Where to stay in Melbourne:
Albert Park, Southbank, CBD & St Kilda.

A Queens Road hotel overlooking Albert Park Lake, sharing its precinct with Mercure. A practical VIP base for visitors prioritising proximity to the park.

• 65 Queens Road, Melbourne VIC 3004
• Prices per room, per night.

Plan around: Confirm that your booking is for Pullman rather than Mercure; lake-facing rooms depend on the room category.

Estimated AUD 600–950 per room / night.

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Choose a permitted pedestrian route from Queens Road to the entrance shown on your ticket. Check the 2027 gate map and road closures.

A design-led hotel on St Kilda Road, suited to a city stay with access to the Anzac station and Albert Road side of the circuit.

• 379 St Kilda Road, Melbourne VIC 3004
• Prices per room, per night.

Plan around: Confirm your room outlook and noise preferences; this is a boulevard hotel rather than a lakeside stay.

Estimated AUD 780–1,300 per room / night.

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Plan via the St Kilda Road corridor or Anzac station approach, then follow the entrance on your ticket.

The mid-range option in the Queens Road complex shared with Pullman, close to Albert Park Lake.

• 65 Queens Road, Melbourne VIC 3004
• Prices per room, per night.

Plan around: Confirm Mercure on the reservation. Ask about luggage storage if checking out before Sunday’s race.

Estimated AUD 420–700 per room / night.

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Choose a permitted pedestrian route from Queens Road to your ticket entrance; check race-week closures.

A luxury hotel in the Crown Southbank complex, pairing a riverfront city base with restaurants and evening entertainment.

• 8 Whiteman Street, Southbank VIC 3006
• Prices per room, per night.

Plan around: Allow for a circuit commute. Villas and premium suites cost extra.

Estimated AUD 850–1,600 per room / night.

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Use the organiser’s published city-to-circuit transport. A Whiteman Street event bus must be confirmed for 2027 before relying on it.

A Southbank riverfront hotel at Southgate, suited to guests combining race days with dining and time in the city.

• 1 Southgate Avenue, Southbank VIC 3006
• Prices per room, per night.

Plan around: Riverside rather than trackside: include the transfer and final gate walk in your race-day plan.

Estimated AUD 900–1,700 per room / night.

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Plan a connection from Southbank to the official city tram or rail approach for your ticket gate.

A Southbank base within the Crown precinct, offering access to the complex’s dining and entertainment at a lower price point than Crown Towers.

• 1-25 Whiteman Street, Southbank VIC 3006
• Prices per room, per night.

Plan around: Promenade and Towers are separate hotels. Confirm the property and room type when booking.

Estimated AUD 550–980 per room / night.

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Check the 2027 event transport plan before relying on a Whiteman Street bus; compare city tram and rail approaches.

A convenient Southbank base close to Melbourne’s arts precinct and riverside dining.

• 35-47 City Road, Southbank VIC 3006
• Prices per room, per night.

Plan around: Confirm the Southbank property, not Holiday Inn Melbourne on Flinders. This is a city hotel, not a trackside stay.

Estimated AUD 340–580 per room / night.

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Plan from Southbank to the city’s published race transport routes; check the final approach against your ticket.

A boutique St Kilda hotel on Acland Street, for visitors who want neighbourhood dining and time by the bay around the race.

• 2 Acland Street, St Kilda VIC 3182
• Prices per room, per night.

Plan around: A smaller boutique property: confirm room configuration and noise preferences for your stay.

Estimated AUD 500–880 per room / night.

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Compare the Fitzroy Street approach with the entrance on your ticket; allow for the final walk and event diversions.

A budget hotel on Elizabeth Street in central Melbourne, suited to visitors putting more of their trip budget toward the race.

• 97-103 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
• Prices per room, per night.

Plan around: This record is ibis budget Melbourne CBD at 97–103 Elizabeth Street, not ibis Melbourne Central.

Estimated AUD 260–480 per room / night.

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Plan via central-city public transport and follow the organiser’s current instructions for your ticket gate.

A boutique hotel on Little Bourke Street, offering a city-laneway base for dining and exploring between race days.

• 19 Little Bourke Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
• Prices per room, per night.

Plan around: Room layouts vary. Check the exact bed configuration and inclusions; this is a city stay with a circuit commute.

Estimated AUD 400–720 per room / night.

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Choose a city tram or rail approach for your ticket gate and include the walk from Little Bourke Street.