Base Backpackers St KildavsQT Melbourne
Both properties are rated very highly by expert writers. Overall, Base Backpackers St Kilda scores marginally higher than QT Melbourne. Base Backpackers St Kilda ranks #20 in Melbourne with praise from 4 publications such as DK Eyewitness, Time Out and Lonely Planet.
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
QT Melbourne
133 Russell Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia
From $140/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
Wallpaper
"It’s a match made in hotel heaven: the country’s quirkiest accommodation brand and a city renowned for its creative bent." Full review
Lonely Planet
Top choice
"Rough concrete surfaces, brass trim, lifts with tapestry light boxes that play house music and say random stuff in a Russian accent." Full review
Mr & Mrs Smith
"Spacious suites, amazing art installations and buzzy nightlife await at QT Melbourne, in the heart of the city’s Central Business District." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"The hottest hotel in town." Full review
Time Out
"Rooms have an orient-meets-Wall Street vibe, with timber floorboards, glamorous en suites and QT’s “please-don’t-make-me-get-up-I-don’t-want-to-get-up” gel-topped beds." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler
"The QT Melbourne, located close to the best of downtown, feels like a traditional boutique hotel that's been hit by millions of volts of electricity." Full review