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Book club girls weekends, bookmark this one

Asking ’what are you reading?’ has never been a quick question with this group. There are plot twists to unpack and very strong opinions about fictional people. A bookmark workshop, a rooftop and the river, with somewhere to stay for all of you.

Where
Melbourne
Group size
From six of you
Price
From $399 per person, somewhere to stay included
Take home
A bookmark each, and a longer TBR
Three friends proudly holding up the bookmarks they made at a craft workshop

Why the girls keep picking a book club weekend

Books gave you plenty to talk about.

So when someone suggested turning the shared obsession into an entire weekend, the group chat didn’t need convincing.

Whatever your shelves are stacked with, from epic fantasy and small town romance to a little bit of everything, you make a bookmark to match your reading personality. And yes, Kindle girls, we see you collecting hardbacks anyway.

Books have given you plenty to talk about over the years, but time with the girls who always get the reference belongs permanently on the reading list.

Everyone takes home a bookmark, several new recommendations and a TBR that has somehow got longer. Again.

What happens on a book club girls weekend

Chapter one, then the whole night.

A book club girls weekend with My Ultimate is a bookmark workshop with your own artist host at your apartment, built into a whole girls weekend with somewhere to stay, a rooftop and dinner by the river.

  1. Your artist host arrives.

    Beads and bookish charms, or pressed flowers, and everything you need for a bookmark that matches your reading personality.

  2. The girls in robes and towel turbans taking a mirror selfie while getting ready

    The costume change every good story needs.

    The mirror queue forms, outfits cover every surface, and one person changes her mind at the last second.

  3. Two friends toasting among the greenery at a sunny rooftop bar

    Up on a rooftop.

    A bottle of bubbly for the group and a discounted cocktail menu, and the catch up takes six unnecessary plot twists before ending in ’WAIT, WHAT?’.

  4. Two friends cheek to cheek by the river with leafy trees behind

    The next chapter, by the river.

    A glass of bubbly each and share plates, because choosing one dish is about as realistic as choosing one favourite book.

The book club girls weekend

One city, a very long reading list.

It’s a whole girls weekend with the bookmark workshop built in: somewhere to stay, the food, the drinks and where to next, already in an order that works. The city’s page has it alongside every other girls weekend there.

Prices are from, per person, for a minimum of six. Accommodation can cost more on busy dates such as school holidays, so we confirm the price for your exact dates.

Friends in satin pyjamas hugging in a sunny city view apartment

Melbourne

Bookmark this weekend

Chapter One: The Girls Weekend

A bookmark workshop at your city apartment, a bottle of bubbly on a rooftop, then share plates by the river.

From $399 per person, minimum of six

What’s included

  • Overnight accommodation in a chic city apartment
  • A bookmark workshop at your apartment with your artist host
  • A bookmark each to take home
  • A bottle of bubbly at a rooftop garden bar, with a discounted cocktail menu
  • Waterfront dinner with bubbles on arrival and share plates

What kind of girls group a book club weekend suits

Everyone who always gets the reference.

It works for the friend with a TBR pile taller than her, and for the one who only reads on holiday.

Four women hugging and laughing by a stone fireplace

Actual book clubs.

The monthly meeting, upgraded to a whole weekend.

The ones who want to make something.

Beads, charms or pressed flowers, with your host’s help.

The group with plot twists to unpack.

The rooftop, the river and the couch, all for discussion.

Every age at the table.

From the twenty somethings to the friends who’ve been to every birthday since school.

A milestone birthday.

A new chapter, literally.

Friends from different chapters.

Nothing breaks the ice like a fictional character everyone has opinions about.

What pairs well with a book club weekend

The rest of the weekend, sorted around the shelf.

The book club weekend already works on its own. These are the things that sit beautifully beside it, and a few of them can be added to the weekend above.

A rooftop

A bottle up high for the plot twists. Already in the weekend.

More on rooftop bars

Tarot readings

Another kind of reading. An extra on the weekend.

More on tarot readings

Grazing at the apartment

For the couch debrief. An extra on the weekend.

More on grazing delivered

Brunch the morning after

Mimosas and new recommendations. An extra on the weekend.

