Central hotel for the festivities
Hilton on the Park
Those with
reservations at the Hilton on the Park include:-
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ozstamps & MargoOz SYD
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jswong WLG (Fri night)
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gvIAD IAD/DCA
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perthite PER
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Aus_Mal Oz
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Itsalongwaydown & Sue Oz
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serfty & Mrs serfty MEL
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RestlessinRNO RNO
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QF WP & Mrs QF WP BNE
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icarius
Those with
reservations at the Westin include:-
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upup&away
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waterstrider and chrisW
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kpc + 1 SYD
Those with
reservations at the Langham include:-
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jswong WLG (Sat night)
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Accommodation in Melbourne is from 5 star to backpacker. As anywhere, you get what you pay for. It is unlikely to be difficult to get accommodation on 25- 27 May. Many central city hotels cater to the business market so have low occupancy (and lower rates) at weekends.
Many international hotel chains are in Melbourne
Hilton chain has:
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Melbourne Airport
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Hilton on the Park just off the city centre opposite the MCG.
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Accor: various brands in this chain; Sofitel, Novotel, Mercure, Crossley Hotel, Victoria Hotel, Ibis
InterContinental Hotels (Priority Club) has:
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Holiday Inn Melb Airport
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Holiday Inn on Flinders (cnr Flinder Lane & Spencer St)
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Crowne Plaza in the city centre (Spencer St) opposite the Casino
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Marriott: on Exhibition St
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Starwood - Westin in the very centre of the city. The only Starwood hotel in Melbourne
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Grand Hyatt on Collins
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Park Hyatt
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Langham Hotel (was the Sheraton)
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Crown Towers in the
Casino on the Southbank of the Yarra River. On the edge of the city centre. Easy access to most places in the city.
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Cown Promenade associate hotel to Crown Casino
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The Prince is a boutique hotel in St. Kilda, still with all the business essentials.
Reservations can be made direct with the hotel or using one of the Australian discount web sites. When bookings are made through these discount web sites Frequent Flyer miles and hotel loyalty points are usually
not earned. Often booking direct with the hotel is the same price or lower than these discount web site's.
Priceline may offer a few Melbourne hotels, but Priceline does not have the same coverage in Australia as it does in the USA