Luxury Accommodation

The Como

With its reputation for hosting touring rock stars and sporting heroes, The Como has become one of Melbourne’s most revered five star hotels – at the designer end of Melbourne, in South Yarra. On the busy corner of Toorak Road and Chapel Street, you’ll find lavish suites with king size beds, private Japanese gardens, and a luxurious salt chlorinated pool with a retractable glass roof – the perfect setting to party on after a night with the beautiful people down Chapel Street. For celebrity spotting, head to Como’s So Bar, which has become a haunt for the rich and famous.

Contact details

• Address: 630 Chapel St, South Yarra, VIC 3141
• Phone: (03) 9825 2222

Getting there

• Tram 8 via Swanston Street in the city will take you down Toorak Road. Get off at Chapel Street.
• Trams 78/79 travel down Chapel Street and have a number of connecting tramlines on major streets from Richmond to Prahran all via the city.
• Train: A few blocks away on Toorak Road is South Yarra Station. A number of train lines from the city go via this station. It is a 5 minute ride then a quick tram ride or walk to Chapel Street

The Westin

With a swag of awards to its name, including Conde Nast Traveller's Gold list of the world's top hotels, The Westin in Melbourne lives up to its reputation for style and grandeur. For starters, there’s the stunning lobby overlooking the City Square, the Heavenly Beds of goose down doonas that guests can purchase for themselves and a unique VIP butler service, which lets you request virtually anything with one phone call from your room. Best of all, the property is located in the heart of Melbourne’s CBD, just two blocks from Federation Square, the Yarra River and high class shopping on Collins Street.

Contact details

• Address: 205 Collins Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia (Cnr Swanston Street)
• Phone: +61 3 9635 2222

Getting there

• Tram: This corner of Collins and Swanston would be one of the most serviced corners in terms of trams in the city
• Train: A short walk to Melbourne Central, Flinders and Parliament Station