingdale Golf Club, Commonwealth Golf Club, Yarra Yarra Golf Club, Karkarook Park (lake, walking/biking trails, BBQ/picnic areas), Gameology (game store), Spring Valley Golf Club, Mentone Beach (public beach), Ricketts Point Marine Sanctuary (wildlife refuge), Victoria Golf Club, Royal Melbourne Golf Club, Red Bluff Lookout (tourist attraction), Sandringham Beach, Brighton Dog Friendly Beach, Elwood Beach (scenic, activities, dining), St Kilda Beach (boardwalk, pier, swimming, water sports), Middle Park Beach, Port Melbourne Beach, Prahran Market (fresh food market)

Melbourne main airport: Melbourne Airport (far northwest side)

Airport car rental agencies: SIXT, Alamo, Enterprise, Redspot

Rideshare service: Uber

Public transport operator: Metro Trains Melbourne

Public transportation card: myki card

Melbourne top events: Australian Open, Melbourne Cup Carnival, Australian Grand Prix, Melbourne Fashion Festival, Moomba Festival, St Kilda Festival, St Jerome’s Laneway Festival, Beyond The Valley Festival, Groovin the Moo, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show, Melbourne Marathon

More fun things: Great Ocean Road Coastal Tour, Phillip Island Day Trip

Melbourne’s professional football clubs are Melbourne City FC and Melbourne Victory FC (central Melbourne – AAMI Park) A semi-professional club, South Melbourne FC has recorded the most competitive honors of all Australian clubs. After 14 years in the Super Rugby Pacific competition, the Melbourne Rebels sadly will no longer be participating as of the 2025 season. The Melbourne Stars (cricket) play at Melbourne Cricket Ground, or “The ‘G”, which is the Southern Hemisphere’s largest stadium  (100,024 capacity). When in Melbourne, keep in mind that it can get cool in the winter months. Tipping in restaurants generally is not customary unless service is exceptional, though of course is appreciated. While Melbourne generally is safe, one should nevertheless remain vigilant at night particularly in the Central Business District. Locals generally are friendly, but be sure not to block the tram exits. Melbourne’s currency is the Australian dollar, cars travel on the left-hand side  and the drinking age is 18 years old. Melbourne accommodations are some of Australia’s best. Before we get to Melbourne accommodations, let’s take a look at some more background information on the area to help you along the way.

