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Melbourne is known for experiencing 4 seasons in one day - so pack accordingly!!
SUMMER - December, January, February
AUTUMN - March, April, May
WINTER - June, July, Aug
SPRING - September, October, November
- Average Summer Temperatures:
19° to 26° Celsius (66° to 78° Fahrenheit) but has been known to go over 40°C (104°F) occasionally.
- Average Winter Temperatures:
7° to 14° Celsius (48° to 69° Fahrenheit) but has been known to go as low as 4°C (39°F) occasionally.
- www.bom.gov.au
Visit the Bureau of Meteorology website for up to date Australian weather details.
Melbourne provides visitors with a complete "shopping experience" for all budgets and tastes
...discover leading fashion houses, department stores, traditional shopping strips, markets and boutiques.
See Precincts for more shopping areas.
Some of the Melbourne's best know shopping precints include:
- Spencer Factory Outlets (across the road)
- DFO (South Wharf)
- Bourke Street Mall
- Galleria
- Royal Arcade
- The Block Arcade
- The Walk Arcade
- Australia on Collins
- Melbourne Central
Shopping hours for most shopping centres and arcades are:
- Monday - Wednesday: 9am - 6pm
- Thursday: 9am - 9pm
- Friday: 9am - 9pm
- Saturday: 9am - 5pm
- Sunday: 10am - 5pm
The FREE city circle tram
You can travel around Melbourne via Taxi, Trams (passing in front of our hotel) or Train (Southern Cross Station is across the road)
or take Melbourne's Free City Circle Tram. See our Tourism Info pages for links.
How to get to our hotel
- From Melbourne Airport by taxi:
Fairs approximately $35-$45 single trip
- From Melbourne Airport by Bus:
Skybus to Southern Cross station (across the road),
or Jetbus
Take a Hot Air Balloon over Melbourne, dive with the sharks, watch the cricket at the famous Melbourne Cricket Ground, play a round of golf at some of the world's best golf courses. Drive around Albert Park, on the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit alongside Melbourne Sports and Acquatic Centre.
- SUMMER: During January, Melbourne hosts the Australian Open Tennis. Take Tram Number 70 leaving directly outside our hotel and you will be there in minutes.
- AUTUMN: The Australian Grand Prix runs in Melbourne every Autumn. See What's On page for full details.
- WINTER: Melbourne loves Aussie Rules Football (AFL) at Etihad Stadium or the MCG. The snow fields are only two hours away, Mt Buller, Melbourne's closest major ski resort has something for everyone.
- SPRING: The Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival has a carnival like atmosphere which brings the city of Melbourne to life. Visit Flemington, home of the Melbourne Cup in November - the race that stops a nation ...since 1840!
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See What's On and Tourism Info pages for
dining, art, culture, sport, theatre and shopping links.
Our excellent location means you can take a short walk to many attractions:
- Southern Cross Station (across the road)
- Crown Casino and Entertainment Complex
- Melbourne Aquarium
- Southgate
- Rialto Towers
- Melbourne Exhibition & Convention Centre
- Bourke Street Mall shopping
- Etihad Stadium
- Docklands restaurants
- Immigration Museum
Walk or take a short tram ride to:
- Eureka Tower Observation Deck
- Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG)
- National Sports Museum
- Melbourne Park Tennis Centre
- Federation Square and Yarra Precinct
- National Gallery of Victoria (NGV)
- Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI)
- Melbourne Museum
- Theatres: Arts Centre, Princess, Regent, Athanaeum, Forum, Her Majesty's and CUB Malthouse.
Melbourne is known for its cafe, shopping and cultural precincts and neighbourhoods. Pick up a city map from the
Tourist Information centre at Federation Square or download a
CITY OF MELBOURNE MAP (6.3Mb) here.
- Docklands - The New Quay and Waterfront City promenades are walking distance from our hotel for restaurants, cafes and bars.
- Bourke Street Mall - between Swanston and Elizabeth Streets - for shopping - GPO, David Jones and Myer depatment stores.
- Chinatown - Little Bourke St between Swanston and Spring Sts. Free Tourist Shuttle Stop 4.
- Collins Street - Little Collins St for trendy hidden little bars and top end of Collins Street for high end designer stores.
- Yarra precinct - runs along the Yarra River from Southbank past Federation Square to Birrarung Marr with beautiful riverside parks to an endless array of restaurants, bars, galleries, theatres and concert halls.
- City Laneways and Arcades - wander down Hardware Lane and Causeway lane alleys covered in stencil work, lightboxes, graffiti and sculptures to find hidden bars, hole-in-the-wall cafes and boutiques.
- Lygon St precinct - close by in Carlton is our own Little Italy, with cafes, cake shops, restaurants and boutiques.
- Brunswick St - bordering on the CBD in Fitzroy, this colourful street is full of bohemian, trendy boutiques, cafes and restaurants.
- Smith St - take a tram to Collingwood, for a mix of major outdoor sports brands and urban streetware and cafes.
- Bridge Rd - a tram ride to Richmond - buzzing bargains, clothing stores, outlets and cafes.
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