Quality Hotel Melbourne Airport

... had not taken anything from the mini-bar, only put our bottle of wine in) Writing this from the Air New Zealand Lounge at Melbourne Airport,where we are enjoying a lovely long white (kind of like cappucino, but not quite as strong). Australians love their ...

... into Melbourne late and packed for our long flight back into the heat of South East Asia. Only that we're now at Melbourne airport and have been lumped with a 5 hour (and counting) flight delay due to bloody Quantas engineers striking over the quality of ...

3rd February Arrived at Melbourne airport (after getting up at 5am) to be greeted by 2 hyperactive 22 year old English girls who didn't appear to ever come up for air. Aggggghhh stop talking! We had just missed the free shuttle bus to Hotel Bakpak (we ...

... , we woke up at our hotel in Sydney at about 7 AM. We started packing all of our suitcases to go to Melbourne, and went to catch a shuttle to the airport at around 9 AM. We went to the lobby 15 minutes early and our shuttle driver picked us up there. I ...

... required me to put on my jacket straight away or I'll freeze to death soon.A shuttle was waiting to take us to the hotel outside the airport.The driver didn't speak much but he sure was helpful in carrying the luggage! ^_^   Due to the jetlag, my ...

... one night, back in 2003—and until now, had been my least liked hotel room ever.  Not anymore.  Not after Hotel Enterprize, Melbourne, VIC.  No need to really go into details but at that price, it was a colossal rip-off and I ...

... 204 About an hour NE of Melbourne are the wide, green rolling expanses of the Yarra Valley, home to dozens of quality wineries. When visiting Melbourne its not only rude but also illegal if you dont sign up to a wine tour, so having been well brought ...

... be never out of), got the bags, Sky bussed it to airport from the giant Southern Cross Station- goodbye Mell. I think the whole Melbourne V Sydney debate rages on, as to which city is better – either way, which ever city you start living in first, ...

... . The day had worn me out. Before going to bed we checked to see which tram would take us out to the airport but it turns out the Melbourne, the city with the possible the best tram system in Australia does NOT have a tram to it’s own airport. ...

... stories...reminscent of London. I get dropped off and find Flinders Lane.  Something I learned rather quickly about Melbourne.  Their  streets are super structured.  The major thouroughfares are super wide streets with wide sidewalks. ...

I woke up thinkng that 'It's Wednesday, so it must be Melbourne'. Alternatively, I could have thought 'It's raining, so it must be Melbourne'. Whatever, it was definitely Melbourne and it was definitely raining - but it can't, what about the sun tan!?! ...

... to the first cricket test match between Australia and England back in 1877, and it was also the main stadium for the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. Unfortunately its not open to visitors at the moment as the turf is being relaid ready for the Boxing Day test, ...

We had a good flight to Melbourne on Virgin Blue. We arrived at the airport and arranged transport to the area in South Yarra where we were staying. The first thing that we noticed as we made the walk to the guesthouse where we were staying was that the ...

... plenty of water and an interesting route – Kuwait, Baghdad, Turkey, Black Sea, Bucharest, Budapest and Vienna. Frankfurt airport was again functional but no character (compared to Changi, for example). There were no wheelchairs available and we ...

... outside it before getting in. Otherwise you are a ball of sweat within 5 seconds of getting in the car! We got back to Melbourne airport at about 4.45pm, dropped off the car that I had a fond affection for given how well it handled the twists and ...

... around it was probably around quarter past eleven, too early for lunch, so we decided to head over the road from the hotel to Old Melbourne Gaol, which is very proud of it's reputation as one of Australia's top visitor attractions.  To sweeten the ...

... I watched aren't worth mentioning.  Once I got to Sydney I thought I was on the home straight, but my flight to Melbourne was delayed twice!!  I couldn't wait to see Pete and after an excruciatingly long wait I eventually got to be in his arms, ...

... to grab dinner. Head heavy from too long a nap. The shops are closing, wanna shop first? Hubby said. Sure. Shops at Melbourne Central are beyond my small budget. Supermarket shopping it shall be. Got some fruits, nuts, chocolates and water. Many chinese ...

... resulting in Australia's highest ever loss of life from a bushfire. In one area to the Northeast of Melbourne alone (Kinglake), a particularly savage firestorm killed 120 people. For many miles we were flanked by black, spindly trees that ...

... Day. Today, the streets are buzzing with activity, and Lesley tells me that they are still rather empty, according to Melbourne standards. We filled the grill with burgers of beef and mushrooms, lamb and mint, and chili-seasoned patties, tender generous ...