At a Glance
Indagare ambassador Susan Merlin recommends United Places Hotel Botanic Gardens in South Yarra. She says: "The United Places Botanic Gardens is a small boutique hotel with 12 suites, in a tiny neighborhood in South Yarra. While it is not full-service, they do offer pastries at your door in the morning and will bring you a latte or flat white from the café next door. (Though we had no need, because we went downstairs and walked two doors down to a lovely, buzzing café filled with attractive clientele, who were meeting for their morning flat white and avocado toast with their strollers and dogs in tow.) United Places was a last-minute choice, which was not our traditionally preferred style of hotel, but it was an absolutely fabulous alternative to being right in town in a bland urban hotel, and it completely altered our experience in Melbourne. It was sleek and modern, and it felt more like a one-bedroom apartment—with a terrace overlooking the park. It was really lovely."
Full Indagare review coming soon.
