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Base Backpackers St Kilda vs Rydges Melbourne
Both properties are endorsed by those who travel for a living. Overall, BASE Backpackers St Kilda is the choice of most writers compared to Rydges Melbourne Hotel. BASE Backpackers St Kilda scores 74 with endorsements from 4 publications such as DK Eyewitness, Lonely Planet 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."
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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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Rydges Melbourne
DK Eyewitness
Time Out
Star Service
Oyster
186 Exhibition St., Melbourne, Victoria 3000
From $80 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
DK Eyewitness
"This stylish hotel is located in the heart of the theatre district, just uphill from Chinatown and just downhill from the 19th-century state parliament and treasury buildings."
Time Out
"It may not have produced a paparazzi-pulling heiress but Rydges is an Australian-owned chain of hotels that has been around since the 80s."
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Star Service
"In a busy central location, one block from the superior Marriott and in the heart of the theater and shopping district, this homegrown chain hotel operates comfortably a half rung below..."
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The staff is often overworked, making special requests difficult, and housekeeping needs to step it up a notch.
Oyster
Upscale
"Located in the heart of the Central Business District, the large, upscale Rydges Melbourne Hotel is convenient to unique boutiques, fine dining, and many of the city's top attractions."
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