Formerly Le Meridien at Rialto and later Rialto on Collins, the hotel re-opened as Intercontinental Melbourne Rialto on December 15th, 2008 after a AU$60M refurbishment by the property owner Eureka Funds Management.

The Rialto Hotel on Collins consists of two heritage buildings – the brick Romanesque-style Winfield Building designed by William Pitt and Richard Speight Jr’s Gothic-style Rialto Building. Both split by a preserved classic bluestone cobbled laneway, the buildings were constructed in 1891 and originally housed the Melbourne wool stores and offices.

The Rialto is arguably the best-placed luxury hotel in Melbourne’s business and financial district and the closest to local commercial landmarks such as the Australian Stock Exchange.