YHA Melbourne Central

Absolutely loved my stay at YHA Melbourne Central. The location is perfect, right in the heart of the city with easy access to public transport, great cafes, and all the main attractions. The atmosphere is friendly and relaxed, which made it easy to meet other travellers. The staff were genuinely helpful and always happy to share local tips. The rooftop area was one of my favourite spots, ideal for unwinding or enjoying the city views. Everything was clean, secure, and well looked after. I’ll definitely be coming back next time I’m in Melbourne.

Very convenient location, close to the train and parking lot, about 10 minutes away。But the room I booked is the rooftop room，There are only two rooms where you can chat and barbecue with friends or lovers outside the room at night. After 10:00pm, only those staying on the top floor can go outside. After walking in the day, you can chat at night. Melbourne night view。

Edit: We have switched to other hotel after reading the review here. And feel so happy with the decision. Original comment: Staff was so unhelpful. We had so many luggages, arrived early, and staff’s only instruction was to put luggages in the lockers which were so small. The lockers were designed so that the inside space can only be seen AFTER the money was charged. We paid $6 only to find the locker too small that not fit all the suitcases. To store all of our suitcases it would have cost more than $20 just for 3 hours. Before came to Melbourne, we stayed in YHA Sydney for 5 days, and was very happy. We expected the same from YHA Melbourne Central but only found disappointment. Note: we were just sitting in the lobby but the sound from the train is unbearable. Update 02 Aug: As we have received response from YHA team as in the review, we would like to update the review to 3 stars. As our trip in Melbourne taught us many things, and we learned that Melbourne is a city of kind and warm people, nobody in Melbourne deserves a one star. Response to YHA team: Dear YHA team, I believe the team at YHA Melbourne has tried their best to provide a good service. Thank you for your feed back to our review. All the best,

This place it was amazing for me!!! I really love the ambient, the fact the kitchen was spacious, clean, the rooms where pretty nice, I was in a 4 female dorm where the girls were lovely and friendly, the sheet were clean. The bathroom was for all the floor, and I didn’t felt busy even in early morning. The guest were of any aged and I really like that, everyone were friendly I nice. Definitely I’ll come back to this hostel. 🤗🌟

Great location, need to be careful of cost if a couple hotels are a better option and some times a lot cheaper, room was freezing when I first checked in took about 3hrs to heat. They don't accept cash!!! so I would not stay again. The Victoria Hotel & The Western are good alternatives. The stay overall was good.

Clean bedding, clean rooms, spotless kitchen kept clean by staff and guests.| Plenty of fridge and found storage space. Well stocked kitchen with all crockery, cutlery cooking equipment needed. Guests were well behaved, quiet and polite. Staff were extremely helpful. I felt very safe as a solo traveller there. Close to Southern Cross Station and Flinders Street tram. Southbank almost across the road. Fabulous views from rooftop balcony. Reasonable prices. Very impressed

Reception staff were lovely. I stayed in a 4 bed female only room, it was a decent size, the bedding itself was nice and warm but the mattress was very well used which wasn't the most comfortable - massive sag/dent in the middle. I didn't use the kitchen, the continental breakfast feels slightly overpriced for what it offers but was still quite tasty. Bathroom facilities were very clean and in decent enough shape, each shower or toilet cubicle gives you lots of privacy. Didn't use any of the other facilities but overall a very clean place, felt safe. The trains passing nearby are quite loud - I'd recommend light sleepers bring earplugs!! The other guests were always very respectful of noise levels especially of an evening/morning.

The score is perhaps a bit of comparison to the YHA Sydney Harbour that I stayed in previously. I am slightly shocked to see room size and quality of the bunk bed. Not for light sleeper as it is very shaky. The bed is clean nonetheless. Staff doesn't really go extra miles to support you and sit at the staff room most of the time. The only carry is the location. Walking distance to southern cross station as well as tram station to both North/South or East/West bound.

I stayed here for 2 nights at the end of my Australia trip and was impressed by the location. I was in a triple room with a single bed and bunkbeds. Lots of space and plugs available. Storage is underbed and secured by using your own padlock. There is wifi and you can buy daily, 3 days or 7 day vouchers. The reception desk staff were friendly and welcoming and happy to help me out with buying bus vouchers for my airport transfer. There isnt that many common areas so i feel it would be hard to really meet people if you were there for a long period of time. Downstairs there is a 7/11 and there is a few food places around to either eat in or takeaway. The tram stops right outside and southern cross statiom is just around the corner. Showers were clean and spacious cubicles and i didnt have to wait very long for one. Overall it was a good base for a few days and i would stay here again.

