78 Howard Street, North Melbourne, 3051 Melbourne, Australia
#115 of 207 hotels in Melbourne
Guests' ChoiceBased on 386 hostel reviews
8.0Cleanliness
8.0
Comfort
8.0
Location
8.6
Facilities
8.3
Staff
9.0
Value for money
8.3
Free WiFi
8.9
Each review score is between 1-10. To get the overall score that you see, we add up all the review scores we’ve received and divide that total by the number of review scores we’ve received. We are currently testing a weighted review system in Malta and Iceland (excluding hotel and vacation rental chains). For properties in these countries, the more recent the review, the bigger the impact on the total review score calculation. In addition, guests can give separate ‘subscores’ in crucial areas, such as location, cleanliness, staff, comfort, facilities, value for money and free Wi-Fi. Note that guests submit their subscores and their overall scores independently, so there’s no direct link between them.
You can review an Accommodation that you booked through our Platform if you stayed there or if you arrived at the property but didn’t actually stay there. To edit a review you’ve already submitted, please contact our Customer Service team.
We have people and automated systems that specialise in detecting fake reviews submitted to our Platform. If we find any, we delete them and, if necessary, take action against whoever is responsible.
Anyone else who spots something suspicious can always report it to our Customer Service team, so our Fraud team can investigate.
Ideally, we would publish every review we receive, whether positive or negative. However, we won’t display any review that includes or refers to (among other things):
To make sure reviews are relevant, we may only accept reviews that are submitted within 3 months of checking out, and we may stop showing reviews once they’re 36 months old – or if the Accommodation has a change of ownership.
An Accommodation may choose to reply to a review.
When you see multiple reviews, the most recent ones will be at the top, subject to a few other factors (what language a review is in, whether it’s just a rating or contains comments as well, etc.). If you like, you can sort and/or filter them (by time of year, review score, etc.).
We sometimes show external review scores from other well-known travel websites. We make it clear when we’ve done this.
These guidelines and standards aim to keep the content on Booking.com relevant and family-friendly without limiting expression of strong opinions. They are also applicable regardless of the sentiment of the comment.
Contributions should be travel related. The most helpful contributions are detailed and help others make better decisions. Please don’t include personal, political, ethical, or religious commentary. Promotional content will be removed and issues concerning Booking.com’s services should be routed to our Customer Service or Accommodation Service teams.
Contributions should be appropriate for a global audience. Please avoid using profanity or attempts to approximate profanity with creative spelling, in any language. Comments and media that include 'hate speech', discriminatory remarks, threats, sexually explicit remarks, violence, and the promotion of illegal activity are not permitted.
All content should be genuine and unique to the guest. Reviews are most valuable when they are original and unbiased. Your contribution should be yours. Booking.com property partners should not post on behalf of guests or offer incentives in exchange for reviews. Attempts to bring down the rating of a competitor by submitting a negative review will not be tolerated.
Respect the privacy of others. Booking.com will make an effort to obscure email addresses, telephone numbers, website addresses, social media accounts, and similar details.
The opinions expressed in contributions are those of Booking.com customers and properties and not of Booking.com. Booking.com does not accept responsibility or liability for any reviews or responses. Booking.com is a distributor (without any obligation to verify) and not a publisher of these comments and responses.
By default, reviews are sorted based on the date of the review and on additional criteria to display the most relevant reviews, including but not limited to: your language, reviews with text, and non-anonymous reviews. Additional sorting options may be available (by type of traveller, by score, etc.).
This service may contain translations powered by Google. Google disclaims all warranties related to the translations, express or implied, including any warranties of accuracy, reliability, and any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement.
End of dialog contentReviewed: 14 May 2024
Nicole
NetherlandsSometimes the GOKi (key) fails.
I visited The Village in March and the Kitchen was an absolute mess. But this visit they made a new system, which worked great. So shout out for the improvement! They seem to work to improve the place bit by bit. The beds were comfy with curtains. And it is a quiet area. Nice common area. Every night they have an activity going. Pizzas, movie night, bingo. Etc.
Stayed in May 2024
Reviewed: 12 May 2024
Kai
GermanyCleanliness of bathrooms is still bad.
Modern social Hostel with good kitchen next to free tram zone. Cleanliness of kitchen got better.
Stayed in May 2024
Reviewed: 8 May 2024
Ryan
United KingdomWish there was more kitchen space
The front desk especially rich are super helpful extremely sound guy
Stayed in May 2024
Reviewed: 2 May 2024
Yau
AustraliaThe location is outside of the free travel line, and there was no elevator so travel to the room was inconvenient, the toilets did have some left over hair and the air ducts had a lot of dust but overall pretty clean
Really lovely lounge room and kitchen. The place is stunning to walk into and the room is pretty nice.
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 28 April 2024
Soumya
AustraliaCould have dealt with online scam in better way
Staff were very accommodating to concerns, perfection with respect to creating social opportunities like movie nights
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 26 April 2024
Sophie
GermanyI love this hostel, the cleanliness is improving these days and the staff is amazing, especially Carlos my favourite receptionist!
