The Midland Hotel, Castlemaine

The Midland Hotel offers a perfect weekend escape from Melbourne. We hopped on the V/line at Footscray and an hour later walked across the road from Castlemaine Station to the beautifully restored Hotel Midland. Anne met us and gave us a thorough tour of the hotel before showing us to our upstairs room. The attention to detail and the quality of the furnishings is quite something. Needless to say we felt we were in a rather sumptuous home away from home for our stay. Mauro runs the Maurocco Bar with good humour, grace and precision- his cocktails are not to be missed. In the morning Mauro serves up a very generous and delicious breakfast. His selection of morning music soothes. That Bar Midland is part of the hotel, although a separate business, just lifts the experience to another level. Don’t miss it. You’re going to stay for the weekend, so don’t miss Wild either for friendliness, food and great drinks. Castlemaine has a fabulous art gallery and history museum and the people are friendly. A tremendously restorative weekend. Thank you Anne and Mauro.

The Midland Hotel is from another time another place. The owners Mauro and Ann make you feel like family. The art deco influenced interiors are straight out of Paris. Mauro and Ann have restored the hotel to its former glory. Our suite and the "drawing room" were absolutely magnificent. Service beyond expectations. Highly recommend this hotel for a unique experience.

Macro & Ann took me under their wing one visit when I was at a low point. You couldn't get that kind of care & consideration anywhere but The Midland Hotel. I'll never forget that.

Didn't stay here but found this wonderful hotel while visiting Castlemaine. Very friendly staff, Art Deco everywhere. I'm bowled over.
Just drinks this time but would recommend hospitality. Castlemaine galleries and museums are wonderful.

They have a great bar in this old hotel - with a comfortable relaxed atmosphere - friendly bar staff and it's even got a big shop with a mix of cool stuff to buy - worth a visit.

We had a wonderful stay at the Midland Hotel. Thankfully, Mauro has kept much of the design elements of the original hotel. The result is a unique accommodation with a delightful character. Not a tv in sight, hooray!

Great experience. Very comfortable and not your typical modern cookie cutter hotel. We can't wait to go back.

A wonderful stay, Mauro even went to the effort to cater for a gluten free diet.
The hotel is a gem that takes you back in time