The Nunnery Accommodation

A real dive, run by a total scumbag, who loves to offer weekly discounts to guests and then turf them out on the street if there is a problem. He has this routine he does, where he boots them out after they have paid and waits till they have accepted that they will LOSE THEIR MONEY!” then he approaches them and in a compromising way, offers a REFUND. That would be ok but for the overtones of serious repercussions to agreeing to this deal he makes. I have seen it happen to people, the same as it happened to me. Beware of the Manager.

If you want to share your food with rats, The Nunnery is the place for you! Terrible experience due to unsanitary conditions. Wasn't refunded. I paid $92 for two nights in a 4-person mixed dorm. First, they assigned me such a small room that I couldn't even open my suitcase on the floor. Moreover, it smelled really bad. I asked if they could move me to another room, and thankfully they did. However, minutes later, I had to share my bread with a guy because his was completely eaten by rats. I immediately reported what had happened and requested a refund. All of this happened within about an hour. At the time, they couldn't do it because the manager wasn't available, and they told me that on Sunday, when the manager arrived, she would contact me (spoiler: she never did). Before that, they had offered to let me keep the money I had spent as credit, and I explicitly told them I had no interest in returning. On Sunday evening, after hearing nothing from them, I sent an email. I received a response from a person whose name I don't know because they didn't sign their reply. They simply expressed they were sorry that I hadn't enjoyed my stay with them and again offered a credit as the only possible solution for when I might want to return. Which, in other words, is never :')

Having stayed in numerous hostels across Australia, the Nunnery is by FAR the best I’ve stayed in! The staff are SO incredible, I’ve never stayed somewhere where they genuinely seem to care as much as these guys do! I intended to stay a couple weeks, ended up staying a month and would do it all over again. Made some amazing friends here too, could not recommend it enough for people wanting to build a base network in Melbourne! The area is awesome too for both day and night life; Fitzroy in general is so cool and quirky! Could genuinely write a whole essay about why you should go, so I’ll end by saying… you’d be making a serious mistake booking a different hostel!

My favourite hostel in Australia. A Melbourne institution for backpackers. This was the first place we stayed in Australia and it couldn’t of been more perfect for what we wanted. Extremely well run, loads of connections with the local area so great place to get aquatinted with the city. Very social, which is promoted by the hostel but not forced - something we struggled to enjoy in other places we stayed. An amazing place to meet cool/creative/fun people.

I lived here on and off for a few months. The people, the atmosphere, and the environment itself are really truly remarkable. It always felt like home. Positive, nurturing, and healing place.

I stayed with you guys for one of the best months in my entire life in 1996. Playing soccer with all sorts of people in the park across the street, backpacker evenings in pubs at St. Kilda's Pier, sleeping late till noon and having Egg McMuffins with my best mate during the stay, John Thompson from Thumberland Upon Tyne, at McDonalds in the big shopping mall with the plane and hot air balloon. I miss those days of movie evenings next to the fireplace with loads of great people, watching Shawshank Redemption with popcorn and just being part of a great group. The nunnery and the time I experienced will stay forever in my heart.

Good location by museum and 96 tram stop and friendly staff. Very noisy, including on Sunday night, old wooden building so noise carries and some other guests also very loud, and quite rough/basic, showers either super hot or cold, no basics like tea or coffee, and beds very hard.

Like many others, I came to the Nunnery with the intention of staying one week. But after experiencing the chill ambiance, the most amazing people and the helpful and friendly staff, I enjoyed my stay a lot longer :) Don’t expect a clean 5 star hotel, it’s a little rough around the edges. If you’re able to see through that and enjoy the vibe and like meeting interesting people, you’ll have the best time you can possibly have in Melbourne! 5/5 would visit again