For 40,000 years Aboriginal Australians are thought to have lived in the Melbourne area. In October 1803, Colonel David Collins established Victoria’s first British settlement, located at Sullivan Bay near Sorrento, which was part of New South Wales’ penal colony. Due to a perceived lack of resources, the settlers moved to Van Diemen’s Land, or Tasmania, where they founded the city of Hobart. Australian grazer, entrepreneur and explorer, and a Port Phillip Association member in Van Diemen’s Land, John Batman explored the Melbourne area in May and early-June of 1835. The June 6, 1835 Batmans Geelong deed resulted in John Batman’s purchasing of 600,000 acres of land near the Yarra River’s northern bank, where he intended to establish a village. Batman returned to Van Diemen’s Land following execution of the deed. Two months after Batman’s deed was signed, another group of settlers from Van Diemen’s Land arrived in the Melbourne area. A month after the second group of settlers’ arrival, Batman returned to the Melbourne area, and the two groups agreed to share the settlement, known in the native language as Dootigala. New South Wales’ Governor Sir Richard Bourke annulled Batman’s deed, and in 1836 Bourke declared the city the Port Phillip District of New South Wales’ administrative capital. A year later, the Hoddle Grid (street grid) was laid out. For a brief time the settlement was known as Batmania. Bourke renamed the city Melbourne on April 10, 1837 in honor of British Prime Minister, William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne. The first general post office, located on the corner of Elizabeth and Bourke streets, opened in Melbourne’s first year. On June 25, 1847, Queen Victoria’s Letters patent (a monarch’s published written order) declared Melbourne a city, thus effectively making it a corporation. The Port Phillip District, becoming the Colony of Victoria with Melbourne as its capital, separated from New South Wales on July 1, 1851. In mid-1851, gold was discovered in Victoria. The ensuing gold rush naturally resulted in rapid growth for Melbourne, the colony’s major port. Slums, such as Chinatown and a tent city on the Yarra River’s southern bank, developed as a result of an influx of European and Chinese migrants. Political changes occurred following the Eureka Rebellion. Many of Melbourne’s most significant buildings were constructed during the 1850s and 60s, a time when the inner suburbs were also laid out. In 1853, the Melbourne Cricket Ground opened. Although the gold rush had subsided by 1860, Melbourne continued to mine gold and also export wool. By 1865, Melbourne overtook Sydney as Australia’s most populous city. During the 1880s, a land boom occurred. A high-pressure piped water system, established by the Melbourne Hydraulic Power Company circa 1886, allowed for hydraulically powered elevators and the construction of the city’s first high-rise buildings. In the late-1880s, boosterism, or the deceptive promoting of a city, led to a bursting of local financial and property industry bubbles, and a severe economic depression ensued. Banks and building societies collapsed, and limited companies went into liquidation. A depression in the early-1890s, followed by a banking crisis in 1893, stymied new construction until the late-1890s. On January 1, 1901, Australia’s six British self-governing colonies united to form the Commonwealth of Australia, known as the Federation of Australia. For about 25 years, Melbourne became the seat of the federation’s government, with the first federal parliament convening at the Royal Exhibition Building on May 9, 1901. During the Second World War, Melbourne hosted American military forces, who were fighting the Empire of Japan, at Melbourne Cricket Ground. Following World War II, post-war immigration boosted Melbourne and the “Paris End” of Collins Street saw to the opening of boutique shops and open-air cafes. In 1958, height limits in the Central Business District were lifted, and skyscrapers were introduced. History coming full-circle, financial and mining booms occurred around the turn of the 1970s, followed by economic decline at the turn of the 1990s. In 2018, Melbourne achieved Alpha-city status. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Melbourne was Australia’s worst-affected major city, as a consequence of six lockdowns totaling 262 days.

Nestled inside the horsehead-shaped, enclosed bay of Port Phillip, Melbourne is home to around 5 million “Melburnians”. The Australian state of Victoria’s capital and most populous city, Melbourne has been named one of the world’s most livable cities, and also one of the top-5 safest. Nearly 12 million tourists and travelers per year visit Garden City. Melbourne’s oldest area is known as the Hoddle Grid, laid out in 1837, where today stands the CBD, or Central Business District. 77 skyscrapers, measuring at least 490 feet tall, create the city’s skyline. Melbourne became one of the world’s premier Victorian-era cities as a result of an 1850s gold rush. Many great examples of Victorian architecture can be found to this day in the city’s inner suburbs. In 2004, Melbourne’s Royal Exhibition Building became Australia’s first UNESCO World Heritage building. The area’s wildlife includes kangaroos, emus, echidnas (spiny anteater), crimson rosellas (red bird), wallabies and wedge-tailed eagles. Melbourne summers are warm-to-hot while its winters are cool-to-mild. Summer highs average in the upper 70s degrees Fahrenheit, whereas winters remain in the high 50s. As it is located between hot inland areas and the cool southern ocean, Melbourne’s weather can be unpredictable at times. An abrupt wind change, unique to the area, is known colloquially as a “southerly buster”. Spring and summer cold fronts can bring gales, thunderstorms and hail. Additional points of interest include Federation Square, St Patrick’s Cathedral, Shrine of Remembrance, Kings Domain, Parliament House, East End Theatre District, Princess Theatre, Regent Theatre, Comedy Theatre, Forum Melbourne, Athenaeum Theatre, Her Majesty’s Theatre, Arts Centre Melbourne, Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank Theatre, Palais Theatre, Wheeler Centre,  University of Melbourne, Melbourne Central, Coop’s Shot Tower, Eureka Tower (Melbourne Skydeck), Flinders Street Station, Southern Cross Station, Chinatown, Princes Bridge, Bolte Bridge. Local foods include lamb roast, meat pie, chicken parma, spag bol (spaghetti Bolognese), salt and pepper calamari, barramundi (fish – smooth/buttery/sweet flavor),  pippies in XO  (clams in sauce made from dried seafood), dim sim, banh mi (Vietnamese bread), Anzac biscuits, gozleme (Turkish flatbread and pastry dish), fairy bread (a children’s food – bread with sprinkles), Tim Tam (biscuit candy) and hot jam doughnuts. Interestingly, rum was one of Australia’s first forms of payment for goods, while today wine, beer, craft beer, martinis, margaritas, mojitos, Pina coladas, Negroni, various other cocktails and coffee are among Melbourne’s favorite drinks. With a little background information on the area, we’re ready for Melbourne accommodations that will help make for an exciting trip down under.

