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Base Backpackers St Kilda vs Crown Towers Melbourne
Both hotels are highly recommended by professional reviewers writing for major publications. On balance, Crown Towers Melbourne scores marginally higher than BASE Backpackers St Kilda. Crown Towers Melbourne has a TripExpert Score of 75 with positive reviews from 5 reviews including Condé Nast Traveler, Frommer's 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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Crown Towers Melbourne
Frommer's
Lonely Planet
Travel + Leisure
Time Out
Condé Nast Traveler
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8 Whiteman St, Southbank, Melbourne, Victoria 3006
From $234 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Frommer's
"One of Melbourne's grandest and most impressive hotels, Crown Towers is part of the Crown Casino complex, on the banks of the Yarra River."
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Lonely Planet
"Conspicuous consumption and even more conspicuous everything else combine to create one the country’s most lavish places to sleep."
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Travel + Leisure
"A high-rise casino complex that’s secluded enough to attract non-gamers. ."
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Time Out
"It’s on the intimate side where Crown comes into its own, especially in and around the flagship hotel, Crown Towers."
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When you book, make sure you get Crystal Club access where it’s no less than a glass of Champagne on check-in and pre-dinner cocktails and canapés.
Condé Nast Traveler
83.0
"Vegas goes down under in this, Melbourne's first casino, attached to the Crown Towers, along with 20 dining options."
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