Melbourne, Australia – Element Melbourne Richmond today launches its Ultimate Sleepover Experience, a one-of-a-kind hotel takeover designed to celebrate the easing of Melbourne's lockdowns.    

The Experience features activities and games spread throughout the hotel's guestrooms and open spaces.

On the hotel's top floor (which features Insta-worthy views over Melbourne's CBD), eight guest rooms have been transformed with karaoke mics and screens, classic retro arcade games (including PacMan, Space Invaders, Donkey Kong, Galaga, Star Wars and more), air hockey and foosball tables and toys to keep guests of all ages entertained for hours. Also on the top floor, a meeting room has been converted into a pop-up cinema, complete with classic movies on rotation and freshly made complimentary popcorn.

Throughout the hotel's public areas – including its lobby lounge, restaurant and outdoor laneway --  guests can embrace their inner V8 driver with a 3D car racing simulator, challenge friends to a game of pool or table tennis, chill out in the hotel's igloos or participate in a wine tasting, cocktail masterclass or cooking demonstration with the hotel's chef, Paulson Xavier.

To ensure guest safety as COVID-19 restrictions ease, the Ultimate Sleepover Experience will be available – on a complimentary basis – to those staying at the hotel. All areas will be thoroughly cleaned and sanitised every hour, and signage will be posted to remind guests of social distancing guidelines – including restrictions on the number of people allowed in each room or activity at any one time, fitting with the government's one person per four square metres regulation. There will also be signage to ask those enjoying the Experience to sanitise all equipment before and after use with wipes provided. The hotel's signature Hand Sanitiser Bar – featuring hand sanitisers from companies like Four Pillars, Archie Rose and Mr Black – will be stationed in the hotel lobby, and individual bottles of hand sanitiser will be available throughout all activations and experiences.

“It's been a long few months for Victorians, and the easing of restrictions calls for celebration – in a safe way, of course. Following the success of our recent hot tub and silver screen package before lockdown, we wanted to expand Element Melbourne Richmond's offering further. Enter the Ultimate Sleepover Experience, which is intended to be a one-stop-fun-shop for those of all ages looking to get out of the house, reconnect with friends and family and enjoy some well-deserved down time,” said Harry Singh, Element Melbourne Richmond's General Manager.

“We are so excited to welcome visitors back to the hotel for the ultimate staycation, and we look forward to hearing which karaoke songs are a hit, what high scores are won on the arcade games and seeing what delicious dishes our guests create in the cooking demonstrations.”

For more information on the Ultimate Sleepover Experience and to book at stay at Element Melbourne Richmond, visit elementmelbournerichmond.com. Rates at Element Melbourne Richmond start at $169 per night.

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About the Element Melbourne Richmond Ultimate Sleepover Experience

How it works:

The Ultimate Sleepover Experience is open from 19 October through to early 2021 and is free to enjoy for any guest that books a stay at Element Melbourne Richmond. The activations will be open between 11am – 10pm each day, and guests can come and go as they please, while adhering to social distancing guidelines, which will be displayed at each activation (note a maximum of four guests will be allowed in all rooms and the igloos, except the cinema room which can accommodate up to 16 guests). The karaoke and cinema rooms, igloos, wine tastings, cocktail masterclasses and cooking demonstrations will need to be booked ahead of time and can be done so by calling reception. Schedules for the cinema, wine tastings, cocktail masterclasses and cooking demonstrations are available via reception. Visit elementmelbournerichmond.com to book a stay and for more information on the Ultimate Sleepover Experience.

What's included:

Access to:

• Two karaoke rooms - these are bookable for two-hour slots
• Two classic retro arcade game rooms – featuring games like including PacMan, Space Invaders, Donkey Kong, Galaga, Star Wars and more
• A Super Mario room – complete with a big-screen TV, Nintendo Switch and accessories like rackets, steering wheels and grips to play Mario Tennis Aces, Mario Cart 8, Mindcraft, Super Mario Party, Just Dance 2020 and more
• Air hockey and 'Soccer Mad' rooms – with air hockey and foosball tables
• A kid's room – including a range of toys for ages two-six (note that children will need to be supervised by an adult at all times in the room)
• The 'Skyline Cinema Room' – featuring a gold class cinema experience, daily classic movies and complimentary fresh popcorn
• A 3D car racing simulator
• A pool table and table tennis tables
• Two igloos – which both feature food and wine packages available for purchase at the hotel's front desk
• Wine tastings, cocktail masterclasses and cooking demonstrations – available for groups of up to ten

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Media contacts – GTI on behalf of Element Melbourne Richmond:

Colleen Giblin
Colleen.giblin@gtitourism.com.au
Tel: +61 478 815 550

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