Name: Elizabeth Hostel
Address: 490 494 Elizabeth Street, Regional Victoria - Vic, 3000, AU

6/10

Pleasant

20 Jul 2026

Christopher

Good position near shops and market, Room and bed good with bed light, and the fridge was very handy. Room was a bit noisy as it faced onto Elizabeth street...other rooms might be quieter. Maybe one more toilet could help. Good kitchen and hot water for drinks, but need to bring your own tea, coffee etc,. Overall not too bad, really. Thanks!

Self

10/10

Exceptional

18 May 2026

Stephanie

Close to Melbourne CBD.
Close to Pub and Restaurants

Self

6/10

Pleasant

15 May 2026

Laura

I liked the fact everyone looked out for each other a lot of sweetness. It was quite and even though I was on top bunk mattress was comfortable.

I disliked the dodgy tight key that didn't work to room. I was the only women in a room full of 7 man. For a younger person this would make some nervous. The receptionist was so cold didn't even smile when I cracked a joke didn't even greet you as you entered place very rude Asian the older Asian who was working evenings the younger Asian was fine but the older one was rude

Self

4/10

Poor

10 Apr 2026

Bryan

The room smelt of urine, extra charges that weren't disclosed at time of booking e.g Security deposit for room key, The male toilets had vomit all over 1 cubicle, and staff didn't care about it and spoke English because they had to and spoke in Mandarin between each other in front of guests.

Would not recommend at all, and certainly not going back there

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

17 Mar 2026

Vanessa

Fantastic location
Clean room

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

11 Mar 2026

glen

Great

Business Self

6/10

Pleasant

01 Mar 2026

P

Pretty dirty, old carpet and bad maintenance... a lot of homeless around and inside that hotel with mental condition.

I had room by myself, it was a relief only for that😇

Self

2/10

Poor

26 Feb 2026

Thomas

Place is riddled with bedbugs, junkies and the place stinks. Avoid at all costs.

6/10

Pleasant

18 Feb 2026

Marie

Just disappointed that I was supposed to have my own bathroom towels & didn’t
Had shared bathroom & hired a towel!
Room wasn’t the cleanest looking 5/10

Self

10/10

Exceptional

14 Feb 2026

Bradley

Great 😃

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

07 Feb 2026

Bradley

Great

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

18 Jan 2026

Mandy

The room wasn't well soundproofed, and it was still noisy until midnight. There was no fan in the room, and the central air conditioning wasn't strong enough, so it was hot all night. I don't know if it was mosquitoes or fleas, but I woke up the next day with eight bites that were extremely itchy and uncomfortable. If you just want a cheap place to sleep, this is a good option, but otherwise, definitely choose another hotel.

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

17 Jan 2026

Sky

The room was disgusting. Room clearly hasn’t been cleaned including the bedsheets. The staff were miserable. The lock on our room door wasn’t secure (someone had clearly tried to ethier break into the room previously or struggled to get into the room). Wouldn’t recommend this place to anyone even though it is cheap

2/10

Poor

26 Nov 2025

Reem

Terrible. They do not clean the place. The room is can not be opened by the key and the place smells like a public toilet. The staff are always drunk and are theives. They only speak chinese.

Business

6/10

Pleasant

01 Nov 2025

Roman

Location is great, but the receptionist wouldn't offer you anything unless you ask: towel, cutlery, plate & cup. My room, with its window facing the fire exit area was noisy on some early mornings because of rubbish trucks picking up rubbish containers, cleaners dumping rubbish bags running up and down the fire exit stairs. I also was awakened by sound of vacuuming and shouting past midnight. Though the kitchen was clean, it had only one kitchen knife and one peeler, sometimes one plate or one bowl, no cups. I believe was bitten by bed bugs, as I have no alternative explanation for the itchy bites I got on the 1st night and was progressively getting more every night.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

26 Oct 2025

Paul

Easy check in

Self

2/10

Poor

10 Oct 2025

Henry

Half way house..
Regular hard drugs being used..
Bathroom/shower we’re disgusting..
Staff were rude..
Bed bugs..
Homeless people squatting..

