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Where to stay in Melbourne

The city center for trams, laneways and Chinatown; Southbank for the river and the galleries; Carlton and Fitzroy for food and bars; St Kilda for the bay.

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The best areas

City center

Laneways, Chinatown and the main tram lines on the doorstep, though the busiest streets stay lively late into the night.

Hotels in City center

Southbank

On the river near NGV International and the Botanic Gardens, with high-rise hotels along the river.

Hotels in Southbank

Carlton and Fitzroy

Lygon Street dinners and Brunswick Street bars a short tram ride north, but farther from Flinders Street Station.

Hotels in Carlton and Fitzroy

St Kilda

The pier, the beach and Acland Street cake shops, about half an hour by tram from the city center.

Hotels in St Kilda

Where to stay for each itinerary

Melbourne in 3 days

Stay in the city center near Flinders Street or Swanston Street: trams reach Carlton, St Kilda and the MCG, and the laneways are on the doorstep.

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