Reviews of The Ritz For Backpackers

169b Fitzroy Street, St. Kilda Beach, Melbourne, Australia 3182

Customer Reviews & Ratings

76.5%

124 out of 194 HostelBookers customers said that they would recommend 'The Ritz For Backpackers'

Atmosphere
78.4%
Location
84.0%
Facilities
72.0%
Fun
84.0%
Staff
86.4%
Cleanliness
56.0%
Safety
77.6%
Value
73.6%

Customer Reviews: What did customers think about The Ritz For Backpackers?

What was the best part of your stay?
Date The Ritz For Backpackers Customer Reviews Overall Rating
26 November 2009
Customer review

I`m sorry but nothing. Even we left a day earlier coz we couldn`t stay one more night there.

30%
06 October 2009
adam connolly

busy hostel, great location for trams to the city. Free BBQ and pancakes were good! We stayed in double room with was quite big though above bar downstairs which has live bands, very noisy. Maybe better if you are on 2nd floor. Overall enjoyed this hostel.

87%
16 September 2009
Customer review

Nice atmosphere and free breakfast everyday! Really funny events and a great place to meet people. However... Toilets and the showers are really dirty and disgusting. Even after the cleaners had been in there it looked bad. The beds isn't that comfy, my mattress was broken so I have a back pain because of a spring that was hard, while the rest was soft.. And the bed didn't have a ladder and really unsteady, slightest movement from either the top or the bottom, the entire bed would sway. Really chilly rooms. The windows are always open in the bathroom, so taking a shower when it is cold outside is a nightmare. Our room had this foul smell so we had to have the window open at all times, which resulted in that I got a cold for several days. Not enough place in the fridges, my items got smashed. other than that... Oh yeah no real isolation between the rooms and corridor, heard everything at all times, including the bar.

72%
19 July 2009
Customer review

Free wine and cheese! Free wine is always good. Also free pancakes for breakfast :)

92%
09 July 2009
Chrystal Kennedy

Staff were extremely friendly. It was very loud because we were above a pub, but it was unavoidable.

82%
16 May 2009
Customer review

Depends heavily on what you are looking for. If you are purely there to party, then it is certainly the place to be. However if you have other plans than drinking at night and sleeping at day-time, this hostel is not made for you. It is placed above a Pub and especially on saterdays the music is so loud that sleeping is impossible without falling out bed due to the bass.

65%
19 April 2009
Customer review

Location

60%
18 April 2009
Alana Karathanasis

The atmosphere was great, lots of sociable areas to hang out in. Very close to tram stop.

90%
17 April 2009
Customer review

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77%
07 March 2009
Joshua Petre

The general vibe was very positive and very open. Amongst the international travelers there was a very friendly and neighbourly feel.

92%
23 November 2008
Customer review

Free pancakes for breakfast! When the weather was bad they did a DVD day!

85%
05 November 2008
Customer review

Location

72%
04 November 2008
Customer review

Helpful staff, cheap.

72%
04 November 2008
Customer review

It is in excellent location, with choice of trams into the city. Below a pub, which also sells food. Plenty of cafes and places to eat and drink within walking distance

82%
16 October 2008
Customer review

location... not far away from beach

62%
02 October 2008
Customer review

pancake breakfast was amazing, atmosphere, everthing was excellent

100%
01 October 2008
nadia lewis

Close vicinity to St Kilda & The Esplanade

92%
12 September 2008
lynda mc nally

everything

100%
21 July 2008
Customer review

its a party place

85%
28 June 2008
lee dilley

location is ok still 20 mins to centre on tram and cost 680 for the day

50%
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