It was time to head off overseas again, and rather than get up at 5am to get to the airport I decided to spend the night before my flight at an airport hotel.
There are several hotels at the hotel but I decided to stay at the Novotel, which I think was the old Vibe hotel.
Novotel Melbourne Airport, Melbourne, Australia
I arrived early evening, and it seemed that a lot of people had the same idea as me as there was a queue for checkin but I was soon in my room which was decent. Nice size, good bed, and I had a view over the freight terminal so could see planes landing and taking off on the south/north runway.
Foodwise there are a couple of restaurants and bars which are shared with the adjacent ibis Styles and I ended up at the Boccata restaurant and wine bar where I started my holiday with a pizza and a glass of red wine.
Pizza wasn’t the best I’ve ever had, but it certainly hit the spot.
Sleep was good, check out was quick and I was out the door by 7:30am and used the free shuttle bus to get to the international terminal.
If you aren’t a morning person and have an early flight I’d certainly recommend staying at one of the airport hotels.