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Old Jun 10, 2006, 2:23 am
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Mwenenzi
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Accommodation in Melbourne

Central hotel for the festivities Hilton on the Park

Those with reservations at the Hilton on the Park include:-
ozstamps & MargoOz SYD
jswong WLG (Fri night)
gvIAD IAD/DCA
perthite PER
Aus_Mal Oz
Itsalongwaydown & Sue Oz
serfty & Mrs serfty MEL
RestlessinRNO RNO
QF WP & Mrs QF WP BNE
icarius

Those with reservations at the Westin include:-
upup&away
waterstrider and chrisW
kpc + 1 SYD

Those with reservations at the Langham include:-
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:
Melbourne Airport
Hilton on the Park just off the city centre opposite the MCG.

Accor: various brands in this chain; Sofitel, Novotel, Mercure, Crossley Hotel, Victoria Hotel, Ibis

InterContinental Hotels
(Priority Club) has:
Holiday Inn Melb Airport
Holiday Inn on Flinders (cnr Flinder Lane & Spencer St)
Crowne Plaza in the city centre (Spencer St) opposite the Casino

Marriott: on Exhibition St

Starwood - Westin in the very centre of the city. The only Starwood hotel in Melbourne

Grand Hyatt on Collins
Park Hyatt

Langham Hotel (was the Sheraton)

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.
Cown Promenade associate hotel to Crown Casino

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.
Wotif lists 28 days into the future
Quickbeds lists 28 days into the future
Rates to go lists 14 days into the future
Need it now lists 14 days into the future
Hotels.com.au lists many weeks into the future
Last minute lists many weeks into the future
Priceline may offer a few Melbourne hotels, but Priceline does not have the same coverage in Australia as it does in the USA

Last edited by Mwenenzi; May 18, 2007 at 9:20 am Reason: Those with Hotel reservations updated
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