The Ritz for Backpackers Reviews

A nice place. The only thing i didn't get was much of a social element but I don't think I stayed long enough here to get that. Would recommend

The staff was very, very helpful. The place was cute and had a nice vibe. The biggest minus was that it was so loud on the Saturday night we were there, it felt like we were inside a night club.

The staff is really helpful and friendly all the time. The rooms are nice and offer enough space. The daily pancake breakfast is awesome!

Hostel was a bit old. Floors were really noisy when people were walking around at all hours of the night. Bathrooms were horrible! terrible smell and hardly ever clean. Also, no sinks outside of shower room so if you went to the toilet and all showers were taken - no where to wash your hands. There was a free BBQ on friday night at 7:30.... we arrive at 7:45 and all food was gone. Not enough made to serve everyone.

One of the worst places I've stayed in. Staff very unhelpful, people were cliquey, unclean rooms and common areas. simply awful.

The staff is very helpful. But my staying in Ritz is the worst experience I've ever had! The last night when I was there, there are bunch of young people or teenagers are really drunk!! They pulled the fire alarm twice !!! and even the fire trunks and policemen came!!! But even this no one from the hostel stop them!! Believe me wake up by the fire alarm in the midnight is a horrible experience!!!!

Great hostel with very friendly staff. Pancake breakfast was awesome. I only stayed for one night, but it felt like a place where you can find that family feeling. Pub downstairs was full on a Sunday night :) yet when I went to bed at 1:30 you couldn't hear a sound coming from it!

Club underneath room with walls vibrating until the wee morning hours=not so cool. Especially after paying quite a lot for our stay. Spreading people's hair, body fluids and other questionable things on the bathroom floor with a filthy mop does not qualify as cleaning. Bloody fingerprints under toilet roll holder throughout our stay, come on!

It was a great stay at this hostel. Very good and free pancaces. Free WIFI. Very friendly and helpful staff.

A good hostel overall. Facilities are clean and staff was very friendly and helpful. Has a very social atmosphere. Location is a bit far from the CBD, especially for first-time visitors to Melbourne.

The hostel was ok. It had a good, fun atmosphere, but the beds were terribly uncomfortable, the bathrooms were disgusting, and the rooms did not have air conditioning. My recommendation is, if you are looking for a place to stay in the summer months, do not stay here, as the rooms were completely miserable in the summer heat (Habitat HQ just down the road has AC and isn't much more expensive)). We even used wet towels as blankets. Otherwise, the place was fine.

Only thing missing is Air Conditioning, but we just happened to be there on a 40 degree Celsius heat wave.

Great place to stay. Friendly staff a different arranged night out for most days of the week, lots of places to hang out and close to all local bars & shops plus tram stop outside the door. will definately be back!