Melbourne Luxury Hotels & Destination
Melbourne, Australia
Melbourne is the second largest city in Australia, so seeing the whole city on a luxury hotel vacation can be quite a feat. But no matter the length of time you have to spend on a Melbourne luxury hotel vacation, this beautiful city will thrill and excite. The world-class museums, the fantastic cultural opportunities, as well as just the general feel of Melbourne will make your luxury hotel vacation one-of-a-kind. While Melbourne is smaller than Sydney, it is regarded as the cultural capital of Australia. Today, luxury hotel guests will see beautiful Victorian-era architecture and thoroughly modern skyscrapers; large parks and outdoor spaces, and a shopping and dining scene that is as high-end as anywhere in the world. The large multicultural population of Melbourne means that there are opportunities for luxury hotel guests to experience the culture and cuisine from places all over the world. Luxury hotel guests who come to Melbourne do so for a variety of reasons: Melbourne is considered the sports capital of Australia, and has access to some of the best outdoor areas in Australia. Whatever brings you to your Melbourne luxury hotel, your Melbourne vacation will be something you will never forget.
Melbourne Districts
The city of Melbourne is vast enough that there is guaranteed to be a district just perfect for every taste of luxury hotel guest. From the thumping, lively city centre to quiet and upscale Williamstown, the luxury hotel guest will find a neighborhood that suits their personality and predilections. For longer Melbourne luxury hotel vacations, touring several of the various districts is a great way to get a feel for the city. The City Centre is one cannot miss district, with its towering skyscrapers and historic core. Fitzroy, on the other hand, is decidedly bohemian and full of trendy places for luxury hotel guests to shop and dine. South Melbourne has more popular shopping, along Clarendon Street, as well as the famous South Melbourne Market, a great place for luxury hotel guests to score bargains and mingle with the locals. More high-end districts, with shopping and dining to match, include South Yarra, Prahran, and Williamstown. To experience the cultural diversity of Melbourne, luxury hotel guests should visit the Carlton district, which is the home to the extensive Italian community in Melbourne. Richmond is another decidedly multicultural district with its large Vietnamese population. This is a great district for luxury hotel guests who have a taste for authentic Vietnamese food.
Melbourne Museums
It will not surprise luxury hotel guests that a city as vast as Melbourne has a wide variety of museums. Ranging from history to immigration, the Melbourne museums can easily fill the vacation days of luxury hotel guests. While not technically a museum, the Parliament House of Victoria attracts a lot of luxury hotel guests who want to see the beautiful, historic buildings on a daily tour. The Immigration Museum, in the City Centre, is another unique museum that luxury hotel guests will enjoy: here, the story of immigrants into Australia is told in interesting detail. In the Carlton district, history comes alive for luxury hotel guests. The Melbourne Museum is a highlight, and is the most popular museum to visit on a Melbourne luxury hotel vacation. It is also the largest museum in the Southern Hemisphere, and is home to seven main galleries. Part of the museum experience that luxury hotel guests will not want to miss is the Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens, with is an UNESCO World Heritage site. A smaller museum in the Carlton District is the Melbourne Gaol, a museum set in an old prison. Sovereign Hill, outside of Melbourne in Ballarat, is worth the trip out of the city for luxury hotel guests who want to see an authentic recreation of life in 1850. And even luxury hotel guests who are not sports fans will enjoy visiting the National Sports Museum, in Yarra Park. The extensive sports culture of Melbourne and Australia are discovered at this elegant museum.
Melbourne Art Galleries
To see the amazing art museums and galleries in Melbourne, luxury hotel guests might have to travel a bit around the city. The trip will be well worth it, once all the wonderful art treasures are discovered. Fifteen minutes from Melbourne City Centre is the Heide Museum of Modern Art, which is considered the birthplace of Australian Modernism. The permanent collection explores this pedigree, with artists like Sidney Nolan and Arthur Boyd on display. The National Gallery of Victoria is another art museum that luxury hotel guests should not miss. A highlight of the NGV is the Ian Potter Centre, which has twenty galleries that show more Australian art than any other museum in the world. Also in the NGV International Art Gallery is an extensive collection of European, Asian, Oceanic and American art. Luxury hotel guests can spend hours discovering this amazing art gallery, and quickly learn that their collection rivals the major museums of many other cities. The TarraWarra Museum of Art is one of the newest art museums in Melbourne and is the most privately funded, philanthropic art museum in Australia. The collection includes carefully chosen Australian art that was previously in private collections. There are also a number of regional art galleries in Melbourne, whose artists are not as well known as in the museums, but who are cutting-edge and perfect for luxury hotel guests who are art collectors. The Convent Gallery is housed in a restored convent and features art mediums such as jewelry, ceramics and sculpture.
Melbourne Parks and Gardens
Enjoying the beautiful outdoor setting is very important to Melbourne locals. Luxury hotel guests can take advantage of these pristine outdoor settings on their own Melbourne discovery. The Royal Botanic Gardens, in South Yarra, is one of the most important botanical gardens in Australia. Today, luxury hotel guests can tour over 12,000 species of plants, including many native and rare plants. The Dandenong Ranges Public Gardens are also worth visiting by luxury hotel guests. They house the National Rhododendron Gardens, which bloom into a colorful vivacity every spring and autumn. A park that invites luxury hotel guests to take a bike ride or stroll along the pathways is Birrarung Marr, whose excellent location puts it within easy access of many of the major sights in Melbourne. St. Kilda is a Melbourne district that is the beachside heart of Melbourne. Here, luxury hotel guests can enjoy the beautiful outdoors by strolling along the St Kilda Esplanade, where walking, skating and sunbathing is all on the menu. In the heart of Melbourne is Southgate, a pretty outdoor promenade that invites luxury hotel guests who want to stroll, people watch, shop and dine.
Melbourne Shopping and Markets
Shopping in Melbourne can be funky and bohemian or high-end. Many luxury hotel guests like to taste all of the unique shopping opportunities that Melbourne affords. Starting in the City Centre is the Queen Victoria Market, where huge rows of stalls and vendors promise a wide variety of goods. Back on the St Kilda Esplanade, the Sunday Markets attract a wide variety of people to browse through an assortment of unique goods. Another fun market that luxury hotel guests will enjoy is the Prahran Market, which is mostly fine fresh food, but offers gourmet samples. This market is a great way for luxury hotel guests with sophisticated palates to try some of the freshest delicacies in the world. For strictly high-end shopping, luxury hotel guests will feel right at home at Chapel Street, in South Yarra, which is a famous designer street that also has exclusive restaurants to match.
The cultural attractions in Melbourne are simply too many to list. Luxury hotel guests can spend as long as they want in this great city and never see the whole thing. And while Melbourne is vast and composed of many different neighborhoods, getting around the city on the excellent public transportation system is never a problem. Luxury hotel guests should not hesitate to plan a vacation in the exciting, world-class destination of Melbourne.
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