Finding the right place to stay near Flemington Racecourse usually comes down to walking distance, kitchen facilities, and how much space you need. The closest prominently listed option, Quest Flemington Central, sits roughly 0.8 km from the racecourse and carries an 8.8/10 guest rating from 572 reviews in the Expedia results. This guide compares the verified options, property counts, and the gaps booking platforms still leave open for race-day planning.
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Location: Flemington, Victoria, Australia (suburb of Melbourne) · Nearby attraction: Flemington Racecourse (home of the Melbourne Cup) · Most common accommodation: Apartments (116 options) · Closest hotels to Flemington center: Quest Flemington, Park Squire Motor Inn, Melrose Apartments
How we researched this
Last checked: 2026-10-26.
Sources reviewed: official property website (Oaks Hotels), online travel agency results (Expedia, Wotif, Hotels.com, Airbnb), review aggregator (Tripadvisor), and city-guide comparison pages.
Listing counts, distances and review scores come from indexed web results as of the retrieval date; we did not make an on-site visit, verify bookings with each property, or independently confirm that every listed amenity is still available.
Flemington accommodation at a glance
- Quest Flemington Central is listed 0.78–0.8 km from Flemington Racecourse by Wotif and Expedia. (Wotif; Expedia)
- Quest Flemington Central holds an 8.8/10 Expedia guest rating from 572 reviews. (Expedia)
- Oaks Melbourne Flemington Suites, at 18 Mt Alexander Road in Travancore, advertises full kitchens, inclusive Wi-Fi and secure on-site parking. (Oaks Hotels)
- The Sebel Melbourne Moonee Ponds is listed at 9.4/10 on Hotels.com, about 1.7 miles from the racecourse. (Hotels.com)
Key facts at a glance
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Location | Flemington, Victoria, Australia (suburb of Melbourne) |
| Primary nearby attraction | Flemington Racecourse, home of the Melbourne Cup |
| Most common accommodation type | Apartments — 116 of 167 total listings in reviewed city-guide counts |
| Accommodation types available | 8 types: apartments, holiday homes, aparthotels, hotels, guest houses, homestays, villas, hostels |
| Closest listed property to the racecourse | Quest Flemington Central — 0.78 km (Wotif) to 0.8 km (Expedia) |
| Listed among the closest to the Flemington centre | Quest Flemington, Park Squire Motor Inn, Melrose Apartments (aggregator listings) |
| Verified apartment alternative | Oaks Melbourne Flemington Suites — 18 Mt Alexander Road, Travancore (Oaks Hotels) |
| Top-rated wider-area option | The Sebel Melbourne Moonee Ponds — 9.4/10, about 1.7 miles (Hotels.com) |
| Lower-rated nearby option | Footscray Motor Inn — 7.6/10, about 1 mile (Hotels.com) |
What is the latest verified information about Flemington accommodation?
City-guide and booking-platform listings reviewed for this article count 167 properties near Flemington Racecourse, spread across eight accommodation types: apartments, holiday homes, aparthotels, hotels, guest houses, homestays, villas and hostels. Apartments lead by a wide margin, with 116 listings in the same counts. These totals are not directly comparable to Tripadvisor’s platform-wide display of 1,016 hotels near Flemington Racecourse, which also shows 335,976 nearby-hotel reviews; the larger figure covers a broader search radius and should be read as a search-universe count, not a verified shortlist. Tripadvisor’s racecourse hotel results make that gap clear.
Current listing counts from booking platforms
The practical signal from the counts is supply shape: apart-hotel and apartment formats outnumber conventional hotels, which explains why kitchens and laundry facilities appear so often in Flemington listings. The named properties that recur across the reviewed platforms are Quest Flemington Central, Liberty One, The Plough Hotel, Oaks Melbourne Flemington Suites, The Sebel Melbourne Moonee Ponds, Quest Maribyrnong and Footscray Motor Inn.
Newest property types available
Oaks Melbourne Flemington Suites, at 18 Mt Alexander Road in Travancore, is the property with the most explicit renewal claim in the reviewed results. Its operator describes the one- and two-bedroom apartments as newly refurbished and self-contained, with full kitchens, inclusive Wi-Fi and secure on-site parking — the clearest official confirmation of current apartment facilities among the options compared here.
“Newly refurbished 1 and 2 bedroom apartments are spacious and self-contained.”
