Most restaurants in the area are handily cited on the pedestrian-friendly waterfront promenade, either inside Crown Casino or Southgate shopping centre. Here’s our pick of the best.

Twenty-five-story Towers Hotel, part of the Southgate office/retail complex ... this hotel is the pied-piper of panache in Melbourne, a true luxury leader with high overall standards bolstered ...

UNFURNISHED - Spacious unfurnished 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom apartment in a most magnificent central location with Southbank boulevard, CBD, Southgate, Crown, Melbourne Arts Centre, public transport ...