Apartment Alkira – Boutique Melbourne Short Stay Accommodation

  If you feel up to a gamble, but the Casino’s not quite your thing, saunter off to the inner city suburb of Carlton and try your luck at one of Australia’s oldest fringe theatre venues – La Mama.  Set up in 1967, La Mama has been gracious hostess to an enormous number of new  Australian [...]

23 Degraves St, Melbourne Degraves Espresso Bar was the original glint in the eye of Melbourne’s Grand Pa Pa of Cafe Culture, Con Christopoulos many moons ago. This was way before Melbourne grew itself a name for sneaky laneways and serious ‘tude about its caffeine scene.  Things have moved on a little since then and [...]

The tardy service and slightly sticky tabletops might put you off dining at Bokchoy Tang, but if you can get past that, the food will reward you well for your tenacity. Set back in an anonymous-looking multi-level building at the rear of Federation Square, Bokchoy Tang feels like it would really rather not be discovered. [...]

Melbourne’s put on a little weight lately. Like a voluptuous woman who’s had one or two chocolate eclairs too many, the middle button on her blouse is suffering a little under the strain. I mention this only because the population balloon has a knock-on impact for your short stay, corporate or holiday accommodation options.

I love food. But I particularly love sweetie-treaties and am drawn like an ant to a splodge of brandied plum jam, to places that render them well. And such a place is Baker D Chirico. Their macaroons are truly splendid and their pastries light and crispy and full of good things like rhubarb and poached [...]

Now seriously, I challenge you to find a better value way to spend $3.10 than the all day Sunday travel card. Sen-sat-ion-al value!  If you’re at a loose end and can drag yourself away from the comfort of your Melbourne CBD accommodation, you can hop from moving vehicle to moving vehicle all day long and [...]

If you find yourself anywhere along the banks of the Yarra at night – keep walking. Not because of Melbourne’s oft overplayed ‘scary streak’, but because if you continue in an Easterly direction you’ll find yourself in the land of whimsy. – The oversized Ferris Wheel spins around most mild evenings with its coloured lights [...]

This great little outlet in the Melbourne Town Hall sells cheap tickets to the city’s current entertainment – shows, theatre, music- at half full price plus booking fee. It’s a great deal. The line up’s only available on the day of sale, so it’s a bit of a lucky-dip, but if your accommodation is in [...]

These are among our absolute favs for a bite of something yummy and a decent coffee. Click on the blue bubbles below for details. View Best CBD Cafes (Recommended by Apartment Alkira in a larger map

There’s no better place for coffee in Melbourne’s CBD than this very cool ‘hole in the wall’ on Little Bourke Street. With barely more than a dozen seats, it’s a drink and run sort of spot. Brother Baba Budan website 359 Little Bourke Street Melbourne 3000 Telephone +613 9606 0449