— Oaks Melbourne Flemington Suites, official property description
Private holiday rentals fill out the supply side. A renovated Victorian terrace listed on Airbnb is marketed as within walking distance of Flemington Racecourse, with a well-stocked kitchen, two living areas, driveway parking for two cars, and proximity to Newmarket Station and Woolworths. Its average guest rating is 4.92 out of 5 from 182 reviews. Airbnb’s Flemington Racecourse stays page carries the full listing description.
The closest accommodation options compared
Distances below come from the platform listings themselves, and they are not always consistent between platforms. Quest Flemington Central is shown as 0.8 km on Expedia and 0.78 km on Wotif, while The Sebel appears at 2.8 km in one city-guide comparison and 1.7 miles on Hotels.com. Wotif’s racecourse search lists Quest as an aparthotel with free Wi-Fi and an outdoor pool. No source in the reviewed results explains whether the figures are walking routes, straight-line distances or map estimates.
| Property | Type | Distance to Flemington Racecourse | Reported guest rating | What sources highlight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quest Flemington Central | Serviced apartments / aparthotel | 0.78–0.8 km | 8.8/10 (Expedia, 572 reviews) | Free Wi-Fi, outdoor pool; full kitchens reported; AU$189 example rate (date-dependent) |
| Liberty One | Aparthotel | Just over 1 km | 8.0/10 (Hotels.com, 361 reviews) | Rooftop terrace and parking |
| The Plough Hotel | Hotel | ~2.1 km | 8.2/10 (Expedia, 339 reviews) | Closest conventional hotel in the reviewed comparisons |
| Oaks Melbourne Flemington Suites | Serviced apartments | ~2.32 km | Not stated in sources reviewed | Full kitchens, inclusive Wi-Fi, secure on-site parking; near Melbourne Zoo |
| The Sebel Melbourne Moonee Ponds | Serviced apartments | ~2.8 km or 1.7 miles | 9.4/10 (Hotels.com) | Higher-rated, further from the course |
| Quest Maribyrnong | Serviced apartments | ~2 miles | 9.2/10 (Hotels.com, 374 reviews) | High-rated alternative |
| Footscray Motor Inn | Motel | ~1 mile | 7.6/10 (Hotels.com) | Lower-rated nearby option |
Category counts from the reviewed city-guide listings: apartments 116, all types combined 167. Aggregator listings also place Quest Flemington, Park Squire Motor Inn and Melrose Apartments among the closest hotels to the Flemington centre; of those three, only Quest Flemington Central carries verified distance and rating data in the reviewed sources. For more detail on how the categories break down, see the Flemington accommodation types, distances and top picks guide.
Practical tip: when comparing options, use the distance figure from the platform you are booking on. Quest Flemington Central at 0.78–0.8 km is the closest verified option in the walking zone, with Liberty One next at just over 1 km; The Sebel at roughly 2.8 km and Quest Maribyrnong at about two miles assume a tram, train or car.
The bottom line: Quest Flemington Central is the closest and most thoroughly documented option, while the higher-rated alternatives — The Sebel at 9.4 and Quest Maribyrnong at 9.2 — sit further out and trade walking access for stronger review scores.
What should readers know first about Flemington accommodation?
Location overview
Flemington is a Melbourne suburb, and Flemington Racecourse anchors its southern edge; the venue hosts the Melbourne Cup, the main reason most visitors look for a room here. Quest Flemington Central is the closest verified option at 0.78–0.8 km from the course. Liberty One is listed just over 1 km away, and The Plough Hotel at roughly 2.1 km. Farther out, Oaks Melbourne Flemington Suites is in Travancore about 2.32 km from the course in one city-guide comparison, The Sebel Melbourne Moonee Ponds is in Moonee Ponds to the north, and Quest Maribyrnong sits across the river in Maribyrnong.
Aggregator listings place Quest Flemington, Park Squire Motor Inn and Melrose Apartments among the closest hotels to the Flemington centre. Racecourse proximity and town-centre proximity are not the same need, and the two lists do not fully overlap.
“Great location with good amenities. You feel at home with a kitchenette, washing machine and lounge area.”
— Tripadvisor reviewer, hotels near Flemington Racecourse
Transport options
City-guide summaries of Quest Flemington Central guest comments repeatedly praise public-transport access. The Airbnb terrace listing adds specific transit detail: two tram lines and one train line, with Newmarket Station and a Woolworths nearby. For drivers, the source picture is thinner — Oaks confirms secure on-site parking on its official page, while one third-party city-guide summary describes self-parking at Quest Flemington Central as paid.
