18 Russell Street, 3040 Melbourne, Australia
#178 of 206 hotels in Melbourne
Guests' ChoiceBased on 50 hostel reviews
7.0Cleanliness
7.9
Comfort
7.7
Location
8.0
Facilities
7.2
Staff
8.1
Value for money
8.0
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Reviewed: 31 May 2024
Timoteo
Australiathe bathroom smelled, and wasn’t very clean.
the mattress was so comfortable, washer on site, dryer at local shop down the street. very close to mall and food centre!
Stayed in May 2024
Reviewed: 22 January 2024
Gayle
AustraliaClose to public transport
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 14 May 2023
Amanda
AustraliaShared kitchen facility/laundry quite small. Very close to train station and street. Difficult to speak to in person, female non speaking English, male interpreted the queries/instructions on her behalf.
For one night budget stay it's ideal. The bed was very comfortable. The communication between owner was great via online messages. Car parking area available.
Stayed in May 2023
Reviewed: 9 May 2023
Jasmine
United StatesFor the value, it was a comfortable stay. Close to the airport, 10 minute uber, so it's great for a quick trip in-and-out.
Stayed in May 2023
Reviewed: 3 February 2023
Diego
AustraliaSmall room (because of the desk)
Bed Location
Stayed in February 2023
Reviewed: 31 January 2023
Judith
AustraliaClose to Essendon station and tram stop. Small room with shared bathroom and a fan, no aircon, but the price is very reasonable.
Stayed in January 2023
Reviewed: 12 January 2023
Tzu-feng
Australiathe smell of the room, probably come from the carpet
simple has everything you need
Stayed in January 2023
Reviewed: 2 January 2023
Mireille
PeruThere are not Windows in the room.
Very close to the cbd, train station, trams and bus stop. Clean place. Full furniture in the kitchen with plates, cutlery and everything, The laundry Is free.
Stayed in January 2023
Reviewed: 17 November 2022
Soledad
ArgentinaClean, the receptionist was really kind, good value for money.
Stayed in November 2022
Reviewed: 13 September 2022
Le
AustraliaToilets are clean Location is comfortable Others good as well
Stayed in September 2022
Reviewed: 13 September 2022
Mei
Germanysehr nette Staff
Stayed in September 2022
Reviewed: 30 August 2022
Michael
AustraliaGood location, wifi included
Stayed in July 2022
Reviewed: 29 August 2022
Francis
AustraliaGood
Stayed in August 2022
Reviewed: 5 March 2024
Teresa
AustriaJust stayed 1 night, it was cheap and everything was fine. Quiet, small place, only 1 bathroom but it was never an issue. There is also a kitchen and a washing machine
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: 18 December 2023
Tom
United KingdomSmall kitchen, not all the essential utensils (one mug). Paper thin walls so bring earplugs and don't be too loud
The private bedroom was great value for money, clean and modern toilets, comfy bed, free laundry
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: 3 April 2023
Karen
Australiafan in room wasn’t working properly
free parking in pubic car park right next door. bed was more comfortable than expensive hotels. great budget hostel accommodation away from city centre but very close to public transport coffee shop next door
Stayed in March 2023
Reviewed: 30 January 2023
Daniel
United Kingdomnothing other than a little bit out the city but for the price the best value of anything
bit out of the city but less than a minute from train and tram stations which take direct route to centre, host was welcoming, really clean and room was comfortable.
Stayed in January 2023
Reviewed: 22 January 2023
Olivia
AustraliaAs others have mentioned, there is a little noise. The main thing is because the hostel is next to the train station. It’s close enough unfortunately that it doesn’t fade into the background, and the trains run every hour during the night. But I only stayed for one night! So didn’t get to experiment with wearing ear plugs and maybe that could help 🙏🏽Apart from this, everything was absolutely perfect, can’t fault!
Melbourne needs more hostels like this! Very relaxed and more of a homey vibe than any of the other hostels in Australia. Everything you need, bathroom, kitchen and all spaces were spotless. Power points next to every bed. Owner was so sweet! Super welcoming and constantly around in case you need something. She has her phone with Google Translate so unsure why others have been bothered about not speaking English. Great value for money and a very welcome change from the usual hostel vibes in Australia. Well connected with public transport too! 10 mins walk from beautiful Queens Park and supermarket/heaps of cute shops, cafes, restaurants. 1 min to train and tram.
Stayed in January 2023
Reviewed: 20 November 2022
Carmel
AustraliaThe room was advertised as a single room. When I got there it had 2 other single beds in it and two of them were literally head to toe. I elected not to stay there at all. I was less than impressed
Stayed in November 2022
Reviewed: 8 November 2022
Isabella
New Zealandclean, host was very kind in waiting for us while we looked for the place.
Stayed in November 2022
Reviewed: 30 October 2022
Don
AustraliaExpect living noise around you, not excessive but expect it. It’s fine.
Very helpful staff, clean venue, literally 30m from train
Stayed in October 2022
Reviewed: 3 August 2022
Paul
AustraliaIt has no heater in the room, it’s very cold
Stayed in June 2022
Reviewed: 16 July 2022
Ahmed
Australiathe room too small and the toilet is shared
the location
Stayed in July 2022
Reviewed: 26 June 2022
Renee
Australiathe nasty residents
the quitness
Stayed in June 2022
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