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( 03-9631 4444;
www.mantra.com.au
;
100 Exhibition St; apt from $149; ; 86, 95, 96)
A great
midcity location, between the bustle of Bourke St and the calm of Collins St, with stream-
lined apartment facilities and professional, friendly service. The floor-to-ceiling windows
and the use of blonde wood, white and the odd splash of intense colour are a surprise at
this price.
Causeway Inn on the Mall
( 03-9650 0688;
www.causeway.com.au
; 327 Bourke St Mall; r incl breakfast $160; ; 86, 96)
One
of three Causeway hotels, the Inn is the best-value option and often full. Bonuses include
helpful staff, free breakfast and a daily newspaper, and a location bang in the middle of
the city. The hotel entrance is actually in the Causeway.
HOTEL
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City Limits
APARTMENT
$$
( 03-9662 2544;
www.citylimits.com.au
;
20 Little Bourke St; r incl breakfast $130; ; 86, 96,
Parliament)
If you can ignore the dazzling mix of decor styles (plenty of '80s aesthetics
here), these apartments are excellent value. Staff are welcoming and you're in an ideal
Chinatown location. The rooms have small but decently stocked kitchenettes.
Punthill Manhattan
APARTMENT
$$
( 03-9659 3788;
www.punthill.com.au
;
57 Flinders Lane; apt from $180; ; City Circle, 48)
While not quite avoiding the serviced-apartment furnishing clichés, these loft spaces are
set in a former warehouse and have original industrial-age details. Large marble bath-
rooms, full granite-bench kitchens, a stylish muted palette and prime laneway location
make this a good option. There's also a functional lap pool and gym; ask for a room at the
back for an outlook.
03-9631 1199;
www.punthill.com.au
;
267 Flinders Lane;
03-9631 1111;
86, 96)
city locales.
www.punthill.com.au
;
11-17 Cohen Pl; apt from $160;
;
Victoria Hotel
HOTEL
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