Inside Hotel Indigo & Holiday Inn at Melbourne Walk

Hotel Indigo Melbourne Little Collins and Holiday Inn Melbourne Bourke Street Mall sit above a Melbourne laneway – not somewhere you’d expect to find a hotel, which is exactly what makes it worth finding. 

Sitting directly above the Melbourne Walk arcade in the heart of Bourke Street Mall, they make up Australia’s only dual-branded IHG Hotel: one address, two hotels, and two very different reasons to book a stay in Melbourne City Centre. 

For anyone weighing up where to stay in Central Melbourne, it’s worth knowing exactly what each hotel offers before booking. 

Two Hotels, Two Personalities 

IHG could have built one hotel to suit everyone. Instead, it built two. Hotel Indigo is the boutique, design-led option. Holiday Inn is the warm, family and business-friendly option.  

Both open directly onto Bourke Street Mall, which makes the choice less about location and more about which kind of stay actually suits the trip. Both also sit under the same global umbrella, IHG Hotels & Resorts, which operates some of the world’s most recognised hotel brands across more than 100 countries. 

Hotel Indigo Melbourne: A Boutique Stay With a Sense of Place 

Hotel Indigo’s guiding line says it best, look out, look up and follow your curiosity to the heart of Melbourne. It’s the boutique half of Melbourne Walk’s hotel pairing, and it looks like it; a curio cabinet in the lobby, laneway maps stitched into the bedheads, small design touches built to be noticed rather than skimmed past. 

Check in here and the rest of the afternoon tends to take care of itself, a wander through the laneways downstairs, a coffee wherever looks interesting, dinner booked or not. Rooms range from standard options through to premium rooms and a small number of suites, each designed around the same idea of discovery rather than a standard chain layout. On Level 2, Fern Bar & Dining runs a contemporary European menu, open to guests and walk-ins alike, worth booking regardless of where you’re staying in the CBD. 

Holiday Inn Melbourne: Built for Families and Business Stays 

Holiday Inn is the practical half of the pairing, and it doesn’t try to be anything else. Rooms range from standard doubles through to interconnecting family rooms and suites, keeping bigger groups together instead of split across floors. Welcome packs are handed to younger guests at check in, and the Kids Stay & Eat Free promise means family dining doesn’t come with a second bill, the kind of detail that turns a family trip into an actual break rather than another thing to manage. 

It works just as hard once the trip is about business rather than leisure. On-site meeting rooms mean the day’s agenda doesn’t have to leave the building, and the lobby is set up for exactly what a work trip actually needs, a coffee, a strong wifi signal, somewhere to sit for ten minutes between calls before heading back out into the CBD.  

Why Melbourne Walk Made Sense 

When it came to choosing a home for its first dual-branded hotel in Australia, IHG wasn’t just looking for foot traffic. It was looking for the right feeling. 

Melbourne Walk delivered it. Stretching between Bourke Street Mall and Little Collins Street, framed by the graffiti energy of Union Lane and the emerging dining culture of The Causeway, it’s a precinct that brings together retail, dining and experience in Melbourne City Centre, with the hotels sitting directly above it. 

Both hotels open onto neighbours guests can walk to in minutes, BakeStand and Yummi Go in the laneways, JD Sports and Pop Mart on Bourke Street Mall, close enough to swing by on the way back from dinner rather than plan around. 

The address also puts guests within easy reach of Melbourne’s major events, the Australian Open, the Grand Prix and the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival among them, closer to the action than most hotels can offer in the heart of the city. For a hotel built around curiosity and connection, there was really only one address that made sense. 

Plan Your Stay 

Location: In the heart of Melbourne’s CBD, above Melbourne Walk, opening onto Bourke Street Mall 

Hotel Indigo: Boutique and design-led, best for curious travellers, couples and longer weekend stays 

Holiday Inn: Warm and family-friendly, best for families, groups and business stays 

Dining: Fern Bar & Dining at Hotel Indigo; all-day café and bar at Holiday Inn 

Rewards: IHG One Rewards benefits across both hotels, valid at 6,000+ destinations worldwide 

Frequently Asked Questions 

Which IHG hotel should I choose at Melbourne Walk? 

Hotel Indigo suits guests after a design-led, boutique stay with a strong sense of place. Holiday Inn suits families, groups and business travellers who want a warm, easy base close to everything. 

Is Melbourne Walk a good base for major Melbourne events? 

Yes. Its Bourke Street Mall location puts guests within easy reach of major events including the Australian Open, the Grand Prix and the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival, plus the precinct’s own events calendar. 

Do the hotels suit families? 

Holiday Inn is the family-friendly option, with interconnecting rooms, welcome packs for younger guests and a Kids Stay & Eat Free promise. 

Are the hotels suitable for business travel? 

Holiday Inn offers meeting rooms and business-friendly amenities, while both hotels sit close to Melbourne’s key business hubs. 

Is this Melbourne’s only dual-branded IHG hotel? 

Yes. It’s IHG Hotels & Resorts’ first dual-branded hotel property in Australia. 

What else is nearby at Melbourne Walk? 

Guests are steps from Melbourne Walk’s retail and dining precinct, including JD Sports, Pop Mart, BakeStand and Yummi Go, plus Melbourne’s laneways and wider CBD dining and arts scene. 

Can I earn or use IHG One Rewards points at Melbourne Walk? 

Yes. Both Hotel Indigo and Holiday Inn are part of the IHG One Rewards program, so stays earn points redeemable across more than 6,000 IHG destinations worldwide. 

Is Melbourne Walk within walking distance of the CBD’s main attractions? 

Yes. Both hotels open directly onto Bourke Street Mall, putting Melbourne’s laneways, retail strips and dining scene within easy walking distance.