Additional Accommodation

Listed below are some additional hotels with whom the conference has negotiated special rates. Please note: Delegates are expected to make their hotel bookings directly with the hotels. Block hotel bookings start to be released from May 13th, so please book early to be sure of the hotel of your choice.

All rates below are in Australian Dollars. As of 24-March-2003, the exchange rate was approximately US$1 = AU$1.6849.
For more up-to-date currency forecasts, you can refer to Yahoo Finance.

MERCURE HOTEL MELBOURNE

star rating: 3.5
Location: 100 meters from conference hotel

Booking: contact hotel directly
Web site: Mercure
Phone: 61 3 9205 9999 Fax: 61 3 9205 9905
Email: mercuremelbourne@bigpond.com.au
Address: 13 Spring Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000
Standard room city side AU$138
Superior room garden side AU$148
Twin superior room garden side AU$148
(Breakfast AU$11 per person)

RYDGES MELBOURNE

star rating: 4
Location: 400 meters from conference hotel

Booking form: word version and pdf version
Web site: Rydges
Phone: 61 3 9662 0511 Fax: 61 3 9663 6988
Email: reservations_melbourne@rydges.com
Address: 186 Exhibition Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000
Standard queen room AU$140
Deluxe king room AU$155 (Breakfast AU$17 per person)

STAMFORD PLAZA MELBOURNE

star rating: 4.5
Location: 500 meters from conference hotel

Booking form: word version and pdf version
Web site: Stamford
Phone: 61 3 9659 1000 Fax: 61 3 9659 0999
Email: spmreservation@spm.stamford.com.au
Address: 111 Little Collings Street Melbourne, Victoria 3000
Two bedroom queen suite AU$230 (AU$260 inc. breakfast for two)
One bedroom queen suite AU$190 (AU$205 inc. breakfast for one or AU$220 for two)
(Rollaway bed AU$33 per night)

THE VICTORIA HOTEL

Star rating: 3
Location: 750 meters from conference hotel (or short tram ride)

Booking: contact hotel directly
Web site: The Victoria
Phone: 61 3 9653 0441 Fax: 61 3 9650 9678
Email: stay@victoriahotel.com.au
Standard double AU$112
Standard twin AU$112
(Breakfast AU$13 per person)

Other Hotels

Delegates may explore other accommodation options. Here are useful web sites:
Holiday City
Hotel Guide
Cyber City Guides
Lonely Planet Melbourne Guide
Melbourne Map and Hotel Guide