StayCentral - NGV Arts Centre Retreat
Location: 152-166 Sturt Street, Southbank, VIC 3006
Lower rates are available for longer stays.
Different minimum stays apply for bookings made more than 30 days in advance
STAYS OF LESS THAN 7 NIGHTS ARE ONLY ALLOWED WITHIN THE NEXT 30 DAYS.
Grand Prix, Australian Open Christmas stays MUST BE 7 NIGHTS minimum, but the 28-day minimum will apply if booked 90 days or more in advance.
Please check before booking 30 days or more in advance. Details below. Thank you.
(Note: between Jan 19 and 26, 2023, the main aircon has been replaced by a mobile unit that vents through the balcony door, that needs to be partly open for this purpose).
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FEATURES:
Fully Furnished, spacious apartment of approximately 70 m2
2 queen-size beds, 2 bathrooms
Balcony with furniture
Coffee Machine
Gym, heated indoor pool
Double-glazed windows for the entire length of the balcony windows
We have always sanitised our beds, carpets soft furnishings regularly
RATE INCLUSIONS:
Utilities (water, electricity, gas, internet)
Full kitchen with cutlery, crockery, microwave, oven and dishwasher
All linen and towels; including beach towels
Washing Machine and Clothes Dryer
Free unlimited Wi-Fi Netflix
Large 60 Smart HD TV with DVD player
24/7 check-in service* with full induction of apartment and building facilities
Security, reserved, undercover car parking for 1 car (clearance height 2.1m)
Rates allow for up to 4 people in the two queen bedrooms
Pets are allowed for a small extra charge
Interim cleaning for stays longer than one month
Extra interim services can be arranged for a fee
Extra foldaway bed is available for a small fee
Portacot and high chair available for a small fee - Please bring own cot linen
All tea, coffee, toiletries, washing and cleaning products and other welcome supplies can be found in the kitchen, bathroom and bedrooms. You will need to purchase more of these consumables if you need them for the rest of your stay.
DESCRIPTION:
This is an individual apartment in a residential building with a security entrance, which combines the beauty of a magnificent modern building with brilliant facilities such as a fully enclosed 25m lap pool, well-equipped gymnasium and rooftop deck with BBQ facilities and awesome views of the city and areas nearby.
Perfect for four, NGV Arts Centre Retreat at Southbank includes high quality furnishings and appliances, linen, bath towels, and a fully equipped kitchen with dishwasher and coffee machine, and your own, private laundry facilities.
There's also a cot and high chair available for a small fee if needed. (Don't forget to bring linen for the cot).
Centrally heated and cooled, you will be comfortable all year round. There is undercover, secure parking for one vehicle. There is a long, undercover balcony with table and chairs, and views over parts of the nearby Arts Precinct, towards Port Phillip Bay in the distance. The two bathrooms and two queen bedrooms on separate sides of the apartment provide ideal privacy for two couples, or for mum and dad and two children. No need to share bathrooms in this high-rise retreat.
The owners have recently installed double glazing for the entire length of the balcony windows.
(Note from the owner:
We fell in love with this beautiful apartment from the first moment we viewed it. It's a fantastic building and is convenient/accessible to everything. The number 1 tram which runs past the building, goes directly to the centre of Melbourne and as far as Lygon Street Carlton, or to the South Melbourne market in the other direction. The rooftop area on the 22nd floor has amazing, almost 360 degree views of Port Phillip bay and Melbourne CBD. We love staying there and we hope you will too.)
LOCATION:
The address is 152 Sturt St, Southbank, and has a Walk Score of 84 out of 100.
Your Southbank corporate apartment is brilliantly and centrally located; very close to the NGV (National Gallery of Victoria), the Arts Centre, Melbourne Theatre Company, Hamer Hall, St Kilda Road, the Melbourne Recital Centre Melbourne city shopping. Some of the best shopping, restaurants, cafes and bars in Australia are on your doorstep, with a short walk (or tram ride) into the city.
