Four-star One MICHELIN Key Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
The Ritz-Carlton, Melbourne
Reception is on the eightieth floor of the West Side Place tower, and every room sits between the 65th and the 79th, looking out to the Dandenongs or across Port Phillip Bay.
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- MICHELIN
- One Key, 2025 and 2026
- Rooms
- On floors 65 to 79
- Opened
- March 2023
- From the airport
- About 22 km from Melbourne Airport
The hotel
Eighty floors above Lonsdale Street.
The Ritz-Carlton opened on 23 March 2023, after a wait of nine years, in the top seventeen floors of West Side Place, an eighty-storey tower on Lonsdale Street. Forbes calls it the tallest hotel in Australia. An express lift runs from street level to the sky lobby, and the restaurant and bar share that top floor with reception. Guest rooms fill the fifteen floors below, from the 79th down to the 65th.
Cottee Parker drew the building around its views, with glass walls on every level. Inside, the Melbourne studio BAR Studio kept the palette neutral so the art could carry the rooms: local and First Nations work throughout, and lobby door handles cast in bronze from a piece by the Indigenous artist Maree Clarke. Bathrooms are in Calacatta marble, and the bar in Atria is carved from Victorian ash.
- The spa on 64 An infinity pool behind double-height windows, open around the clock, with a vitality pool, steam room and sauna beside it.
- Cameo The cocktail bar on the eightieth floor, known for drinks made with vintage spirits decades old.
- The Club A lounge on the 79th floor for guests in Club rooms and suites, one floor below the lobby.
Rooms & suites
Fifteen floors of glass.
Rooms are named for what they face: the city panorama, the harbour, or the Yarra. All have marble bathrooms with soaking tubs and Diptyque products.
- Rooms Panoramic, Harbour View and Yarra rooms From about 44 square metres for the entry rooms, with king beds, walk-in robes and floor-to-ceiling windows.
- Club level Executive rooms Rooms that come with access to the Ritz-Carlton Club on the 79th floor.
- Suite The Ritz-Carlton Suite A separate living room and Club access. Signature Suites sit at the top of the range.
Dining
Dinner on the top floor.
Venues as listed by the hotel. There is no MICHELIN Guide for Melbourne restaurants. Shown for information.
- Atria Modern Australian, local seafood Executive chef Michael Greenlaw, level 80
- Cameo Cocktails Level 80, vintage pours
- The Lobby Lounge Coffee, lunch and afternoon tea In the sky lobby
Recognition
Since opening.
- One MICHELIN Key 2025 and 2026
- Gourmet Traveller Hotel of the Year 2025
- Condé Nast Traveler Readers' Choice Awards No. 1 in Australia and New Zealand, 2024
- Forbes Travel Guide Recommended
Good to know
Before you go.
- Arrival Check-in from 3 pm, check-out by 11 am.
- Children Welcome at any age. Children up to 12 stay free in an existing bed.
- Pets Not accepted.
Getting there
Flying to Melbourne.
Melbourne Airport at Tullamarine is 22.5 kilometres away, about half an hour by car by our estimate. Private jets can use Melbourne Jet Base at the same airport, or Essendon Fields, about ten kilometres from the CBD.
- Hobart 1 h 10
- Sydney 1 h 15
- Queenstown 3 h 10
- Perth 3 h 55
- Singapore 8 h 20 long-range jet
Questions
What guests ask first.
- How many MICHELIN Keys does The Ritz-Carlton, Melbourne have?
- One. It held one Key in 2025 and kept it in the 2026 selection.
- Which floor is the lobby on?
- The eightieth. An express lift goes straight up, and the rooms are below, from the 65th to the 79th floor.
- Which airport is closest for a private jet?
- Essendon Fields, about ten kilometres from the city centre and given over to corporate aviation. Long-range aircraft can also use Melbourne Jet Base at Tullamarine.
- Can SkyCourtage arrange the flight to Melbourne?
- Yes. We arrange Business and First Class seats on scheduled airlines and private jet charter to Melbourne, with one final price, our margin included. The hotel is booked with the hotel or through our booking partner.
Also in Melbourne
Other hotels worth the trip.
- 1 Hotel Melbourne The brand's first in Australia, 277 rooms of reclaimed timber and living plants on the river, with four kitchens sourcing from Victoria and a Bamford spa; one MICHELIN Key.
- Lanson Place Parliament Gardens A hundred and thirty-seven rooms by Parliament House and Fitzroy Gardens, interiors by Conran and Partners, a rooftop pool and the tram at the door; new to the Keys in 2026.
- The Langham, Melbourne Above the Yarra at Southgate, within walking distance of the National Gallery of Victoria; new to the Keys in 2026.
Staying at The Ritz-Carlton, Melbourne?
Book the room, then the flight.
Rates and availability come from the hotel itself. For the journey to Melbourne, a Business or First Class seat or an aircraft of your own: tell us the date and we come back with one final price, our margin included.
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