Melbourne
- Opinion
- Travel tips
I have a confession: I’m a travel writer, but I’ve never been to Melbourne
I live just 90 minutes’ flight away in Sydney, but for some reason the call of overseas has always been stronger than heading south to our second-largest city.
- Paul Marshall
Make the most of free trains: 10 of the best trips to take from Melbourne
In an era of soaring petrol prices and free rail travel, nothing beats taking the train.
- Tim Richards
Ten great things to do in Victoria with kids during the Easter holidays
Take a vintage steam train or spend a night at the museum. Here are 10 of the best things to keep the kids entertained these school holidays.
- Catherine Best
- ★★★½
- Hotel reviews
The verdict on Melbourne’s glam new Manhattan-style hotel
Tucked next to a major highway and likened to New York’s iconic Flatiron Building, Hannah St Hotel might be the city’s most convincing slice of the Big Apple.
- Katherine Scott
The best places to stay in Melbourne
With huge growth in recent years, the hotel scene in Melbourne has become as diverse and extensive as the city itself.
- Julietta Jameson
- Opinion
- My happy place
I dreamt of Disneyland, but a park became my real dream destination
Every summer our friends disappeared to the coast in caravans, or road-tripped to Surfers Paradise. We were stuck at home, until my mum had an idea.
- Julietta Jameson
- ★★★★
- Hotel reviews
As a travel writer, here’s where I stay in Melbourne when I’m paying
Built before the era of big gyms and pools, this CBD hotel is cosmopolitan, unpretentious, calm – and very affordable.
- John Borthwick
A cancelled flight led me to an unlikely new Melbourne highlight
Stranded, with a day to kill, I set off on a bicycle mission into Melbourne’s heart of brownness – the Yarra River.
- Matt Teffer
Melbourne makes New York Times’ 2026 must-visit list – for specific reason
A Formula 1 milestone and a sacred waterfall caught the attention of The New York Times judges in the annual 52 Places to Go list.
- Katherine Scott
The hip new Melbourne hotel vying to be among the world’s best
The city’s newest deluxe digs, which comes with its own state-of-the-art podcast studio, is casting itself as a new cultural hub.
- Anthony Dennis