Melbourne CBD shopping centre, the Bourke Street Mall, Kings Domain Gardens, Federation Square, Crown Casino and the aquarium are all within easy walking distance. The tram stops are just out the front on Sturt St.
The apartment also overlooks the Malthouse theatre neighbourhood and the nearby Citylink motorway. Some of our guests have found this noisy, but most have not found it an issue.
You can enjoy a walk to some of the best-known sporting venues, markets and arts venues in the country.
Getting There
If you are coming by tram, take the No. 1 tram from Swanston St in the city, or from St Kilda Road in front of the NGV or the Arts Centre (heading away from the city). As it turns right off St Kilda Road and turns left into Sturt St, get off at tram stop No. 18, which is just past No. 152.
Getting Around
Trams stop out the front, and they will take you anywhere you want to go. Direct routes go to Albert Park, and connect to St Kilda or back into the City and St Kilda Road around the corner, where you can connect to anywhere.You can walk through the Arts Precinct to the CBD shopping and Flinders St Station nearby, across St Kilda Road to the Domain and Kings Gardens or back to the Botanical Gardens the Moonlight Cinema.
Guest Interaction
We send you instructions on how to collect your keys on site from our greeters, once your booking is confirmed. Our office is remote from the apartment, so we communicate by phone or email. We always check with you within 24 hours of arrival to make sure that everything is okay, but we are available by phone and email for extended office hours every day.A compendium with full instructions and local information is supplied in all of our apartmentsFull directions instructions on how to access your apartment will be provided once your booking is confirmed with StayCentral. Also, if you only travel on the trams within the city grid, it's free, and you don't need a Myki card.
GOOD TO KNOW
PLEASE NOTE OUR MINIMUM STAYS REQUIREMENTS BELOW:
Many sites only allow us to show one rate, so we need to clarify our booking rules here.
Within 30 days, the minimum stay is 3 nights
30 days or more in advance, the min stay is 7 nights
90 days or more in advance, the min stay is 28 nights
We won't be able to accept bookings that do not meet the above criteria.
Service fee: $150 per stay
A portacot and high chair is available for a small fee - BYO cot linen.
*Very early and late arrivals require the following fees to have someone there at these times:
Between 6:00 am and 9:30 am: $25.00
Between 5:30 pm and 9:00 pm: $25.00
Between 9:00 pm and midnight $55.00
Between midnight and 6:00 am: $100.00
We send you instructions on how to collect your keys on site once your booking is confirmed, and your security deposit is processed; a week before arrival. Our office is remote from the apartment, so we communicate by phone or email. We are available by phone and email for extended office hours every day.
Check in
On check in, the owner of the credit card must be present, and will be asked to:
provide the credit card used for the booking (and the security bond if different). Airbnb excepted.
provide the matching photo ID
sign a registration form confirming the receipt of remotes, keys and parking permits and your acceptance of StayCentral Terms Conditions; including the authorisation for StayCentral to use the security deposit held by us as payment for any expenses as described in the above Terms.
Please ask us about this if it may not be possible.
Minimum age requirements
All primary guests must be at least 21 or older to stay in this property
Pet stays
NB: Many of our properties, including this one, are pet-friendly, but only with approval, and as long as they are quiet, and do not damage or climb on the furnishings! The minimum pet stay fee is $150 and daily fees vary from $20 down to $5 for longer stays.
SECURITY BOND
We require a minimum security bond of $600, which increases for long stays and last-minute bookings. The bond will be charged to your credit card used for the booking, or by EFT, and released after your departure (subject to a damage and excess cleaning check). The bond will be debited for any damage, missing items, excessive cleaning or food or rubbish removal. Any credit cards used must be verified by our SecureID security verification process. Cards that cannot be verified will not be accepted, and any payments made may not be honoured. Please enquire with us for more details before making a booking.
