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Mantra Southbank is second of nineteen on 40 points, and the apartments are the point: Accor lists six types with kitchens, the largest sleeping six, plus an indoor heated pool on level 18 and Mezzi Bar and Kitchen.
Accor prints no distance to the cruise terminal and no ride to it. Our routing puts Station Pier about 2.5 road miles (4.0 km) away, a taxi of about 6 minutes with no traffic, out through Port Melbourne. The page names no tram or train stop, so Mantra Southbank gets no rail credit.
The six types run 35 to 98 m² in one- and two-bedroom layouts. A buffet is served daily at Mezzi, with no price printed and no rate said to include it. Parking is an undercover multi-entry car park, subject to availability, at a price Accor doesn't give.
I'd book it for room to spread out before a longer sailing — and I'd skip it with a pet, because Accor doesn't allow them.
Book it if
- You want a kitchen in the room and an indoor pool on level 18.
- You're a family that needs to sleep up to six in one place.
- A taxi to the pier in the morning suits you.
Look elsewhere if
- You want a hotel ride to the pier. Accor names none.
- You need breakfast confirmed in the rate.
- You're bringing a pet. Accor says no.
Out through Port Melbourne: the cab you book
Accor prints no distance to the cruise terminal. Our routing puts the pier 6 minutes away by car and Melbourne Airport 26 minutes, both with no traffic. Expect a taxi, not a transfer.
Accor names no airport shuttle for Mantra Southbank.
Mantra names no ride to the pier, so a taxi or rideshare from City Road is the answer.
From MEL without a hotel shuttle
By our routing Melbourne Airport is about 14.6 road miles from Mantra Southbank, roughly 26 minutes with no traffic. SkyBus runs to Southern Cross, about a mile from City Road by our routing, and a taxi covers the rest.
Accor's page names no tram or train stop within walking distance, so the rail link scores nothing.
If you drive, there's an undercover multi-entry car park, subject to availability, and no price is stated.
Sail day is the same: no shuttle, so you book a taxi or rideshare.
Flying in on sail day? You can bypass Mantra Southbank; the airport page has the landing check.
Which terminal
Station PierThe pier is Station Pier on Waterfront Place. There's no second terminal to check, and the Melbourne cruise guide lists who sails when.
Source: ports.vic.gov.auDistance
~2.5 road mi, our routingAccor prints no distance to the cruise terminal — by our routing Station Pier is about 2.5 road miles (4.0 km) away, 6 minutes by car with no traffic, across the Yarra and out through Port Melbourne.
Source: all.accor.comBy tram
Tram link not documentedNo tram or train stop is named within walking distance, so the rail link scores nothing.
Source: all.accor.comTo the ship
No shuttle statedBook the cab the night before rather than wait for a shuttle Accor doesn't list.
Source: all.accor.comPool on level 18, then a cab
Check-out is by 10:00, an hour ahead of Crown Metropol and ibis Styles Southbank — and Accor names no ride to the pier, so the morning is a taxi you book.
Pool first — indoor, heated, on level 18, with a fitness centre. Then Mezzi Bar and Kitchen, or cook in the apartment.
The taxi or rideshare is yours to arrange.
A buffet is served daily at Mezzi, per Accor, and the page doesn't say any rate includes it. Check what you're paying for.
Book the cab for after check-out — the drive crosses the Yarra and runs out through Port Melbourne.
Driving? The car-park terms are under the parking heading.
Where Mantra's 40 comes from: 25 for distance, 15 for the evening
Distance in the Southbank band earns 25 of 30. The evening earns 15 of 15, 5 each for the pool, Mezzi and the kitchens. Nothing else scores here — the scale tops out at 100.
Mezzi, the pool and a kitchen
The evening
Pool · Food or bar on site · KitchenPool, fitness centre and Mezzi Bar and Kitchen, plus kitchens in the apartments, all per Accor.
Free breakfast
Not statedCheck the rate for the buffet before you count on it.
Address
City Road, Southbank31 City Road, Southbank VIC 3006
Hotel website
An undercover car park, price unstated
Guest parking
Guest parking listedAccor lists an undercover, multi-entry car park, subject to availability.
Source: all.accor.comAt Station Pier
Limited, charged, no rateAccor prints no price — ask what a night costs and whether a space is guaranteed.
Parking at the pier instead? Waterfront Place has limited charged spaces and no published rate, and Ports Victoria says the pier has no luggage storage. The pier lot is on the Melbourne parking page, and our tram notes cover the rest.
Source: ports.vic.gov.au35 to 98 m²: the apartment types and the blanks
Where a tile below is blank, Accor's page says nothing.
Check-in and check-out
Minimum age
No minimum age is given.
Extra fees
Not stated
Wi-Fi
Not stated
Parking for your stay
An undercover multi-entry car park, subject to availability — price not stated
Breakfast
A buffet daily at Mezzi Bar and Kitchen — price not stated and no rate said to include it
Pool
An indoor heated pool on level 18, and a fitness centre
Pets
Pets aren't allowed, per Accor's page.
Food and drink on site
- Mezzi Bar and KitchenBuffet breakfast daily
Rooms
Six apartment types of 35 to 98 m², in one- and two-bedroom layouts; the largest sleep up to six, and each has a kitchen, per Accor.
Accessibility
Accor gives accessible rooms no detail in the text we read, so call first.
On site
- EV chargingNot stated
- Guest laundryNot stated
- GymYes
- Pets allowedNo
Meeting rooms and pets
- Three meeting rooms, the biggest 67 m²
- Pets aren't allowed
Four things Accor's page leaves out
On the page
- Check-in from 14:00, check-out by 10:00, per Accor.
- One- and two-bedroom layouts, the largest sleeping up to six.
- Mezzi Bar and Kitchen serves the buffet breakfast, and the price isn't printed.
- Three meeting rooms, the biggest 67 m².
- Accor prints no rate on the page we read, so ask what the total includes, GST and parking, when you book.
Not on it
- Whether a rate includes breakfast
- Luggage storage after check-out
- The parking price
- Any distance to a tram stop
Read from Accor's page on October 6, 2026. Ask Accor, not a third-party site, whether any rate includes the buffet.
If the walk matters more than the kitchen
Next, after Mantra Southbank: the cruise guide for the lines and the season, the parking page if you drive, and the splurge hotels for a grander night.
Kitchen, pool, then a taxi to the pier.
Tell us your sail date and we'll check Mantra Southbank for the night before. The form takes no payment.
Kitchens, breakfast and the pool
Does Mantra Southbank have a pool?
Yes: an indoor heated pool on level 18, per Accor, with a fitness centre.
Are the apartments at Mantra Southbank self-catering?
Accor's description says they have kitchens, across six apartment types in one- and two-bedroom layouts.
Is breakfast included at Mantra Southbank?
Not as far as the page says. A buffet is served daily at Mezzi Bar and Kitchen, with no price printed and no rate said to include it.
Is there a tram from Mantra Southbank to the pier?
Accor names no tram or train stop, so we count none, and the pier is a short cab ride on our routing.
Does Mantra Southbank allow pets?
No. Accor's page says pets aren't allowed.
Which apartment?
Send your party size and sail date. We'll check which Mantra Southbank layout fits and price the night before — no obligation.
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