The NunneryvsIbis Budget Melbourne CBD
Both Ibis Budget Melbourne CBD and The Nunnery are endorsed by professional travelers. Overall, The Nunnery is preferred by most reviewers compared to Ibis Budget Melbourne CBD. The Nunnery is ranked #4 in Melbourne with accolades from 5 reviews including Lonely Planet, Rough Guide and DK Eyewitness.
The Nunnery
116 Nicholson St., Fitzroy, Yarra, Victoria 3065
From $13/night
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Laundy Room
- Kitchenette
- Breakfast included
- Baggage storage
Insight Guides
"Offering three tiers of accommodation (hostel, guesthouse and townhouse), The Nunnery is deservedly popular. Its city-edge location faces the Carlton Gardens."
DK Eyewitness
"The clean, comfortable budget option, opposite Melbourne Museum, is the former residence of the Daughters of Charity."
Rough Guide
Star
"Attractive guesthouse in a former convent, with Brunswick St cafés and Melbourne Museum close by."
Frommer's
"It’s well suited to couples and families. The Guesthouse next door, built in the early 1900s, is also comfy, stylish, and decorated with tasteful furnishings and artwork. All rooms share bathrooms." Full review
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"The Nunnery oozes atmosphere, with sweeping staircases and many original features; the walls are dripping with religious works of art and ornate stained-glass windows." Full review
Ibis Budget Melbourne CBD
97 - 103 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000
From $58/night
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Laundy Room
- Multilingual
- Air Conditioning
- Accessible
Lonely Planet
"Offers a backpacker level of comfort though all rooms are en suite... The location is perfect for those that want to be in the thick of it."
Time Out
"Just a block from Flinders Street Station, this budget hotel is walking distance to Melbourne's Federation Square, Bourke Street Mall and Swanston Street, so you couldn't get more central." Full review
Oyster
Budget
"Ibis Budget Melbourne CBDis straightforward about its two-pearl amenities, and has the basic styling of a corporate-run hostel alongside features reminiscent of a standard hotel." Full review