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Base Backpackers St KildavsSofitel Melbourne on Collins
Both Sofitel Melbourne on Collins and BASE Backpackers St Kilda are highly recommended by travel writers. Overall, Sofitel Melbourne on Collins is the choice of most writers compared to BASE Backpackers St Kilda. Sofitel Melbourne on Collins scores 82 with approval from 7 publications including DK Eyewitness, Time Out and Rough Guide.
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
Sofitel Melbourne on Collins Lonely Planet DK Eyewitness Time Out
Star Service Rough Guide
Oyster
Jetsetter
The Telegraph
Condé Nast Traveler
25 Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000
From $173/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Lonely Planet "Guestrooms at the Sofitel start on the 36th floor, so you’re guaranteed views that will make you giddy." Full review
DK Eyewitness "There are several room types, but all feature floor-to-ceiling windows and panoramic views over the CBD, the Bay or Yarra River."
Time Out "Since the early noughties, Sofitel Melbourne has stood tall at the top of Collins Street for its five-star service." Full review
Star Service "Between Spring and Exhibition streets, at the vast Collins Place complex in the center of town, this hotel features some of the most impressive panoramas in the city." Full review
Rough Guide "An I.M. Peidesigned hotel, set on the top floors of a 50-storey building, with marvellous views across Melbourne."
OysterLuxury
"Arguably one of the swankiest properties in Melbourne's Central Business District... features 363 elegant rooms and suites, many with views of Phillip Bay." Full review
Jetsetter "Sumptuous high rise hotel with panoramic city views, poised in Melbourne’s stylish ‘Paris end’." Full review
The Telegraph8.0
"Collins Street, one of Melbourne's best boulevards, is home to this luxury hotel, which offers formal service, richly decorated rooms and contemporary Australian restaurant." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "The Paris end of Collins Street is Melbourne at its most elegant, and this true-to-brand Sofitel property fits in seamlessly." Full review
