Portarlington Grand Hotel
Highlights
- Savour local produce in four unique dining spaces, enhancing your meal with a regional town atmosphere.
- Relax in the newly designed open-air Atrium and Lawn, soaking up seaside views while socialising with friends.
- Stay in one of 18 boutique rooms, blending luxury with stunning historical architecture for a memorable escape.
- Travel easily from Melbourne via ferry, enjoying a scenic route to the charming Portarlington Grand Hotel.
Built in 1888, the Portarlington Grand Hotel watches proudly over the main street of Portarlington and down to the popular and scenic harbour area.
Recapturing an era when paddle steamers traversed Port Phillip Bay, the historic yet newly refurbished Portarlington Grand Hotel offers a boutique experience with a local welcome for all.
Stay for a while, visit for a meal, and reunite with friends and family.
Choose your experience by eating and drinking in one of our four unique dining spaces. The Bistro and Front Bar feature a regional town atmosphere and some of the best local produce, and is the beating heart of the Portarlington Grand Hotel. The Atrium and Lawn are our newly designed open-air dining and drinks areas and are the perfect place to soak up the atmosphere, enjoy a seaside view and socialise.
Expect the classics that everyone loves to find at their local or step it up with cocktails and oysters if that’s your vibe.
Why not make it a proper escape and stay in one of the newly refurbished 18 boutique rooms?
Modernised to meet the highest standards of luxury, while still enclosed in stunning historical architecture, there are sure to be few experiences like it.
Travel direct from Melbourne via ferry, or enjoy a regional drive to a place where the country meets the sea.
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Accreditations
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ATEC China Host
Features
Actively welcomes people with access needs.
General access
- Offers multiple options for booking – web, email, phone is available.
- Offers a range of contact methods for receiving complaints.
- Employs people with disabilities.
- Staff are trained in disability awareness.
- Accessibility information and photos, including of a bathroom, room and/or floor plan on their website (can be emailed on request).
Communication
Welcomes and assists people who have challenges with learning, communication, understanding and behaviour. (includes people with autism, intellectual disability, Down syndrome, acquired brain injury (ABI), dyslexia and dementia)
- Uses Plain English / easy read signage and information (includes menus and emergency information)
Physical – Mobility
Caters for people with sufficient mobility to climb a few steps but who would benefit from fixtures to aid balance. (This includes people using walking frames and mobility aids)
- Uses floors/coverings which are slip resistant, firm and smooth
- Uses non-slip tiles in the bathroom or slip resistant matting
- Grab rails in the bathroom
- Seating in common areas including reception area
Physical – Wheelchair
Caters for people who use a wheelchair.
- Step free outdoor pathways (includes picnic areas, barbecues and shelters)
- A step free main entrance to the building and/or reception area (includes ramps or slopes with a maximum gradient of 1:14, otherwise are too steep for wheelchairs)
- Step free access to restaurant, lounge and bar
- Lifts with enough space for people using a mobility aid to enter and turn around to use the lift buttons. Buttons are at accessible height.
- An accessible public toilet which is unlocked.
- A wheelchair accessible toilet / shower and change room is available.
- At least one wheelchair accessible parking space with wheelchair accessible signage clearly displayed (International standards are 3200mm wide x 2500 mm high).
Allergies and intolerances
Caters for people with allergies and intolerances.
- Modify their cooking and cleaning practices to cater for people with food allergies or chemical intolerances (could include menus with meals free from: nuts, dairy, seafood, eggs, gluten etc).
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