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( 03-5410 1300;
www.questapartments.com.au
; 228 McCrae St; studio $140, 1-/2-bed apt $158/240; )
The
Bendigo outpost of this excellent chain offers stylish, spacious and modern serviced apart-
ments close to the city centre.
MOTEL
$$
Lakeview Resort
( 03-5445 5300;
www.lakeviewresort.com.au
;
286 Napier St; d/f incl breakfast $150/200; )
You've
got Lake Weeroona across the road, spacious units around the central courtyard, shaded
pool, piazza, and Quills, a fine-dining restaurant with a great reputation.
BENDIGO'S ART
SERIES HOTEL
One of the exciting symbols of Bendigo's modern building boom is the construction of an
Art Series Hotel
(
www.artserieshotels.com.au
;
cnr Bayne & Lucan Sts), part of a sophisticated chain that has won plaudits in Mel-
bourne and is now expanding into regional Victoria. Due to open in 2014, it will have 128 rooms, four stars and
artwork in abundance. The name was yet to be decided at the time of writing, but it promises to be one of
Bendigo's best.
Eating
Gillies Bendigo Original Pie Shop
(Hargreaves St Mall; pies from $4.50; 9am-5.30pm Sat-Thu, to 7pm Fri)
The pie window on the corner
of the mall here is a Bendigo institution, and the pies are as good as you'll find.
BAKERY
$
Piyawat Thai
THAI
$
( 03-5444 4450; 136 Mollison St; mains $12-18; 6-11pm Tue-Sun; )
Tucked away in a cosy
house a couple of blocks south of the centre, this authentic Thai restaurant serves fab-
ulously fragrant curries, noodles and Thai stir-fries at affordable prices.
Toi Shan
CHINESE
$
( 03-5443 5811; 67 Mitchell St; mains $12-19, buffet $13-17; noon-2.30pm & 5-10pm)
Cheap and cheer-
ful Chinese: Toi Shan has been around since the gold rush and you can fill up on the
lunchtime smorgasbord.