 

 

 

Meriton Suites Melbourne

140 King Street

Collins Street | Flinders Lane | SEA LIFE Melbourne

Suite amenities: indoor pool, sauna, hot tub, gym, air conditioning, free Wi-Fi, kitchens, 24-hour front desk, luggage storage, laundry facilities

Nearby restaurants: MOMO CHAA (restaurant), Aroma Restaurant (Pakistani restaurant)

Nearby misc.: Ca Fe In Melbourne (cafe), Fiord (coffee shop), Brief Melbourne (coffee shop), Dreami Cake (cake shop), Bottlemart (liquor store), 123Boom! (amusement center)

Within feet:

• • • Collins Street
    • Flinders Lane (historic street)
    • SEA LIFE Melbourne (aquarium)

Meriton Suites Melbourne is 24 minutes from Melbourne Airport.

Approximate cost per night (3 Bedroom Altitude Suite): $800

Cost per person (six people): $133

 

 

Treasury on Collins

394 Collins Street

The Block Arcade

Hotel amenities: air conditioning, free Wi-Fi, flat-screen TVs, kitchenettes, coffee machines, washing machines, dryers

Nearby restaurants / pubs: Chancery Lane (restaurant), Little Brother (Vietnamese restaurant), Roti Bar (Malaysian restaurant), The Mitre Tavern (pub), The Irish Times Pub (Irish pub), Natural History Public Bar (pub), The Sherlock Holmes (pub)

Nearby misc.: Mr Ashcroft Cafe (café), Shamble Coffee Brewers (café), Brioche By Philip (bakery), Cafe Intimo., Le Petit Gateau (patisserie)

Within feet:

• • • The Block Arcade
    • Immigration Museum
    • Melbourne City Library
    • Supreme Court of Victoria
    • Myer Melbourne
    • St. Paul’s Cathedral
    • Capitol Theatre

Within 1 mile:

• • • Rod Laver Arena

Within 1.4 miles:

• • • Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria – Melbourne

Within 3.5 miles:

• • • Flemington Racecourse

Treasury on Collins is 10 miles from Melbourne Airport.

Approximate cost per night (Heritage King Two-Bedroom Apartment): $614

Cost per person (six people): $102

 

 

 

The StandardX

62 Rose Street, Fitzroy

Glamorama Nightclub | The Rose Street Artists’ Market

Hotel amenities: restaurant, bar, breakfast, terrace, rooftop area, free Wi-Fi, 24-hour front desk, luggage storage, parking, shuttle service

Nearby restaurants / bars: Pizzette (pizza restaurant), Chicano Taquería (Mexican restaurant), AVALON (bar), Near & Far Bar, Radio Bar & Cafe, The Fitz Cafe & Rooftop Bar

Nearby misc.: Rose St Pantry (gourmet grocery store), Commune (café), Toby’s Estate (coffee shop), C9 (ice cream shop)

Within feet:

• • • Glamorama Nightclub
    • The Rose Street Artists’ Market

The StandardX, Melbourne is 11.4 miles from Melbourne Airport.

