A man will face court after a spate of carjackings that ended with heavily armed police descending on a hotel.

The 48-year-old man will face Melbourne Magistrates Court on Wednesday.

He has been charged with possessing an imitation firearm, which he allegedly used in multiple carjackings, an attempted aggravated burglary, assault and threats to kill.

The Hoppers Crossing man is accused of going on as crime spree at Tarneit in the city's west, allegedly assaulting a man at a convenience store about 7.45am on Tuesday.

He then allegedly tried to steal a Honda Civic, before carjacking a Mitsubishi SUV.

The car was followed to North Melbourne, where the man allegedly carjacked a Hyundai.

The car was then dumped on Lonsdale St in Melbourne's city-centre about 8.45am and the man ran from th

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