Melbourne Hotels

Crown the King of Kitsch

Advantages: Impeccable Five Star Hotel
Disadvantages: It's In A Casino!

...strikingly when plans for the Crown Towers Complex were first tabled over a decade ago. To say the proposal was controversial is to put it mildly. A massive area, occupying almost the entire south bank of the Yarra River in the city centre, was to be given over to a Casino, Hotel and Entertainment Complex; a gargantuan monument to excess, extravagance and bad-taste. It was to be a $1 billion development, featuring a 1000-room hotel, a massive virtual-reality ...
...was disfigured - for life. Crown Towers was loud, it was brash, and at night, it was smothered in a pernicious rash of sparkly lights. It was the absolute embodiment of over-the-top ostentation. In short, it was the sort of thing you'd expect to see in Sydney. Yet here it was, in the very heart of Melbourne. When Crown finally opened, amid much fanfare, in 1996, the masses swarmed and the fuddy-duddies tut-tutted and swore to stay away. Some have ...

snowbunni 05.12.2005 · Read full review
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Review of Crown Towers, Melbourne

Urban Central, Melbourne.....simple but good

Advantages: High hygiene standards
Disadvantages: The decor is a bit characterless.

Location: fairly good. It is within walking distance of the CBD (central business district), but there are more centrally located hostels in Melbourne Staff: there was one staff member that served me that didn't seem so friendly, but the rest of them seemed to be ok Rooms: fairly simplistic...white sheets, white walls etc. Felt a bit like a hospital ward at times, it was very spartan, but also very clean. All rooms have lockers for the same number ...
...very handy for leaving your phone/ ipod on charge if you need to leave the room, and are worried about 'tea leaves'. Facilities: the toilets, like the rest of the hostel, are clean but very spartan. Free breakfast is provided, although this only consists of cereal and toast. Tour desk in the reception area, manned during the day. Security: swipe card system for entering rooms, bathrooms and the main entrance after hours. Value for money: this ...

TigerMystery 17.07.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Urban Central, Melbourne

Elizabeth Hostel, Melbourne...weirdos aplenty.

Advantages: Location, price
Disadvantages: Weirdos

Elizabeth Hostel, 490 Elizabeth Street *The Good* - location. Walking distance of the CBD. About 3 mins walk to Melbourne Central. Lots of Asian restaurants around. About 1 min walk to Victoria Market. Tram stop pretty much on the doorstep. - the staff are mostly Chinese, so this would be a definite pluspoint for Chinese-speakers. - quieter than most hostels at night. - cheap, and weekly rates available. - friendly staff - the reception is in a convenience ...
...- dark and dingy - can be too quiet at times, like a no-mans land - some of the people who stay there are very strange. Many Aussie hostels will only allow non-Aussies to stay. This hostel is an exception, which means it is a haven for some dodgy people who have nowhere else to go. Rumours of a murder in one of the rooms + drug-dealers were floating around. I feel bad saying this because the staff were so lovely, but there were some very creepy guests, ...

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Review of Elizabeth Hostel, Melbourne

Great Central Hostel to see Melbourne

Advantages: Friendly Hostel, clean and cheap
Disadvantages: Can get noisy

The Melbourne International Backpackers The Melbourne International Backpackers is in a great location for the CBD. Located on Elizabeth and Franklin Street, the nearest station is Melbourne Central just 5 mins away and Flinders Street station is only (15 mins away). Rooms: Hostel dorm rooms are available from 4 – 10 bed, these are all priced the same, the winter prices are $24 a night or $143 for a week. You will need to give a refundable $20 deposit ...
...bed style with free linen and blankets, all rooms have a full length mirror and lockers. Social Areas: This hostel has a large kitchen which was part of the appeal for me, clean and tidy with enough pots and pans for everyone. You can get a cutlery box from reception; you just have to make a $20 deposit which you will receive back when you return it. A large walk in fridge is supplied for food storage. This hostel has a large TV/DVD Room on the first ...

LIZKEMPO 04.06.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Melbourne International Backpackers, Melbourne

Executive Excellence.

Advantages: In between the city and beach, very clean, very friendly and helpful staff.
Disadvantages: Maybe slightly too far from city centre.

...There are restaurants outside Medina and having read a review we requested a room in the south tower, they accommodated us and we found this to be the quietest apartments we have stayed in ensuring we could get a good nights sleep. Although the view from our room wasn't anything to write home about. The facilities in the apartment were excellent. The room was very clean with a daily maid service. The room included a fridge and freezer, dish washer, ...
...shown the fox sports channels meaning i could watch the premiership football, kettle, microwave and toaster. There was also an electric hob so you could cook for yourself. The daily maid service included a daily top up of teas and any coffee that had been used, your bed made for you, clean towels every day if you wanted them and sometimes they even washed the pots for us. The reception was also very helpful in giving us tourist information and maps ...

manimal 17.02.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Medina Executive St. Kilda, Melbourne