January 18 – 31, 2010 • Melbourne AUS
The Australian Open is one of the four Grand Slam Tennis Tournaments held each year. It is held each January at Melbourne Park. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was contested on grass through 1987. Since 1988, the tournament has been held on hard courts. Mats Wilander is the only male player to have won the tournament on both grass and hard courts.
Venue: Melbourne Park, Rod Laver Arena
Location:Batman Ave
Melbourne, Victoria 3001, Australia
Surface: Hard/Outdoors
The two main courts used in the tournament are Rod Laver Arena and Hisense Arena and feature retractable roofs, which can be shut in case of rain or extreme heat.
The following hotels are only recommendations. We will be happy to suggest other accommodation options based on your preferences.
Adelphi Hotel
A small and discreet four-star hotel in the heart of the city's art and business precinct, the Adelphi is recognized as an award-winning architectural icon of Melbourne.
At the Adelphi, less is more and it is essential that you feel you have experienced something special, something refreshing and something very different.
Quite apart from the obvious architectural qualities, the Adelphi is inspired by an ideal of essentialism and rigor, a passion to create a new language for hotels of the future.
Distance to the stadium: 1 mile or 1.7 km (about 5 minutes driving)
| Prices starting at: $786.00 per person (Based on double occupancy for two nights, daily breakfast, and entrance to the lower level at the Australian Open for either day or night) |
| Prices starting at: $726.00 per person (Based on double occupancy for two nights, daily breakfast, and entrance to the upper level at the Australian Open for either day or night) |
Rendezvous Hotel
Built in 1913 as the Commercial Travellers Club, this 4.5 star heritage listed hotel has been meticulously restored to its original splendour. Reflecting past glory and present grace, the building retains many of its original features, including the Grand Vestibule, a stunning entrance foyer acting as a portal to the ballroom and banquet rooms.
Located in the heart of the Central Business District and walking distance to world class shopping, premier entertainment, spectacular dining, major sporting events, Crown Casino, Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre and directly opposite the equally historic Flinders Street Railway Station.
Distance to the stadium: 1 mile or 1.7 km (about 4 minutes driving)
| Prices starting at: $599.00 per person (Based on double occupancy for two nights, daily breakfast at the hotel, and entrance to the lower level oat the Australian Open for either day or night) |
| Prices starting at: $539.00 per person (Based on double occupancy for two nights, daily breakfast at the hotel, and entrance to the upper level at the Australian Open for either day or night) |
Day 1: Departure USA
Example: 10:00pm in Melbourne = 4:00am Pacific Standard Time/5:00am Mountain Standard Time/6:00am Central Standard Time/7:00am Eastern Standard Time
Day 3 - 6: Melbourne
Day 3: Arrival in Melbourne in the morning. Start getting accustomed with Melbourne. We suggest purchasing daily passes for the Metlink transport system, where you can use trams, trains and buses throughout Melbourne. This is also a great transportation to get to the Australian Open Stadium.
Day 4: Australian Open
Day 5: Enjoy Melbourne. Explore, Play some "Tennis with Locals", or visit the Australian Open one more time
Day 6 – 9: Sydney
Day 6: Flight from Melbourne to Sydney in the morning The Rocks and Circular Quay are the oldest part of inner Sydney. The City Center is the central business district, and to its west lies Darling Harbour, which includes Sydney’s well-known Chinatown.
Day 9 - 12: Brisbane or Great Barrier Reef
Day 9: Flight from Sydney to Brisbane in the morning Enjoy the last few days of your trip in Brisbane or explore the Great Barrier Reef. Brisbane is the capital of Queensland and, with a population of over 1.6 million, ranks third in size in Australia after Sydney and Melbourne.
