FERN’S GARDEN
In a city built on movement, Fern’s Garden offers something different. Stillness.
Tucked within the walls of Hotel Indigo Melbourne Little Collins, this inner courtyard opens up where you least expect it. Step through from Fern Bar & Dining and you enter a light-filled space that shifts with the time of day. Morning sun casts long shadows across the decking. In the afternoon, warmth settles on the garden beds. By night, the space glows softly under the tall cathedral windows that rise above it.
The design of Fern’s Garden is deliberate. Part retreat, part extension of the bar, it’s where architecture meets nature without needing to compete. Concrete and glass are softened by greenery. Seating areas nestle into the space rather than sitting on top of it. Paths curve gently rather than instructing. You move at your own pace here.
It’s not a grand garden in the traditional sense. There are no fountains or formal hedges. Instead, it’s defined by contrast. Soft cushions meet angular glass. Structured seating zones sit beside wild grasses and Australian natives. The yellow-tinted glass of the garden pods adds a surreal glow to the space, especially as dusk sets in.
From above, the view is just as interesting. Guests staying in rooms that overlook the courtyard see a different side of the hotel. One that feels calm and private. Almost like the city has been paused for a moment.
This space is more than an outdoor bar. It is part of the rhythm of the hotel. A pause between levels. A place where guests take a breath. Some come for a drink and stay longer than expected. Others pass through and return later when the light has changed.
There is no one way to experience it. That’s the point.
Fern’s Garden connects directly to the central themes of curiosity and discovery. You find it by accident, or by following a quiet sound. You notice a detail in the plants you hadn’t seen before. A shadow on the wall. A reflection in the glass.
The city is still there. You just can’t hear it from here.
So stay a little longer. Let the space shift around you. Whether you’re here for conversation or quiet, sunlight or starlight, Fern’s Garden holds space for it all.