Apartment Alkira – Boutique Melbourne Short Stay Accommodation

If you’ve had a big night out in the buzzy streets of Melbourne you probably won’t appreciate the theft of an hour’s sleep. As they say though, ‘time waits for no-one’, and like it or not the clocks go back one hour this morning.  Make sure you fix your clocks so the brekkie menu is [...]

What to do this weekend?

It’s not often we do a big plug for Melbourne accommodation that isn’t Apartment Alkira.  Oh, if we’re fully booked and we can’t accommodate you we have a few places we recommend, but as proud parents, we do rather think Alkira is one of the best value, independent, unique short stay apartments in Melbourne. It’s [...]

Where to go when staying in Melbourne.

OK, it’s not our usual style, but we take a moment for a spot of  bragging on behalf of Melbourne – who just made The Sunday New York Times’ ‘Where to Go in 2011′ hit list.  Yay, you go girl. Full article here: Sunday New York Times And while we’re thumping the drum, some more lovely feedback [...]

Those who know us well will understand our elation at the unveiling this week, of a new Haigh’s Chocolate store within a mere scoot from our short stay apartment.  How we squealed. Haigh’s chocolate is, in our humble opinion, one of this country’s greats.  Forget Don Bradman and Rolf Harris, try any Haigh’s luscious cocoa [...]

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 [...]

Need somewhere to stay in Melbourne, but not quite sure what you’ll get with Melbourne Short Stay Apartment Alkira? Well take a quick peek.. < code >< /code >

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.

Apartment Alkira was recently featured in an episode of Melbourne’s Travel program “Postcards.