Retreat Hotel

Melbourne


Find your habitat at this pub – garden, grungy band room or intimate front bar – and settle in. It hosts free nightly gigs, including acoustic sets in the front bar, bands in the band room and DJs on Friday and Saturday nights. For something more sophisticated, head upstairs to Amelia Shaw cocktail bar, open 6pm to 3am Friday and Saturday.


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