Shoeln,

As an ex Melbourne Taxi owner/driver I'll give you the Drum.

Regardless where you stay [all relative to what you can afford or what you would call inexpensive], make sure you are within walking distance of a tram or train, preferably the later as the Trams get into traffic problems on the day.

Trains leave every few min. to and from Flemington to the City where you can easily connect to anywhere by Tram or Train.

Do not rely on a taxi to get to or from the track!

Traffic will kill the trip for any Cab [if you get lucky and one turns up] and even if you book one 24hrs. before the trip it probably will not turn up because Taxi companies do not own Cabs as they are only a booking/dispatch company.They only issue the "bookings" for the drivers to take or not to take at their discretion.

You have [all] been warned.

Cheers and have a great Day!

[ This Message was edited by: crash on 2003-08-19 11:51 ]