Do not stay here

Business_and_leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

10 Oct 2025

Shuang

At this price tag, I think it is okay.

Self

2/10

Poor

28 Sep 2025

Ethan

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Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

27 Aug 2025

Verified traveler

Curtains broken, smelled of stale cigarettes, near broken lock on room door. Generally gross and disgusting apart from the bathrooms which were clean. Do not stay here, mostly booked for longterm for homeless people. Recent bedbugs in reviews I wouldn't risk it.

Self

2/10

Poor

04 Aug 2025

Nathan

If you are after the cheapest room in Melbourne City, then this is the hostel for you. The single room was basic, but fine for the price. Very convenient with a tram outside on Elizabeth St. The kitchen, toilets and bathrooms were filthy, so wear shoes inside these areas.

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

26 Jul 2025

Natasha

While I knew this was a very cheap option, my stay would have been a lot better if the place wasn’t filled with cigarette smoke - the smell of cigarettes and weed was so strong in the room it woke me up, I’m an ex smoker myself so don’t have an issue with smoke, but it was so strong and there weren’t any windows to open to air it out - plus there was a guy in one of the rooms just shouting all night. Appreciate it’s a cheap option, which the room reflects that but the smoke was too much

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

27 Apr 2025

Craig

Noise during the night at times made it hard to sleep. No lift for person with bad limbs.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

23 Mar 2025

Kira-Lee

Me and my friend arrived an hour early before check in and they let us put our bags in this little room in the lobby. My friend felt something was off and when we left to have lunch I read the reviews and regretted doing so as it made me extremely anxious - one review said someone was watching them sleep and all their bags had been rummaged through.

After lunch I ran straight back to the hostel which was only 10min before check in now and noticed my bag had been moved and my neck pillow lying on the floor when it had been on the handle of my suitcase. I checked my bags and nothing had been touched thankfully so I thought someone probably moved it to get to a bag behind it.

We were able to check in 10min early. Everyone should note THERE IS ONLY STAIRS. 3 floors no elevator. You will have to drag your heavy bags up the stairs, I was on the third floor.

Room was small with a fridge, two chairs and a table, a mirror, a fan and a bunk bed. It looks very old but seemed clean enough.

There was a leak in the roof that was dripping into one of the chairs and made the room smell musty.

Overall, my stay wasn’t bad. Though we had some dodgy neighbours, nobody entered our room, we made sure the door was locked when we left or went to sleep. The toilets are due for a renovation but they are kept clean enough.

So don’t let the bad reviews freak you out - as long as you are making sure the door is locked and taking safety measures you’ll be fine

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

21 Mar 2025

Emma

The staff didn’t even know there listed on this site

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

16 Feb 2025

Kim

No air conditioning, no wifi, unsafe environment. Linen and towels are very old and smelly. The building is old and broken. The staffs are all very unprofessional and poor English. Only good thing about the place is walking distance to tram and queen Victoria market.

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

08 Feb 2025

John

Would not let me and had to sleep on the street because they would not accept an online drivers license. We quite rude about it. Feels like they were going to book out the room again

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

31 Jan 2025

Nanthagopal

the property was very bad and rooms were very dirty. no lift.

2/10

Poor

20 Jan 2025

erika

a nightmare

Please read google reviews and don't make the same mistake that i did. Booked for two weeks, the place was a living nightmare full of dangerous people. I tried to get a refund, but i wasn't able to because of the hostel's policy.

Friends_and_family Friends

4/10

Poor

17 Jan 2025

Amalie

liked -close to the markets,
disliked -horrible double mattress.

