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BOURKE STREET MALL - a 5 min walk from the apartment (Google maps)
The Bourke Street Mall s not really a mall in the American sense of the word; rather it is a pedestrian only section of Bourke Street full of all the big name stores like Myer and David Jones. If you are looking for up-market clothing and trinkets, then this is one of the spots you want to spend a day wandering through.
Bourke Street Mall, between Swanston Street and Elizabeth Street
Description: ℅ www.onlymelbourne.com.au
The Bourke Street Mall s not really a mall in the American sense of the word; rather it is a pedestrian only section of Bourke Street full of all the big name stores like Myer and David Jones. If you are looking for up-market clothing and trinkets, then this is one of the spots you want to spend a day wandering through.
Bourke Street Mall, between Swanston Street and Elizabeth Street
Description: ℅ www.onlymelbourne.com.au
COLLINS PLACE - an 8 min walk from the apartment (Google maps)
Collins Place is at the upper end of Collins Street and is an enclosed shopping center worth seeing for the architecture alone. This is a beautiful building of glass and polished metal. Their food court has better than average offerings. Collins Place is very stylish and very popular. It is the place to be seen, if that kind of thing maters to you.
45 Collins St, Melbourne / 9655 3600 / www.collinsplace.com.au
Description: ℅ www.onlymelbourne.com.au
Collins Place is at the upper end of Collins Street and is an enclosed shopping center worth seeing for the architecture alone. This is a beautiful building of glass and polished metal. Their food court has better than average offerings. Collins Place is very stylish and very popular. It is the place to be seen, if that kind of thing maters to you.
45 Collins St, Melbourne / 9655 3600 / www.collinsplace.com.au
Description: ℅ www.onlymelbourne.com.au
EMPORIUM - an 8 min walk from the apartment (Google maps)
Emporium Melbourne's 225 stores provide a fusion of fashion, culture, food and art. It features a mix of Australian and International designers, innovative concept and flagship stores, plus world class architecture. The complex also links with the Myer Melbourne department store and to David Jones via pedestrian bridges and tunnels.
287 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne / 8609 8221 / www.emporiummelbourne.com.au
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Emporium Melbourne's 225 stores provide a fusion of fashion, culture, food and art. It features a mix of Australian and International designers, innovative concept and flagship stores, plus world class architecture. The complex also links with the Myer Melbourne department store and to David Jones via pedestrian bridges and tunnels.
287 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne / 8609 8221 / www.emporiummelbourne.com.au
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GPO - a 6 min walk from the apartment (Google maps)
Previously the General Post Office, the heritage listed building now plays home to Melbourne’s only H&M store, a selection of amazing eateries, Larsen Jewellery and Absolutely Altered and Tailored.
Melbourne's GPO - 350 Bourke Street, Melbourne / 9290 0200 / www.melbournegpo.com.au
Description: ℅ www.thatsmelbourne.com.au
Previously the General Post Office, the heritage listed building now plays home to Melbourne’s only H&M store, a selection of amazing eateries, Larsen Jewellery and Absolutely Altered and Tailored.
Melbourne's GPO - 350 Bourke Street, Melbourne / 9290 0200 / www.melbournegpo.com.au
Description: ℅ www.thatsmelbourne.com.au
HARBOUR TOWN
Offering more than just great shopping, Harbour Town is an exciting mix of direct outlets and specialty stores, entertainment and attractions. Visit Harbour Town and you’ll experience two levels of laneway shopping with over 90 outlet stores. Each store has great discounts on the regular retail price across premium fashion brands, jewellery, gifts, homewares, leisure and sportswear brands. VIP members can take advantage of exclusive discounts. Visit the Harbour Town website to join - it's free!
440 Docklands Drive, Docklands / 9328 8600 / www.harbourtown.com.au
Description: ℅ www.thatsmelbourne.com.au
Offering more than just great shopping, Harbour Town is an exciting mix of direct outlets and specialty stores, entertainment and attractions. Visit Harbour Town and you’ll experience two levels of laneway shopping with over 90 outlet stores. Each store has great discounts on the regular retail price across premium fashion brands, jewellery, gifts, homewares, leisure and sportswear brands. VIP members can take advantage of exclusive discounts. Visit the Harbour Town website to join - it's free!
440 Docklands Drive, Docklands / 9328 8600 / www.harbourtown.com.au
Description: ℅ www.thatsmelbourne.com.au
MELBOURNE CENTRAL - a 9 min walk from the apartment (Google maps)
Melbourne Central is a shopping centre located on Lonsdale Street in the Central Business District. It's a large shopping centre boasting over 300 shops within its walls. Here you can browse through book stores, buy Australian opals, get your hair done, have a nice lunch, or fill your suitcase to the bursting point. The price ranges here from budget to high end.
211 La Trobe St, Melbourne / www.melbournecentral.com.au
Description: ℅ www.onlymelbourne.com.au
Melbourne Central is a shopping centre located on Lonsdale Street in the Central Business District. It's a large shopping centre boasting over 300 shops within its walls. Here you can browse through book stores, buy Australian opals, get your hair done, have a nice lunch, or fill your suitcase to the bursting point. The price ranges here from budget to high end.
