| Esplanade Hotel | |
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| Address | 11 The Esplanade, St Kilda, Victoria, Australia |
| Coordinates | 37°51′51″S 144°58′22″E / 37.86417°S 144.97278°E |
| Opened | January 7th, 1878[1][2] |
The Esplanade Hotel, commonly known locally as "The Espy", is a hotel and music venue in the inner bayside suburb of St Kilda, in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Built in 1878, it overlooks Port Phillip from the Upper Esplanade. It is famed for its long history of live music, and served as the filming location for the live music trivia program Rockwiz.
- ^ "MEMORANDA". The Telegraph, St Kilda, Prahran and South Yarra Guardian. No. 831. Victoria, Australia. 12 January 1878. p. 3. Retrieved 16 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia., ...The handsome new hotel lately erected on the St. Kilda Esplanade, and called the Esplanade Hotel, was formally opened on Monday. It is erected on the site of the old Criterion Hotel...
- ^ "Esplanade Hotel". Retrieved on 9 August 2009