Whitehall Guesthouse Sorrento

Whitehall Guesthouse Sorrento is a historic guesthouse located in Sorrento, Melbourne, Australia.

It was built in 1904 from local limestone for the James Dunlop Allen family as accommodation for holiday-makers travelling to the Mornington Peninsula on paddle steamers. The guesthouse has 31 bedrooms, two large guest lounges with roaring open fireplaces, a sunny courtyard, and dining and function capacity for more than 100 people. The rooms offer air conditioning and a refrigerator, allowing guests to rest and refresh with ease. The guesthouse also provides free parking for guests arriving by vehicle.

Whitehall Guesthouse Sorrento was made available to families of servicemen by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) during World War II. The RAN purchased the property in the summer of 1950 to provide accommodation for families of former Royal Navy men. Several families were already living there, and eventually, 70 adults and 30 children will be there permanently. Whitehall originally had accommodation for around 120 adults in rooms on both the ground and first floor. Most rooms contained a single or double bed and a set of drawers and wardrobe, and bathrooms were communal, with a men's and women's on each level. The first-floor rooms facing Back Beach Road had windows onto the full-length balcony, and a narrow passageway.