Approximate cost per night (Suite Spot): $534

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zagame’s House

66 Lygon Street, Carlton

Old Melbourne Gaol

Hotel amenities: restaurant, bar, à la carte, continental or vegetarian breakfast, fitness center, air conditioning, free Wi-Fi, flat-screen TVs, coffee machines, mini-bars, safety deposit boxes, desks, 24-hour front desk, private parking

Nearby restaurants / pubs: Kazuki’s Restaurant (fine dining restaurant), Da Guido La Pasta (Italian restaurant), Lord Lygon (restaurant), Epocha Restaurant (European restaurant), Kantin (Indonesian restaurant), Osha Thai Carlton (Thai restaurant), Panda Hot Pot (hot pot restaurant), Hi Chong Qing (Chinese noodle restaurant), Torissong (Syokudo and Teishoku restaurant), Fattie Prince (Middle Eastern restaurant), THE CURTIN (pub), The Lincoln (pub)

Nearby misc.: musu&co (dessert shop)

Within feet:

• • • Old Melbourne Gaol
    • Carlton Gardens
    • Melbourne Museum
    • South Lawn
    • Victoria University City Tower

Within 1 mile:

• • • Cooks’ Cottage
    • Immigration Museum
    • Southbank Promenade

Within 3.2 miles:

• • • Sandridge Beach

Within 5 miles:

• • • Essendon Fields Airport

Zagame’s House is 9 miles from Melbourne Airport.

Approximate cost per night (Neon Suite): $386

 

 

 

The Ritz-Carlton, Melbourne

650 Lonsdale Street

Rialto Towers

Hotel amenities: restaurant, à la carte breakfast, indoor pool, hot tub, fitness center, air conditioning, free Wi-Fi, flat-screen TVs, safety deposit boxes, hairdryers, Arabic, Mandarin, Greek and English-speaking front desk staff, currency exchange, concierge service

Nearby restaurants: Foglia di Fico (Italian restaurant), Atria (restaurant), Angliss Restaurant, My Goodness (restaurant), SSAM Korean BBQ – CBD (Korean barbecue restaurant), Jang Gun CBD Korean Restaurant, Seven Star Pocha (Korean restaurant), BBQ King (Korean barbecue restaurant), Paik’s Noodle CBD (restaurant), Salero Kito Padang Rose Lane (Indonesian restaurant), Onsen Japanese (Ramen restaurant), ChunChun Pocha (Korean restaurant), Number 12 Thai Restaurant, Delhi Rocks (Indian restaurant)

Nearby misc.: Pun Pun Desserts (dessert shop), Bottle-O (liquor store), Downtown Nail Spa (nail salon), Schmucks Bagels (bagel shop)

Within feet:

• • • Rialto Towers
    • Kurth Kiln Regional Park
    • Victoria University City Tower
    • Docklands Park
    • Melbourne Aquarium
    • Southern Cross Station

Within 1.2 miles:

• • • Old Treasury Building

Within 1.6 miles:

• • • Shrine of Remembrance

Within 4.9 miles:

• • • Williamstown Beach

The Ritz-Carlton, Melbourne is 9 miles from Melbourne Airport.

