Hotel Information: The Vibe Savoy Hotel Melbourne is located in a 1920s heritage building, the public areas of which retain period Art Deco architecture. The lobby has marble floors, ornate balustrades and high, moulded ceilings. Mood lighting and red leather sofas add a contemporary touch. To the right is the Alexander Bar, to the left a compact reception desk. The mostly Australian corporate, and weekend leisure guests are reflected in large mirrors, and pass ornate vases on the way to the elevators.

Amenity highlights: The Vibe Savoy Hotel Melbourne has a heritage 1920s lobby which retains period Art Deco architecture. It offers five meeting and function rooms, including a 134-square-metre ballroom. There is also a business centre with computer terminals providing high-speed Internet access. The hotel also offers a restaurant, bar, and fitness centre, as well as secure valet parking.

Insider tip: It is less than 1 km from the Vibe Savoy Hotel Melbourne to the banks of Melbourne's much-loved Yarra River, whose Southbank is a well-known centre for evening entertainment and dining. A walk along the river will also bring visitors past some other Melbourne icons, including the cricket ground, art galleries and botanic gardens. Often overlooked by visitors, however, is Birrarung Marr, a new city parkland just east of Federation Square with green spaces and sculptured terraces. It is often the venue for festivals and other events, and has excellent views of the city skyline and river.

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Rooms

Guestrooms at the Vibe Savoy Hotel Melbourne have Art Deco décor and are furnished in contemporary style, with beige décor and red highlights. All have city views. There are armchairs, and desks have telephones, lamps, and high-speed Internet access, which costs AU$11 per hour. Cable/satellite TVs offer pay movies and premium channels such as Fox Sports, Sky News and Sky Movies. Minibars have refrigerators, and tea/coffee kettles. Other amenities include irons and ironing boards, and safes that accommodate laptops. Marble bathrooms have combination tubs/showers, and hair dryers.

Room Amenities

• Internet access - high speed
• Premium TV channel(s)
• Cable/satellite TV
• Pay movies
• Hypo-allergenic bedding available
• Complimentary newspaper
• Air conditioning
• Climate control
• Blackout drapes/curtains
• Internet access - surcharge
• Direct-dial phone
• Voice mail
• Refrigerator
• Minibar
• Coffee/tea maker
• Remote lighting/drapery/curtain control

• Wake-up calls
• Housekeeping
• Complimentary toiletries
• Hair dryer
• Shower/tub combination
• Massage - available in room
• Sewing kit
• Extra towels/bedding in room
• Child care (in room, surcharge)
• Electronic/magnetic keys
• Iron/ironing board
• In-room safe
• Clock radio
• Desk
• Cribs (infant beds) available
• Smoking rooms

Recreation

The fitness centre at the Vibe Savoy Hotel Melbourne offers guests a range of cardio equipment including cycles and treadmills, along with free weights and weight machines. Guests have complimentary use of the swimming pool at sister property, the Medina Executive Northbank, two blocks from the hotel.

There are walking and jogging tracks along the Yarra River just two blocks from the Vibe Savoy Hotel Melbourne. Rowing is also available on the Yarra. Aerobics and other gym classes, as well as squash, are on offer at downtown fitness centres within a few blocks of the hotel. There is swimming at the City Baths in Swanston Street (1 km). The nearest sailing is at Albert Park Lake (2 km) or Port Melbourne (3 km). St Kilda (7.5 km) is the nearest beach suburb, and offers parasailing, windsurfing, and sailing. The nearest children's playground is at Southbank across the river (500 metres). Golf can be enjoyed at the Albert Park Golf Course (2 km) or Yarra Bend in Fairfield, about 15 minutes by taxi. For spectator sports, the hotel is located close to the city's major sporting venues: The Telstra Dome (team sports), the Melbourne Cricket Ground, and Rod Laver Arena (tennis). There is ice skating at the Melbourne Music Bowl a short walk from Rod Laver Arena, which also has public tennis courts.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

• Golfing nearby
• Golf - driving range nearby
• Ice skating nearby
• Windsurfing nearby
• Sailing nearby
• Rowing or canoeing nearby
• Swimming nearby
• Racquetball/squash nearby

• Tennis nearby
• Running track/path nearby
• Aerobics nearby
• Pilates classes/instruction nearby
• Yoga classes/instruction nearby
• Bicycle rentals nearby
• Hiking/biking trails nearby
• Parasailing nearby
• Playground nearby

Property Amenities

The Vibe Savoy Hotel Melbourne has 163 guestrooms over 11 floors of a 1920s heritage building, the lobby of which retains period Art Deco architecture. It offers five meeting and function rooms, including a 134-square-metre ballroom. There is also a business centre with computer terminals providing high-speed Internet access. The hotel has a restaurant, bar, and fitness centre with a range of cardio equipment including cycles and treadmills, along with free weights and weight machines. Guests have complimentary use of the swimming pool at sister property, the Medina Executive Northbank, two blocks from the hotel. There is secure valet parking.

Valet parking:
In a secure, outdoor car park behind the hotel (surcharge).

The Vibe Savoy Hotel Melbourne has five meeting and function rooms, including a 134-square-metre ballroom. There is also a business centre with computer terminals providing high-speed Internet access.

Business centre: Two computer terminals in the business centre, located off the lobby, have high-speed Internet access (surcharge) and a printer. Business services are available, including photocopying, faxing, and printing.

