Claremont Guesthouse Reviews

Fantastic hostel! Brilliant value for money! Superb location!

Friendly staff, very good facilities, lovely location, excellent!!

Very nice if you're looking for a break from the loud/drunk hostels. Would stay longer if I had the money ($42 pn)

The Claremont was nice and clean. One of the only bad things was that the fan in my dorm room was broken and it was boiling. Soy milk at breakfast also would have been nice. Other than that I have no complaints.

We had a private twinroom and despite being small and having bunkbeds I was impressed in how clean the room and linen were. Breakfast was great, and location superb to get to the tennis and out in the evenings, staff very helpful and friendly. By the end of the weekend, the shared bathrooms were in the best state however I appreciate it was a busy weekend!. I would come back again!.

Rooms are very small - you have to go outside to change your mind. But it is not expensive, hence it met our expectations.

My husband and I were very happy to stay there! All staff members were friendly. Thank you.

1. Very nice staffs and really helpful 2. Good Location 3. Very nice building The only thing that I am a bit surprise is that there is no Air Conditioner in the room.

Staff are very helpful and obliging

A really charming hostel in an ideal location.

The location couldn't be any better - 20mins walk to city, trams/train station nearby, cinema and Chappell Street very closeby. St Kilda is not far either. The guesthouse is weathered and creaky but kept clean. The only dirty/messy stuff could only be blamed on the guests (I had a few shockers in my room). The mattress I had, could do with replacing as it was quite worn compared to the others in my room. All in all...great place. Oh and if stairs are a problem for you, you might reconsider.

Best price/value ratio! Rooms&Bathrooms are clean, quiet place although you are quick to CBD by train. Best accommodation I had in Australia. No loud backpackers. Great service at 24/7 reception! Definitely recommand that place and will stay there next time I am in Melbourne.

Pros: Excellent price, and the location is decent. It's about a 20 min walk to the CBD. Nice cafes near hostel. Small fridge in room and laundry ($4 per machine). Cons: Room was tiny and had little bugs swarming the light/walls. Window had been bolted so it opened just a crack and it was overwhelmingly hot (no air con). Shared bathrooms got messy throughout the day. Hall was getting painted, so it stank of fumes. Wifi iffy in room. Signs on every surface telling you what to do. Offputting.

Really enjoyed our stay. The guesthouse had a homely feel. The free tea and coffee throughout the day was great!

The guest rooms were unbelievably hot, with very little ventilation, and very little light.

Thoroughly enjoyed my stay. If you are a couple definitely pay the extra $10 for the bigger room, we had a bunk and was pretty tight. Clean rooms - with TV, fridge and fan! Lovely bathrooms which were spotless. FREE brekkie. I will stay here again. It's guest places like this that makes you wonder why people pay so much for hotel rooms.

twin bed was not seperated, like a dormitory for two people and free wifi was poor

Overall a good place to stay. Perfect location, good beds, friendly staff. Toilets could be cleaner sometimes, and some of them were broken as well.

Located 100 metres from South Yarra train station-very handy location. Rooms very basic and very small but clean. Bathrooms very clean. Free breakfast in the morning was great although some mornings was totally over crowded with people. No cooking facitlities other than a microwave either which was limiting. Staff were friendly and accommodating. Rooms were hot with little ventilation and supplied with fan which was ok if you were on the bottom bunk as this was as far as the breeze would reach.

I have no complaints about Claremont Guesthouse other than the lack of air conditioning and elevator, meaning that the room can be stuffy especially in summer, and guests have to climb the stairs with their luggages, Plus points are: good location, general cleanliness and availability of Internet services. Although there is no security guard, the main door is locked and guests can only access the hotel by pressing the intercom button or entering a pin number.