Melbourne Cup Accommodation Package @ Metro Apartments on Bank Place - Metro Hotels

Metro apartments on Bank place is offering this Melbourne Cup Accommodation Package for $210.00* per night including:

Bottle of Sparkling Wine on arrival
Daily breakfast
Bathrobes
Late check-out of 12 noon

Melbourne Cup Accommodation Package @ Metro Apartments on Bank Place - Metro Hotels

Melbourne Cup – the Race That Fills a City - Metro Hotels

They call it "the race that stops a nation" but for the hotel industry, it is also a race that fills a city!

The famed Melbourne Cup horse race held on the first Tuesday of November every year, is one sporting event that is proving to be a consistent winner with Melbourne hotels and accommodation providers.

"The Melbourne Cup never fails to see our Metro Apartments operate at 100 percent occupancy for up to four days over the race meet." explains Mr. George Bedwani, COO of Metro Hotels and an avid follower of horse racing.

According to Mr Bedwani, the Melbourne Cup has maintained its popularity with the sporting public year after year while other major annual events in Melbourne fluctuate in popularity and the impact they have on the city's hotels.

"We have found that the Australian Open Tennis is only very popular if there is an Australian who does really well or if the top seeds are playing it out in the final," he said. "This years final between Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic just didn't have the pulling power despite the quality of the two players."

The same applies for the AFL Grand Final, according to Mr Bedwani. "When there is one or two interstate teams involved in the Grand Final then our occupancies and demand for accommodation soar."

While the 2010 Grand Final (both of them) between Collingwood and St Kilda were great spectacles to watch, they didn't generate the same demand for accommodation from interstate or regional Victorian visitors coming to watch.

"And that's where the Melbourne Cup is different," says Mr Bedwani. "It is not just a sporting event but a complete day out - a real social occasion." he continues.

Metro Hotels manages a boutique serviced apartment, the Metro Apartments on Bank Place located in the "New York" precinct of Melbourne CBD.

The Metro Apartments on Bank Place offers 55 studio, one and two bedroom apartments along with a small number of hotel rooms. The location of the apartments make it the ideal base for both corporate and leisure travelers visiting Melbourne.

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Melbourne Cup – the Race That Fills a City - Metro Hotels

Americain to defend his Melbourne Cup crown

It may be more than eight months away, but the 2011 Melbourne Cup has already had its first boost with confirmation that last year’s winner Americain will return to contest the race.
The French-trained, American-bred, Australian-owned galloper couldn’t have been more impressive when he surged past Maluckyday and So You Think to win the Melbourne Cup by a widening two and three quarter lengths.

Part owner Gerry Ryan told the Herald Sun that plans for the galloper were  to be confirmed this week.
Last year, Americain won four straight races in France before coming across for wins in the Geelong Cup and Melbourne Cup.

It is likely that trainer Alain de Royer Dupre will follow a similar path, with four runs in France before coming out for the Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup.

Alternatively, he could run in one of the world’s greatest races, the Prix De L’Arc De Triomphe (2400m), but strict quarantine measures may mean that it is impossible.
Ryan is excited about the prospects of back to back Cup wins.

“Apparently he looks a million dollars, so here we come again,” Ryan told the Herald Sun.
“We’ve got the taste for it now.”

The Melbourne Cup will be run on November 1 this year.

Melbourne Cup accommodation available at Metro Apartments on Bank Place