Base Backpackers St KildavsCrown Metropol Melbourne
Both Crown Metropol Melbourne and BASE Backpackers St Kilda are praised by writers. Overall, BASE Backpackers St Kilda is the choice of most writers compared to Crown Metropol Melbourne. BASE Backpackers St Kilda comes in at 74 with praise from 4 sources like Lonely Planet, Rough Guide and Time Out.
Base Backpackers St Kilda
17 Carlisle Street, St Kilda, Port Phillip, Victoria 3182
From $11/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
- Laundy Room
- Restaurant
- Multilingual
DK Eyewitness
"This modern establishment in a central St Kilda location rightly assumes that even those travelling on a budget appreciate a little bit of style now and again."
Time Out
"Base have modern and friendly hostels all around Australia and New Zealand, and this St Kilda outlet gets hit with party-happy travelers harder than a Hard Rock Café in Vegas." Full review
Rough Guide
Star
"This funky hostel, rated as one of the best in Australia, is slick and well managed."
Lonely Planet
Top choice
"There’s a floor – complete with hair straighteners and champagne deals – set aside for female travellers, and a bar and live-music nights keep the good times rolling." Full review
Crown Metropol Melbourne
8 Whiteman St, Melbourne, Victoria 3006
From $175/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Travel + Leisure
"Book one of the twelve suites at this 2010 property. The rooms connect to the Isika spa via a private staircase." Full review
Time Out
"Few complexes in the world can match Crown when it comes to dining." Full review
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The indoor pool and sundeck on the 27th floor is not to be missed, while Time Out’s top tip for the hotel is to request access or to the club lounge (28) atop the 658-room hotel.
Fodor's
"Crown Casino's newest hotel may be huge (it has 665 rooms, making it one of the country's biggest), but it still retains an elegant boutique-type feel." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler
"There’s something pleasingly left field about this gleaming high-rise that, at 658 rooms, is Australia’s largest hotel." Full review
Oyster
Luxury
"This massive luxury is ideal for travelers who want entertainment right on their doorstep." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"An urban oasis in Southbank, one of Melbourne’s busiest travel and business precincts." Full review
Lonely Planet
"Guests here have access to the most extraordinary infinity pool in Melbourne. Yes, you too can be swimming laps while plotting the schedule for your day ahead visually." Full review