Claremont Guest House - South Yarra

This is simply a place for backpackers. We were not fully aware of that. The bathrooms are shared, yet they are cleaned regularly. Our only complaint was the noise in the building. Every person that walks by is loud and the footsteps echo in the hallway at all hours of the night. We barely slept for 2 nights. Considering this, it is certainly overp […] riced. Read more

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Parking was an issue. We were not familiar with Australian parking signs and were not sure we were in a legal spot not to get a ticket. The guy at the desk told us to make sure the car was cleaned up so it didnt look like we were traveling. Not a good feeling to be afraid your car will be broken into.

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Not a hotel... More of a backpackers / hostel, but a good one at that

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This hotel is a real value if some care is taken to secure the right room. The primary issue is its location on a major thoroughfare, laden with cars, trams, trucks and people. Most hotels are insulated against this sort of noise; not the Claremont. Probably the loudest room I've ever stayed in, often seeming as if the window was open when it was in […] fact tightly shut. If one books a room around the back side of the place, however, I think this would be a much quieter location that would emphasize the immense value of the location and property. Just take care to avoid rooms in front (we were in room 154 and that straddled the entry way above the street). Read more

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arrived very late at night, slight delay with answering at the door, but front desk guy very nice, very friendly and apologised for the delay. Room very small, felt almost like a prison cell. Separate bathroom just down the hall. Room, bathroom could have been cleaner, but OK. Relatively speaking, the place is very cheap, so you get what you pay for, […] and as I said, what you get is a VERY SMALL, spartan room, without its own toilet/bathroom. Bonus is that they include (a quite reasonable) breakfast (in the dining room) - inclusion of any breakfast at all is pretty good, for this price. My advice, OK for the money, but if you can afford better, do so. Even F1 motels are better, though of course more expensive. For me, it was acceptable because I just needed a place to crash for a few hours. Read more

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Great hostel is that is what you are looking for. About a 10 minute cab ride from downtown.

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When we arrived we forgot that it was a shared bathroom room. We had to add an extra night at the beginning of our stay so they only had a bunk bed room available. When we checked out in the morning they quickly cleaned a double bed room so that we could check in to that room before we left for the day and leave our bags in it. Good continental breakfast […] each morning. Coffee, tea and water always available. Rooms were very small but kept clean as well as the bathrooms were cleaned regularly. If you're planning to spend a lot of time in your room than I don't think you'll be happy here but if you just need a place to sleep and get cleaned up this is a good place and good location to shops, restaurants and the train. Read more

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Very friendly staff. Excellent location, so close to the city center, an absolute value for money. If you are looking for budget accommodation in a nice area, look no further.

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Easy to find my way to and from the hotel, was a fair price with cleanliness

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It was OK but the room was very warm could have a air con

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good but small room very small

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I have stayed at the Claremont twice and have enjoyed my thime there very much. It has a old building feel but also meets the modern needs. Thank You all

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good hotel, nice location, small room

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Great value, 1 minute from trams, trains and buses to everywhere, excellent local amenities, basic but comfortable rooms which hold heat well (with windows that actually open), excellent good sized double bed, plenty of well appointed bathrooms close to rooms, good (free) breakfast at civilized hours, lovely old European style, well maintained, secure […] building with helpful staff. Our new Melbourne crash pad. Highly recommended Read more

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Great spot. very good value for money. Friendly service desk team. Perfect place to stay in melbourne for cheap, with breakfast included.

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warm and clean _very narrow_ room with really squeaky bed. They provide you with 500M of free wireless internet, but you can use it only on a single device at a time.

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The Claremont ticks a lot of boxes, however I was not satisfied with the sleeping element of my stay. I purchased a bunk room online and when I purchased there were 2 rooms left... when I arrived at the Claremont, I was told I had a bigger room because there were no bunk rooms left. The problem was that I was in room 146 which is right beside 2 sets […] of toilets/bathrooms, which ultimately mean't lots of noise and no sleep for 5 nights!! Read more

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Great Service at the Reception Desk.The room was as described. Great shotel stay experience overall. Breakfast was a bonus!

