Melbourne Metro YHA

Australia is a whole bunch of firsts for me as I made it one of my goals to try as many things as possible even if it made me step out of my comfort zone. In alignment with this goal, I wanted to try and stay at a hostel by myself despite never having to share a room before; I skipped the whole dorming experience in college because I enjoyed my own space.
To be honest, I was prepared for the worst — I expected disrespectful/​party roommates, to have my belongings and food stolen, and dirty beds and communal areas. However from the very first day, I felt very much at ease. The employees working at reception were incredibly friendly and were so personable that I even felt comfortable asking them for advice about my work situation. I stayed for 6 nights in a 4 female dorm, and for the most part, the girls kept to themselves with the exception of a lady who I had enjoyed frequent conversations with. The kitchen was being constantly cleaned although I picked up the occasional dirty plate/​bowl/​silverware and had to wash them before use. The restrooms and showers were acceptable. The beds were bug-​free! I was even able to borrow a couple of the books to read in the room when I was tired; the individual lights in each bunk was a nice touch. The lockers provided a little bit of security because I needed a place to store my valuables, and luckily I bought my own lock before I checked in (although you can purchase it from the hostel if needed).
The only inconvenience was that some of my food in the fridges had been taken, but it was no big deal considering it was only bread.
If all hostels are like Melbourne Metro YHA, then I’d have no objections to staying at another instead of at a hotel. It was clean, had all the necessities, affordable and located conveniently near the Queen Victoria Market with the added bonus of meeting other travelers.

We stayed at the Melbourne Metro YHA for its convenience to everything you want to do and see in Melbourne. The Victoria Markets are a short 5 minute walk.
This way my second visit and chose to stay in one of their ground floor self contained apartment which was basic but sufficient for our requirements.
We can recommend using the on site parking for $ 10 per night as the local parking inspectors are out in force if you go overtime when parking in the street.
I’ll definitely be staying here again in the future… Happy days :-)

Good location, about 15 – 20 min walk north of the CBD. Good access to tram netwrok too. Staff were frieindly and helpfull, and the place was clean and comfortable. Nice communal areas downstairs and up on the roof with great views of the cityscape.