The place to stay in the old days was the Grand. Sadly it is only a shadow of its former self. It has lost the old world charm replaced by a rather contrived hip. Its a pity because I loved the place. The breakfasts were the highlight in the old days. The lovely ladies seating you and the menu was... more

I lived in Mildura for a year back in the 90's and had the opportunity to revisit. The Grand Hotel is renowned in Victoria and SA as an excellent hotel to drink and eat with the famous Stefano's Restaurant in the old wine cellar, the pizza cafe, micro brewery and upmarket bistro. We enjoyed an excellent dinner and service at... more

We stayed on a two night package at the Grand that was a pretty good deal. The highlight of the deal was dinner at Stefano's - what an experience - the food and atmosphere was fantastic - simple but just plain good! The remainder of the stay included eating and drinking our way around the hotel (although they were setting... more