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Bistro Guillaume

Crown Casino | 03 9693 3888

Bistro Guillaume whips up Frenchie favourites like onion soup with gruyere croutons, a ridiculously good twice-baked cheese soufflé...

Vue De Monde

Normanby Chambers, 430 Little Chambers Street, Melbourne CBD | 03 9691 3888

A must for the old ‘do before you die’ list, Vue de monde is the ultimate dining experience. A wonderful ceremony of fine wines, seamless...

Rockpool Bar & Grill

Crown Casino, 8 Whiteman Street, Southbank | 03 8648 1900

Wagyu burgers at the bar? The high-end Rockpool experience includes David Blackmore’s full-blood wagyu sirloin for $110, washed...

Microflite Helicopter Trips

29 Northern Avenue, Moorabbin | 03 9587 6411

What better way to turn up at the races? A cool drop-in at Flemington will save the ladies walking miles in heels. It will set you back $200...

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Global Ballooning

First Floor, 173-175 Swan Street, Richmond | 03 9428 5703

Your friends may gossip about proposals if you take this lofty trip. Already married? You can still be part of someone else’s romance...

Domain Chandon

727-729 Maroondah Highway, Coldstream | 03 9738 9200

Sparkling at the centre of the Yarra is the shiny winery set up by Moët & Chandon to produce premium sparkling wines by methode...

Bella Vedere

874 Maroondah Highway, Coldstream | 03 5962 6161

Beautiful vegies, as ‘Bella Vedere’ implies, are found in the patch at the back of this picturesque kitchen, garden, restaurant...

The Lake House

King Street, Daylesford | 03 5348 3329

Delicious slow-cooked food is on the menu here, where the vegie man turns up with fresh organic produce which is whipped up into...

Hepburn Bathhouse & Spa

Mineral Springs Reserve Road, Hepburn Springs | 03 5321 6000

The Mineral Springs Reserve is also home to the Hepburn Bathhouse & Spa. Built in 1895, The Bathhouse has recently been renovated...

Lavandula Swiss Italian Farm

350 Hepburn-Newstead Road, Shepherds Flat | 03 5476 4393

Fancy frolicking in fields of lavender? Cobbled courtyards shaded by vineyards and rolling fields of this ancient herb in foggy mists...

 


Crown Spa

8 Whiteman Street, Southbank | 03 9292 6182

Apparently, it’s impossible to overdo luxury. Well, that’s the French proverb used to justify Australia’s most expensive facial. So...

Rolls Royce Drive

1300 132 906

A chauffeur-driven trip to the Great Ocean Road in a shiny Rolls is a fabulous way to travel.

Members Only - Victorian Racing Club

448 Epsom Road, Flemington | 1300 727 575

It’s time to start thinking about what hat to wear. The crème de la crème will be enjoying roasted coffin bay scallops, whole milk...

 

 

 

 


Miss Marple's Tea Rooms

382 Mount Dandenong Tourist Road, Sassafras | 03 9755 1610

Inspired by Agatha Christie’s delightful character and housed in an historic Tudor-style building in the tiny village of Sassafras, Miss...

Cuckoo Restaurant

508 Mount Dandenong Tourist Road, Olinda | 03 9751 1003

Everything Austrian – plentiful European buffet, loads of ‘oom pa pa’ and heart-felt renditions from The Sound of Music abound at The Cuckoo...

The Olinda Golfhouse Café & Restaurant

Olinda Public Golf Course, 75 Olinda-Monbulk Road, Olinda | 03 9751 1399

Majestically perched atop the beautiful Dandenong Ranges, the golf course looks across Yarra Valley to the Warburton Ranges...

Skyhigh at Mount Dandenong

26 Observatory Road, Mount Dandenong | 03 9751 0452

Take in the big picture from the summit of the Dandenong Ranges. Sweeping views from the Mornington Peninsula to Port Phillip Bay then...

Peppers Springs

124 Main Road, Hepburn Springs | 03 5348 2202

“It’s all about you”, it says promisingly on the website. And it is. Top accommodation with spa heaven attached. Try to score a room with...