Families staying at Holiday Inn Melbourne on Flinders during the school holidays will be greeted with a surprise in their room or suite, adding an extra dose of Holiday Inn's famous 'Joy of Travel' to their experience.

Families with a hotel reservation between Saturday 21 September to Friday 11 October will find either a unicorn or dinosaur balloon setup in their room together with a scavenger hunt that is sure to keep the kids (and kids at heart!) entertained*. Plus each completed scavenger hunt has the opportunity to be the featured on the Holiday Inn Melbourne on Flinders Instagram page as an insider. Parents will be happy to know they will also go into the draw to win 10,000 IHG Rewards Club points which can be redeemed towards another fun family holiday.

As we want our guests to always be joyful and full of exploration, each child upon check-in will receive a free 'Little Big Travellers' package which includes a Melbourne guide to keep you and your family entertained. This is the perfect way to discover the city during the school holidays.

Or take it a notch up with our family 'Glamp-in' experience in partnership with leading Australian retailer Temple & Webster. Parents will enjoy the comforts of a refurbished hotel room, while the kids have their very own tee-pee filled with pillows and blankets, toys and books to keep them occupied. After a great night's sleep, buffet breakfast is included for two adults and, of course, kids under 12 stay and eat free in our family-friendly brand. Kids will be spoilt for choice during the school holidays with a special buffet breakfast for our little big travellers and plenty of board games available to borrow.

A new addition to the 'Glamp-in' package for 2019 is the two books written and illustrated by Zoe and Georgia Norton Lodge. The Elizabella book series tells the story of Elizabella, a mischievous girl.

Sandra Smith, General Manager, Holiday Inn Melbourne on Flinders said: “Our Holiday Inn brand has a long embedded history with offering families an environment of joy no matter their age.  My team and I look forward to welcoming our “little big travellers” and their parents to a truly joyful family getaway in Melbourne”. 

To book a stay at Holiday Inn Melbourne on Flinders or the Glamp-in package guests can either book through holidayinnmelbourne.com.au or call 138 388.

*Kids Eat Free promise and balloon package available for kids under 12 years. Terms & conditions available here.

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About Holiday Inn®: Started over 60 years ago and with nearly 1,200 hotels worldwide today, the Holiday Inn® brand is the most widely recognised lodging brand in the world. During that time, it was the first hotel brand to launch a computerised reservation system in 1965, one of the first international hotel brands to establish a presence in China in 1984 and the first to take an online booking in 1995.

The 'Kids Eat & Stay Free' programme available at every Holiday Inn® property, and KidSuites® rooms at every Holiday Inn Resort® hotel, demonstrates the long-standing commitment of the Holiday Inn® brand to serving family travellers, along with a comfortable atmosphere where everyone can sit back and relax.

For four consecutive years, the Holiday Inn® brand has been ranked “Highest in Guest Satisfaction Among Mid-scale Full Service Hotel Chains”, according to the J.D. Power and Associates North America Hotel Guest Satisfaction Index Study.

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