Seasonal demand
Race-day demand is the main price variable, and the reviewed results do not establish official rates for major meetings. The single concrete example price is AU$189 per night for Quest Flemington Central, shown in the Wotif listing cited above as a date-dependent figure rather than a standing rate. No reviewed source verified cancellation policies, minimum-stay rules or race-week surcharges for any named property.
Caveat: the only example price in the reviewed sources — AU$189 for Quest Flemington Central — is date-dependent, so treat it as a snapshot, not a race-week rate.
Which Flemington accommodation suits which traveller?
- Race-goers seeking proximity: Quest Flemington Central, the closest listed option at 0.78–0.8 km with an 8.8/10 Expedia rating from 572 reviews.
- Families needing apartment-style space: Oaks Melbourne Flemington Suites, with refurbished one- and two-bedroom apartments, full kitchens and secure on-site parking; the Airbnb Victorian terrace adds two living areas and driveway parking for two cars.
- Budget travellers: Footscray Motor Inn is the lowest-rated option in the reviewed results at 7.6/10 on Hotels.com, about a mile from the racecourse; hostels and guest houses also appear among the area’s eight accommodation types, though no specific property in those categories was verified in the reviewed sources.
- Business travellers: Quest Maribyrnong at 9.2/10 from 374 Hotels.com reviews, and The Sebel Melbourne Moonee Ponds at 9.4/10, both serviced-apartment formats suited to longer stays.
Our pick: Quest Flemington Central for race-day proximity
For travellers whose priority is walking to the racecourse, Quest Flemington Central is the best-documented choice. It is the closest listed property (0.78 km on Wotif, 0.8 km on Expedia) and the highest-rated option in the immediate walking zone, at 8.8/10 from 572 Expedia reviews. Platform and city-guide summaries report free Wi-Fi, an outdoor pool, a fitness centre, a separate living room, a washing machine, and full kitchens with refrigerator, oven, stovetop and microwave.
The trade-off: one third-party summary describes self-parking at Quest as paid, and two individual reviews reported hot-water and Wi-Fi problems. The AU$189 example rate is date-dependent, so confirm live pricing for specific race dates before booking.
If proximity matters less: Oaks Melbourne Flemington Suites is the better-documented family pick, with full kitchens and secure on-site parking confirmed by the operator. The Airbnb terrace is the strongest whole-home alternative at 4.92/5 from 182 reviews.
The pattern: the true walkable zone belongs to Quest Flemington Central; every other option trades distance for ratings, parking certainty, or whole-home space. Race-week pricing needs live verification because the reviewed sources contain no verified meeting-date rates.
Which official sources confirm key claims about Flemington accommodation?
Hotel aggregator and travel agency listings
Hotels.com contributes the widest spread of rating data in the reviewed results. Its racecourse search lists The Sebel Melbourne Moonee Ponds at 9.4/10 and roughly 1.7 miles from the venue, Quest Maribyrnong at 9.2/10 from 374 reviews and about two miles away, and Footscray Motor Inn at 7.6/10 about a mile out. Hotels.com’s racecourse search is the single source for those three listings.
The distance anchors for the walkable zone — Expedia at 0.8 km and Wotif at 0.78 km for Quest Flemington Central — come from the same class of platform data and are cited in the sections above. What the platforms do not provide is a common distance methodology or a consistent rating scale across properties.
Official property pages
Only one named property has an official-page match in the reviewed results. Oaks Hotels confirms the address of Oaks Melbourne Flemington Suites at 18 Mt Alexander Road, Travancore VIC 3032, describes the one- and two-bedroom apartments as newly refurbished and self-contained, and advertises full kitchens, inclusive Wi-Fi and secure on-site parking. No official page surfaced for Quest Flemington Central or Liberty One, so their distance and amenity data rest on platform summaries and city-guide compilations.
City guides
Ozhotel’s city guides compile platform data into single comparisons. Its near-racecourse guide places Liberty One at just over 1 km from Flemington Racecourse with an 8.0/10 Hotels.com rating from 361 reviews, lists Oaks Melbourne Flemington Suites at approximately 2.32 km, and concludes that the proximity comparison favours Quest Flemington Central. Ozhotel’s near-racecourse guide is the source for those figures. The same site’s broader Flemington guide adds The Plough Hotel at roughly 2.1 km with an 8.2/10 Expedia rating from 339 reviews, and The Sebel Melbourne Moonee Ponds at approximately 2.8 km with a reported 9.4/10.
