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Conveniently located, Rydges Geelong offers stylish and affordable accommodation for business and leisure travellers alike. With sweeping views of the sparkling Corio Bay and only minutes from the lively foreshore of Eastern Beach, this Geelong hotel is the perfect blend of inner city convenience and that scenic holiday feel.

With 138 spacious guest rooms, apartments and suites, pool area and spa, Rydges Geelong offers modern accommodation within one of Australia’s most popular regional cities. Rydges Geelong is also home to Nautica Pool Bar and Kitchen. With a fresh modern Australian menu, contemporary decor and bartenders that can accommodate any request.

Rydges Geelong offers five flexible meeting space options and for organisers looking for a big space, an open-plan, pillar-less function room that boasts integrated audiovisual capability and plenty of natural light. Whether a trade show, 400-person banquet or cocktail party, the warm and friendly Events Team at Rydges Geelong will help you design an event tailored to your needs.

Only minutes from Kardinia Park, home of the Geelong Cats, Rydges Geelong provides Australian Football League fans with a prime locale. Further out of town, adventure awaits in the rainforests of the Otway Ranges, Geelong wine region and Great Ocean Road.

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Rydges Geelong
  • Location:

Geelong,

Geelong & the Bellarine Peninsula,

Victoria

  • Facilities:
  • ATEC India Host
  • ATEC Indonesia Host
  • ATEC Muslim Host
  • Australian Hotels Association
  • Meetings and Events Australia
  • Regional Tourist/Tourism Association/Organisation
  • Tourism Accommodation Australia (Division of AHA, TAA)
  • 24 Hour Reception
  • Baggage Holding Room
  • Bar
  • Business Facilities
  • Carpark
  • Conference/Function Facilities
  • Electric Vehicle Charging Point
  • Family Friendly
  • Gym
  • Laundry
  • Non Smoking
  • Outdoor Dining Area
  • Restaurant
  • Secure Parking
  • Swimming Pool
  • Free Wifi
  • Caters for people with sufficient mobility to climb a few steps but who would benefit from fixtures to aid balance. (This includes people using walking frames and mobility aids)
  • Caters for people who use a wheelchair.
  • Caters for people with high support needs who travel with a support person.
  • Caters for people who are deaf or have hearing loss.
  • Welcomes and assists people who have challenges with learning, communication, understanding and behaviour. (includes people with autism, intellectual disability, Down syndrome, acquired brain injury (ABI), dyslexia and dementia)
  • Caters for people who are blind or have vision loss.
  • Caters for people with allergies and intolerances.
  • Amenities
  • Actively welcomes people with access needs.
  • Offer multiple options for booking – web, email, phone
  • Offer a range of contact methods for receiving complaints
  • Employ people with disability
  • Train your staff in disability awareness
  • Have accessibility information and photos, including of a bathroom, room and/or floor plan on your website (can be emailed on request)
  • Advise tour guides of the access needs of guests at the time of booking (includes pick up and drop off requirements)
  • Use floors/coverings which are slip resistant, firm and smooth
  • Have grab rails in the bathroom
  • Provide seating in common areas including reception area
  • Have step free outdoor pathways (includes picnic areas, barbecues and shelters)
  • Have a doorbell or intercom at an accessible height and display a contact number (accessible height is 900mm-1100 mm)
  • Have a step free main entrance to the building and/or reception area (includes ramps or slopes with a maximum gradient of 1:14, otherwise are too steep for wheelchairs)
  • Have step free access to restaurant, lounge and bar
  • Have step free access to the conference or function room
  • Have accessible seating areas in theatrette
  • Have lifts with enough space for people using a mobility aid to enter and turn around to use the lift buttons. Buttons are at accessible height.
  • Have doorways which are easy to open and have lever handles (doorways 850mm or wider when open and not heavy)
  • Have an accessible public toilet which is unlocked
  • Provide wheelchair access to spa/gym
  • Have at least one wheelchair accessible parking space with wheelchair accessible signage clearly displayed (International standards are 3200mm wide x 2500 mm high)
  • Have wheelchair accessible transport options available in the general vicinity (provide information on name of the operator, phone and website link to individual providers for private vehicles, community transport train, mini vans, hire cars, buses, taxis, ferry, tram, light rail etc in your access statement)
  • Have step free access to room (Entrance to the room wheelchair accessible with step free greater than 5mm or has a doorway threshold ramp not exceeding 1:8 for 450mm length)
  • Have a lever handle on the door (easier to use)
  • Have enough space for a wheelchair to move around three sides of a double king sized bed (A pathway of 1200mm minimum width is required for wheelchair access)
  • Have a wheelchair accessible bathroom (Entrance to bathroom must have step free greater than 5mm or a doorway threshold ramp not exceeding 1:8 for 450mm. Bathrooms dimensions must be no less than 2000mm X 2500mm. Have a hobless (step free) shower recess. Shower recess must have at least 1100 x 1100mm clear area for wheelchair access (no door). Have a slip resistant fold down seat or fixed seat in shower .Seat must be at least 900mm long.)
  • Have grabrails in shower recess (can be removable and height adjustable)
  • Have a handheld shower hose (should be at least 1500mm long)
  • Allow space around toilet for a wheelchair (A space of at least 900mm width beside the toilet pan and 1200mm clearance in front of the toilet pan is required)
  • Provide grabrails provided adjacent to the toilet
  • Have twin beds available on request
  • Have a place to store medical equipment (eg oxygen)
  • Train your staff in communicating with people who are deaf or have hearing loss
  • Have TVs with captioning option
  • Train your staff in communicating with people with learning or behavioural challenges
  • Use Plain English / easy read signage and information (includes menus and emergency information)
  • A quiet space is available at the venue/ facility
  • Provide information in large print
  • Use easy read fonts in your signage and communication materials (Helvetica and Arial)
  • Train your staff in customer service for people with vision loss (training would incorporate way finding and communicating with people with vision loss)
  • Have an appropriate area for toileting an assistance dog
  • Have handrails on all your stairways
  • Have Exit signs which are visible at a ground level (high level signs are difficult to see in a fire)
  • Modify your cooking and cleaning practices to cater for people with food allergies or chemical intolerances (could include menus with meals free from: nuts, dairy, seafood, eggs, gluten etc)
  • Train your staff to respond to allergic reactions
  • Adhere to The Food Authority requirements for allergy management in food preparation
  • Have equipment to respond to anaphylactic shock such as epi–pens and defibrillator
  • Provide linen that is chemical and fragrance free (if requested)
  • Runs until
01/08/2025

Geelong

Rydges Geelong
Corner of Gheringhap Street and Myers Street
Geelong, Victoria
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August 6th
06:45 pm

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04:15 pm – 06:00 pm

06:45 pm
07 Aug, 06:00 am
August 7th
10:00 pm

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07:30 pm – 09:15 pm

10:00 pm
08 Aug, 08:30 am
August 8th
06:45 pm

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04:15 pm – 06:00 pm

06:45 pm
09 Aug, 06:00 am

Devonport to Geelong ( DPO to GEX )

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August 7th
08:30 am

On-time

06:00 am – 07:45 am

08:30 am
07 Aug, 07:00 pm
August 9th
06:45 pm

On-time

04:15 pm – 06:00 pm

06:45 pm
10 Aug, 06:00 am