Hotels in Victoria, Australia

Hotels in Victoria, Australia
The state of Victoria in southern Australia is a popular tourist destination for hiking, mountain climbing, caving and water sports. Explore the Buchan Caves, hike through Baw Baw National Park or ski down the snowy slopes of Alpine National Park. Melbourne is Victoria's main population center, and with a large selection of budget-friendly hostels to choose from, serves as a good base for your adventures in Victoria.

Melbourne Central YHA

Melbourne Central YHA (Youth Hostelling Association) offers twin, double and family (one queen and two single beds) private rooms, as well as eight bed dormitories. Alternatively, you can stay in a self-catered apartment.

Amenities include a spacious rooftop barbecue area overlooking Melbourne, an on-site café bar, Internet lounge and television lounge with satellite television and videos. You can hire a bicycle on-premises to tour the city on your own or arrange a tour at the hostel's tour desk. Join in on weekly activities such as movie nights, meet and greets and daytime trips out to the Melbourne markets.

Melbourne Metro YHA
78 Howard St.
Melbourne
011 (+61) 3 9329 8599
yha.com.au

The Nunnery

At The Nunnery you can choose from dormitories ranging from three to twelve beds. They also offer single, twin and double private rooms as well as a private guesthouse with a selection of single-, twin-, double- or four-bed rooms. You can relax by the fire with a book or watch television in the common lounge and cook your own meals in the kitchen facilities.

A free continental breakfast is served daily, and on certain nights of the week you'll enjoy free ice cream, soup or wine tastings. Free coffee, tea and cocoa are always available in the kitchen.

The Nunnery
116 Nicholson St.
Melbourne
011 (+61) 3 9419 8637
nunnery.com.au

Base St. Kilda

Base St. Kilda is a great hostel choice if you'd like to get to know your fellow travelers and socialize. The on-site Red Eye Bar has nightly drink specials, live music, DJs and competitions with bar tab prizes. Competitions include table tennis, quiz nights and Nintendo Wii games.

You can choose from twin or double private rooms as well as four-, six- or eight-bed dorms. All rooms are en suite. Ladies have the option of staying on the girls-only sanctuary floor, where you can enjoy complimentary towels, hair care products, champagne in the evening and tea or coffee in bed on weekends. Other amenities include a lounge with a foosball table, tour desk, airport transfers and luggage storage.

Base St. Kilda
17 Carlisle St.
Melbourne
011 (+61) 3 8598 6200
stayatbase.com/base-backpackers-melbourne-hostel

Article Written By John Leonard

John Leonard is a freelance writer living in Maryland. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and has been writing Web content and travel blogs for over a year. He mainly writes travel articles for Trails or general articles for eHow.

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