The Best Western Statesman Ararat located in Ararat is on the Western Highway, the main thoroughfare between Melbourne and Adelaide. The main attractions for the area Grampians National Park and Halls Gap where there are mountain walks and wildlife including many kangaroos and emus. The area is also the center of many world famous wineries, both in the immediate area and in the nearby Pyrenees. In a nearby town known as Great Western, 12 kilometers west there are tours of over 2 kilometers of underground cellars at the Seppelts Winery.It is also included in the Victorian tourist route of Melbourne, Great Ocean Road Warrnambool, Halls Gap, through Ararat, onto Ballarat, and back to Melbourne.