Approximate cost per night (Executive Suite): $2,105

 

 

 

 

1 Hotel Melbourne

9 Maritime Place, Docklands

Marvel Stadium | Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre

Hotel amenities: restaurant, bar, breakfast (surcharge), garden, indoor pool, spa, sauna, steam room, hot tub, gym, free Wi-Fi, 24-hour front desk, concierge services, bellhop, luggage storage, laundry facilities, meeting rooms, conference center, electric vehicle charging point, parking

Nearby: From Here by Mike (restaurant), PERSO (kebab shop), The Mission to Seafarers Victoria (event venue)

Within feet:

• • • Marvel Stadium
    • Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre

1 Hotel Melbourne is 25 minutes from Melbourne Airport.

Approximate cost per night (River Penthouse Suite): $3,895

 

 

 

 

 

Lanson Place Parliament Gardens

502 Albert St, East Melbourne

Princess Theatre | Her Majesty’s Theatre

Hotel amenities: restaurant, bar, buffet breakfast (surcharge), indoor pool, spa, gym, free Wi-Fi, 24-hour front desk, concierge services, bellhop, luggage storage, laundry facilities, meetings rooms

Nearby: Chronicle 502 (restaurant), Heaven At The Hill (café)

Within feet:

• • • Princess Theatre (est. 1854)
    • Her Majesty’s Theatre (est. 1886)

Lanson Place Parliament Gardens is 30 minutes from Melbourne Airport.

Approximate cost per night (Two Bedroom Heritage Apartment): $724

Cost per person (four people): $181

 

 

 

 

 

The Royce

379 St Kilda Road

St Kilda Road | Shrine of Remembrance | Royal Botanic Gardens | Albert Park Lake

Hotel amenities: restaurant, bar, outdoor furniture, lobby fireplace, gym, air conditioning, free Wi-Fi, 24-hour front desk, concierge services, bellhop, luggage storage, laundry facilities, business center, conference center, parking

Nearby: Nar Bangkok (Thai restaurant), Spence & Larder (cafe), Trillium (cafe), The Melbourne Wine Store

Within feet:

• • • St Kilda Road
    • Shrine of Remembrance (Victorian national memorial)
    • Royal Botanic Gardens
    • Albert Park Lake (artificial Y-shaped lake)

Within 1 mile:

• • • National Gallery of Victoria

The Royce is 29 minutes from Melbourne Airport.

Approximate cost per night: $626

 

 

 

 

 

The Lyall

16 Murphy Street, South Yarra

South Yarra Train Station

Hotel amenities: restaurant, bar, breakfast, patio, free Wi-Fi, 24-hour front desk, private parking

Nearby: Cucinetta Melb (Italian restaurant), Da Noi (Italian restaurant), Cosi Bar Ristorante (Italian restaurant),  MR L’S (modern Australian restaurant), Yan Melbourne (restaurant), La Cabra (Mexican restaurant), Bar Carolina (restaurant), Canecutters Bar, Gracie’s Wine Room (wine bar), Otello Espresso (café), Zita’s Focaccia (sandwich shop)

Within feet:

• • • South Yarra Train Station

Within 2.2 miles:

• • • Cooks’ Cottage

Within 2.5 miles:

• • • St Kilda Beach

The Lyall is 14 miles from Melbourne Airport.

Approximate cost per night (Domain Suite): $885

 

 

 

 

 

Blairgowrie House

Ocean Road, Blairgowrie

Bridgewater Bay | Blairgowrie Pier

House amenities: 4 bedrooms, barbecue grill, air conditioning, kitchen, washer, garage parking

Within feet:

• • • Bridgewater Bay (beach)
    • Blairgowrie Pier

Within 1 mile:

• • • Saint Johns Wood Road Beach

Blairgowrie House is 78 miles from Melbourne Airport.

Approximate cost per night: $298

Cost per person (ten people): $53

 

 

 

 

 

Sorrento House

Park Road, Sorrento

Mornington Peninsula National Park

House amenities: 4 bedrooms, tennis court, balcony, barbecue grill, air conditioning, kitchen, washer, garage parking

Within feet:

• • • Mornington Peninsula National Park

Sorrento House is 82 miles from Melbourne Airport.

Approximate cost per night: $684

Cost per person (ten people): $68

 

 

 

 

 

So there they are, Melbourne accommodations that will help make for an excellent trip. We hope you have found this information valuable and most of all, that you enjoy your time in Australia!