For some people, trekking to Bunnings can seem like a task so large that it's not even worth going to the hardware store. But what if you were staying right above it?

Well, for people living in or visiting Melbourne next year, they'll be able to stay above a goddamn Bunnings.

A multi-level hardware store is being built in Frankston and is expected to open next year; however an Accor hotel is also being constructed above it.

Credit: Bunnings

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Bunnings Acting General Manager for Property, Garry James, said they're looking forward to combining DIY-realness with comfort and sleep.



"We identified a need for Bunnings in the Doncaster area and this site provided an opportunity to build something in line with Manningham Council's vision for Doncaster Hill," he said.



"We are always looking at opportunities to innovate the design of our stores and we have a number of different formats that cater for the local markets where we operate.

"There's no cookie cutter approach - we always assess the local need and what can be achieved in a space."

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The hotel will have 183 rooms and boasts a restaurant, a rooftop terrace, alfresco dining space, sundeck, fitness centre, rooftop pool, a function room and an all-you-can-eat buffet that will feature sausages.

Imagine staying above a bloody Bunnings store and getting access to all the sausages that your heart desires?

The hotel-Bunnings combo isn't expected to open until late next year, so you've got plenty of time to get excited about it.

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In the meantime, one bloke is doing his best to become the first known person to eat a sausage at every single Bunnings sizzle in the country. YouTuber Josh Eastwell reckons it could be described as the most Australian road trip in existence.

He told LADbible: "Originally I was thinking how ridiculous it would be if someone got a sausage from every Bunnings. That thought then translated to 'why has no one done this?' So I decided to do it."

He's already ticked off 19 stores in South Australia and is looking to tackle Tasmania next before Victoria. The ACT has five stores, the Northern Territory has three, Western Australia has 40 and Queensland has 63.

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Victoria has a whopping 75 and New South Wales has more than 90 stores. So those trips will no doubt take a lot longer than their little jaunt to South Australia.

Josh said: "Perhaps I wanted to be listed among the greats; a pioneer of exploration in the modern era; the 2020 Robert O'Hara Burke and William Wills, the modern day Sir Charles Kingsford Smith."

