Melbourne offers a wide variety of international standard hotels and fully equipped self-contained apartments offering full guest facilities, a selection of food and beverage facilities and room service. Overseas visitors using US dollars or UK pounds have enormous buying power against the much weaker Australian currency. Melbourne is a compact city, with most of its major attractions on the borders of the Central Business District or near the banks of the Yarra River. Taxis are readily available. Hotel rates, unless otherwise specified, do not include breakfast.
Guests have a choice of room service or coffee shop buffet breakfast.
Continental or hot American or English-style cooked breakfasts are also available. Most hotels provide in-room tea and coffee making facilities, and some now provide toasters as well. Non-smoking rooms are readily available. Most have rooms suited for wheelchair-bound guests on request, and at no extra charge. Available by the night or by the week, most accommodate 2 to 6 guests.