AnsoniA on Lydiard is a small personal hotel set within an historic Ballarat Building in the CBD, a short walk from the railway station. We have 20 rooms; are across the road from Her Majesty's Theatre, 2 min walk to the Regent Multiplex, walking distance to Antique shops, Restaurants, Galleries & Ballarat's shopping precinct. Only a 5 minute drive to Sovereign Hill, The Eureka Centre, Botanical Gardens & Lake District. AnsoniA on Lydiard is the perfect central location to all of Ballarat's attractions. Enjoy lunch and dinner in our own Ansonia Restaurant or relax in the cosy guest lounge where an open fire will warm you in the winter months, take your coffee and laptop (free wireless internet) into the sunny Atrium outside your room or escape in the pages of a book in one of the Courtyard areas of the Hotel. ... [+] More The choice is yours. We offer time away without the crowds.