Joanna WaneSenior Feature Writer Lifestyle Premium·NZ Herald·9 Sep, 2026 12:00 AM5 mins to read‌Neon lights illuminate the entrance to Melbourne's Lancemore Crossley St hotel. Neon lights illuminate the entrance to Melbourne's Lancemore Crossley St hotel. Joanna Wane discovers a hideaway hotel with a flair for the dramatic in Melbourne’s theatre district.“He scared the s**t out of me!” said the woman next to me, in her broad Australian accent.

And who could blame her? It’s not every day you find yourself sharing the hotel