| it's 117 km from melbourne airport. family rooms are also available. check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 10:00 am. amenities include a restaurant and a beer garden. set near the coast, this relaxed hotel is 2 km from both the charles mccarthy reserve and st leonards salt lagoon. the down-to-earth rooms come with tvs, minifridges and private balconies, in addition to tea and coffeemaking facilities
Melbourne Airport 1 hr 31
Bellarine Peninsula (17 min)
Scenic peninsula offering beaches, dining, wineries, villages & markets, plus striking sea views. Fort Nepean (1 hr 50)
Preserved 18th-century fortress with tunnels, WWII battlements & other military defense displays. Portarlington Mill (12 min) Scotchmans Hill (11 min)
Winery, pinot noir, merlot, vineyard, and wine Point Lonsdale Lighthouse (20 min) Terindah Estate (14 min)
Winery, pinot noir, zinfandel, chardonnay, and sparkling wine Fort Queenscliff Museum (20 min)
Restored 19th-century fortification with military artifacts & interpretive history exhibits. Adventure Park Geelong, Victoria (20 min)
Amusement park with many waterslides, rides, an archery range, mini-golf & a kids’ train. The Bellarine Railway - Queenscliff Station (21 min) Point Nepean National Park (1 hr 41)
National park with historic forts & a visitor centre, plus bike hire, walking tracks & beach access. Queenscliff High Light (20 min) Jack Rabbit (14 min)
Sophisticated Modern Australian cuisine in a vineyard restaurant with floor-to-ceiling windows. Basils Farm (12 min)
Wine, vineyard, winery, and wine tasting Sorrento Ocean Beach (1 hr 35)
At low tide, rock pools form at this scenic, peninsula beach with an oceanfront cafe. | 