211 La Trobe St, Melbourne / www.melbournecentral.com.au
Description: ℅ www.onlymelbourne.com.au
QUEEN VICTORIA MARKET - a 20 min walk from the apartment (Google maps)
Queen Victoria Market can be easily accessed by the 55 tram, or walk north up Elizabeth Street, is a must-do while in Melbourne. This gigantic market has everything from souvenirs to food. This is one of the largest markets of its kind in the world, and you just will not get through the entire thing in one day. Aside from the clothing and stuff, they have a huge area of fresh fruits, vegetables, and meats. Forget the grocery store; this is where you want to shop for food if you have a room with a kitchen.
Corner of Victoria St and Elizabeth St, Melbourne / 93205822 / www.qvm.com.au
Description: ℅ www.onlymelbourne.com.au
Queen Victoria Market can be easily accessed by the 55 tram, or walk north up Elizabeth Street, is a must-do while in Melbourne. This gigantic market has everything from souvenirs to food. This is one of the largest markets of its kind in the world, and you just will not get through the entire thing in one day. Aside from the clothing and stuff, they have a huge area of fresh fruits, vegetables, and meats. Forget the grocery store; this is where you want to shop for food if you have a room with a kitchen.
Corner of Victoria St and Elizabeth St, Melbourne / 93205822 / www.qvm.com.au
Description: ℅ www.onlymelbourne.com.au
QV - a 10 min walk from the apartment (Google maps)
QV is a leading shopping precinct and home to Australian and international designer stores, restaurants and some of Melbourne’s finest retail stores. The QV precinct occupies an entire CBD block and is characterised by an open-air design with 120 stores running down its laneways. There are 1500 convenient car spaces underneath which are open 24 hours a day. In the lower basement, QV is anchored by the city’s only full-sized supermarket – Safeway. Outside at street level, Albert Coates Lane is lined with a select range of fashion boutiques. Never short of entertainment, the public space at QV often plays host to lifestyle events and shows.
221 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne / 9658 0100 / www.qv.com.au
Description: ℅ www.thatsmelbourne.com.au
QV is a leading shopping precinct and home to Australian and international designer stores, restaurants and some of Melbourne’s finest retail stores. The QV precinct occupies an entire CBD block and is characterised by an open-air design with 120 stores running down its laneways. There are 1500 convenient car spaces underneath which are open 24 hours a day. In the lower basement, QV is anchored by the city’s only full-sized supermarket – Safeway. Outside at street level, Albert Coates Lane is lined with a select range of fashion boutiques. Never short of entertainment, the public space at QV often plays host to lifestyle events and shows.
221 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne / 9658 0100 / www.qv.com.au
Description: ℅ www.thatsmelbourne.com.au
SOUTHGATE - an 11 min walk from the apartment (Google maps)
Southgate is on the south bank of the Yarra River which flows through Melbourne. While Southgate is mostly nice restaurants and a less expensive food court, they do have a number of wonderfully unique boutiques. From here you can also catch any number of tour boats to take a relaxing break from all the shopping. On Sundays they also have a nice market lining the sidewalks. That is the best time and place to grab that leather Aussie hat you know you have been dying to buy.
3 Southgate Ave, Southbank / 9686 1000 / www.southgatemelbourne.com.au
Description: ℅ www.onlymelbourne.com.au
Southgate is on the south bank of the Yarra River which flows through Melbourne. While Southgate is mostly nice restaurants and a less expensive food court, they do have a number of wonderfully unique boutiques. From here you can also catch any number of tour boats to take a relaxing break from all the shopping. On Sundays they also have a nice market lining the sidewalks. That is the best time and place to grab that leather Aussie hat you know you have been dying to buy.
3 Southgate Ave, Southbank / 9686 1000 / www.southgatemelbourne.com.au
Description: ℅ www.onlymelbourne.com.au
SPENCER OUTLET CENTRE
A visit to the Spencer Outlet Centre is a must for all fashion and bargain conscious shoppers and tourists alike. Spencer Outlet Centre offers a huge mix of retail outlet stores - from popular high street fashion, shoe and specialty brands on the main level, to conveniences such as a pharmacy and Coles supermarket on the lower level. Just a few of the many shops in the centre include Subway, Starbucks, Tony Bianco, Windsor Smith, Cotton on Body, Peter Alexander, 2XU and Kathmandu. Check the Spencer Outlet Centre website for a comprehensive and up-to-date list of tenants.
01 Spencer Street, Docklands / 8689 7577 / www.spenceroutletcentre.com.au
Description: ℅ www.thatsmelbourne.com.au
A visit to the Spencer Outlet Centre is a must for all fashion and bargain conscious shoppers and tourists alike. Spencer Outlet Centre offers a huge mix of retail outlet stores - from popular high street fashion, shoe and specialty brands on the main level, to conveniences such as a pharmacy and Coles supermarket on the lower level. Just a few of the many shops in the centre include Subway, Starbucks, Tony Bianco, Windsor Smith, Cotton on Body, Peter Alexander, 2XU and Kathmandu. Check the Spencer Outlet Centre website for a comprehensive and up-to-date list of tenants.
01 Spencer Street, Docklands / 8689 7577 / www.spenceroutletcentre.com.au
Description: ℅ www.thatsmelbourne.com.au
