The HotelWindsor

Spring Street's brass doors have opened onto the same chandeliered lobby since 1883. The Windsor's 180 rooms still carry the weight of that Victorian heritage — grand staircase, ornate ceilings — while the dining room turns out afternoon tea with housemade marmalade and a tea-infused gin for the Rhubarb Tom Collins. Melbourne's parliament sits just across the road. The building earns its reputation without trying.