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Base Backpackers St Kilda vs The Cullen, Prahran
Both hotels are rated very highly by professional travelers. On balance, Art Series - The Cullen scores significantly better than Base Backpackers St Kilda. Art Series - The Cullen comes in at 86 with endorsements from 8 publications including Jetsetter, The Telegraph and Lonely Planet.
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."
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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."
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The Cullen, Prahran
Concierge
Lonely Planet
Oyster
Travel + Leisure
The Telegraph
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164 Commercial Road, Melbourne, Prahran, Stonnington, Victoria 3181
From $97 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Laundy Room
Concierge
"From the lobby's life-size Cullen-customized fiberglass cows to the array of original canvases scattered throughout this cleverly designed building, visual provocation awaits at every turn."
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Expect visions of Ned Kelly shooting you from the glam opaque room/bathroom dividers in this new and lively hotel, resplendent in the works of Sydney artist Adam Cullen."
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Oyster
Upscale
"Bright and airy rooms are all open-plan suites with full kitchenettes, and... are decorated with modern and abstract designs and artwork."
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Travel + Leisure
"Each of the rooms offers a kitchenette and contemporary furnishings."
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Book one of the 18 deluxe balcony suites to take advantage of outdoor space.
The Telegraph
8.0
"If you want to experience some of Melbourne's inner-city grunge, stay at boutique 'art' hotel The Cullen, located just off Chapel Street."
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