The Nunnery Accommodation

Nothing else than good words about this hostel. Stayed a couple weeks and can’t wait to go back. Nice home feeling and a really unique setting for a hostel. Several common rooms. One inside with an apple tv free to use for a nice movie night with your new hostel friends. And heaps of charging points if you want to do some work. A nice outside area with a bbq and nice big beer garden tables. Small kitchen but got everything you need. And oh lord a hostel that got an oven. Such a plus. And they got everything: plates, cutlery and all utilities you would need. Heaps of bakery stuff too if you like baking like me. Sadly I had to deal with somebody that was making me feel uncomfortable in my dorm. The whole hostel is filled with signs that if something or somebody is making you feel uncomfortable that you can speak in discretion with some of their staff. They handled my situation so well. Props to staff & management for taking it very serious. They even checked on me 2 days after when I was passing reception if I was feeling alright again. Mate that’s class service. Can’t wait to go back here on my next melbourne trip. Highly recommend this hostel. Only recommendation I could give is getting some vending machines in the hostel for drinks and some light snacks.

well? the staff was nice, location was definitely the best part about it, but the rooms and the guests were less than ideal. i also got rashes from the beds, i think dust mites. no ac, so would not recommend going in the summer. the kitchen was super hard to use and extremely packed and busy all the time. definitely room for improvement would not really recommend it

It is the worst experience I have ever had in a hostel. When I arrived, no one greeted me, no one showed me the place, they just charged me and gave me my room card. Super unfriendly, rather annoying. The place was in super bad condition, there was a bad smell, the common areas were super unpleasant, at night there was a lot of noise. The bathrooms were always dirty... I paid for a shared room with 3 beds for women only, which was not cheap at all. And the first day I slept there I found a mouse in the room, which I saw every day, I asked for help several times, they did not give me any solution and they did not give me my money back so I could not leave. No one ever went to the room to help me or to look for the mouse and clean it. Their only answer was that in two weeks a person would come who was in charge of putting poison. Everything was bad, the attention, the rooms, the cleanliness, I have nothing good to say about this place.

Unfortunately my experience this time was not as good as my previous two stays, when I arrived no one at reception they were AWOL, had to hunt around to find them. Room was not clean and sheets were slept in. Nice running around in the common area "living room" which I have never seen before! Bathrooms are in a pretty bad state. Service was not the usual friendly service of stays gone by! Needs some investment and some team need training! A real shame as previously it was great and the location is perfect! Sorry Nunnery but unlikely I will stay again :(

I had an unexpected stay last night. Ben at the reception was wonderful; he helped me find a quiet room at 9pm, and his friendly demeanor made all the difference. The facilities provided everything I needed, and the bed was comfortable. It was the perfect solution for a last-minute overnight stay. I will definitely return whenever I need an affordable place to stay. Thanks!😊

I had stayed for 3 nights and started in a 12 bedroom, but ended up moving to a 4. Great location and right next to tram stop. Nice common area and fun building. Courtyard looks like a great spot to hang, but unfortunately it was raining and cold while I was there. The gentleman at night reception is very friendly and helpful! (Sorry, I don’t know if I got his name.) Towels are provided and showers at great. The whole theme of it being a “Nunnery” is fun. Now for the downsides, it is on the pricier end for what you get. The rooms are pretty smelly and messy with clothes and stuff. I think long term guests start to get a little sloppy. It also seems to attract a very loud crowd, even with signs posted people would still be blow drying their hair, blasting speakers and just being noisy in the room at 11PM. The second night I had stayed a few folks had “moved in” and set up what looked like a homeless camp between all the bunks, complete with a TV and strobe lights. I ended up just having to pay extra at reception to move rooms after I explained what was going on. Not a gripe but would just recommend to add some tea towels to the kitchen so guests can dry dishes and clean up after themselves. I might stay again if I got a good deal. However outside of the location and the great staff, it is expensive for what you get at $40+ a night.

Good: |The location was excellent with access to everything in Fitzroy. The building was interesting and good for socializing.||Bad:|The quiet hours were not enforced at all. People were having loud conversations at 3am on a Wednesday and the noise bounced through the whole building. Drunk idiots broke one of the sinks and slept in the lounge. Even with earplugs it was too loud to sleep. The bathroom lights and showers were in poor condition. A little too chaotic for my tastes.

I spent 5 nights at this hostel. The atmosphere is quite historic and is a remimder of the Nunnery itself. However, the beds are very old and have noise because of the springs. The facilities are again old except the kitchen and the backyard, which are renovated.