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An excellent budget hotel with friendly staff and good quality service. The room was clean, included a continental breakfast and was within walking distance of the local metro station. Sleep quality left a little to be desired as our room overlooked the main road. On our second visit we had a different room overlooking a side street - much better.  […] Recommended. Read more

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The hotel was like a glorified backpackers but was fine. The staff were friendly and very helpful. The downside was that it was a long way from the city so you needed transport to get in. There were trains and buses close by. I actually walked back from Melbourne to South Yarra which was a long way! A continental breakfast was included and it was g […] ood. Read more

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Staff were helpful, only issue is there is only on street parking avaliable with time restrictions on most days or payed garage parking. Being on a busy street the noise in the morning is enough to wake you up.

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Small rooms, but clean. Also the shared bathrooms are clean and there are several of them (w/ showers in each). Very friendly staff. Free breakfast with coffee, tea, "juice" (more like lemonade), toast and cereals with milk. Basic but very appreciated. Very cosy feeling in the hotel. One out of three nights, we were disturbed by noise from a larger […] dorm room but the rest of the nights it was OK. Some pre-partying probably took place but calmed down at around 10pm. If you are a light sleeper perhaps you should look for another option though. Read more

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This is a back packers hotel so if you want 5 star service you wont get it. For what you pay, this is an excellent hotel. It is convenient to South Yarra station so it is so easy to access all train services and trams run outside. The staff at the Claremont were extremely welcoming and put themselves out for everyone. The hotel was clean and comunal […] shower rooms cleaned to a high standard.The only downside I can think of is the 50 plus stairs up to the second floor but it is the second time I have stayed here and if I am lucky enough to return to Melbourne again for the Grand Prix this would be my first choice of where to stay. Read more

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It was a very pleasant experience, great location, nice people

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It is very convenient with a 3-minute walking distance to South Yarra Station and tram stop. The dining room is opened 24 hours with complimentary tea and coffee, microwave and eating utensils. This is very great to budget travellers. All receptionists are very kind and helpful, especially the tall thin young man who helped us to carry our heavy luggage […] to the uppest floor. Thank you very much, keep your good work!! Read more

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Conviniently place in the main toorak road in south Yarra for all transport, especially to the city, Melbourne. Close to main shops and restaurants also being able to use dining room for eating/ making your own meals in, complimentary tea and coffee all day. Free wifi was a bonus if you had a laptop or I phone. Staff really freindly and polite. I personally […] couldn't find any fault at all it was ideally situated for me. Although you had to share bathrooms it wasn't a problem as they had plenty on each floor so there was never any waiting. Read more

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I was very pleasantly surprised at that value for money, the room was really lovely, bright, airy and clean, great location and have recommended to many of my friends. I am from the country and will certainly stay there again even just for a shopping spree. Thank you very much.

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The room was very dark and kind of dusty. Very hot without a good ventilation system, the window is located to an inner yard where some air-cons are located The bathrooms were in good condition. The best was the included breakfast and free wifi.

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A very bad mistake. Firstly I didn’t realize that the hotel has only shared bathroom facility so I had lot of issues. I stayed there for 4 days and the rooms were NEVER cleaned. The hotel is near the main road so it was very difficult to sleep in the night. They say the breakfast is fee however that’s just bread and butter. Nothing else. Don’t spend […] your money on this place. Spend another £10 more and go to a better place Read more

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We had a lovely honeymoon staying here. It was clean and convenient, and staff could not be more helpful. It was great value for the money. Only issue we had was the number of stairs with no lift. This is because my husband has bad knees that don't take kindly to stairs. However the staff did their best to help here by giving us a room on the first […] floor. A lift would certainly help when it comes to getting those heavy bags up the stairs though lol. Thanks for a wonderful stay we had a lovely time. :-) Read more

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Clean, close to the city center. Room was a bit small. Suitable for "sleep over and go".

