Melbourne International Youth Hostel

Front desk guy/​owner acts like a disgruntled slave who’s master is away. EXTREMELY RUDE, NO A/​C OR HEAT… The cleaning lady told me to leave the kitchen while I was cooking and when I asked what I was supposed to do with my cooking food she said throw it away! Then the front desk guy came up with the cleaning lady’s baby in his arms telling me that I have to leave that they clean at this time but they don’t put signs up because people don’t read them; they rather bum rush you out. Me and my friends left two days early and didn’t even bother asking for our money they where so impossible!

This place is bullshit. I went and booked over a month in advance. I even had conversation with the owner or care taker. Show up and they are «temporary closed» but I was never informed. Lookes nice Inside but I slept in my rental car for two days. Seriously I know its a hostel but so unprofessional. .until I am convinced otherwise I would never recommend this place to my worst enemy

No one was at the front desk when we arrived at the Melbourne. There was a man in the lobby who we weren’t sure was a guest or a homeless person who told us he thought the people in charge were cleaning upstairs. We left our backpacks unattended there and hoped for the best. We checked back three times in three hours until someone was at the front desk. He seemed fairly pissed off to be there.
Just to make conversation we mentioned to the man that we are hostel insiders and he sighed deeply. «Do you have a letter or some credentials?»
«Well, no. Whoever we spoke to on the phone never said we’d get a discount.»
What we said didn’t appear to register as he continued to sigh and shuffle his papers.
«A discount would be nice but we are prepared to pay full price.»
«Do you have your own sheets?»
«No, do we need them?»
He took off his glasses and regarded us suspiciously, «Usually people bring their own sheets to hostels.»
«We don’t allow people to bring their own bedding; just in case they have bedbugs. I’ve been to hostels in three countries and several in the USA and all of them have provided sheets, but whatever.»
He frowned and sighed some more and added $ 6.00 per person for the sheets before advising us that the price for two nights for my husband and I in bunk beds in separate rooms would be over $ 100.
We only took 60.00 out of the ATM, because we weren’t sure if we’d stay the second night.
«$ 60.00 IS ALL THE MONEY YOU HAVE?»
«No, that’s all the cash we took out of the machine. Can we pay you later for the second night?»
«$ 60.00 ISN’T EVEN ENOUGH FOR ONE NIGHT.»
«What do you mean?»
He looked down at his calculations and then said «Ok well, I guess it is but barely.»
At last, the man handed us each a set of keys and some linens and then directed us to the respective women’s and men’s dorms through a separate door outside the hostel. There we found a long hallway with bookcases and desks. The red carpet and dark wood gave a vibe as if they turned the Stanley Hotel from the Shining into a public library. The bookshelves did include Volumes 1 – 24 of Man, Myth, and Magic an Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Supernatural, edited by Richard Cavendish, author of The Black Arts.
The dorm room was clean and served the purpose. The view out the window was somewhat compelling; illuminating my room with the Los Paisanos bus lines destinations in Northern Mexico in neon after dark. The mattresses were new and very comfortable. My dorm room had the nicest bathroom I’ve ever seen in a hostel. The best part was that I was the only one there.
If you stay at this hostel, be aware of your surroundings. It’s around the corner from the Coalition for the Homeless and the Salvation Army and other similar establishments as well as the fairly terrifying Five Points neighborhood. If you don’t mind a bit of walking, you can get to a lot of popular downtown arts and entertainment destinations.
I’d give this hostel zero stars if possible on account of the man at the front desk, but that wouldn’t do justice to the facilities. I noticed that another reviewer thought he may have received poor treatment on account of being Asian. We are an interracial couple, so it’s possible that this man might be nicer to his preferred ethnicities.

Stayed here while I had some work to do in Denver. I liked this hostel a lot better than the Denver International Hostel. However, I am giving it two stars only because of the front desk guy/​manager/​owner. Maybe he just doesn’t like me. My looks. Whatever. I am a nice & friendly guy. I said hello and good morning, but he never responded and said nothing. He looked at me as if I am not welcome. He was very rude to say the least.

