Australia · 20 handpicked hotels
Australia's cultural capital has a hotel scene as sophisticated as its coffee culture. From historic Grand Hotels to design boutiques in Fitzroy and St Kilda, Melbourne rewards visitors who choose their base with the city's characteristic discernment.
Our selection
Southbank
The finest hotel in Melbourne with an extraordinary pool, Melba restaurant, the best spa in the city and the quiet confidence of the Langham brand at its very best.
Southbank
The most opulent hotel in Australia with extraordinary rooms, a palatial spa, multiple Michelin-starred restaurants and the full Crown entertainment complex.
East Melbourne
A beautifully positioned hotel opposite St Patrick's Cathedral with extraordinary views, an excellent spa, Radii restaurant and the Park Hyatt's understated luxury.
CBD
Adjacent to the city's finest shopping district with beautiful rooms, a renovated spa and the Westin's reliable comfort for both business and leisure travellers.
CBD
Melbourne's original design boutique, still extraordinary for its cantilevered rooftop pool that extends over the street below. Consistently excellent rooms and service.
Prahran
An art hotel in the Prahran neighbourhood with every public space and room featuring works by Australian artist Adam Cullen. The pool, bar and creative energy are excellent.
CBD
A theatrical design hotel in the Gothic Revival Forum Theatre complex. The Pascale Bar & Grill, playful interiors and Melbourne laneway location are all outstanding.
CBD
Melbourne's most historic grand hotel, open since 1883. The Caulfield Cup winner's room, High Tea and immaculately maintained Victorian interiors are genuinely wonderful.
Perth
Not Melbourne but Australia's finest heritage hotel, in the former Government Buildings of Western Australia with extraordinary interiors and excellent spa.
South Yarra
A design hotel celebrating Australian abstract painter John Olsen with a rooftop pool, beautifully appointed rooms and the excellent neighbourhood restaurants of South Yarra.
CBD
In the former billiard saloon of champion player Walter Lindrum, with beautiful rooms, an excellent bar and the intimate scale of an independently owned Melbourne classic.
South Yarra
A beautifully designed contemporary hotel in South Yarra with an extraordinary spa, excellent restaurant and the refined COMO brand aesthetic applied to Melbourne.
CBD
An excellent Collins Street hotel with a beautiful pool, spa and the Novotel brand's reliable comfort in one of Melbourne's most walkable city centre positions.
CBD
In the historic Laneways with thoughtfully designed rooms, included minibar and the social, art-driven energy of the Ovolo brand applied to Melbourne's most creative neighbourhood.
St Kilda Road
An art hotel dedicated to Australian painter Charles Blackman with bold artworks throughout, a beautiful pool and the confident Melbourne design sensibility.
CBD
A beautifully designed boutique with rooftop pool, excellent service and the honest, considered approach to hospitality that the Tribe brand has developed.
CBD
Serviced apartments in the heart of the CBD with full kitchen, excellent pool and the residential flexibility that Melbourne's layout makes genuinely valuable.
South Melbourne
A beautifully converted 19th-century building in South Melbourne with garden courtyard, excellent breakfast and the neighbourhood warmth of this creative area.
St Kilda
A beautifully restored 1860s building in St Kilda with bold original artworks, an excellent restaurant and the genuine bohemian character of Melbourne's seaside suburb.
Daylesford
Two hours from Melbourne, the heritage mineral spring bathhouse has been beautifully restored into one of Australia's finest spa experiences.