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Grand Hotel MelbournevsBase Backpackers St Kilda
Both properties are recommended by expert reviewers. On balance, Grand Hotel Melbourne - MGallery Collection is the choice of most reviewers compared to BASE Backpackers St Kilda. Grand Hotel Melbourne - MGallery Collection has a TripExpert Score of 78 with approval from 4 publications including Frommer's, oyster.com and DK Eyewitness.
Grand Hotel Melbourne
DK Eyewitness
Star Service
Frommer's
Lonely Planet
33 Spencer St., Melbourne, Victoria 3000
From $118/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Laundy Room
DK Eyewitness "This luxury all-suite boutique hotel occupies a heritage-listed former railways building at the western end of the CBD."
Star Service "This boutique operation occupies the restored 1893 Railways Administration building, adjacent to bustling Spencer Street Station and Etihad Stadium, home to Australia Rules Football." Full review
Frommer's "This majestic heritage-listed six-story building, which was originally home to the Victorian railway administration, is striking for its remarkable scale and imposing Italianate facade" Full review
Lonely Planet "Even the studios are grand in this Italianate building, which housed the Victorian Railways administration back in the day when rail ruled the world." Full review
Base Backpackers St Kilda DK Eyewitness
Time Out
Rough Guide Lonely Planet
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 PlanetTop 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