Internet access: High-speed Internet access is provided in the business centre and costs AU$5.50 per half hour, or AU$11 per hour. The same fee applies to high-speed Internet access in conference areas. Fee(s) subject to change without notice.

Conference/function room(s): The Vibe Savoy Hotel Melbourne has five conference and meeting rooms for up to 320 guests. The Plaza Ballroom has floor-to-ceiling windows and is 134 square metres, accommodating 200 people for cocktails or 70 in classroom style. The adjacent Collins Room, into which it can extend, is 76 square metres and can accommodate up to 50 people. The 74-square-metre Spencer Room hosts 70 guests in theatre style, or 24 in classroom style. The William Room is 37 square metres, for up to 20 people. The small Vibe Out Room features brightly coloured and relaxed style furnishings and holds up to ten people.

• 24-hour front desk
• Air-conditioned public areas
• Number of rooms: 163
• Number of floors: 11
• Audio-visual equipment
• Babysitting or child care
• Ballroom(s)
• Banquet facilities
• Bar/lounge
• Business center
• Coffee shop or café
• Complimentary newspapers in lobby
• Concierge desk
• Conference room(s)
• Doorman/doorwoman
• Dry cleaning service
• Event catering
• Fitness equipment

• Internet access in public areas - high speed
• Internet access in public areas - surcharge
• Limo or Town Car service available
• Medical assistance available
• Meeting rooms (small groups)
• Multilingual staff
• Parking (secure)
• Parking (surcharge)
• Parking (valet)
• Parking nearby
• Porter/bellhop
• Restaurant(s) in hotel
• Room service (24 hours)
• Secretarial services
• Shoe shine
• Television in lobby
• Tour assistance
• Wedding services

Policies

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Rollaway beds and cribs (infant beds) may be available and should be requested at the time of booking; fees may apply.
Photo identification and credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in. Special requests made via this Web site cannot be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.

• Pets not allowed
• Small pets only

• Check-in time is 2PM
• Check-out time is 11AM

Location Details

Melbourne International Airport (MEL): Approximate travel time is 40 minutes and distance is 30 km.

Getting there: Guests may take a Skybus airport shuttle service to the Southern Cross train station, just across the street from the Vibe Savoy Hotel Melbourne. Taxis and rental car hires are also available.

Rental cars are available online.
Approximate travel time: 30 minutes

Driving directions from Melbourne International Airport (MEL): Exit the airport and take the Tullamarine Freeway, following sign-posted directions to the city. (The Tullamarine Freeway requires a toll that must be paid electronically with a CityLink pass. Check for information with your car rental firm.) The freeway leads via Keilor Park Drive. Bear left at the ramp to Keilor Park and continue toward the city, entering the CityLink at Strathmore Street. Take the Dynon Road exit and follow this as it curves to the right and becomes Spencer Street. The hotel can be seen on the left hand side of Spencer Street opposite the Southern Cross train station; turn into Little Collins Street, a small laneway, for the main entrance.

By airport bus shuttle (click here)

Getting around: Taxis can readily be hailed in the street. Trains, trams and buses provide a comprehensive network in Melbourne, but most visitors can make do with just the tram, which not only connects most places of interest in the city centre, but is a cultural icon in the city. There is currently over 300 km of track, including along Spencer Street, directly outside the Vibe Savoy Hotel Melbourne. Tickets cost AU$2.20 per journey, AU$3.10 for unlimited 2-hour rides, or AU$5.90 for a day pass. The City Circle tram makes a circular route around the city centre, including Flinders and Spencer Streets, and is free. For more information, www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au has route maps.

Closest bus stop to the hotel: Southern Cross train station
Approximate travel time from the airport to the hotel: 30 minutes
Approximate cost (subject to change without notice): AU$6

Schedule and directions (subject to change without notice): The Skybus shuttle service departs from directly outside the arrivals terminal every 15 minutes during the day, and every half hour in the evening until midnight. Tickets can be bought at the Travellers Information Desk inside the international terminal, or at the booth outside. Skybus drops customers at the Southern Cross train station, which is just across the street from the Vibe Savoy Hotel Melbourne.

Approximate travel time from the airport to the hotel: 30 minutes
Approximate cost (subject to change without notice): AU$45

Instructions: Taxi stands are located outside the arrivals hall at the airport.

Fees

The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at either check-in or check-out.

• Guestroom high-speed Internet access is AU$11 per hour
• Valet parking costs AU$19 in a secure, outdoor car park adjacent to the hotel. This list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

Dining

Curve Restaurant and Bar - Modern Australian cuisine. À la carte and buffet breakfast, with Asian and Western dishes. Seafood buffet lunch weekdays. À la carte lunch and dinner. Snacks and bar food, ice creams. Beer and wine by the glass. Informal atrium setting with soaring glass ceiling. Bar area with high stools. Open daily for breakfast lunch, and dinner. Bar open from early evening until late.

The Alexander Bar - Serves beer, wine by the glass, and other beverages. Bar snacks. Marble floors with rugs, red and black décor. Large flatscreen TV. Red leather sofas, and high bar stools. Located on ground floor off lobby. Open daily from mid afternoon to late evening.

Address

630 Little Collins Streets

Melbourne, VIC 3000

Australia

Nearest major airport:

Melbourne, Vic., Australia (MEL-Tullamarine)

Area:

Melbourne City Centre, Victoria, Australia