Travellers discover a mini hot tub cinema hidden on the balcony of a popular Aussie hotel: ‘It’s a little piece of heaven’
- Food and travel guide Bianca Ling found ‘little piece of heaven’ in Melbourne
- The Marriott Hotel offers a ‘Hot Tub & Movies Under The Stars’ package
- The package starts from $399/night and includes complimentary sparkling wine
- Thousands praised Bianca’s special find and made plans to visit the hotel
A food and travel guide recently discovered a little-known ‘hot tub and movie’ hub on the balcony of a hotel.
Bianca Ling was visiting the Melbourne Marriott and shared her ‘stunning’ experience in a TikTok video that now has more than 1.5 million views.
‘A little piece of heaven,’ she captioned the video.
The ‘Hot Tub & Movies Under The Stars’ (starting at $399/night) package provides a private hot tub cinema on a balcony overlooking the city’s buzzing central business district.
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A Melbourne food and travel guide shared her experience with the Melbourne Marriott package in a TikTok that has over 1.5 million views and thousands of comments
The private open-air cinema has a wide-rage of benefits including an intimate setting and an almost-endless list of movies to choose from
Bianca’s video showed her walking into a luxury hotel room that opens up into a private courtyard.
She then walked outdoors to the hot tub outdoor movie theatre set up in front of a bottle of sparkling wine.
The private open-air cinema has a wide-rage of benefits including an intimate setting and an almost-endless list of movies to choose from.
But despite the viral video, multiple critics were quick to judge the concept.
Some even going as far as to link cheaper bathtubs that were available for purchase from retail outlets.
The Melbourne Marriott Hotel has a ‘Hot Tub & Movies Under The Stars’ ($399/night) package that provides a private hot tub cinema on a balcony overlooking the city’s buzzing CBD
‘I refuse to pay so much to sit in a blown up spa,’ said one man. ‘It’s no wonder people want to go overseas instead.’
‘This is so unreasonable,’ added another. ‘The rooms look ridiculous and they haven’t been renovated in a decade.’
But many praised the set up and hinted at plans to visit the hotel in the future.
‘This looks so classy and exciting,’ said one woman. ‘Will definitely book it for the next Melbourne trip.’
‘I’m due for a holiday soon,’ wrote another. ‘This is perfect timing.’
‘Late Valentine’s gift?’ prompted another woman as she tagged her partner.