Boutique Hotels on the Mornington Peninsula

Green and blue combine out here on the southern edge of Port Phillip Bay, where the Mornington Peninsula hangs like a jewelled lozenge against the ocean. Close enough to Melbourne to escape the rat race for an overnight assignation or a long lazy weekend, the peninsula is far enough away from the city that you could be in another country…or another world. With place names like Sorrento and Portsea, the peninsula’s reputation as a year-round destination for seaside holidays has long been established. You can pick any season, and stay at a boutique hotel out here for any reason.

For foodies, the fresh seafood flavours, seasonal produce, and bud-burst greens of vineyards make this part of Victoria an epicurean delight. You could take in the monthly Red Hill Market to sample the locally-grown gooddies; or pick any seaside joint you like for a languid lunch that drifts all the way into dinner. Adventurers can wander the endless beaches, or drive the peninsula’s back roads, whose names are a gum tree and gravel history of the pioneering families. You and your loved one can lose yourselves on the Mornington Peninsula: and find your new selves out here on the edge of the world.