Best Hotels in Geelong: Waterfront & Boutique Stays

Geelong's hotel market has improved alongside the city's urban renewal, with the Mercure Geelong, the Pier Hotel Geelong (on Eastern Beach), and the growing boutique accommodation sector of the Bellarine Peninsula and the Surf Coast providing a range of accommodation experiences for visitors to Victoria's second city. The Great Ocean Road access from Geelong means that the Aireys Inlet, Lorne, and Anglesea boutique accommodation options are also within 45-90 minutes of the Geelong CBD.

Mercure Geelong (11 Moorabool Street Geelong CBD) — the Mercure Geelong is the city's most centrally located full-service hotel, providing 103 rooms in the CBD heritage streetscape with access to the Little Malop Street café and restaurant precinct and the Geelong waterfront precinct. The Mercure's central location and consistent four-star service standard make it the preferred choice for corporate and event visitors to Geelong.

Pier Hotel Geelong (Eastern Beach Geelong) — the Pier Hotel on Eastern Beach provides Geelong's most atmospheric pub-accommodation experience, with the heritage hotel building on the waterfront of Corio Bay, the bay views from the upper-floor rooms, and the pub's beer garden and waterfront location creating a Geelong accommodation experience of genuine character. The Pier Hotel's historical connection to the Geelong waterfront and the art-deco Eastern Beach setting make it the most distinctive of Geelong's accommodation options.

Bellarine Peninsula boutique accommodation (Queenscliff, Portarlington, Point Lonsdale) — the Bellarine Peninsula boutique accommodation sector (the Vue Grand Hotel in Queenscliff, the Point Lonsdale guesthouses, the Portarlington waterfront accommodation) provides Geelong visitors with charming historic and seaside accommodation within 30-45 minutes of the city. The Queenscliff area's heritage Victorian-era hotels (the Vue Grand, the Queenscliff Hotel) are among Victoria's finest small-town hotel experiences.

Surf Coast accommodation (Torquay, Anglesea, Lorne) — the Surf Coast accommodation sector (the Mantra Lorne, the Lorne Hotel, the Torquay boutique accommodation) provides quality Great Ocean Road coastal stays within 30-60 minutes of Geelong, with the Lorne area's combination of ocean beach, the Erskine River, and the Otway Ranges providing one of Victoria's finest coastal accommodation settings.

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