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Reviews of St Kilda East backpackers' hostel

2 Tantram Ave East St Kilda, 3183 Melbourne, Australia

#207 of 207 hotels in Melbourne

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Review score

Based on 128 hostel reviews

3.7

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    4.6

  • Comfort

    4.8

  • Location

    5.2

  • Facilities

    4.5

  • Staff

    5.2

  • Value for money

    4.6

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  • Reviewed: 8 December 2023

    4.0
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    This review has been hidden because it doesn't meet our guidelines.

  • Reviewed: 6 December 2023

    3.0
    Poor
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    The drunken man in a shall whistling, snoring, and speaking in tounges throughout the night and in the morning, and the automatic bedroom light that turned on every time the door moved.

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: 29 April 2023

    5.0
    Passable
    • Couple
    • Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    not so clean but good for the money

    cheap

    Stayed in March 2023

  • Reviewed: 15 April 2023

    5.0
    For going to the grand prix it was good.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Queen Mezzanine in Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 4 nights

    It was nice meeting people from all over the world.If the management reinvested a little of their earnings back into the property they would reap the rewards both in ratings and occupancy.

    Stayed in April 2023

  • Reviewed: 29 January 2023

    4.0
    Disappointing
    • Solo traveller
    • 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    the cleaning was bad! one of the fridges was smelling so bad I was worried to put my food in it. there was bad smell everywhere, and dust and filth, a bad smell in the air and everywhere else including the sheets. after I paid I got a message to bring my own toilet paper, and when I arrived I found out that there no cutlery and when I asked for some Emilia told me that everything she brought people stole so now the visitors should bring their own. I didn’t really get what did I payed so much for….

    Emilia tried to clean after I talked to her about how bad the situation is… I found nice people staying there and we all was united by the fact we weren’t happy from the place.

    Stayed in January 2023

  • Reviewed: 17 September 2022

    3.0
    comfortable beds, awful facilities
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    poor facilities. showers were terrible, almost non existent

    good comfortable beds, unlike a lot of hostels

    Stayed in September 2022

  • Reviewed: 8 April 2022

    5.0
    A piece of Melbourne history this house but really needs to be renovated
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    No staff. Hade to email photo ID to get the pin code to enter. The toilets and showers are in desperate need of renovations.

    Not busy i had the room to myself. Mattress was okay.

    Stayed in March 2022

  • Reviewed: 6 March 2022

    3.0
    Frightening
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The whole room to pricey for one night and the price didn’t even cover the whole room

    No comment

    Stayed in March 2022

  • Reviewed: 13 February 2022

    4.0
    Disappointing
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Worn out, too congested and not clean

    Cheap to stay in

    Stayed in January 2022

  • Reviewed: 24 March 2024

    1.0
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Bed in Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    This review has been hidden because it doesn't meet our guidelines.

  • Reviewed: 1 March 2024

    1.0
    Very poor
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Absolutely nothing. The place shouldn't be on booking.com! Rats running thick throughout the building

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 26 February 2024

    1.0
    Worst ever, don’t go!
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Bed in Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Worst of the worst. Think gang house/halfway house. Run down, broken, dirty, long term scary clientele. Words can’t describe how bad this is. But, be warned, everything is laid out in the description. There is no toilet paper, no wifi, it’s an old broken down house. I honestly thought I was going to be assaulted in my sleep. There are no staff on premises. This really is a house for those who are basically homeless, which in itself is probably a great service, but this is certainly not a ‘backpackers’. I booked by mistake and paid 140AUD (most expensive stay of my travels) for something I couldn’t have imagined could be so bad. Please upgrade your facilities or take the property off Bookings.com!

    Nothing, it was terrible, beyond bad. I didn’t get assaulted was a plus.

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 25 February 2024

    1.0
    DO NOT BOOK it’s not worth it
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Dirty, unclean, run down. Not healthy to stay there

    I walked away and refused to stay at this place. It shouldn’t be on booking.com as an option . Not worth $10 a night let alone $60

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 23 February 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The staff is excellent

    I like the place very much

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 22 February 2024

    1.0
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    This review has been hidden because it doesn't meet our guidelines.

  • Reviewed: 21 February 2024

    1.0
    Terrifying, disgusting and unsafe. DO NOT STAY HERE - I left as soon as I checked in and found somewhere else to stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Uninhabitable. DO NOT STAY HERE! Felt so unsafe that I left the minute after I arrived and found somewhere else to stay

    Absolutely nothing

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 17 February 2024

    1.0
    Wort hostel that i have been in my life, and im a backpacker
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The barhroom a shame, the toilet broken and everything smells like pee The shower was really tiny i didnt even use it The location, is far from the public transport but the neighbor hood was fine It didn’t have reception or security Everything was wrong with the “hostel”

    NOTHING It doesnt have nothing, the toilet was broken and the shower unless

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 17 January 2024

    1.0
    Very poor
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    1: it is not a hostel, but rather a house disguised as a hostel 2: Prepare your nose or an oxygen mask. I'm not the first to say this in the comments, but the smell is horrible 3: Bring your own toilet paper, because apparently it’s up to you to bring it. ( This is not a joke ) 4: The showers are really small so don't get too claustrophobic. And they are also still visually under construction (wood which has been mounted as a wall) 5: A rock-solid price: $60 for a dormitory room (I have already paid for dormitory rooms in the heart of the CBD with much better overall quality) 6: sorry for the rating but you really have to question yourself regarding the overall quality of your “Hostel” 7: positive point anyway, I was able to park my car for free in the street (yes the parking is in the street in front of the house, obviously not secure and few spaces

    Free parking

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 7 December 2023

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nice and friendly place.

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: 7 December 2023

    8.0
    Enjoyed staying here
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Nice friendly hostel. Cheep and cheerful. I had a lovely stay there and will be happy to stay there again.

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: 30 November 2023

    1.0
    Everything was really dirty and poor looking. Bed was bad, Linen looked dirty.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Everything was really dirty and poor looking.

    nothing. Everything was really dirty and poor looking.

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: 27 November 2023

    1.0
    Very poor
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Bed in Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: 26 November 2023

    2.0
    No sleep, dirty, dark, people screaming at you…
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Everything

    This place should be banned

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: 26 November 2023

    1.0
    JUST DO NOT GO TO THIS PLACE.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Bed in Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    It was disgusting in every single sense. The bed was terrible. The room and the common areas were totally dirty. Just 2 toilets for the whole place and one of them was out of order. The personal is rude and not good people at all. Even if it is your last choice, or if you find it cheap, It is better to get a tent and to go to sleep under the bridge. I stayed just one night and thanks god I did not book for longer. I was close to vomit. One of the worst experiences of my life. It is the first time that I ask Booking for a refund.

    Nothing. Everything was terrible.

    Stayed in November 2023

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