The Victoria Hotel Rutherglen
Highlights
- Immerse in the refined atmosphere of The Victoria Hotel, celebrating regional hospitality in Rutherglen's historic village.
- Savour seasonal local produce cooked over fire in the award-winning restaurant, enhancing your dining experience.
- Relax in beautifully appointed king suites, providing a stylish base for exploring Rutherglen's acclaimed wineries and cycling trails.
- Enjoy dog-friendly rooms, making it easy to travel with your furry mates while experiencing warm hospitality.
Immerse in the refined atmosphere of The Victoria Rutherglen, an award-winning boutique hotel reimagining regional hospitality in the heart of Rutherglen’s historic village.
Blending heritage architecture with contemporary design, The Victoria brings together boutique accommodation, destination dining and vibrant events under one roof.
Beautifully appointed king suites provide a stylish and relaxing base for exploring Rutherglen’s acclaimed wineries, cycling trails, gourmet producers and natural beauty. Selected dog-friendly rooms make it easy for guests to travel with their four-legged companions.
At the heart of the experience is the hotel’s award-winning restaurant led by Chef Brendan Anderson. Seasonal local produce is cooked over fire with precision and creativity, paired with a beverage offering that celebrates North East Victorian wine, craft spirits and beer.
Guests can linger over long lunches, settle beside the fire with a glass of famed Rutherglen Muscat, enjoy cocktails in the open-air beer garden or discover one of the hotel’s signature food and wine events.
Warm hospitality, thoughtful design and a strong connection to local producers create an experience that feels both sophisticated and unmistakably regional.
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Accreditations
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Quality Tourism Accreditation
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Sustainable Tourism Accreditation by ATIC
- Australian Hotels Association
- Regional Tourist/Tourism Association/Organisation
- Victoria Tourism Industry Council
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.
- Accessibility information and photos, including of a bathroom, room and/or floor plan on their website (can be emailed on request).
- Advise tour guides of the access needs of guests at the time of booking (includes pick up and drop off requirements)
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
- Step free access to the conference or function room
- Doorways which are easy to open and have lever handles (doorways 850mm or wider when open and not heavy).
- An accessible public toilet which is unlocked.
- A wheelchair accessible toilet / shower and change room is available.
- Wheelchair accessible picnic tables (picnic tables require 720mm knee clearance and 800mm maximum height).
- At least one wheelchair accessible parking space with wheelchair accessible signage clearly displayed (International standards are 3200mm wide x 2500 mm high).
- A choice of wheelchair accessible accommodation rooms (Guest may wish to know if you have a choice of wheelchair accessible rooms, such as single room / studio apartment / apartment / cottage / quality / views, etc. Wheelchairs require a 1600mm x 2200mm width area to turn around and require step free access.).
- Step free access to room (Entrance to the room wheelchair accessible with step free greater than 5mm or has a doorway threshold ramp not exceeding 1:8 for 450mm length).
- Enough space for a wheelchair to move around three sides of a double king sized bed (A pathway of 1200mm minimum width is required for wheelchair access).
- A wheelchair accessible bathroom (Entrance to bathroom must have step free greater than 5mm or a doorway threshold ramp not exceeding 1:8 for 450mm. Bathrooms dimensions must be no less than 2000mm X 2500mm. Have a hobless (step free) shower recess. Shower recess must have at least 1100 x 1100mm clear area for wheelchair access (no door). Have a slip resistant fold down seat or fixed seat in shower .Seat must be at least 900mm long.).
- A shower curtain (no door).
- Grabrails in shower recess (can be removable and height adjustable).
- A handheld shower hose (should be at least 1500mm long).
- Allows space around toilet for a wheelchair (A space of at least 900mm width beside the toilet pan and 1200mm clearance in front of the toilet pan is required).
- Grabrails provided adjacent to the toilet.
Physical – High support needs
Caters for people with high support needs who travel with a support person.
- Rooms which are interconnecting.
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).
- Complies with The Food Authority requirements for allergy management in food preparation.