Urban Central Backpackers

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386 out of 421 HostelBookers customers said that they would recommend 'Urban Central Backpackers'

Top rated hostel in Melbourne for 2006 as voted by Hostelbookers customers. Central to the city, beach and St Kilda ‘Urban’ is second to none for service, facilities and hygiene standards.

Quoted by the Lonely Planet backpacker guide as 'the perfect package', our award winning venue is central to Melbourne city, beach and St Kilda. Urban Central Backpackers is second to none for service, facilities and hygiene.

With the option of female, male or mixed sex, all dormitories sleep a maximum of 4 guests. All dormitories offer a free personal locker with your own power point enabling you to charge your phone, iPod, camera, etc knowing it will be secure. Each bed has clean, fresh linen and a towel along with a personal reading light. All mattresses are fully sprung (no foam rubber in sight!). The room has individual air conditioning or heating and access is through top of the range security cards.

Free breakfast is available every day from 7.30am to 9.30am; a choice of cereal, toast and orange juice. Tea and coffee is available all day every day. We also offer rice and pasta free of charge and a free weekly meal is provided every Monday.

Our popular in house Urban Bar has the cheapest drinks in town and offers daily happy hour with $5 jugs of XXXXGold and glasses of wine and bubbly for $2.50. There’s free entertainment every night including quizzes, competitions and live music; there are pool tables, table football and a plasma and big screen for movies and televised events.

Other facilities include cheap high speed internet, two TV areas with Plasma screens, excellent cooking facilities and a tour desk which offers expert information on Melbourne and unique tour packages and discounts only available to Urban Central guests.

Urban Central is ideally located in Melbourne’s vibrant Southbank adjacent to the famous Crown Casino. The city is a 5 minute walk and with public transport on our doorstep, St Kilda is only a 10 minute tram ride. Shopping around UC is excellent and with the city just a 5 to 10 minute walk, Southbank ‘chic’ shopping across the road, South Melbourne shopping strip and market only seconds away, Port Melbourne shopping strip a 15 minute walk (on the way to the beach) and a Direct Factory Outlet about a 10 minute walk, you’re bound to find what you need!!!

Our Free Shuttle inbound service is offered to guest who are staying for a minimum of 3 nights.

Stay. Play at Urban Central!

* We will honour all backpackers association related discounts on proof of membership…Conditions Apply *

*Please note that we require ID from all guests that stay at Urban Central. ID must either be a passport, driver’s license or key-pass. A $10 key deposit will also be needed from all guests on check in*

** Check in time is after 2pm. If you arrive early you are welcome to store your bags. Enjoy our late checkout: 11am. You are also welcome to store your luggage for free on the day you check out**

** Please also note that while we always try to fit group bookings into the same rooms, we do not guarantee this.***

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