Grand Hotel MelbournevsBase Backpackers St Kilda
Both Base Backpackers St Kilda and Quest Grand Hotel Melbourne are highly recommended by experts. Overall, Quest Grand Hotel Melbourne ranks slightly better than Base Backpackers St Kilda. Quest Grand Hotel Melbourne comes in at #17 in Melbourne with approval from 5 reviewers including Frommer's, Star Service and DK Eyewitness.
Grand Hotel Melbourne
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
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