Accommodation, Transport and Dining
Melbourne short-term accommodation booking sites
wotif
Melbourne recommended accommodation
The Tyrian serviced apartments (Fitzroy)
Air B&B *we recommend the areas of Brunswick, Fitzroy, Carlton, Collingwood or the CBD
Long-term accommodation tips
Write to the ETLab and see if anyone is going away/ has accommodation (we also have a hot tips list)
Transport
Airport Sky Bus catch the bus from the airport to the CBD (cheapest)
Myki travel card Tram, train and bus public transport network (please note, there is no train from the airport)
Uber/ Didi
Dining
Our favourite restaurants include:
Mabu Mabu- Australian indigenous food (CBD)
Chin Chin - CBD
MoVida - CBD
Tonka - CBD
City Wine Shop - CBD
Marion Wine Shop - Fitzroy
Fonda - multiple locations
General eating/ places to go
Places to visit
Royal Botanic Gardens (Melbourne CBD)
Royal Botanic Gardens (Cranbourne) Australian garden
National Gallery of Victoria (NGV)
Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI)
Sense of Self Collingwood (day spa)