Where to go for a bit of serenity when the confinement gets a bit strong

Lyrics by Arielle Richards When it all gets a little too much, go out for a walk. With Melbourne strapped into another lockdown, after last year’s trials and tribulations, at least we know a bit of what to expect. Although we may be confined to our homes for the next seven days, recreational exercise... Read More

Melbourne Marriott Hotel Docklands announces opening date

The Melbourne Marriott Hotel Docklands, which opens on June 17, 2021, is pleased to unveil the first exclusive M Club lounge in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific region. Marriott hotels are dedicated to helping ambitious guests achieve their personal goals through distinctive and trusted service, state-of-the-art facilities, a variety of dining options, and... Read More

Victoria’s COVID-19 restrictions have tightened in Melbourne. Here’s what that means for masks, gatherings and more

Mask rules and visitor limits have been tightened in Melbourne in response to a growing COVID-19 outbreak. The stricter rules came into force at 6 p.m. Tuesday and will remain in place until at least June 4. Here’s what’s changed in Greater Melbourne and what it means for the state of Victoria. Masks are... Read More

A disgusted St Kilda fan is spotted reading a BOOK at football against the Western Bulldogs

Disgusted soccer fan is spotted reading a BOOK rather than watching her team get whipped by 111 points Watch the hilarious moment an AFL fan gets caught reading during the game The woman was reading The Reading Group by Elizabeth Noble in the stands She was caught reading during the Saints’ 111-point loss to... Read More

North Coast 500: four hotels bought on an itinerary ahead of the summer influx

The Kylesku Hotel is one of four North Coast 500 hotels that has been acquired by a new company. PIC: Contributed. Kylesku Hotel and Restaurant, Newton Lodge, Royal Golf Hotel, Dornoch and Royal Marine Brora have been purchased by the new Highland Coast Hotels company. Around 100 jobs will be created as a result... Read More

New tips for five old pubs in Melbourne and beyond

Melbourne pubs have always known how to reinvent themselves to adapt to the society around them: the 6 hour swill and rissoles slowly turned into “another sangiovese with your rooster?” And just in time for winter 2021, a slab of venerable hotels have redesigned menus, offers and outlook. If the walls of the Sarah... Read More

Does a crockery traffic light let a team pass elimination?

Is this really the last day of Beat The Brigade Week? It seems that it was only yesterday that we said to ourselves: “What is the week of the brigade?”. But it wasn’t yesterday, it was the day before yesterday, and as they say, three days is a long time in Chefespecially when... Read More

Now Gracing the Wall at Di Stasio Citta is a striking new video work by acclaimed artist Shaun Gladwell

It has been over three decades since restaurateur Rinaldo “Ronnie” Di Stasio and gallery owner Anna Schwartz first crossed paths. “ at Rosati in Flinders Lane in 1985 ”, says Schwartz Large format. It was the opening year of Rosati, Di Stasio’s first restaurant – an ambitious 500-seat – which was one... Read More

The 10 Best Italian Restaurants in Melbourne

You will find some of Australia’s best Italian restaurants in Melbourne. In fact, some of the best the world has to offer on this side of the equator. And it’s not just my Melburnian snobbery that speaks. Melbourne’s famous “pizzaiolos” Johnny Di Francesco (400 Gradi, 2014), Silvio Serpa (Pizzaly, 2016) and Michele Circhirillo... Read More

The Intercontinental Hotel Double Bay was sold for around $ 180 million to apartment developer Fridcorp by The Agency

Steven Chen of the agency is said to have negotiated the deal on behalf of its owner Shanghai United, who bought it for $ 140 million just two years ago. The buyer is said to be Melbourne apartment developer Fridcorp, which closed the deal on Friday. It is understood that a number of prominent... Read More

Fashion designer Alannah Hill sells her St Kilda apartment as she searches for her perfect country cottage

Fashion designer Alannah Hill sells her stylish apartment in St Kilda as she prepares to trade city life for country life. Designer Louise Love says she has “fantasized for years living off the grid in a romantic, historic, secluded, fully renovated cottage with a wild Versailles mini-garden,” but says when her 19-year-old son,... Read More

The Prince Hotel in St Kilda is almost complete

St Kilda’s historic and iconic pub, The Prince Hotel, is nearing the end of its ‘royal revival’, an effort which began in 2016. The whole complex has been constantly transformed since then, with the relaunch of the Public Bar being the latest stage of the project. Scheduled to open this summer, it will soon... Read More

New chapter for the Grosvenor Hotel in St Kilda

One of Melbourne’s best-loved pubs has been sold in an off-market deal. The leasehold interest in the Grosvenor Hotel has been sold by longtime owners, the Catalfamo family, with Will Connolly of JLL Hotels & Hospitality leading the quiet sale campaign. The lease was acquired by a Melbourne-based hotel group. The well-attended corner pub... Read More

Launch of The Standard Hotel in Australia

A number of hotel owners and operators continued to be confident in the country’s rebound in tourism, despite occupancy rates still well below 40%. Latest figures from STR analysts show Melbourne currently holds 36% occupancy with room revenue (revPAR) down 65% to $53 a night from a year ago. Despite this, global hospitality giant... Read More

Notable St Kilda diaries revealed for the first time

The weather for March was perfect – glorious, Alice MacLachlan, wife of the Minister of St Kilda noted in her diary, “just like summer and so hot.” Under blue skies and bright sunshine, the island was surely at its best. From Hirta, where the villagers lived, looking across the bay to the steep,... Read More