{"id":40029,"date":"2025-09-11T09:43:31","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T23:43:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/luxuryescapes.com\/inspiration\/?p=40029"},"modified":"2025-11-07T10:21:44","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T23:21:44","slug":"girls-long-weekend-in-victoria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/luxuryescapes.com\/inspiration\/girls-long-weekend-in-victoria\/","title":{"rendered":"City to Sea: The Perfect Girls\u2019 Long Weekend in Victoria"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Not all short breaks are born equal; the best girls’ trips combine cosmopolitan indulgence with seaside serenity.<\/em><\/strong> This itinerary from Melbourne to the Mornington Peninsula does just that.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Torn between an action-packed city stay and unwinding beachside for your next weekend away? In Victoria, you can enjoy both to the max, all in the space of a long weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read on for the perfect itinerary that marries the best of Melbourne<\/a>\u2019s dining, shopping and theatre with the hot springs and wineries of the Mornington Peninsula \u2013 and get the girls on speed dial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See more about Victoria on the new season of <\/em>Luxury Escapes: The World\u2019s Best Holidays, airing every Thursday on Foxtel at 8.30pm AEDT<\/em><\/em>. Find out more here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Morning<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Kick things off in style, checking into InterContinental Melbourne The Rialto<\/a>, whose prime Collins Street location puts you in the heart of the city\u2019s dining and shopping, with Southbank also a stone\u2019s throw away. The hotel’s grand fa\u00e7ade gives an instant sense of occasion to your weekend. And don’t forget there\u2019s a rooftop pool and an Elemis-powered spa, voted the best in Australia. Just the thought of champagne bubbles popping and the scent of massage oil is enough to bring serenity on the spot.
But you must put your steps in first, around Melbourne\u2019s shopping hotspots: namely the \u2018Paris End\u2019 of Collins Street, Bourke Street Mall and Emporium Melbourne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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