A heritage-listed country hotel on the banks of the Yarra River, the Alpine Hotel has welcomed travellers to Warburton since 1885. Lovingly restored, it pairs period charm — pressed-tin ceilings, timber bars, river-view rooms — with a full table d’hôte kitchen and the kind of unhurried hospitality that suits a weekend in the hills.
Stay the night
Thirty-two rooms across the original 1885 building and the rear wing, ranging from cosy heritage rooms to renovated river-view suites. Most include ensuite bathrooms; a full breakfast buffet with locally roasted coffee is served each morning in the Hotel Dining Room.
Eat & drink
Six distinct spaces share one kitchen: the Hotel Dining Room for evening service, a Private Dining Room for small groups, the glass-roofed Atrium, a leafy Courtyard, the Beer Garden, and the Public Bar and Lounge for a quiet pot by the fire. The menu changes with the seasons and leans hard on Yarra Valley produce. High tea is served on weekend afternoons; live music runs most Friday and Saturday nights.
Getting here & what’s nearby
The hotel sits on the Warburton Highway as you enter the township, opposite the Rail Trail and within an easy walk of the Waterwheel, the Yarra River swing bridge, and the redwood plantation at La La Falls Road. Mountain bike trails, rainforest walks, and a long roster of Yarra Valley cellar doors are all inside thirty minutes.
Information sourced from alpineretreat.com.au. Please confirm rates and availability directly with the hotel.