Sources cited
- Expedia Australia — nearby-property results, distances and guest ratings
- Wotif — distance listings, amenity summaries and example pricing
- Hotels.com — nearby-property ratings and review counts
- Tripadvisor Australia — platform-wide nearby-hotel counts and review material
- Airbnb — Flemington Racecourse stays listing and guest rating
- Oaks Hotels — official property page for Oaks Melbourne Flemington Suites
- Ozhotel city guide — accommodation overview, distances and review excerpts
What this means: the strongest verified claims come from booking-platform listings and one official property page; nothing in the reviewed results originates from a tourism board or a standards body, so distance and rating data should be treated as platform-reported.
What is still unclear or unverified about Flemington accommodation?
Missing price ranges
The reviewed results contain one concrete example price: AU$189 per night for Quest Flemington Central, presented as date-dependent rather than a standing rate. No source verified official rates for Melbourne Cup Carnival dates, race-week surcharges, minimum-stay rules or cancellation policies for any named property. For the Melbourne Cup Carnival period, that is a significant gap.
Review consistency and service reports
Ratings are platform-specific and cannot be averaged into a single score. Quest Flemington Central shows 8.8/10 on Expedia, Liberty One shows 8.0/10 from 361 reviews on Hotels.com, and The Plough Hotel shows 8.2/10 from 339 reviews on Expedia. Individual experiences vary, and two reviewer reports illustrate the range: one Wotif review described inconsistent hot water at 7 a.m., and another was blunt about connection quality.
“Everything was perfect except for the Wi-Fi.”
— Wotif reviewer
City-guide summaries of Quest Flemington Central guest comments repeatedly cite cleanliness, comfort, public-transport access and kitchen facilities as strengths. Those summaries are aggregations rather than a single verified dataset, so they are best read as directional signals.
Inconsistent distance data
Distance claims vary between platforms. Quest Flemington Central appears at 0.78 km on Wotif and 0.8 km on Expedia; The Sebel shows as 2.8 km in one city-guide comparison and 1.7 miles on Hotels.com. None of the reviewed sources states whether distances are walking routes, straight-line measurements or platform map estimates, and exact walking times to racecourse entrances remain unverified.
Note: a 0.78 km figure on Wotif and a 0.8 km figure on Expedia are separate platform calculations. No reviewed source specifies whether these distances are walking routes or straight-line estimates.
Why this matters: the verified picture is clear on distance and ratings but not on price, parking or race-week rules. Use the platform data as a shortlist, then confirm dates, parking, room configuration and cancellation terms before booking.
Frequently asked questions about Flemington accommodation
What types of accommodation are available in Flemington?
City-guide listings count eight accommodation types near Flemington Racecourse: apartments, holiday homes, aparthotels, hotels, guest houses, homestays, villas and hostels. Apartments are the most common, with 116 of the 167 total listings.
How many accommodation options are there near the racecourse?
Reviewed city-guide counts put the total at 167 properties near Flemington Racecourse. Tripadvisor displays a broader platform-wide count of 1,016 nearby hotels with 335,976 reviews, but that figure covers a wider radius and is not directly comparable.
What is the most common accommodation type in Flemington?
Apartments dominate the market, accounting for 116 of the 167 total listings in the reviewed counts.
Is there a hotel called Quest Flemington?
Yes. Quest Flemington Central is a serviced-apartment property listed about 0.78 km from Flemington Racecourse, with an 8.8/10 Expedia guest rating from 572 reviews and free Wi-Fi plus an outdoor pool per Wotif.
What is the nearest hotel to the Flemington centre?
Quest Flemington, Park Squire Motor Inn and Melrose Apartments are listed as closest to the Flemington centre. Of these, only Quest Flemington Central has verified distance and rating data in the reviewed sources.
In short: within the reviewed sources, Quest Flemington Central is the closest listed option to Flemington Racecourse and the strongest-rated property in the walking zone, while higher-rated alternatives such as The Sebel Melbourne Moonee Ponds and Quest Maribyrnong trade walking distance for stronger review scores. For a property-by-property breakdown on the same verified data, see the Flemington Accommodation: Verified Facts & Best Hotels guide.