The Mercure Ballarat Hotel and Convention Centre is situated directly across from the Sovereign Hill. Additionally, the city center with shopping centers, dining establishments, and entertainment options, is just minutes from this Ballarat hotel. The Tullamarine International Airport is just over an hour away from the Mercure Ballarat Hotel and Convention Centre, and a number of public transportation options are available nearby, and area attractions are just minutes away.

There are seventy one guestrooms at the Mercure Ballarat Hotel and Convention Centre. Guests can choose between standard rooms, spa rooms, and family accommodations. Amenities of the rooms include air-conditioning, direct-dial telephones, high-speed Internet access, irons and ironing boards, minibars, refrigerators, and private bathrooms.

Seven and a half acres of gardens surround the Mercure Ballarat Hotel and Convention Centre, which provides an array of amenities. Guests can make use of such on-site amenities as a restaurant, a cocktail bar, a seminar room, meeting space, a fitness center, and a sauna. The hotel also offers a wine cellar, a game room, and a terrace as well as a day spa offering a selection of health and beauty treatments.