Swanston Hotel

... alleyways.  Took advantage of the 360 deg observation platform 54 storeys up in the Rialto Tower - fabulous perspective once again.  Observed Chinese New Year dancing dragon opposite our hotel.  Very different here compared to ...

Stayed at Rydges Swanston last week due to conference. Received Post Stay Survey which reminded about the poor experience I had. As I run my own business, I decided that I would appreciate being told first hand about my customer's experience so that I can ...

... ,took a bit of time to find the place we were staying at,but wasn't too taxing,I wasn't driving lol. Our accommodation was Arrow on Swanston,which had lock up car parking & was close to the city.The rooms weren't too bad,but the bed was a bit on the ...

... Bus rip at the time) - we checked in and dropped our bags and then went out for lunch. We shared a Pizza just down Swanston Street - it was sooo tasty! Yum! Afterwards we took the free Tram that goes round Melbourne, but halfway round we both nearly ...

... a good thing. All the stress of the day over, I went for a walk to the main throughfare in Barcelona. Las Ramblas is like Swanston St on steroids. It is so touristy it is sickly, and has all the tacky tourist shops that Melbourne“s centre has (minus the ...

... .  Had a few drinks but no big night out.  Had a night out with my housemates, another great bar in Richmond, The Grand Hotel (Burnley St near the train station) and on the Sunday Gernot took me out on a bike tour of the city  - low ...

... amongst big and small boats of all types with the backdrop of a neon spectacular as decorations ramp up for New Year celebrations. Swanston Street is very low wattage in comparison. The WOW factor here is very high. Karen's comment: The slickest part of ...

... explore, and find somewhere nice for dinner. Having no 'bible' with us it was slightly harder, but we walked along the main Swanston street and over to Southbank to find a number of restaurants along the river’s edge. We finally settled on the Meat ...

... of the F1 World Championship at the scenic and spacious Albert Park circuit not far from the city. The transport network provided free tram from Swanston Street down St Kilda road to the drop off point, then it's a bit of a hike to the main gate. Once in ...

... in a little tea shop that served loose-leafed tea and scones.  There are definite English influences in this city! Strolled down Swanston Street & checked out an opal store / museum to learn more about how they are mined in Australia.  Would ...

... me somewhat. Undeterred, I pressed onwards, beginning my journey on foot to Melbourne Central Shopping Centre. Being at the intersections of Swanston and LaTrobe Streets, it was almost at the opposite end of town and thus took longer than my estimated 15 ...

... , many with outside seating, selling cultural foods.   We walked past the Finders Street Train Station, back to Swanston Street, across the Yarra River bridge to visit the Southbank Promenade. After crossing the pedestrian bridge across Yarra ...

... any number of restaurants and bars open until late. After freshening up we made our way across town to the little pavement restaurant on Swanston Street that we had liked on our last visit.  We had yet another good meal there.  At the next table ...

... ;  They moved me downtown (which is where Sue said I should have been in the first place) to a very nice hotel, the Mercure Grand on Swanston Street. My room was huge. A lovely queen-sized bed, easy chair with ottoman, large desk, good sized ...

... way I can explain getting all of my things back like that. So I was pretty excited. From the police station, we headed down Swanston St. to buy a phone for Lissa, which was easy enough other than the long line in the store. There are a million vodophone ...

... before carrying on to the next, stopping briefly to ask for money. They were so good! Much better than the robot man on Swanston St! The next morning we went up a 56 floor building with an observation deck at the top, kind of like Eureka tower in ...

... the tourists and put them off coming to Morocco have successfully been moved on by the tourist police and one gets more hassled in Swanston St.  An interesting place rather than really attractive, but who am I to say - I was there for less than 24 ...