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

24 Nov 2024

Andrey

For God’s sakes read online reviews before booking, this was a mistake I made. IT IS NOT WORTH IT even if you’re pinching pennies, immediately left after one night and moved to a different hostel, and BE WARNED, NO AIRCONDTIONING or even a fan so it was hotter than hell during my stay. The window was open so you could hear all of the traffic and shouting outside.

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

26 Oct 2024

Lauren

I had a horrible stay. BED BUGS, knife threats, and in rude staff. The check in was rude and I was treated like I was an inconvenience. Later that night my roommate came in and said that some just threatened the front desk with a knife and two cop squadrons were sent in! I was terrified to leave my room. My roommate was smacking in the room and I later found out the cops didn’t arrest the guys who were threatening people with knife’s they just let them stay. Oh and Best of all, I got eaten by BED BUGS.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

20 Oct 2024

Paul

Reasonable for price, no thrills

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

16 May 2024

phylip

Did not feel safe

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

11 Mar 2024

Michelle

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Partner

2/10

Poor

10 Mar 2024

robert

Dirty

4/10

Poor

16 Feb 2024

Vanessa

Toilets unclean, nil appropriate disposal options for sanitary products, dodgy doors to rooms and loud guests at all hours. Ok for one night, but wouldn’t recommend for anything longer! Reception staff were all pleasant!

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

11 Feb 2024

Verified traveler

Don’t not book! Even if it’s cheap!

Do not stay here. It’s more of a homeless shelter than hostel. The photos make it look clean but it is anything but. There are drug addicts here who will try and open your door. Didn’t even stay for 1 hour. The receptionist is unbelievably rude and unprofessional. If you book here your company is people who don’t mind living in their own filth. The room I got had faeces on the wall and the smoke alarm was ripped open and batteries stolen. After everything only staying for 1 hour I was denied a refund for my stay. Absolutely disgusting and horrendous. Please stay away.

6/10

Pleasant

31 Jan 2024

Warren

Despite the best efforts of the staff, this place was completely compromised by the clientele. Recently renovated bathrooms were left in an appalling state by those using and I saw faeces in places I have never seen it before in my life. It's a shame because the hostel is well located and the staff were friendly and helpful.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jan 2024

Anh Chuong

Hostel location is easy to access in city center. Staff are friendly.

Business Self

4/10

Poor

30 Dec 2023

Verified traveler

Friendly service

We were allowed to check-in 4 hours early. Really great!

The hotel is definitely not as bad as some of the reviews are stating.
However there's still room for improvements :)
The male toilets were disgusting and ran out of toilet paper during the night.

The rooms were really worn down

Partner

2/10

Poor

26 Nov 2023

Carl

If price is your only concern then by all means stay. Expect no amenity. No towels, no toilet paper, loud music being played late at night and noisy guests moving around constantly. At least they could install some sharps bins so loose needles weren’t put in random places

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

07 Nov 2023

shane

bewere

dont stay there the fire alams were taped up so not working the sheets unwashed looks nothing like photo no paintings just graffiti smell was not good the noise of squeaky doors and footsteps lasted 3 hours 2 were at a pub for dinner and checked out had to go somewhere eles

Self

6/10

Pleasant

15 Oct 2023

Jack

Very crowded and dirty, even by Hostel standards. Cheap and affordable for a quick overnight stay though.

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

11 May 2023

Colin

It was ok

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

21 Apr 2023

CLYDE

Good location for I wanted. Nothing fancy basic. Have stayed there in the past. Would stay there again.

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

14 Apr 2023

Nikola

Please do not stay here. This place should be condemned, it is absolutely disgusting and I can’t even begin to describe the smell. I walked in and walked back out again. I’ve since spoken to people who have had items stolen and the management are aware and just let it happen. Please pay that little bit more and go somewhere else

Business_and_leisure Self

2/10

Poor

06 Apr 2023

Bianca

This place is riddled with bed bugs, it smells horrible and when we turned out the lights, glow in the dark tags were on the walls. Don't go here!!

