wot rooms

so wotif has these "secret" deals... where they can't tell you what the hotel is but it's like CHEAP deals... ie... $134/night for a 4 star in the cbd,...

http://www.wotif.com/hotel/View?hotel=49630&page=3&viewType=all&refId=65662

what do you think?!

Street art

Okay so apparently these are the best streets to see Melbourne's awesome stencil graffiti. Melbourne has been proclaimed stencil capital of the world!

- Hosier Lane
- Centre Place
- Delgraves St
- Presgrave Place
- Union Lane
- Canada Lane, Carlton

L'otels

I went through all of Wotif's hotels and picked out ones in good areas.

All prices listed are full fare. They're alot cheaper on wotif though. What was your price range?

I'm not sure about the Chinatown end of town. I personally like Paris end, as it's closer to Fitzroy = trendytown.

City Limits Hotel Apartments

20 Little Bourke St (Chinatown)
2 night special - $160

Darling Towers on Collins

233 Collins St (near Bourke St Mall - like Pitt St Mall)
1Q1S - $280

Hotel Causeway

275 Little Collins St (near Bourke St Mall)
Executive Twin - $296

Hotel Grand Chancellor Melbourne

131 Lonsdale St (Chinatown)
Economy - $240

Mercure Hotel Melbourne

13 Spring St (Paris end of town)
Standards - $208

Pacific International Apts on Exhibition

100 Exhibition St (Paris end)
Business package - $355

The Naval & Military Club

27 Little Collins St (Paris end of town)
Deluxe - $240

Mercure Hotel Welcome

265 Little Bourke St (near Bourke St Mall)
Standard - $236

Oakford on Collins

182 Collins St (near Bourke St Mall)
2 Bdrm - $255

Pacific International Apartments

318 Little Bourke St (near Bourke St Mall)
2 Bdrm - $358

The Victoria Hotel managed by Accor

215 Little Collins St (near Bourke St Mall)
standard special - $186

BOOKED!!

we're flying :)

Thu 23 Aug 07

20:30 Sydney

22:00 Melbourne

Sun 26 Aug 07

18:30 Melbourne

19:50 Sydney

YAY!!!!

sleepy time

Rendezvous Hotel Melbourne 328 Flinders Street MELBOURNE AC 3001 avg $175/night

The Marque Hotel

35-37 Fitzroy Street ST KILDA VC 3182

where is st. kilda?
avg $155/night



have you been to this site? http://www.wotif.com

FLIGHTS!

Quantas - --
Flights Out: Sydney to Melbourne - Thu 23 Aug 07

20:30

Sydney

22:00

Melbourne

105 $105

Flights Back: Melbourne to Sydney - Sun 26 Aug 07

19:00

Melbourne

20:20

Sydney

$146


OR


Flights Out: Sydney to Melbourne - Fri 24 Aug 07

09:00

Sydney

10:30

Melbourne

$146
(lots of times available)

Flights Back: Melbourne to Sydney - Sun 26 Aug 07

19:00

Melbourne

20:20

Sydney

$146

Hotel suggestions - 4 stars in East CBD

I chose East CBD because it's close to Fitzroy AKA fun things. However if you wanted to spend alot of time in St Kilda (I thought it was crap) then we can look towards Southbank. Southbank is really touristy though and looks like it's trying to be Sydney. I don't like it either haha.


Hotel Causeway
Little Collins St, Melbourne

pro: is close to stuff
con: website doesn't work :|

Swanson Hotel Grand Mercure
195 Swanson Street
pro: is in middle of city
con: I have no idea what it costs

Mercure Hotel
13 Spring St
pro: is in nicer area of town, opposite gardens
con: is smaller than Grand Mercure? did you want something big?

Street graffiti tour

Okay it's $55 per person. But apparently it's good. Don't know about it though. If you want to see installations and architencure if you want we can do it!

http://www.hiddensecretstours.com/tours_art_design.php

Shopping!

The best part of it all.

Markets

- Camberwell markets
- Queen Victoria Markets (sunday)
- St Kilda Markets (Sunday)
- Magnolia Square
- Skirts and Shirts Market
- Rose Street Market
- Convent Craft Market
- Ready Made Market
- St Andrews Market
- South Melbourne Market

shops

- Victoria St shops

Sightseeing

I want to go to:

Luna Park

National Galleries Victoria - they have a Guggenheim exhibition! We simply must!

Hosier Lane

Eats

So far here's some restaurants I've heard about. Again, will expand/edit later.

Chocolateria San Churro
277b Brunswick St Fitzroy

Moroccan Soup Bar

i carusi (pizza)
St Kilda & Brunswick

Cicciolini
Acland St

Circa

Babka (apparently best pies ever)
358 Brunswick St
closed monday, no dinner

Pancake Parlour
Bunswick St

Breizoz Creperies
Cnr Gertrude & Brunswick St Fitzroy
Open lunch Wed-Sun, Dinner Tues-Sat
> menu

Potential bars

I need to make a post on Vogue and ask for reviews and recs haha. But here's a pool of options. Some might be spelt wrong. I have scribbly writing that I can't read.

I will also cull down through time and add links. YAY INTERNET.

Swanky
- Bond BarBond St
- Mancuria Waratah Place
- Supper Club 161 Spring St
- Meyers Place Bar Meyers Place
- Murmur Warburton Lane
- Kitten Club Little Collins St
- Troika Little Lonsdale St
- Polly's 401 Brunswick St, Fitzroy
- Gin Palace 190 Little Collins St

Cool indie
- Cherry 103 Lane
- Cookie 252 Swanson St
- Croft Institute Croft Alley
- Double Happiness Liverpool St
- Horse Bazaar 397 Little Lonsdale St
- Section 8 Tattersall's Lane
- St Jeromes Caledonian Lane
- Prudence 368 Victoria St, West Melbourne
- Pony 68 Little Collins St
- Evelyn Hotel Brunswick St, Fitzroy

And this is just random:
- Madame Brussels 59 Bourke St
- Money Order Office AKA MOO 318 Little Bourke St
- Robot Bligh St

Hotel suggestion - Causeway Inn on the Mall

Features

http://www.causeway.com.au/

3.5 stars
Bourke St Mall

"Cuaseway Inn on the Mall is right on Bourke Street Mall across the street from the General Post Office, in front of the Myer department store. It offers 3 1/2 star accomodation with 82 well appointed rooms.

full list of features >

Rates

Standard room (1-2 persons) $185 per night
Queen/Twin room (1-2 person) $195 per night
Superior room (king/queen/twin with sofa bed) $215 per night
Family room (1-2 persons) $225 per night

Rates include continental buffet breakfast for up to 2 persons

Location

327 Bourke St Mall
reservations@causeway.com.au
1800 650 688