Just imagine having your cake and eating it too.  A recent poll of over 1000 Australian’s showed that majority of the Top 10 Simple Pleasures in Life can be found during your stay with Imagine Hotels & Resorts. 

Where experience is forever at the forefront, and nights away a privilege to explore, there is no denying the extended Victorian lockdowns paralysed our culture like never before. However, rather than settling in complacency, we found things to be grateful for.

With an easy smile, cool demeanour and effortless laugh; Aryna Sabalenka took 5 minutes to chat to Imagine Hotels & Resorts about the past year and how it has impacted the world of tennis and travel.

Who We Welcome is a series of interviews with some of our corporate guests to find out why they continue to chose Imagine Hotels & Resorts. In this installment, we are told that "customer service makes or breaks an experience, and the Marco team are the best".

Walking through Boyd Park by Imagine Marco in Melbourne's Southbank precinct; Denis Shapovalov takes some time to talk about tennis, travel, music and rescue kittens.

Relaxed and laid back, Jordan Thompson has the personable demeanour of a long-time friend.  On a warm and windy summers day in Melbourne, marketing manager Emily took 5 minutes to chat with the Australian tennis (World #52) player about the year that was.

Imagine Hotels & Resorts took 5 minutes with Swiss tennis player Belinda Bencic (World #12) during her stay in Melbourne for the Summer Series and Australian Open. On a pleasant summer morning by the pool; we chatted tennis, coronavirus, travelling essentials and recovery.

A brand new Woolworths precinct has officially opened next to Imagine Marco, Southbank. Previously an empty parking lot; guests and staff of Imagine Marco have revelled in the opening of this brand-new development which has provided a solution to maintain diet, routine and freedom of choice within close proximity. 

Who We Welcome is a series of interviews with some of our corporate guests to find out why they continue to chose Imagine Hotels & Resorts. In this installment, we have found that our corporate guests share one common requirement – a comfortable and welcoming place to stay.

We’re open and we couldn’t be more thrilled! After a devastating year for all those who revel in a little city staycation, Imagine Hotels and Resorts have re-opened their grand lobby doors to welcome back the holiday deprived visitors we so dearly missed.

For most people, looking back on 2020 will fill us with mixed emotions.  In real talk, 2020 was an exhausting year.  The COVID-19 pandemic is the greatest challenge the world has faced this millennium (World Health Organisation).  Coming out of 2020 and moving into 2021, what we need is a collective focus on recovery. 

Imagine Hotels & Resorts is honoured to announce that Imagine Marco has been listed on the Travellers’ Choice awards for 2020!  As the Travellers’ Choice awards are singled out from truly exceptional choices that travellers keep coming back for; the team at Imagine Marco believe this award is the highest honour that TripAdvisor can bestow on an accommodation provider.

Dinara Safina is a woman who walks into a room exuding confidence, an identifiable warmth and the openness one could expect from an old friend. During our sit down for Imagine Hotels & Resorts at the 2020 Australian Open we spoke about her career highlights, her transition out of playing professional tennis and where she sees herself moving forward.

Moving into her third Top-20 season, 2020 is bound to be another exciting year for the World Number 13; Aryna Sabalenka.  During her stay at Imagine Marco for the Australian Open, Aryna took the time to chat to us about her recent off-season, her goals for this year and what she does to stay on her a-game while travelling.

On a humid day in Melbourne City, Imagine Hotels & Resorts sat down with upcoming tennis star Harriet Dart. With an athletic ease and bright smile, she joined us at the Imagine Marco pool area to chat about her upcoming qualifiers at the Australian Open and what keeps her on her a-game while travelling. 

People are wanting interaction and kinship more than ever.  The formation of tribes, communities and groups are an essential element of the human psyche; and with the digitalization of the world, this factor of humanity has become more of a necessity than a simple want or craving.  

Making its way out of the gaming world ‘Virtual Reality’ has fast surpassed the clunky headsets of its gaming past. This exponentially progressive tech has moved into the hotel industry… and we are here for it! 

Melbourne has the largest live construction pipeline of all capital cities in Australia. In a market that has already had whispers of overdevelopment and oversupply (seeing 49% of the pipeline having now broken ground) … Is Melbourne becoming an unsustainable and saturated market?