i booked a room by email and they stated i had until 9pm the day of my booking to check-​in. we got there and they started to argue with me saying i only had till 1pm to check-​in. i offered to show the email that stated 9pm but the guy just wanted to argue and continued to give me rude attitude. i booked a 2 bed but they gave me a 1 bed. so i had to change it and pay extra for the 2 bed. that wouldnt have been an issue if the guy was nice about it but he was nasty and on a power trip. when i left in the morning i said thank you and the guy refused to talk to me and snatched the keys and ran in the back. obviously its a hostel and cheap so the fact that everything was scary to touch is invalid. this place gets a 1 star for the rude arguementative jerk. there was no reason for the attitude and it made the poorly kept hostel environment that much worse. we would have stayed 4 nights but decided to go elsewhere for the rest of our stay. id rather pay 150 $/​night than stay there ever again

Some people need to realize this isn’t the Waldorf Astoria or the Ritz Carlton.
Its a Hostel. It has your basic needs met. A Bed, a Shower and a place to keep your things. It has a Full Kitchen. Clean Bathrooms. Clean Showers. The Dorms are clean, and so are the Private Rooms. I noticed a combination in some private rooms of a Bed and Bunk beds. All have mini fridges inside them which is great.
They also have WIFI, and its a separate entrance from where you check in and out. So there is no Curfew because you have a Key to the front door and to your room.
If your on a budget and need somewhere to stay I recommend it. Its quiet at night.
Your close to downtown, within walking distance. Or in one direction the Train to Downtown is 2 blocks. The other stop is 4 blocks away. Close to the Library and a Safeway is in a long walk but still doable with other restaurants nearby. And its next to a bus station. They accept Cash only.

You get what you pay for. When I booked it I was only looking for a place to lay my head. That said this is one of the more negative hostel experiences I’ve had. They only take cash which I was well aware of going in but c’mon, it’s the 21^st century. The front desk attendant/​manager was an ornery fellow who seemed like he had better things to do. When I checked out, he kind of tossed my deposit back to me, and after a curt «have a nice day» he retreated back to his office. The advertised wifi was spotty at best. On the plus side, the bed was nice and soft and the shower was hot (albeit slippery).

Remember to bring cash. Everything was pretty smooth.

Let’s be honest. The only reason you end up here is for the price. Even at the price we got, though, I was really glad to leave. Hot, stuffy, poor ventilation, hasn’t been updated in decades, and the surroundings immediately outside the hostel, well, are slightly hostile. Also, the train bells make sleep impossible much of the time. The staff often seemed like every small request — from check in to where a nearby bathroom was while we waited to getting the towels that came with each room — was an astonishing thing that they’d never anticipated. Like they had no idea guests would ask rather ordinary things of them.
I’m not saying I wouldn’t stay there again, because again, it’s cheap, but I won’t be looking forward to the experience in the slightest, and if I can find any other alternatives when I’m visiting the Denver area, I will take them. Did I mention they only take cash?
At least they have wi-​fi.

Room had squeaky floors, so every mood you made could be heard, no a/​c, bathrooms were clean, and its in a pretty good location near downtown, however the hostel itself was very quiet making it hard to meet any fellow travelers. I only met a hand full of travelers, and the other few were temporary residents.
I was supposed to check out at 7am in order to make the bus to the airport, however I ended up waiting outside for the manager to show up, which was AN HOUR LATER.
Would I stay here again? Probably not, I hear the AAE 11^th ave hostel is much better.
Cheers.

Paid less than $ 30 for a private room. Dangerous part of town. Heard lite rail whistling all night. No kitchen or common area. Had a flophouse feel.
Room was good for the price. Ran to Boulder the following morning.

The Melbourne International Youth Hostel is a very clean, well kept hostel with free Wireless Internet. I had to stay here one night when my roommate was having someone over and I could not bear to hear them going at it one more night and the people here were more than friendly towards me. It does not have as many areas to socialize as the Denver International Youth Hostel, the Houston International Hostel or the Boulder Hostel but it was a very good hostel none the less.
Regardless, because it did not have those socialization areas, I was not too impressed and I would have to give it only three stars. But as to the quality of the accomodations, it is above par!

Inexpensive, clean, and accessible by public transportation. I was there in late June this year and it was so hot in Denver that the open window to the shower meant that I dried pretty much immediately upon turning off the water. Highly recommended.

Staff was really nice. They let me get my deposit back before I returned the key (I had to leave before the office opened the next day). Place might look a little old and run down but it’s really clean. Bathroom and shower especially. Cheap! Private room w/​bunk bed and full size bed only $ 42.50/ night (w/​student ID). Location is excellent! Within walking distance to Lodo (lower downtown). It is in the ghetto part of downtown but it’s quiet and safe at night.