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 25 April 2024
Agathe
FranceBathrooms were really dirty !
Carlos at the reception was super great and friendly ! We enjoyed spending time chatting and laughing with him !
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 22 April 2024
Julia
GermanyYou need an app to get into any room (including bathrooms). It takes forever to open a door and it's just a bit annoying, especially if you just want to go to the toilet in the middle of the night.
Big kitchen and really nice common area. Beds have curtains which is always great in a hostel. Bathrooms are clean.
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 21 April 2024
Diego
SpainMake the curtains for the beds less noisy.
Good hostel and location during my stay for the Australian Open
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 20 April 2024
Jillian
AustraliaBunk bed too small
Handy to transport and shops
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 19 April 2024
Sharon
AustraliaKitchen is a bit dirty.
Convenient location, can walk to the city, or you can also walk to the nearby tram station. Dorms were neat, and other guests were respectful of the space, comfortable and quiet place to have a nice rest.
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 18 April 2024
Rodney
PhilippinesUnfortunately the toilet/showers are very dirty
Nice staff modern facilities
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 14 April 2024
Julia
ArgentinaGood location, near to the tram stop and the Queen Elizabeth Market. The private room for 2 was comfy and clean. The share room is big and have a lot of table and chair for work or just standing there. The kitchen is full of all you need to cook but sometimes not too clean.
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 14 April 2024
Angie
ColombiaThe showers weren't clean at all.
The location. It's close to the city. The facilities were fine. Big kitchen and living room.
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 11 April 2024
Dominic
AustraliaThe kitchen was a bit chaotic and everyone’s food could be stored better which made it feel more messy/unclean. Showered and toilets didn’t always feel clean at times.
How modern and spacious it was. Also the great to have curtains on the beds. Staff were really friendly and helpful.
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 11 April 2024
Kat
Thailandthe curtain each bed need to fix for privacy. The toilet need to clean more often would be great! but anyway I enjoy to stay here!
Location and full of facilities, they have a super bug kitchen that enough for all member The bed is comfy with two pillows.
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 10 April 2024
Eike
NetherlandsLots of long term stays, so not the most social hostel.
Modern facilities, big kitchen and nice common area.
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 9 April 2024
Xuan
GermanyThe common space are not always clean since many people stay and use it, but dont clean it properly after use. Staff members use to clean the common space once a day (in the evening). It could be loud in the hallway and in the common space w many people stay there. The Hostel should set clearer and stricter rules or etiquettes for the common rooms/space to keep those area clean and more comfortable for all guests. The beds are a lil bit uncomfortable especially If you got one of the bed on the top cause the stairs to clime up is small . (You can pay extra for the lower beds.)
Good stay for short travels. Quick online Check-in process. Big terrace and many common spaces.
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 9 April 2024
Antonia
AustraliaThe kitchen was really dirty and messy and also sometimes the toilets and showers
The facilities were amazing, super nice staff, comfortable beds and nice environment
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 8 April 2024
Ivana
AustraliaThe cleanliness of the bathrooms, it wasn’t clean, there was soap everywhere but also dirt and a lot of hair… the bathrooms were bigs and greats but to dirty…
The rooftop first, the view was really nice! But also I really appreciated the idea of the curtains in the bed, it gives more privacy, so really its a great idea. I also really liked the “chilling place” in the ground floor, i think that the decoration really matches the vibe of the village, and it was also so comfy.
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 8 April 2024
Valeria
MexicoThe rooftop closes very early, some bathrooms lacked of cleanliness and when they were doing housekeeping they didn’t take all the cups and trash with them for days, even before we arrived. The kitchen was a real mess, dirty dishes everywhere that stayed on a pile for the whole day. They could try to put more plugs inside the rooms too.
The beds and the common places were really confortable, the kitchen was big too. Good location.
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 7 April 2024
Debatosh
IndiaKitchen and shower cabin aren't properly arranged
Bed, staffs' dealing and co-operation
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 6 April 2024
Stefania
United KingdomRoom could have been more clean (room floor, bathroom), limited space in fridges on the common kitchen Despite being a hostel organizing some social activities, it felt like more people are living there for a long time making it difficult to socialize when only staying a few days
Location - easy to move around from there, but also not too crowded with nice coffee places, yoga studios around Bed was comfy The room was very spacious (private room) Very big common area, some social activies organized
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 5 April 2024
Adrian
AustraliaThe toilet a bit dirty and not so clean especially the shower room slightly too small space.
Great environment and clean room and bed, the hostel is very high tech and advance with Goki Locks!
Stayed in April 2024
Booking.com is part of Booking Holdings Inc., the world leader in online travel and related services.
We have more than 70 million property reviews, and they're all from real, verified guests.
1
The only way to leave a review is to first make a booking. That's how we know our reviews come from real guests who have stayed at the property.
2
When guests stay at the property they check out how quiet the room is, how friendly the staff are and more.
3
After their trip, guests tell us about their stay. We check for naughty words and verify the authenticity of all guest reviews before adding them to our site.
If you booked through us and want to leave a review, please sign in first.
End of dialog content