Australia - New Zealand and the South Pacific Hotels

Great hotel in a great location 5 min walk to the Harbour. Close to the city for shopping and train station is only a 10 min walk away!!

Great stay, everything as expected, quality hotel and service was excellent.

The staff at this hotel is wonderful. They went out of their way to fulfil the smallest to largest request. Ernesto and Helen at the restaurant and bar are the most fantastic hotel staff I have ever encountered. The food was great! The hotel was clean and spacious. And the staff, yes again, were above fantastic. The hot tub could have been hotter. That is my only negative about the entire stay

We went on this trip for my husbands 40th birthday in March. He wanted to lay on a beach away from everything and that is just what he got. We stayed in the overwater bungalow and both felt that we could live there. I packed a bunch of stuff that I read in reviews like corkscrews and snorkels and a knife for cutting fruit and cheese in the room and I didn't need any of it. This hotel has everything you need (Including free bottles of water, sunscreen by the pool and snorkel equipment in our room)The food was delicious at every restaurant (and we tried them all). The drinks were pricey. We ate in our room one night and watched DVD we brought(your choices in the room are CNN or a show in french) and drank a bottle of our favorite wine we brought from home. The staff was awesome. We had champagne and a cake in our room to welcome us for my husbands bday. One morning the coffee machine was acting funny so they brought a carafe to the room. If you are going to make this trip do it right..so happy we chose this hotel. We were in the turquoise part of the lagoon, the accommodations were awesome, the staff attended to our every need and went above and beyond and we couldn't wait for meal times. We didn't make reservations ahead of time so we couldn't get into the spa...we did use the fitness center which was free and very nice with scented towels to cool down with after a workout. We thought we would check this place off our bucket list but now we can't wait to go back.

Expedia was able to obtain an excellent package for a two-week dream vacation for my wife and me. We booked a bungalow that is half over the water and were able to obtain almost the same perks as the ones fully over the water at a significant discount. We ate a buffet breakfast and had dinner at the hotel's Latitude restaurant every day. The buffet breakfast was good. Dinner had a relatively small selection (after two weeks, we knew the menu by heart) but some of the dishes were cooked very well (the lamb chops and the parrot fish in particular). We were disappointed with the fact that there were few fish in the Sofitel Mara Mara Beach hotel, but we took the kayak to the private island several times, and there we ran into everything we were looking for. Back at the hotel, we did see two stingrays at night swim by our bungalow and a huge parrot fish! We spent most of our days in the deck of the bungalow, from which we would plunge into the warm, turquoise waters, swim, and otherwise read a lot. We had the pleasure of being there at a time with very little occupancy, and the private terrace was great in terms of privacy. The staff was very friendly. Karine (reception desk) was the best!

We had a wonderful time at the resort!! It was truly relaxing which was the whole point of our trip. Hotel staff was very nice and accommodating. The room was great with a picturesque view. Snorkeling right off the balcony was one of our favorite parts!!

The four-night stay at the Victoria is more than expectations. The location of the hotel is very convenient, a stone away from everything and it is quiet at night. The room is very comfortable. The hotel also offers free access the gym. Will definitely be my choice for next trip in Melbourne and would recommend to everyone - couples, students etc.

Great central location with tram stop just outside. Left our luggage all day when we arrived and left, no problem. Internet wasn't good reception from 21 level. Great downstairs though, plus printing.