Explorers Hotel
HotelLively area (bars, cafés or transit nearby)
Location Excellent location — 20 attractions within walking distance
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About
Explorers Hotel is a hotel in Docklands. It sits close to Batman's Hill and Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium, about 0.4 km from Southern Cross, about 3 km from Port Melbourne Beach. The area has 465 places to eat, 16 supermarkets and 78 public-transport stops within a short walk. The most comfortable time to visit Docklands is generally January to March.
Best for
Car-free stay
station within 1 km (straight-line) · 2+ transit stops within 1 km · 3+ places to eat within 1 km
Location
What's nearby
- Batman's Hill0.2 km
- Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium0.3 km
- SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium0.3 km
- Gas Brigades Fire Show0.3 km
- Skyline Precinct Melbourne0.4 km
- Crown Melbourne0.4 km
Straight-line distances.
Within a short walk
🍽️ 465 places to eat🛒 16 supermarkets💊 14 pharmacies & clinics🚌 78 public-transport stops
Everyday amenities within about 1 km, from OpenStreetMap.
Getting there & essentials
- Nearest airport
- Essendon Fields Airport (MEB) — 11.7 km → all hotels near MEB
- Nearest station
- Southern Cross — 0.4 km
- Nearest beach
- Port Melbourne Beach — 3.0 km
- Sea temperature
- Sea temperature about 13.4 °C in September (Open-Meteo Marine, measured 2026-09-01)
- Driving
- Drives on the left
- Currency
- AUD
- Power
- Type I plugs · 230 V · 50 Hz
- Tap water
- Generally safe to drink
Straight-line distances.
Street view
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