Hostels: the best choice for school & sports group accommodation

When travelling with an entire school group or sporting group, there are a couple of things you need to look out for: A place that has enough room for everyone Affordable accommodation in Melbourne Luckily for you, there’s a hostel in Melbourne that offers both of...

5 key skills first-time backpackers in Melbourne should know

Essential skills for first-time backpackers – how well do YOU know them? Backpacking is a very different type of travel. You will usually: Have a smaller budget Be completely independent Travel light! All of these require a different skill set from normal travel...

Get the most out of group travel with our hostel in Melbourne

Travelling with a group is vastly different from travelling on your own, or in a small, tight-knit friend or family group. And if you’re in charge of organising it, you have a tough job ahead of you. Whether it’s a school group, sporting group or any other type of...

Places to see & visit in Melbourne (plus affordable accommodation)

So you’re planning your next backpacker trip overseas. The first decision? Deciding where you’re going to go! If you ask us, if there’s one destination you can’t miss, it’s Melbourne. Whether it is your first time travelling to Australia or you’re going back for...

Hostel tips: 5 ways to save money when travelling in Melbourne

We might come across as a little bit biased here, but Melbourne in summer is one of the best cities in the world to go backpacking in. There’s just one problem: it’s also one of the world’s most expensive! Is your wallet wincing already? Don’t worry –...

Melbourne hostel shares why you should be a tourist in your city

You’ve lived in Melbourne for years, even decades. But have you ever tried exploring it as if it’s your first time there, and not as a local? You might be surprised by what you might uncover, and the things you might not have known about your home city! Splurging on a...