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

06 Apr 2023

Christian

Rough as Toast

Showers were amazing. Toilet not so. And Residents that Rent out the Dorms on a weekly Basis are Extremly messy and Noisy. They smoke at the Front Door, and it drifts up Hostel Building and comes through the Windows.

Self

8/10

Excellent

04 Apr 2023

Fletcher

This was a very cheap hostel in a great location. You definitely get what you pay for but I’d definitely come here again if I was on a budget.

Leisure Family_with_children

2/10

Poor

03 Apr 2023

Lester

Avoid this place at ALL costs.
It is a health risk.
The manager will scam you out of cash.
You're safer sleeping at the airport if you're desperate.
I will never recommend this place to anyone.

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

30 Mar 2023

Helena

The photos on the web are not at all like the hostel. Broken handles in bathroom's and the looks likeno care is taken with all the graffiti on the walls. Bathroom smelt of smoke. It had permanent resident's and kept awake the second night by drunks having an emotional fight. I felt unsafe.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

26 Mar 2023

Ana

Friendly staff 😊

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

26 Mar 2023

Andrew

Run down hovel. Room condition was beyond bad. Patched walls, power points loose in walls, condition generally terrible. Door on room barely closed it had been broken and repaired so many times. Toilet facilities horrible. Broken seat, water flowing from toilet onto bathroom floor and excrement caked everywhere. A toilet on an Indian train would be better. Noisy to the point of not being able to sleep. Drunken yahoos outside on the street carrying on all night and sketchy drug/drunk or otherwise unreasonably noisy fellow patrons. The only positive thing to say it was a roof over my head. But otherwise no safer, quieter or pleasant than being on the streets

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

17 Feb 2023

Kate

Smelly and unclean

This place is in a perfect location, BUT it is the smelliest, unclean place i have ever stayed! They only positive things i can say are: comfortable bed, free cold water bubble and location.

Partner

4/10

Poor

25 Nov 2022

Valter

i like the room, and the bathroom
all others I didnot like

Business Self

2/10

Poor

21 Nov 2022

Damian

Turned away even though we had a reservation. Extremely dirty, used iv needles in view in reception.

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

20 Nov 2022

Casey

Very uncomfortable couple of nights at the hostel. Lots of long term tenant, who are drinking and loud and the bathrooms stank and were not cleaned in the 3 days/2 nights.

Business_and_leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

15 Sep 2022

Anh Chuong

The hostel is clean. The staff are friendly. It locates in the heart of Melbourne city.

Business_and_leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

05 Sep 2022

Kendall

Bathroom wasn’t the cleanest. Room was ok but I had a mouse staying with me. Very noisy at night, had tenets yelling at 3am.

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

29 Apr 2022

melisa

Chose to stay here for a couple of night as it was budget friendly. But it smelt of stale smoke, and cabbage. Ladies shower door broken, and the smear of blood on the wall of the loo betrayed a second rate cleaning schedule - It was there when we arrived, and still there as we were checking out two days later. I felt unsafe. There was fresh offensive grafitti each day, and my partner reported that there was fresh vomit in the sink in the men's on our second morning though, so there's that. I got told to \"F-Off\" by a stranger after filling my drink bottle in the communal kitchen. The kitchen facilities seemed OK though. Was a bit of an experience and memorable, but will not repeat. The check in was easy, and the desk staff were genuinely lovely people... But the vibe of the place was pretty sleazy. Hope this helps someone avoid our mistake.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

13 Apr 2022

Louise

Staff were very friendly and helpful. Very basic facilities, my room was clean so no worries there.

Needed air plugs to get a good nights sleep as the floors were wooden and sometimes the neighbours were a little noisy.

Great transport links to the trams.

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

01 Jan 2022

Verified traveler

There was smoking in the room next door.
The condition of the premises was not great.
For the price this stay was OK.

