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Attractions Around Your Affordable Melbourne Accommodation

Melbourne is Australia's second largest city and draws millions of tourists annually for its cultural sites and festivals, multicultural lifestyle and amazing cuisine. Melbourne is known as Australia's most European city for its proliferation of alfresco dining and cafe culture; theaters and museums. Whether you are popping into Melbourne for a weekend getaway or exploring this stunning city as part of a longer Australian vacation, you will be able to find a great range of budget Melbourne accommodation.

The two most popular locations to stay in Melbourne accommodation are the city center and the beachside area of St Kilda. The city center is an ideal place to stay for proximity to the theaters, museums, some of the best shopping and restaurants. St Kilda is a vibrant, but relaxing place to stay where you can enjoy the Victorian beach resort ambience alongside delicious bakeries and cafes.

Chinatown is located in Melbourne's CBD and there is a variety of budget Melbourne accommodation conveniently located there. Chinatown is centered on Little Bourke Street, which runs up from the Bourke Street Mall. It sprang up in the 1850s amidst the Victorian gold rush. There are budget hotels and hostels in Chinatown are just a short walk from the main theater district and a stroll to Melbourne's best shopping malls and arcades.

Melbourne accommodation in the CBD is close to the famous Crown Casino, where you can enjoy 24 hour entertainment, gambling and dining. Southbank is a great place to wander along the banks of the Yarra River and take in the peaceful beauty of the city. The Blue Train Cafe at Southbank is a Melbourne dining icon and has a great range of scrumptious and affordable meals everyday. The Queen Victoria Market located close to the Melbourne CBD is a great place to wander on the weekends and pick up unique and handcrafted souvenirs of your trip.

St Kilda is attached to the Melbourne CBD by the tram line. In the late 19th century, St Kilda sprang up along the bay as a fashionable suburb for the upper middle class to build their Victorian mansions. It white sandy beaches and safe bathing made it into the quintessential Victorian beach side resort. For a time it fell into disrepair, but has enjoyed a resurgence in the past couple of decades and become a great place to stay in Melbourne Accommodation.

At St Kilda you will find the most enduring of Melbourne's landmarks, Luna Park. The lurid smiling face that acts as the gateway to the amusement park has been greeting visitors since 1912. Today the park features an array of roller coasters and sideshow games.

There are plenty of things to do in St Kilda close to Melbourne accommodation - from learning to kiteboard on the sparkling bay waters to visiting the Jewish Museum of Australia, which chronicles the history of Jewish people in Australia and celebrates the multiculturalism at the heart of modern Australia.

There is a huge variety of budget Melbourne accommodation around Melbourne's city center and St Kilda, which is close to all the different sites and experiences that Melbourne offers visitors. Melbourne is a cosmopolitan and vibrant city that has much to give tourists.