Fancy some royal treatment in Victoria?

The name Mansion Hotel says it all: a luxury retreat, elegantly refurbished, set in 10ha of gardens in Victoria.

Thirty kilometres from Melbourne, the 125-year-old hotel at Werribee Park offers a 17m indoor pool, six floodlit tennis courts, a gymnasium, a massage and beauty therapy spa - and there's an 18-hole golf course nearby.

It was built by two Scottish migrants, and with 60 rooms was the largest private home in Victoria. Listed on the register of the National Estate, the Mansion Hotel is ranked as one of the Small Luxury Hotels of the World.

Weekend escapes cost $A250 ($300) a night for a couple, including full buffet breakfast and use of the pool, spa, gymnasium and saunas.

Contact: Mansion Hotel on (00613) 9731 4000, e-mail mansion@bigpond.com.