The Hotel Charsfield is located on Melbourne’s leafy St Kilda Road, the perfect location for shopping and sightseeing. The building itself is rather magnificent, an impressive Victorian façade with a heritage listing. Altogether this is a charming and intimate boutique hotel with pleasingly affordable rates.

The facilities

The restaurant serves a mix of French and Italian dishes, with some Asian cuisine thrown in for good measure. There's a dedicated meeting room that can hold up to fourteen people (which can also be used for private dining), plus a fully sized conference room.

The Reading Room, which operates a book-swapping service, is a tranquil spot stocked with quality newspapers and magazines, whilst the historic Snooker Room boasts a full-sized billiards table.

The rooms

Each of the Hotel Charsfield's 41 guestrooms shares the same comfortable, classic style as its communal areas. All have flat screen televisions, DVD players, air conditioning and minibars as standard.