Read our guide to the best beaches in Melbourne and Victoria, ... HOTEL Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 9 Telegraph expert rating. This 241-room hotel is bold, colourful and fun.

A two-hour drive from Melbourne, with an unrivalled surf heritage, Bells Beach is located along the Great Ocean Road in Victoria with a whole coastline of some of the world’s best waves.

I spent eight days in Australia and saw Victoria, Melbourne, Sydney, Brighton Beach, and more.

Balmy breezes, beaming sun and the lulling lap of waves on the shore: a beach holiday can be complete bliss, and Australia is home to some of the world’s best stretches of coastline to sink your toes ...

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