Alpine Lodge

The University’s Alpine Lodge at Mt Buller is a 40-bed, share facility available for hire during the ski season.

The lodge is perfect for lovers of snow sports and fresh mountain air. Discounts are available to all University of Melbourne students, staff, alumni and MU Sport Fitness Membership holders. Group bookings for more than 20 people are eligible for a 10% discount.

Bookings for the 2026 Winter Season are now OPEN! See below for details.

Individual and Small Group Bookings Open!

To make a booking, please go to this Booking Portal and complete the following steps:

  • Select the Dates you are looking to visit the lodge (check in and check out dates)
  • Leave the "Select rooms and guests" sections as the default
  • If there is availability for your entered dates, select the number of beds from the drop down menu corresponding to the appropriate Unimelb affiliation and booking type:
    • Unimelb Affiliations:
      • Unimelb Student / MU Sport Fitness Member
      • Unimelb Staff / Alumni
      • Community
    • Booking Types:
      • Midweek (per night bookings, Sunday-Thursday)
      • Friday & Saturday, 2-night stay (must be booked together)
      • Midweek, 5-Night Special (5 nights, Sunday through Thursday)
  • If people in the family/group you are booking for have different Unimelb affiliations, select the number of beds from each affiliation type accordingly. Verification of these affiliations is required upon check-in,
  • Select Book
  • Complete your Details
  • Complete Payment

For bookings where dates span multiple Booking Types, separate bookings and transactions must be made (sorry about that!).

Please note prior to booking that:

  • Melbourne University Alpine Lodge is dorm room style accommodation and bookings may be split across multiple rooms
  • Bookings are only confirmed upon full payment
  • Check in anytime from 2pm (arrival bag storage available)
  • Check out by 10am (bag storage available)
  • Friday and Saturday nights must be booked together as a 2 night booking
  • As a shared facility, bookings are per person

Large Group Booking Requests (20 people or more)

For group bookings of 20 people or more, please complete this Large Group Booking Request Form. Please note that this is not a confirmation of booking and this will come via email from the MU Sport Alpine Lodge team.

Groups of 20 or more people are eligible for a 10% discount (see Pricing below).

For any questions or issues, please contact the Alpine Lodge booking team at alpinelodge-sport@unimelb.edu.au, or on (03) 8344 5459.

Winter 2026 Booking Updates

Bookings are open for the 2026 Winter Season. See above for these processes. To be kept up to date on booking updates for the 2026 Winter Season, subscribe below!

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The Lodge

Within walking distance to Mt. Buller Village and located only metres from the Blue Bullet quad chair and Chamois lift, the Lodge provides the perfect place to stay on the mountain.

Clean, modern share-style accommodation where each room has two bunk beds with an upper and lower bed (total 4 beds per room).

  • Fully-equipped kitchen
  • Open-plan lounge and dining room
  • Stone fireplace
  • TV
  • Lockable ski and snowboard racks (BYO mini padlock)
  • Temporary post checkout storage
  • Lodge supervisor onsite

Guests must take their own linen (sleeping bags/doona/blankets, sheets, pillowslip & towel), food, beverages, toiletries & hair dryers. Pillows are supplied. A limited supply of linen is available for hire on a first-come-first-served basis (can't be booked in advance) including: pillow slip ($2), sheets ($5), blanket ($5), towel ($5), or a full set for $15 per person, per booking.

Pricing

MID-WEEK (Sun - Thurs), per night

  • $80.50 for UoM Students & MU Sport Fitness Members
  • $109.00 for UoM Staff/Alumni
  • $114.50 for Community

MID-WEEK (Sun - Thurs), 5 night special

  • $332.50 for UoM Students & MU Sport Fitness Members
  • $447.50 for UoM Staff/Alumni
  • $470.50 for Community

Friday and Saturday (must be booked together, minimum 2 nights)

  • $243.50 for UoM Students & MU Sport Fitness Members
  • $308.50 for UoM Staff/Alumni
  • $324.00 for Community

*A 10% discount applies to group bookings of 20 people or more


Payment Methods

Full payment must accompany all bookings. Accepted methods: Credit Card (Visa, MasterCard) and EFT.

Refunds

No refund is permitted unless there is a medical reason; requests are to be made in writing to alpinelodge-sport@unimelb.edu.au with medical certificate provided. An administration fee may apply for all refunds.

Conditions of Use

Please carefully and thoroughly read MU Sport's Alpine Lodge Conditions of Use. Your booking means that you accept these conditions and are subject to the guidelines, terms and agreements applicable to your booking and use of the Alpine Lodge.

Mt Buller

An easy three-hour drive from Melbourne, the Alpine Lodge is located across the road from Mt Buller Village, our Alpine Lodge is the closest accommodation to the Village itself and located directly behind the Kooroora Hotel.

Transportation

View info on how to get to Mt Buller here.

If driving, please read the parking information below. For all other transportation options, click here.

Parking

There is no parking at the MU Sport Lodge or in Mt Buller Village. All parking is located in the general car park, after paying resort entry fee.

To get to the Lodge, a free shuttle bus is available from the carpark. Please note that the shuttle bus only allows a daypack and skis/snowboard.

For those with luggage, taxis are available to take you and your items up to the Lodge.

For up to date details regarding shuttle bus use, click here.

For more information on Mt Buller taxi service, click here.

What to Do

The Lodge is the perfect mountain retreat for you with friends or family.

For information on mountain ski hire, great eats and what's on, please feel free to consult the Lodge supervisor who will happily assist with any information. You will also be provided with a current Information Sheet when you make a booking.

More information on Mt Buller events to and Mt Buller Village can be found via the links.

Ski and Equipment Hire

The Melbourne University Ski Club (MUSKI) have their own hire facilities at the University of Melbourne Parkville campus. Melbourne University Sport does not handle any ski/equipment hire bookings or enquiries. If you would like to enquire about ski hire, contact MUSKI directly via skihire@muski.org, or visit their website for more information.

Alternatively, equipment hire is also available at Mount Buller. Visit their website for more information.

Lift Passes

See the Mt Buller website for pass information.

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Contact Us

For more information about the MU Sport Alpine Lodge, contact alpinelodge-sport@unimelb.edu.au