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The Lyall Hotel

14 Murphy Street, South Yarra | 03 9868 8222

Trying to find a parking spot in South Yarra is enough to stress anyone out. Luckily relief comes at the cosy day spa of the gloriously...

Aurora Spa Retreat

Level 1, The Prince Hotel, 2 Acland Street, St Kilda | 03 9536 1130

Padding around this trendy light-filled space makes you feel amazing before you have even laid down for a shiatsu massage. Bliss, radiance...

Chuan Spa

Langham Hotel, 1 Southgate Avenue, Southbank | 03 8696 8111

It’s luxury with a capital L at the Langham on Southbank. For locals the day spa gives you a taste of five-star luxury without staying...

Venice on the Yarra

Wharf at Crown Casino, Melbourne Exhibition Centre | 03 9399 1991

Feel like you are on an Italian Riviera movie set and hop a ride on a gondola. If the idea of a gondola ride doesn’t float your boat, you’ll still...

Westin Hotel Pool

205 Collins Street, Melbourne CBD | 03 9635 2222

Lie back and think of nothing while powerful jets work on unknotting any stress in this under-the-city whirlpool. Twenty-five metres of calm...

Japanese Bath House

59 Cromwell Street, Collingwood | 03 9419 0268

Get your gear off and note the rules of bathing in the buff – ie, no mixed bathing allowed. Instead, enjoy a traditional scrub down then...

 


Studley Park Boathouse

Boathouse Road, Kew | 03 9853 1828

Scones with jam and cream, walking trails and tranquility. Hire a rowboat, feed the ducks, forget the city...

Sculpture Stroll

On the Southbank

Walk this way for some free art. Slow your pace or sit on a bench to discover some of the fantastic sculptures you may have darted...

Fitzroy Gardens

Wellington Parade and Albert Street, East Melbourne |03 9419 4118

An avenue of elms, elegant gazebos, cooling fountains, a flower-filled conservatory, a mini Tudor village and a fairy tree...

Royal Botanic Gardens

Anderson Street, Alexandra and Birdwood Avenues, South Yarra | 03 9252 2300

Stroll through 38 picturesque hectares of land close to the Yarra River and in the heart of the city (the gardens are within 400 metres...

Australian Garden

Cnr of Ballarto Road and Botanic Drive, Cranbourne | 03 5990 2200

Light shimmers through eucalyptus trees and flowers from the red centre dazzle in the Australian Garden. Then there’s the 10 kilometres...