Hotels near Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne

If you are going to the Melbourne cup or any other Spring racing event- wear comfortable but nice shoes. Also, to get there take the train- you will need to purchase a MYKI card at a convenience store or a major train station like Flinders st.

Impressive attractive Food stalls should be offering alternative healthy options. Hamburgers &chips or Donna kebabs with chips was basically one food type. It was the only one available in our section. Bottle of basic sparkling wine was way overpriced for this event.

Make sure you go to two race days and try different venues within Flemington. We really enjoyed Derby day but ensure you wear black and/or white as you will look out of place if you wear a colour. Take a picnic and picnic chairs to general admission but only go if a nice day to this area to really enjoy it (can buy tickets last minute) Queuing for food and beverages is horrendous in this area. Watch the fashion show as it's amazing. get a seated area under cover as not much fun for the ladies in high shoes and wearing summer dresses if it's cold and windy like the day we had for Melbourne Cup. We were in a marquee that day