One more reason to travel to Australia: Hyatt Centric Melbourne
In the heart of Victoria's capital, Australia's first Hyatt Centric will open its doors at the end of 2021: a full-service lifestyle hotel for cosmopolitans in the center of the action. All around, numerous sights, culinary hotspots, and hip clubs await travelers to Australia.
11 February 2022
Australia's first Hyatt Centric opens in Melbourne
With the brand-new Contemporary Hotel, the hotel chain in the Central Business District not only already has its fourth location in Melbourne, Victoria,but also opened the first Hyatt Centric in the whole of Australia.
A hotel with style: the Hyatt Centric Melbourne opened in December 2021. © Hyatt Centric Melbourne
Formerly the site of a blacksmith shop in the 1840s, the area is now a vibrant part of town. Surrounded by chic bars, restaurants, pubs and clubs, Hyatt Centric is an ideally located base for both leisure and business travelers.
25 stories high, the hotel designed by Architectus and Hecker Guthrie Interiors features a café, indoor pool, 24-hour gym - and 277 Urban Chic guest rooms. The waterfront and Port Philipp stretch across large window fronts.
Feeling good is the order of the day here: the Premier Suite at Hyatt Centric Melbourne with views over the city. © Hyatt Centric Melbourne
If you want even more of a view, head to the rooftop restaurant Toma. There, gourmand Jordan Monkhouse has created a menu with Mediterranean influences and uses regional ingredients in the kitchen; a gourmet's dream above Melbourne.
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A piece of Melbourne history at the Hyatt
If you look closely, you will discover subtle allusions to Melbourne's history time and again inside. For example, artifacts that were unearthed during the construction of the hotel. Or the gold and brass sculptures by Suzie Stanford, which commemorate the Australian gold rush. In this way, the Hyatt Centric itself becomes a treasure trove.
Hyatt Centric Melbourne
25 Downie Street, 3000 Melbourne, Australia
Tel: +613 9120 1234
Web: hyatt.com
Price: from € 196/2 persons
Entry to Australia:
- possible from February 21 with double vaccination and PCR or official antigen test
- Valid: AstraZeneca, Janssen, Pfizer, Moderna and Sinovac
(as of February 10, 2022)
Dinner, Drinks & Dancing in Melbourne's Central Business District (CBD)
Restaurant: Coda Melbourne
At Coda, in fashionably minimalist-style, in a small alley just a 20-minute walk from Hyatt Centric, foodies encounter Adam D'Sylva's vibrant Asian-French fusion cuisine. Here, the award-winning chef serves shucked oyster with peeper crab and nam jim dressing, kingfish sashimi from Spencer Gulf, or pavlova made with Tasmanian pepper, osmanthus jelly and nashi pear.
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Bar: Storyville
A themed bar - can that work? In the two-story Storyville, owners Steve Thomas and Keti Kezunovic prove that fairy tales and fantasy can be quite extravagant. The bar was designed by stage designers - so anyone sipping their Willy Wonka cocktail here has the feeling of sitting in a fantasy film between huge mushroom roofs, meter-high fairy tale books and colorful exotic flowers. Different, stylish - a must-see.
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Nightclub: Section 8
Opened in 2008 as a pop-up bar, the popular Section 8 has long been a fixture in Melbourne's Chinatown. The street-art nightclub in the shape of a cut-open shipping container, with old wooden pallets as seating, is known for its cool events and dance parties that last well into the morning.
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Activities & Attractions around Melbourne
Surfing & Penguins on Phillipp Island
Into the Wild: Phillip Island is just a two-hour drive away. The small peninsula is famous for its biodiversity. Dwarf penguins, koalas and seals can be seen sunbathing here for hours. Surfers are drawn to the popular surf spot Woolamai Beach.
The Twelve Apostles
If you have a little more time, you can rent a car and drive along the Great Ocean Road on the coast of Victoria. After about four hours you reach the legendary 12 Apostles: twelve striking limestone pillars up to 60 meters high between Princetown and Port Campbell. Like small islands in the sea, they stand off the coast. They belong to the most famous sights of the whole continent.
Gem and gold hunting in fossicking parks
In Australia, gold hunters still try their luck today. Numerous parks allow so-called fossicking and prospecting - newcomers can take their first try in numerous parks around Melbourne, such as Warrandyte State Park. But before that, you should get a Miner's Right Permit, which only costs $ 25.55 in Victoria.
Hot Springs & Murray's Lookout
Want to relax? The hot springs of the Mornington Peninsula are only about an hour's drive from Hyatt Centric. A stone's throw away, Murray's Lookout offers breathtaking panoramic views of Melbourne's bay. Bring a jacket, it gets windy here!