I was somewhat underwhelmed with Melbourne Central YHA given the central location in the city. The location was really good as far as exploring the city of Melbourne, however this hostel is organized in a very strange way! There are no good common areas to meet people and if you're expecting a nice shared kitchen you will be disappointed. The kitchen can fit maybe 5-10 people and there are always people trying to cook in the limited small kitchen. I stayed on the first level and the bathrooms were quite small with only 2 showers and toilets? If I come back to Melbourne I'm staying somewhere else.

Good location. Next to Southern Cross Train station. The arrival destination for Sky bus from Melbourne airport. 4 to share room on 3rd floor. 2 bunk beds. Shared toilets and showers. Amenities are clean. Room had smell of unclean waste bin though. Alot of clutter around the room. Did not seem to be enough room locker space for other residents in the room. Luckily there was lockers for rent downstairs. $7 per day for a small locker. Add that to the $44 per day for the 4share bedroom.

A nice hostel that is located in walking distance to the attractions in CBD. The staff is nice, and the main floor had a great atmosphere. My friend and I stayed here for 3 nights in a 3-bed all female dorm. The beds and room appliances were a little outdated, and the outlets were far away from the beds, making it hard for us to charge our phones right next to us in bed (which would've been useful since we had alarms programmed to wake us up in the mornings). Another downside is that there is only one bathroom for the whole floor, and in the bathroom, there are only 2 shower and 2 toilet stalls. The toilet paper ran out pretty frequently, and the bathrooms got crowded pretty fast. A nice feature of the bathrooms, however, was that it was pretty modernized, compared to the dorms. Overall, this is a decent place to sleep for the night if you're out exploring Melbourne during the day, but don't expect too much in terms of the amenities.

Nice and clean hostel. Also very central location. Only issues is that the recharge power is in an inconvenient spot. So if you want to charge your phone overnight and set an alarm it might be hard to turn it off. Just be aware of this before you do so. Also be aware that Internet is pay per use (so bring your own wireless hotspot or fork out), and the common socializing areas are quite small. But still a great place if you're just concerned with a place to sleep for the night if you want to be in the CBD area (cheaper than most CBD AirBNBs at this time of writing).

The location is great for meandering about town or heading down to St Kilda. It's very close to Southern Cross Station. There is only one elevator, which is incredibly hard to catch. As healthy as it is to take the stairs, sometimes you don't want to climb up four floors, especially if you have 25kg worth of luggage. THIS YHA IS NOT HANDICAP FRIENDLY. There was a smoke alarm and we had to evacuate, and a guy on the first floor got into an argument with staff because he wasn't supposed to use the elevator, but couldn't go down the stairs... The staff is friendly and helpful. However, I find the rambling on the intercom every morning to be really unprofessional and annoying. Yes, we know check out is at 10. I don't particularly want to be woken up after a late night by someone talking talking talking over the crackling PA system. The bathrooms. You've got 2 showers and two stalls (per floor), plus a private bathroom/shower combo for the private rooms up-front. It's not exactly ideal when you have ~20 rooms on floor. If one thing was fixed, another was no longer working. As an add on, and this is very specific to this period... the construction both inside and outside the hostel were insupportable. It starts early, and whether it's the rattling seeping in through the window (which you should keep open because it gets stuffy) or the music by the construction workers indoors... needless to say, sleep was not quite replenishing. I think once this hostel is finally fixed, with additional common areas that it severely lacks, it will be pleasant. That said, I found it very darkly painted and stuffy. Also, having to use your key three times to get into your room (elevator, room area, room door) is excessive. Especially when on the first floor you don't need to. First floor also has the only laundry room, which is often in use by cleaning staff. I hope they put another on in on another floor. Last, but not least, Freddy is one of the coolest people on staff. He was accommodating, and sought to put together activities, which, I hope, in time will catch on more. [ I was here a long time, which I think is why I noticed so many things. For a short stay though, I think this place is ideal. ]