Apartment Alkira – Boutique Melbourne Short Stay Accommodation

Ok, we usually reserve the blog for our tips and tricks to get the most out of Melbourne.  Today, however, we ask you to indulge us as we do a bit of bragging.  We were so chuffed with this feedback from a recent guest that we just had to share. “The overall experience at Alkira [...]

If you’re visiting Melbourne and anxious that you won’t be able to track down your favorite magazines, then put your stress ball down. From the obscure “Government News”, “The Gentlewoman”, or “XLR8R” to the groovy “Wallpaper” or “Monocle”, the magazine emporium, Mag Nation, caters for all fetishes.  The CBD’s Elizabeth Street store is just around [...]

A terrific resource for any visitor to Melbourne – be it for a “short-stay” or “long”, www.threethousand.com is a fab website profiling off-beat and slightly obscure Melbourne happenings. They don’t do advertorials so you can be sure what’s recommended hasn’t been tainted by the lure of advertising pennies. For a good guide to what’s on [...]

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.

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 [...]