Hotels in Melbourne's Inner North

Choosing a Hotel for Your Event

Carlton and Brunswick give visitors two very different ways to stay in the inner north. Zagame's House is a boutique hotel with personality at 66 Lygon St, close to the CBD, with its own wine bar, restaurant and event rooms; out at 188 Moreland Rd, Brunswick Tower Hotel is an economy hotel that has been running independently since 2010 and throws parking in with the room.

Carlton or Brunswick – the trade-offs:

Feel: Zagame's House calls itself a house rather than a hotel and leans luxury, while Brunswick Tower Hotel keeps prices in the lower range
Cars: Zagame's has 40 spaces on site for a nightly fee, with EV charging bays, and Brunswick Tower Hotel lets every guest park free
Room sizes: Zagame's runs from Urban King rooms of 24 sqm up to a 50 sqm suite, and Brunswick Tower goes from economy rooms through twin deluxe to a super family room
Cooking for yourself: only Brunswick Tower has apartments, each with a separate bedroom, a living area, an oven and a little courtyard
Public transport: Brunswick Tower Hotel has tram and train stops about 100 metres away, and Zagame's House sits at the Carlton edge of the city

Pick Carlton when the celebration itself is in town or under the same roof; pick Brunswick when relatives would rather drive in, leave the car at no cost and spread out across a few nights.

Zagame's House can combine its Gertrude and Harry rooms, 50 guests apiece, into a single space for 120 with AV already installed
Weddings of 20 to 100, small galas and live-in conferences all suit Zagame's, and its Lord Lygon Wine Bar takes bookings as well
Brunswick Tower Hotel has a function room and space for meetings, useful for a work group staying together
Business travellers at Brunswick Tower can also use its fax, copying and scanning help

Food, drink and things nearby

Zagame's House has a coffee house, a gym open around the clock and reception staffed 24 hours
OKAMI, a Japanese restaurant at Brunswick Tower Hotel, serves dinner most nights, and there is a bar, lounge and cafe as well
Brunswick's main strip of bars and eateries sits close to Moreland Road for a meal out
From Brunswick, the zoo, the University of Melbourne and both Flemington and Moonee Valley racecourses are easy to get to

Common Questions About Event Stays

Which inner north hotel can hold the wedding itself?

Zagame's House in Carlton takes weddings of 20 to 100 guests, using two event rooms that join into one space for up to 120, so guests can head upstairs once the dancing ends.

Where can a family stay with its own kitchen?

Brunswick Tower Hotel's one-bedroom apartments come with a kitchen with oven and a full-size fridge, a living and dining area and a courtyard, which suits a couple or small family staying a few nights.

Can guests bring a pet?

Zagame's House welcomes pets in a limited number of rooms, so ask when booking. It also has accessible rooms on request.

Which suits guests travelling without a car?

Both can. Zagame's House is at the city end of Carlton, and Brunswick Tower Hotel is close to trams on Moreland Road and Moreland station on the Upfield line.

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