Princes Park Accommodation

One of the most expensive aspects of travelling is the cost of your meals. Eating out for 3 meals a day plus snacks can wind up costing more than your motel in Melbourne.

If you want to save money and do your own cooking while on holidays make a booking for our Standard or Superior Studio Apartments or our Standard or Superior 1 Bedroom Apartments. They both have kitchenettes in the rooms. There is a shopping center with a Coles and Woolworths 2 blocks away from the motel.

If you want to eat out but don’t want to pay an arm and a leg for your meals, we have come across a website that gives you discounts on your bill or free food or drinks. The website is www.yumtable.com All you do is go to the website and enter your location and it shows you last minute deals on restaurants and cafes in the area you’ve chosen. It also shows you how far away the eatery is and also the type of food and price range for their meals.

Yumtable has apps for your iphone and android which really makes thing easy and lets you decide where to eat even when you are already out and about in Melbourne.

If you wanted to stay close to Melbourne’s Princes Park Motor Inn and want to find somewhere reasonably priced and tasty, there is a wide variety of restaurants along Sydney Road near the motel. Go to http://www.sydneyroad.com.au/documents/Eating_GuideWEB2011.pdf to see what Sydney Road has to offer.

Don’t forget to book your Motel Room, Studio Apartment, 1 Bedroom Apartment of Spa Room in advance by going to our website http://www.princespark.com.au/booking.asp

After a fantastic season of football, it has finally come down to 2 teams! Collingwood will take on Geelong this Saturday at the MCG at 2.30pm. The day’s activities begin from 10am and run through the whole day until 8pm. The day will be broadcast live on Channel 10 so if you can’t make it to the game, head into Melbourne’s many pubs that will be showing the game on the day. After a big day out head to Melbourne’s Princes Park Motor Inn! Don’t forget to book ahead www.princespark.com.au or 1800 337 770.

Are you looking for the coolest place to hang out on your next trip to Melbourne? If so head into the Southbank in the city to the Chill On Ice Lounge and Ski Lodge.

You’ll find you are surrounded by 30 tonnes of carved ice in a lounge where everything is made of ice! The lighting, the artificial blizzard and the cool entertainment help set the atmosphere in the lounge. You will also be provided with warm jackets, gloves and boots to keep you comfortable and warm. Enjoy finger food and arctic themed drinks.

When it’s time to warm up, head into the Ski Lodge cocktail lounge. The ambience and soft lighting makes this a great place to have drinks, nibbles and enjoy the fantastic audio visual system.

Both the Ice Lounge and Ski Lodge are great places to host your next party.

For more detailed information go to http://www.chillon.com.au

For information on where to stay in Melbourne go to http://www.princespark.com.au/booking.asp and check out our Hot Deals

Melbourne has been crowned the world’s most liveable city after pushing Vancouver from top spot after nearly 10 years.

Melbourne scored 97.5 in the poll which takes into account education, infrastructure, health care, sustainability, culture and the environment. Melbourne scored 100 for health care, education and infrastructure.

Other cities in the top 10 include Vienna, Vancouver, Toronto, Calgary, Sydney, Hilsenki, Perth, Adelaide and Auckland.

This is a great achievement for Melbournians and will help to boost tourism in the area. Come to Melbourne and see why Melbourne is back on top as the World’s Most Liveable City.

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The City of Melbourne is one of the world’s best cities for street art. Throughout Melbourne there are many different murals and stencil art pieces scattered on various buildings in the CBD and inner city area.

The City of Melbourne has strict rules about what is and isn’t acceptable ‘art’. Unwanted graffiti and tagging is not acceptable and is removed. Murals or artistic pieces that are done with permission on buildings are kept and promoted and street art changes on a regular basis.

Street art is now going from the streets into art galleries in Melbourne. The National Gallery of Australia is holding an exhibition of street art in October 2011. http://nga.gov.au/Exhibition/SPACEINVADERS/

Melbourne has many international and interstate guests who come to see Melbourne’s creative street art. Some of Melbourne’s best street art can be found on 21 Degraves St, Cnr Flinders Lane and Cocker Alley, 122 Palmerston St Carlton and Union Lane off Bourke St Mall.

