Just off Toorak Rd, the 40-suite Lyall with one- and two-bedroom apartments has an on-site spa and champagne bar, original artwork by French-born Thierry B and a pillow menu. Suites are plush, if a little worn – like staying in your wealthy aunt's house – with a textural palette of taffeta, velvet and brocade. Melbourne-raised singer Olivia Newton-John has stayed here.


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1. Prahran Market

0.62 MILES

Prahran Market is a Melbourne institution and foodie paradise. The facade – designed by Charles D'Ebro in Queen Anne revival style – dates back to 1891…

2. Royal Botanic Gardens

0.71 MILES

Considered one of the finest examples of Victorian-era landscaping in the world, Melbourne’s Royal Botanic Gardens draw over two million visitors a year…

3. Herring Island

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This prelapsarian river island is a sanctuary for the Yarra's original trees, grasses and indigenous animals. Within is an impressive collection of…

4. Como House & Garden

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A wedding cake of Australian Regency and Italianate architecture, this elegant colonial residence is Melbourne heritage royalty. Dating from 1847, it…

6. Government House

1 MILES

On the outer edge of the Botanic Gardens, this Italianate Government House dates from 1872. A replica of Queen Victoria’s Osborne House on England’s Isle…

7. Melbourne Observatory

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Just outside Gate O of the Royal Botanic Gardens is the historic Melbourne Observatory. Built in the early 1860s, this was once a centre for weather…

8. Shrine of Remembrance

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One of Melbourne's icons, the Shrine of Remembrance is a commanding memorial to Victorians who have served in war and peacekeeping, especially those…