One of my favorite vacations that I have taken was in Melbourne Australia, it was beautifully, had so many attractions to see from the ocean to more historic sites, my only regret about that vacation was that I was not able to stay longer. I had always wanted to visit Australia but just kept putting it off until last year (2010) I decided to go for my birthday. I figured what could be a better birthday present to myself than going to Australia.

Soon as I landed in Melbourne I knew it was the place for me, I could not wait to see all the different sites. However, as everyone knows the first thing you must do is go and check into your hotel. Usually this is the most dreaded part of the trip because it is usually a hassle and time consuming, more times than not I have had hotels that lost my reservation which is always fun. However, this time was different, I stayed at Punthill Williamstown which was probably the best decision of my trip. Soon as I got there they treated me like royalty, I checked in rather quickly, and went to my room, which was absolutely beautiful, had all the amenities of home and more. I figured if my room was this spectacular I wanted to explore the rest of the building, I went up to the roof where I found a pool and sun deck where you could look out on the wonderful city.

Finally, I decided to venture out and explore the city some, thankfully because of where my hotel was located it only took me a few minutes to reach some amazing sites. I am a history buff so I loved just walking the city and seeing the awesome historic building, and going into all the cute shops. Later on the week I was able to go and see some wildlife, because I knew I could not leave Australia without seeing a kangaroo.

I loved my stay in Melbourne, it was such a relaxing and beautiful vacation. I could not have imagined a better stay. I always say that where you choose to stay is one of the most important decisions in making vacation plans. You can choose to stay outside of the town but you will miss so much. My hotel in Melbourne really made my trip the best one yet. Hotels Melbourne, wherever you stay will not disappoint you, they have some amazing accommodations, the only hard part will be leaving your hotel.

Thanks to dushky for the photo from Flickr!