Self

4/10

Poor

14 Nov 2021

Gregory

Expected More for the Price

After booking a Double Room with desk and refrigerator upon check-in I was assigned a room with 3 double bunk beds, no desk, no refrigerator. The room was on the top of four floors with no lift - a challenge with luggage at the best times. Returning to reception to hopefully correct the room allocation mistake, the receptionist said that was the correct room after which I showed her the listing in Hotels.com which she said was outdated (the listing is the same on all sites)and after a series of phone calls I was allocated the room I had booked. I cancelled the remainder of my booking and have chosen to stay at The Village Melbourne which is far better value & standard for about the same price.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jul 2021

Verified traveler

I located this hotel on Wotif.com, I start stay on 12 July 2019. I stayed continually for 24 months.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

28 Sep 2020

Verified traveler

It just proves that accommodation selected intuitively can be exactly the boost you were looking for.

Business_and_leisure

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jul 2020

Craig

The property was good clean & cheap. A pleasant relaxing stay, despite a couple of small hickups shopping with things now clear - Very impressed with the overall control in the Australian public environment. Finally they have found a way to secure the situation to make it safe to have a look around.

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

14 Mar 2020

Verified traveler

Great location, easy check in, great value

Self

8/10

Excellent

06 Mar 2020

Verified traveler

Great Location

Location is great, value for money would stay there again.

Business

4/10

Poor

24 Nov 2019

Verified traveler

Poor Lighting, smelly room, unhygienic bathrooms.
Was a budget booking,so, cant expect too much.
good central location though

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

17 Nov 2019

Orlando

No clock radio, very basic small rooms. Fair value backpacker option, good central city location for the budget conscious.

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

27 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

This place was so bad we booked another hotel and moved immediately. We had booked a private room and there were still used condoms in the bin, and everything looked grotty (we didn’t even sit down). The toilets were broken, dirty and lacking toilet paper. DO NOT STAY HERE.

Friends_and_family Partner

6/10

Pleasant

18 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

The location was good and convenient to transport and food. However the cleanliness has to improve. I feel the bedsheets and pillow case was not clean enough. And there is no wifi in the room ..if you have to use the internet, you have to go to the lobby. Some residents did not go to the lobby for the wifi but instead slept on the sofa and occupy the space. This ought to be disallowed.

6/10

Pleasant

13 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

Broken lock on toilet door; other toilet filthy.
Noisy reception with Asian ‘visitors’ making my check in difficult.
No towel. No top sheet; just the doona.
I’m just thankful there weren’t bed-bugs.
Two nights there.
Never again.

Business_and_leisure

6/10

Pleasant

30 Sep 2019

Verified traveler

I stayed a week and extend it for another week because of only one reason. Accessibility to Central Business District and places to eat. It wasn't a pleasant stay with people fighting almost every night and bullying other guests. Drinking in the rooms were tolerated causing unpleasant stay because of the noise. I requested to be moved to other room but was charged extra cost. Still the same environment. I never been to prison but it feels like you are staying in one. Sorry to say this but I think the sentiment is also felt by other guests.

Business Self

2/10

Poor

09 Sep 2019

Bill

Terrible. Everything advertised is false, serious safety and hygiene issues. Amazed it is allowed to operate.

Business_and_leisure Self

4/10

Poor

03 Sep 2019

Verified traveler

Staffs are good. But We can’t use a kitchen. There wasn’t clean,to say the least.

Friends_and_family Friends

6/10

Pleasant

10 Aug 2019

Thomas

Good with a very helpful staff.

Good

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jul 2019

Verified traveler

Opposite tram and McDonalds. Lots of 24hr convenience stores near by. Quiet room to sleep. A large lobby to relax. Functional shower. Shopping centers near by. Quiet/ safer (north) of the city. Small lockers for some items.

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

08 Jul 2019

Annabel

Horrible and shouldnt be used by this website. Women are definitely not safe.

