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131 King St, City Centre
Melbourne 3000, AUSTRALIA
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- Price Range:
Budget
- Neighbourhood:
city centre
- Atmosphere:
International and Low-key
Lonely Planet Review
Forget the fluffy pillows, baby-soft toilet roll and hints of fresh jasmine, the Kingsgate is a no-bullshit, inner-city hotel offering excellent value for money. You stay here for the central location, and because you don't believe in paying extortionate rates for lying in a horizontal position for eight hours.
The light and bright lobby, with its plush red tones, belies the simplicity of the hotel. The smallish rooms are straight up-and-down, have minimal views (unless you enjoy staring at walls and drainpipes), firm beds and are set in darkish corridors that have a slightly industrial feel. Rooms come with/without en suite and TV - if slightly claustrophobic it's well worth forking out the extra for an en suite room. You'll be comfortable here, but probably not the place to impress the new girl/boy friend. Squizzy's Bar-Cafe, on site, is a good place to chill if the walls in your room are starting to get closer.
Review by author Alan Murphy
How To Get There
The Kingsgate Hotel is located at 131 King Street(just off the corner of Bourke Street & King Street) The Spencer Street Railway and Coach Terminal is 2-5 minutes walk from the hotel.
Nearby Points of Interest
Facilities
- 24 hour reception
- Restaurant
- Laundry facilities
- Breakfast Not Included
- Lift / Elevator
- Non Smoking
Check-in/Check-out
Earliest check-in:
13:00
Latest check-out time:
10:00
Author Tip
Check out the sharks at the Melbourne Aquarium and the fools diving with them. Not far away is the excellent Immigration Museum. Head to the slick Bond Bar on Flinders Lane for a well-deserved cold one.
Curious Fact
Squizzy's Bar-Cafe is named after a notorious Melbourne gangster - Les 'Squizzy' Taylor, who was a leading figure in Melbourne's underworld in the 1920s