Melbourne Street Art Tours do guided walking tours of Melbourne’s street art through Melbourne’s lanes and alleyways. These tours are ever changing and always different. The tours are led by famous local street artists. For more detailed information go to http://www.melbournestreettours.com/

For where to stay in Melbourne go to http://www.princespark.com.au/

The Cerebal Palsy Awareness Week Wheelchair Soccer Match
Melbournians will witness some of the best wheelchair athletes in the Cerebal Palsy Awareness Week Soccer Match to be held at Federation Square on Monday the 1st of August from 11.30am-1.30pm. There will also be celebrities and professional athletes in wheelchairs doing obstacle courses. The Melbourne public can also test out the wheelchairs and learn about what it is like to live with a wheelchair every day.
For more information go to http://www.cpaustralia.com.au/

The Herald-Sun home show is held from Thursday the 18th of August until Sunday the 21st of August at the Melbourne Exhibition Center. There will be a great range of over 400 suppliers with their products on display.  With such a wide variety of suppliers it is easy to compare products, prices and get show special prices.
For discount tickets and information go to http://www.melbournehomeshow.com.au/index.htm
Tuesday the 30th of August is Melbourne Day! The city of Melbourne was founded 176 years ago this year when settlers landed on the banks of the Yarra River. There will be an official flag raising ceremony, morning tea, cannon fire by the Historical re-enactment Society, The Great Melbourne Day Debate which asks the question ‘Is Melbourne More Than Football?’, free entry into Melbourne’s Tall Ship ‘Enterprize’, a banner competition and the Melbourne Awards Ceremony Dinner which celebrates the organisations who help shape Melbourne.
For more information go to http://www.melbourneday.com.au/index.html

For information on where to stay in Melbourne go to http://www.princespark.com.au/booking.asp and view our specials.

The Australian International Motor Show begins on Friday the 1st of July until Sunday the 10th at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Center. There will be things for the whole family to see and do. Dorothy the Dinosaur, Carlton Footballers, V8 Supercar drivers, Surfers and Magicians will all be appearing at the show at various times. Over 400 different cars will be on display as well as over 50 Concept Vehicles and futuristic cars. The annual Vintage car auction will also be held on Sunday the 10th of July. The Motor Show will be back to Melbourne in 2013 as it alternates locations each year between Melbourne and Sydney.
For ticket prices, opening hours and other information go to http://www.motorshow.com.au/Home/tabid/36/Default.aspx

The Melbourne Magic Festival is held from the 4th-16th of July at the Northcote Town Hall. There are a wide variety of magic shows for kids, families and adults as well as Magic Workshops and Classes. Tickets can be bought online, by phone or on the day from the Town Hall.
For detailed information on shows and workshops/classes, go to http://melbournemagicfestival.com/

Disney on Ice presents Worlds of Fantasy at Rod Laver Arena from the 6th-11th July. There will be characters such as Tinkerbell,  Lighting McQueen and Mater from Cars, Simbah from the Lion King, Ariel and Sebastian from the Little Mermaid.
For tickets go to http://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/show.aspx?sh=DISNEYIC11&searchId=8e24fb5e-a924-4c43-b064-abe9c3d87e16

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The 60th Melbourne International Film Festival is on form the 21st of July until the 8th of August. The Opening Night will be held at the Melbourne Town Hall and the Greater Union Cinemas in Russell St in the Melbourne CBD. There will be films from over 50 countries showing during the 2 weeks the festival is on for.
For more information on the festival go to http://miff.com.au/index.php

Fantastic events still on in Melbourne for July 2011 include The King Tutankhamen exhibition at the Melbourne Museum and The Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Love Never Dies at the Regent Theater.

For Hot Deals on accommodation in Melbourne go to http://www.princespark.com.au/booking.asp

The 25th Melbourne International Comedy Festival is on until the 24^th of April at various locations throughout Melbourne. There have been extra shows added so that everyone can get in to see the great comedy acts that are performing in Melbourne.  Australian performers include Dave Hughes, Brad Oakes, Dave O’Neil, Fiona O’Loughlin and Tim Gleeson. International acts include Arj Barker, Caroline Rhea, Danny Bhoy and Stephen K Amos. For families with kids there are also lots of family friendly and kids shows for all to enjoy.

 For more information and ticket prices/details, go to http://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2011/season/

For information on where to stay in Melbourne go to http://www.princespark.com.au/booking.asp

For the first time ever in Australia, the amazing exhibit Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs is on display at the Melbourne Museum in April. This is a spectacular exhibit which boasts the largest collection of Tutankhamen artefacts put together outside of Egypt. You can see Tutankhamun’s golden coffin and the crown that was found on his head when his tomb was discovered. Learn all about the discovery of his tomb and the ancient beliefs and burial processes of the ancient Egyptians as well as interesting history on the life and times of King Tut.

Melbourne Hotel Deals – King Tutankhamen Exhibition

The Melbourne Museum is open daily from 10am-5pm but closed on Good Friday. All tickets must be pre-purchased for this exhibition. Go to http://www.kingtutmelbourne.com.au/tickets.html for information on how to book. Go to http://www.princespark.com.au/booking.asp to check rates on hotel deals in Melbourne.