6/10

Pleasant

27 Jun 2019

Verified traveler

It’s very cheap and has been located in city centre. Tram station is in front of the place so we can get on the tram very easy. Toilets always clean and aren’t smelly. Anyway it’s worth staying here.

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

19 Jun 2019

Verified traveler

Its ok but they should provide more comfort and privacy but still staff is cooperative.

Business_and_leisure Self

2/10

Poor

18 May 2019

Verified traveler

When I came to this place I was surprised and I didn’t stay. I took other place to stay.

Business_and_leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

12 May 2019

sheryl

The locality was tops. It was quiet, useful to have a kitchen. It seemed a bit odd to have a fridge in the room but no kettle to make a cuppa

Partner

8/10

Excellent

25 Apr 2019

Verified traveler

Receptionist is nice 👍 facilities are good and clean 👍👍👍👍

2/10

Poor

24 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

We arrived in our room to find the bed sheet to look unclean with a fair size oil stain on it. The room was right on Elizabeth st causing it to be a noisy location. I wanted a refund which they wouldnt provide as they said I had to claim through wotiff. To top it off we paid 110 and could have got it for 100 if we paid on arrival.

Friends_and_family Partner

6/10

Pleasant

19 Mar 2019

David Seok-il

Excellent location & need to improve the cleaning

Need to improve the cleaning condition but the location was excellent and value for money

6/10

Pleasant

14 Feb 2019

Wangmeng

On the first day i met horrible condition
of the toilet. Some dirty cloths under
my bed. Smell not good. But the next
day toilet repaired and clean. But the
other plastics and trash again. In the
kitchen we can use stove and cook.
The feeling is good to use kitchen
comfortably.

10/10

Exceptional

31 Jan 2019

Karisha

Great

My favourite place to stay in city

8/10

Excellent

21 Jan 2019

Verified traveler

Overall it was a good hostel . Toilets were in average condition showers were ok and these affected my reveiw.

2/10

Poor

21 Jan 2019

Verified traveler

Hostel is too grandiose term, flophouse would be my description. I didn't expect a lot as this private room was the cheapest in Melbourne CBD. Despite me setting the bar very low, this 'hostel' failed to even attempt to reach this level. The rooms were disgustingly dirty, the bathrooms worse. You know you are in a low class establishment when the toilet is worse than a train station loo and there is an itemised list on the wall of the cost of each item you break.

4/10

Poor

27 Dec 2018

Verified traveler

Bed broke, other guests looked to be alcoholic and homeless

8/10

Excellent

22 Dec 2018

Jack

OK for one night. Good location. The sex show in the unisex dorm was awesome. But I was very tired the next day.

4/10

Poor

14 Dec 2018

Verified traveler

There was meant to be a food box and utensils provided for each room but I was told they should be in the TV room but they weren't so, even though I told staff I didn't have any and checked every day I still didn't get any. Every other hostel I have been to has provided tea, coffee, sugar, salt and pepper in the kitchen.
The kitchen was locked when I went down during the night to make myself a drink!!!

10/10

Exceptional

27 Nov 2018

Danny

Great hotel location and time again for shop very good transportation to be and walk

6/10

Pleasant

25 Nov 2018

Verified traveler

A bit dingy, and the wear and tear on the bunk bed wasn't exactly attractive. But it was OK.

10/10

Exceptional

17 Nov 2018

Danny

Great to walk around close to public transportation and shop that sells food

4/10

Poor

13 Nov 2018

Verified traveler

Builders came in at 6.30am carrying out work to an adjoining room and making a lot of loud banging and drilling noises.

6/10

Pleasant

11 Nov 2018

Darryl

Vvery central location. Easy to get to everthing, excellent eating options all around.

10/10

Exceptional

10 Nov 2018

Cheene

Just book

It's a very good location its just 40 minutes away from the airport (bus and train) opposite in Victoria market and a minute walk in the tram. Very affordable and no fan in the room but its fine for me because its very cold in the night, bathroom are clean no wifi in the room and kitchen is bit dirty..