More on bottomless brunch

A long lunch

A slow table for a long discussion. An extra on the weekend.

More on long lunches

A VIP nightclub booth

A plot twist nobody saw coming. An extra on the weekend.

More on nightclub booths

A girls night in

Pyjamas, grazing and the next chapter. Its own weekends in every city.

More on girls nights in

Paint and sip

Another way to make something in Melbourne. Its own weekend there.

More on paint and sip

Terrarium making

A tiny garden for the bookshelf. Its own weekend in Melbourne.

More on terrarium making

Every creative girls trip idea

Good to know before your book club weekend

The small things the girls will ask about.

The workshop

At your apartment, with your own artist host and everything you need.

What to bring

The book you can’t stop talking about. Optional, but likely.

Drinks

Get them chilling before your host arrives.

Photos

The bookmarks-up shot is mandatory. What goes on socials is the group’s call.

Book club girls weekends with My Ultimate, at a glance

What it is
A bookmark workshop with your own artist host at your apartment, inside a whole girls weekend with somewhere to stay.
Where
Melbourne.
Take home
A bookmark each.
Group size
From six of you. Fewer? Tell us how many when you check your dates.
Price
From $399 per person, with somewhere to stay included. Accommodation can cost more on busy dates.
Who runs it
My Ultimate Girls Trip, part of My Ultimate, female founded in 2011.

Real girls trip reviews

In their own words, exactly as written.

Three women getting ready by a hotel window at golden hour

Booked it.

Went.

Loved it.

Already discussing round 2.

Olivia, 27
Three women in pyjamas piled on a bed together, cuddling

Everyone kept saying I'd nailed it.

Obviously I told them it was all me.

Sorry My Ultimate.

Emma L., 32

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My Ultimate has been creating unforgettable girls weekends since 2011, so we know a thing or two about bringing the girls together.

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Three women in pyjamas hugging and laughing in a hotel room

A book club night, or a whole girls weekend

Same book, a very different weekend.

Book club usually means two hours in someone’s lounge room before everyone remembers the babysitter, the early start or the drive home.

A book club girls weekend with My Ultimate has the apartment, the workshop, a rooftop and dinner already lined up, so the discussion gets all the time it needs and ends on the same couch.

Somewhere to stay, already in it.One living room for the getting ready, the debrief and the morning coffee.
One front door at the end of the night.Everyone heads home to the same place, still arguing about the ending.
You’re in the photo.Bookmark up with the girls, not hosting.

Meet Nyree, who started My Ultimate in 2011

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Where you can do a book club girls weekend

Where are we going?

The book club weekend is in Melbourne. In another city? Each city’s page has every girls weekend there, prices and all.

In Melbourne you can also compare every art and craft weekend side by side, prices and inclusions on one page.

Know what the girls want? Start a Melbourne girls trip wishlist, or check available dates for your group or call or chat with us on 1300 339 734.

Book club girls weekend questions

Asked a lot, answered here.

Still deciding? See what pairs well with a book club weekend, or pick your city and see the weekends.

What’s included in the bookmark workshop?

Your own artist host at your apartment with everything you need to make a bookmark, from beads and bookish charms to pressed flowers. Everyone takes hers home.

How much does a book club girls trip cost?

The book club weekend in Melbourne starts from $399 per person, for a minimum of six, with somewhere to stay included. Accommodation can cost more on busy dates such as school holidays, so we confirm the price for your exact weekend when you check availability.

Do we have to read the same book?

Not at all. Bring whatever has you saying ’just one more chapter’.

What else is in the weekend?

Your own Melbourne city apartment, a bottle of bubbly at a rooftop bar, then a glass of bubbly each and share plates at a waterfront bar.

Is there a book club weekend in other cities?

Not yet. Every weekend is on the Sydney, Brisbane and Gold Coast pages.

Can we just book the workshop?

The bookmark workshop comes inside a whole girls weekend, with somewhere to stay. See the weekend on the Melbourne page.

How many of us do we need?

Six. Fewer than that? Let us know how many of you there are. We cater for groups of many sizes.

Is a book club weekend a good idea for a birthday?

A lovely one. A new chapter, with the girls who always get the reference.