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Hostels: Short and Long Term Accommodation

Students should apply to accommodation facilities as soon as possible as places are limited and fill quickly, especially in the peak times from January through to March. This is our summer holiday period and there are some special events in Melbourne like the Australian Tennis Open and the formula one Grand Prix car racing in addition to new intakes of students. Accommodation is not pre-arranged for students owing to the need for personal inspection. Some will take students for one or two nights but others have minimum stays of four weeks or even a semester.

Hostels: short term accommodation
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Short term accommodation options: Backpackers and Youth Hostels

Chapel Street Backpackers

Address:

22 Chapel Street, Windsor 3181

Phone:

9533-6855

Fax

9533-6866

Email:

info@csbackpackers.com.au

Web Address

www.csbackpackers.com.au

Rates:

Dormitory: $26 per night
Twin: $30 per night, $35 ensuite, $75 double
Breakfast included



Pint on Punt

Address:

42 Punt Road, Windsor 3181

Phone:

9510-4273

Fax

9529-5518

Email:

stkilda@pintonpunt.com.au.au

Web Address

www.pintonpunt.com.au

Rates:

Dormitory: $24 per night
Twin/Double: $65 per night
Free phone: 1800 835 000



Hotel Bakpak

Address:

167 Franklin St. Melbourne 3000

Phone:

9329-7525

Fax:

9326-7667

Email:

infofranklin@bakpakgroup.com

Web Address

www.hotelbakpak.com

Rates:

Dormitory: (4-16 Beds) $24 to $27 per night
Single: $60 per night
Twin: $75 per night



The Greenhouse Backpacker

Address:

228 Flinders Lane Melbourne 3000

Phone:

9639-6400, Free call 1800 249 207

Fax:

9639-6900

Email:

greenhouse@friendlygroup.com.au

Web Address

www.ron.com.au

Rates:

Dormitory (4-6 beds) $29 per night.
Single $65 per night.
Double $78 per night.
Breakfast included.

Information:

Tea and coffee making facilities, free luggage storage. CBD location, 20 minutes by public transport to Hawthorn and Prahran campuses.




Coffee Palace Backpackers

Address:

24 Grey Street. St.Kilda 3182

Phone:

9534-5283

Fax:

9534-2005

Web Address

www.coffeepalace.com.au

Rates:

Dormitory: $20 to $26 per night
Twin: $65 per night




YHA Melbourne Oasis (formerly YHA Chapman Gardens)

Address:

76 Chapman Street North Melbourne 3051

Phone:

9328-3595

Fax:

9329-7863

Email:

oasis@yhavic.org.au

Web Address

 

Rates:

Dormitory: $27 per night
Single $54 Double $62 Twin $58 per night



The Ritz -

Address:

169 Fitzroy St. St. Kilda 3182

Phone:

9525-3501, Free call 1800 670 364

Fax:

9593-9166

Web Address

www.backpackerscentre.com/ritz.htm

Rates:

Dormitory (3 - 8 Beds) $20 to $25 per night.
Doubles/Twin: from $55 per night

Information:

Linen provided, no meals, kitchen facilities available.



Melbourne Metro YHA

Address:

78 Howard St. North Melbourne 3051

Phone:

9329-8599

Fax:

9326-8427

Email:

melbmetro@yhavic.org.au

Web Address

www.yha.org.au

Rates:

Dormitory (4-8 beds): $26 to $29 per night.
Twin/Double: $76 per night.

Information:

30 minutes by public transport to Hawthorn and Prahran campuses. Maximum stay two weeks during peak times.


The Nunnery

Address:

116 Nicholson St. Fitzroy 3065

Phone:

9419-8637, Toll Free: 1800 032 635

Fax:

9417-7736

Email:

infonunnery@bakpakgroup.com

Web Address

www.bakpakgroup.com/nunnery

Rates:

Dormitory: (3 - 12 Beds) $26-$30 per night
Single: from $65 per night


Long Term Accommodation

Claremont

Address:

189 Toorak Road, South Yarra 3141

Phone:

9826-8000

Fax

9827-8652

Email:

info@hotelclaremont.com

Web Address

www.hotelclaremont.com

Places

Approx. 80

Rates:

Single Weekly $30 per night/$210 per week (must book for whole week)
Double Weekly $50 per night/$350 per week (must book for whole week)
Single Nightly $50
Double Bed Nightly $60
Double Room bunk beds Nightly $60
Breakfast included



St Arnaud Guest House

Address:

99 Park Street, South Yarra 3141

Phone:

9866-3992

Fax:

9866-7696

Email:

bookings@starnaudguesthouse.com

Web Address:

www.babs.com.au/starnaud/index.htm

Rates:

Single Room $70-$75
Double or Twin Room $85-$95
Triple Room $140-150
Family Room $145-$160
4-bed Dormitory from $28 per person
Discounts for 5+ nights stay. Surchages for peak season events.
Continental breakfast included.



Avenue House

Address:

60 The Avenue, Prahran/Windsor 3181

Phone/Fax

9510-7100

Email:

rogerralph@iprimus.com.au

Web Address

www.theavenuehouse.com

Places:

32

Rates::

$125 Single per week, Twin $85 per week
Super Single Very large room $155 per week
Duncan Tang - 0418 337 118



YWCA - Richmond House

Address:

353A Church St. Richmond 3121

Phone:

9429-4374

Fax:

9421-2146

Places:

70 (FEMALE ONLY)

Rates::

$112.90 small single/$123.90 large single per week
$85 per week twin
No Meals. Includes Breakfast



Minimbah Hostel

Address:

520 Orrong Rd. Armadale 3143

Phone:

9576-1631

Fax:

9509-0192

Email:

minimbah@omni.net.au

Web Address

www.minimbah.com

Places:

40

Rates:

Full Board single $164 per week. Twin Share $144 per week.
No weekday lunches included in price. 20-30 minutes tram ride to Prahran, 45 minutes to Hawthorn.


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Important notice: The Housing Service is a non-profit referral service and acts as an information exchange only. As such Swinburne University takes no responsibility for the accuracy of the above information and will not be liable or held responsible in any way in relation to the information provided on this site. The accommodation facilities referred to here and elsewhere on our web site are not owned or operated by Swinburne University nor do they have any affiliation with the University. It is students' responsibility to make contact with providers, arrange inspections and to satisfy themselves as to the suitability of the accommodation being offered. Swinburne University will not be responsible or held liable in any way to tenancy or any other agreements or negotiations between the provider and the student.

(We gratefully acknowledge the use of the information on the RMIT University housing web site to compile this listing)