Now Open: The CBD's Newest Luxury Hotel Melbourne Place Is Home to Three Knock-Out Hospitality Venues
The new 14-storey hotel is home to a Med-inspired restaurant, Portuguese diner and late-night basement bar.
Melbourne Place has been in the works for a few years now, but it has finally opened to the public.
The new hotel on Russell Street is 14 stories high, boasts 191 luxury rooms and suites, and houses a basement bar and rooftop restaurant that are set to become destinations in their own right.
When it comes to places to rest their heads, guests can choose from a number of room formations, from simple rooms to a totally lavish penthouse. The team isn't shying away from colour or multiple textures throughout the rooms, and is adding luxury elements with bespoke finishes and furnishings. Mars Gallery has also been brought on to fill the hotel with a heap of local art.
Melbourne Place is taking its drinking and dining destinations very seriously as well. Hatted Young Chef of the Year Nicholas Deligiannis (ex-Audrey's) has been enlisted to run the hotel's culinary program, giving particular attention to its 150-person restaurant Mid Air.
Located up on the 12th floor, Mid Air is championing Mediterranean eats throughout its breakfast, lunch and dinner menus. Either tuck into these bites inside or out on the terrace when Melbourne's weather is behaving.
When it comes to the ground-floor dining room and basement bar, Ross and Sunny Lusted (Sydney's Woodcut and Aman Resorts) are in charge. They're running the Portuguese restaurant Marmelo and late-night bar My Mills, which are slated to open within the coming weeks.
Marmelo (the Portuguese word for quince) will feature vibrant snacks like silver-served anchovy fillets and two savoury takes on the much-loved pastel de nata. The first version comes with crab meat and custard, and the second is filled with sheep's cheese crisp and salted pork.
Ross is also well-known for cooking with charcoal and wood, so you can expect plenty of flame-kissed eats to slide across the pass. You'll find wood-grilled southern calamari with green coriander seeds and goat milk butter; suckling pig shoulder served with oranges and bitter leaves; whole john dory with kale; and O'Connor grass-fed beef with pickles.
You can also head down a grand chartreuse-hued staircase to find the duo's Mr Mills basement bar. It will be an altogether moodier and cosier space with intimate booths as well as the option to dine at the bar or open kitchen (a big win for solo diners).
Here, the inspiration is also Spanish and Portuguese, but drinks are more the focus. Small plates of Iberian classics and more substantial bites are paired with an extensive cocktail menu and wine list showcasing drops from Victoria and Europe.
"Neighbouring the city's best restaurants, bars, nightlife and retail, [Melbourne Place] will be the place to be, providing guests with a unique lifestyle and cultural experience situated among the best offerings in the city. It is the ultimate location to experience the pinnacle of Melbourne's life and spirit. It is the ultimate location to experience the pinnacle of Melbourne's life and spirit," shares Executive General Manager Tracy Atherton.
You'll find Melbourne Place at 130 Russell Street, Melbourne. For more information and to book a room, you can visit the venue's website.
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