Melbourne International Hostel & Hotel, the second-floor, all-brick hostel is located in a slowly gentrifying neighbourhood called the Five Points at Twenty-second Street and Welton Street. It is right beside the streetcar/LRT/tram line but the closest station (Twentieth/Welton Street) is two blocks away. As a result, those traveling by bus or train can simply take or follow the streetcar line northbound to the hostel.
The hostel office is hidden at the back of what looks like a laundromat/Latin American bus line establishment on the ground floor. Fortunately, the condition of the ground floor offers a huge contrast to the actual hostel. The hostel is well kept and clean. The common facilities such as the spotless washrooms, showers, kitchen, and sitting area are cleaned by hardworking staff daily. The fact that the owner and a more mature crowd living in the hostel might also contribute to the upkeep.
Pay phones are in the hostel and a free Internet access computer is beside the ground floor office. The good-sized kitchen offers all the typical amenities with sitting area. The hostel smoking section is along the hallway, so it is high recommended for non-smokers to close the door behind them when venturing out to the kitchen or washroom. For those who are sensitive to street noises, make sure to bring your earplugs because locating beside a streetcar line and a long distance bus station does have its disadvantages at 6 in the morning. Otherwise, prepare for a restful stay with a mature crowd in a location that is twenty minutes' walking distance away from everything. It might be a good idea to rent a car with other hostelers who are interested to experience the true beauty of the Colorado mountains -- there is not much to do in the city on the weekend.
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December 2006
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