City Centre Budget Hotel

Location was perfect. Just a walk away to a great restaurants and amenities. It was an easy check in process. However, the room we were provided was a little bit funny. There is no door for the toilet, and the bunk bed was just beside the toilet area. So imagine doing the #2 and you can smell and hear it clearly from the room next to it. Lol. Everything was great. Old fashioned room. Not much space for luggages and to put away our stuff. 2 nights is enough. Tips: do your #2 in the shared toilet outside 😀 thanks guys.

Good stay and value for money- location was great only a short walk from many places. The staff were very friendly - no air con so can get hot in the rooms but was provided at fan in the room - shared bathrooms were clean and has handy having a fridge in the room. Good stay.

I booked the place for a week, it was good for the price i paid. The room was really small but clean (not the cleanest, but not dirty either); same goes for the shared bathrooms and for the shared kitchen. The staff were super nice and, since it's located in the city centre, it's pretty strategic too.

friendly and helpful reception. relatively clean room and bathroom. rooftop terrace is nice got to stay in the cbd at a decent comfort with really good price. I would stay here again. It's right next to Parliament train station it was a bit weird that they were promoting something called GanZing world (I haven't figured out what it is) everywhere in the hotel but unrelated to the service and comfort

The room was very small which is why I have given it one less star, but it was comfortable, clean and tidy. Towels were never replaced through the 5 nights we were there. The rooftop kitchen was great, open 24hrs. Disliked the seperate bathroom set up. I prefer to have ensuite in hotel rooms but overall it was a good stay. Great location, easy access to all of the city.

An extremely high cost-to-efficency ratio hotel located at the centre of Melnourne, nearby Parliament and Museum of Melbourne or just 15 minute walk to the famous shopping Swanston street. The hotel rooms are clean and tidy with on request room service every morning. The separated toilet and washroom are clean and hot water supplied the whole day. The rooftop open kitchen is excellent with all sort of kitchen utenils and seasoning which allows tenants to cook food from their origin. The hotel owner Paul and staff are supportive which offer help once you ask for. In conclusion the unbeatable location privilege of the hotel makes it the first choice to stay among all budget hotels in Melbourne.

It’s a nice little place that did what it needed to do to keep a roof over my head. Slightly annoying that you have to use the bathroom/shower in seperate areas within the hotel but that was already known once paying for a room in advance.

Thankyou to Dylan,nice freindly greeting. Made me feel welcome. Clean room ,nice fresh towels and sheets great night's sleep . Great and easy to use amenities. Cosy room ,great location.

We stayed at City Centre Budget Hotel (CCBH) for three nights near the end of January 2014. I chose this hotel mainly because of its close proximity to Melbourne Park for the Australian Open. But being located in the central business district (CBD), the hotel is also near plenty of restaurants, cafes, the free city circle tram stop, and Federation Square. ROOM -- $112 per night summer rate for a double bedroom with ensuite bathroom was a good deal. The room had a large, comfy, and clean queen-sized bed, a bedside stand, a wide flat screen TV, a glass table with two chairs, a fan, and a mini fridge. But everything was cramped, with little space for maneuvering. The bathroom floor was always wet because the shower didn't have a divider to separate it from the toilet. Water temperature varied a lot, often too cold. AMENITIES -- For such a simple and basic hotel, there were still a lot of amenities offered. A hair dryer was available for a $10 refundable deposit. A DVD player with movie rentals was available for a $2 refundable deposit. There were two desktop computers with a printer for guests to use. Free wifi was available, but it was really slow. An upper level shared kitchen and rooftop garden were free to use as well. The reception also helped book day tours to Phillips Island or the Great Ocean Road. LOCATION -- Located in CBD, the hotel is easy walking distance to Federation Square, Melbourne Park, and Flinders Station (all around 10-15 minutes). It's a little longer of a walk to Queen Victoria Market (close to 25 minutes). There's several bars and late night restaurants along Little Collins St and Meyers Place, so the noise of people disposing empty glass bottles at 2am and the recycling truck picking it up at 5am can be problematic if you're a light sleeper. STAFF -- Reception was nice and friendly. Check in starts at 2pm and you're given the option of being charged in AUD or your home currency. Check out is 10am latest, and it was a quick process. Reception desk is only open from 7:30am to 7:30pm, so outside of those hours, you'll need to punch in a code at the main door or call the after hours phone number if locked out of your room. Overall, our stay at CCBH was pleasant. I arrived knowing how cheap and rundown the place was going to be, but I was surprised at how nice (relative to the price paid) the hotel actually was. They also have rooms with shared bathroom facilities for slightly cheaper rates, so CCBH is actually a cross between a hotel and a hostel. I recommend bringing ear plugs and requesting a room that doesn't face the main streets. Also, the hotel doesn't have a lift, so you'll need to carry your luggage up either one or two flights of stairs.

City Centre Budget Hotel was a place I expected to catch a disease from before I actually went there. It was advertised as a cheap place to stay and was only $90 a night per room. I planned on not taking a shower and even considered taking a sleeping bag rather than risk the potential germs that must surely come with the sheets of such cheap accommodation. Well. It turned out I was being ridiculous as the hotel was actually really nice. Yes, it was simple and basic with shared bathrooms, but it was clean. The bed covers were fresh and the bed itself was comfortable. In my room there was two armchairs, a little table, a mini-fridge, a heater, a bedside table with lamp and they had just installed new windows in front of the old one so I even got two window frames...technically. The shared bathrooms were clean and well maintained and I barely saw anyone else when I went to use them. I still wasn't game enough to take a shower there but thongs would have been all I needed to do that. There was a little common area on my floor with a computer and some books to read. That was unexpected and really cool. They also provide free wi-fi, just ask for the password at reception. The door to the street is locked at 9.30pm and after that you can get in by using the pin pad next to the door. They give you the pin when you check in. I would definitely recommend this place really highly. It is great if you are on a budget and was a great place to spend the night. Put them on your options list.