Selina Central Melbourne

Just spent one night at Selina and it was so great! The hostel is very modern and has everything for a good stay! The staff is sweet and helpful and they propose a lot of activities like yoga, music events, etc! People seemed nice and respectful and the sharing areas were clean! We really appreciate the night and the free welcome drink though!

The common dorm rooms don't have air conditioning, just a couple fans. It gets so hot and stuffy with a terrible odor that it's unbearable. It kind of ruined the stay because it's otherwise a great solo traveler hostel. Excellent location, surrounded by amazing food and good transportation. The staff are attentive, decently knowledgeable, and helpful. If only they had air conditioning I wouldn't be waking up at 7am drenched in sweat. How can it be so hot inside when it's so chilly outside?

On hot summer days (and nights), the rooms would get extremely hot and stuffy. We had some extra fans brought to the room but that didn’t do much to alleviate the heat. It’s a surprise that such a renowned hostel chain does not furnish its rooms with air-conditioning. Your comfort level is very much dependent on the weather at any given day and time. Other than that, the staff were exceptionally friendly and helpful. I needed to make some arrangements for a friend to pick something up at the hostel when I wasn’t around and it went very smoothly. Would have loved to give a better rating for this listing but unfortunately because I had immense difficulties staying comfortable and sleeping most nights (and I’m an easy sleeper), my overall experience wasn’t very pleasant. This sentiment was also shared by my roommates - in case anyone reading this has concerns this isn’t something most guests would agree with.

We recently spent a night at Selina. The hostel is very beautiful and well placed, just in front of the Flinders. We booked a private room, it was surprisingly very calm because of the location! The staff was very friendly and helpful! They introduce us all the activities that they offer and gave us a free drink in their pub for our arrival! The sharing areas were clean and well equipped. I would recommend it for a nice stay in the cbd of Melbourne!