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Claremont Guest House impressed me and my husband. We stayed in Ritz in St Kilda before we came to this hotel (yupe, it's more like a hotel than a backpackers), and it gave us an entirely different experiences. The room we stayed in has a bunkbed, a set of table and a chair, a small fridge (awesome!) a tv and this thing like a cupboard made out of steel. […] Thw room is really convenient, and the bathrooms are SPOTLESS! It's like a bathroom for hotel, the difference is just it's outside of your room and you share it with some other people. And there is a free internet wireless too! The interior of the hotel fascinates me, however there is no elevator but that's alright. The location is really strategic too, it's close to the Jam Factory (which is not a factory at all!), Prarhan Market, South Yarra market, convenient stores and more. If I ever travellieng to Melbourne again, I will definitely stay at this hotel again. Oh, a bit turn-off is that, there is this receptionist at the counter who was very unfriendly. She made me and my husband felt very unwelcome, as if we were some beggars asking for shelter. Hope you could change your attitude towards your guests! Other than that, everything was perfect! Read more

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The guesthouse is in a very convenient location for both trams and trains into the CBD, and there is plenty to do on Toorak road itself. The price of the room included a buffet breakfast (cereal & toast) and wifi internet. There is no en-suite bathroom, but the communal bathrooms were spotless and there are enough of them that I never had to wait. The […] staff were friendly and helpful - reception is manned 24/7 so you can leave your key without fear of being locked out. There was no air conditioning but the rooms had a fan and a heater and that was sufficient. If you're looking for something to drop your bags and sleep at night and nothing else, then this will suit you but if you want to spend time in your hotel room then you're going to be disappointed. As it is, there are so many things to do in Melbourne that you wouldn't want to wallow in your room anyway. I will definitely be coming back to Claremont Guest House and I will recommend it to friends travelling that way. Read more

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I was planning to stay for 2 nights at the hostel and booked a single occupancy room. Unfortunately the rooms are very basic, are sigle glazed (lots of noise from outside), and the coridoors are very noisy in the evenings. After only getting a few hours sleep I checked out the next day and got another hotel downtown for not much more than what I had […] paid for a night here. OK if you're a backpacker on a budget, but don't expect comfort and solitude from a single occupancy room. Read more

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Friendly staff, small rooms, clean, excellent for the price, close to public transport and Chapel Street.

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Stayed for 3 nights at this hotel. Room and bathrooms were clean, we didn't have problems with noise and the staff were helpful. Excellent location next to train station in South Yarra. Although the twin bunk-bed room was very small, we didn't need a lot of space as we were travelling in the city most of the time. I can recommend this hotel as serious […] value for money. Read more

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This was a great place to stay to access Melbourne quickly at a reasonable price. Not the place to stay for luxury, but great for convenience, good breakfast and wifi. Although my room was basic, common spaces were comfortable and homely and bathrooms were excellent - well equipped and very clean. Noise carries readily, but I found it no great prob […] lem. Read more

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I didn't like the hotel at all.

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I booked the cheapest twin bunk room on short notice and expected it to be as pictured in the Expedia gallery, but it's about half the pictured width. Literally not enough room to swing a cat - but that said, it's a nice centrally located guesthouse with well-serviced amenities, and it is pretty quiet. The linen and beds were all clean, mattresses […] were new, there are plenty of bathrooms to go around and the check-in process was quick and easy. The continental breakfast features tea, coffee, juice and cereals, fruit and toast. I had to move my car into the secure parking lot, which is an additional charge per night, but there were a few 1 and 2 hour spots to park in on the street in the meantime. The staff are friendly, helpful and obliging. Overall I thought it was a nice place to stay, well positioned near South Yarra train station and Chapel Street, so everything is accessible from there. Just don't expect too many frills when you make your booking. Read more

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We really enjoyed Claremont Guesthouse: nice staff especially John that gave us a lots of indications and help. Good condition of the building and good cleanliness of the bedroom and the shared bathrooms. The location is pretty close to everywhere and 2 minutes walk to the train station.I recommend this hotel!

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I`d suggest them to: 1- Fix the beds in order to avoid noise as we move on the bed. 2- It would be nice to have a better breakfast. 3- We found a nail on the room`s floor.

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