Base Camp Hostel vs City West Motel
Both are in Adelaide, 1.8 km apart. Here is where each one is stronger.
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Base Camp Hostel
- Guest rating
- 8.3 Very good
- Location score
- 7.3
- Score by category
- 1 of 3
Motel★★★Mile End
City West Motel
- Guest rating
- 8.3 Very good
- Location score
- 5.0
- Score by category
- 1 of 3
The short answer
Too close to call
Each hotel leads in 1 category. Your priorities decide. 1.8 km apart.
Choose Base Camp Hostel if you want
- to walk to the sights (660 m / 2.4 km)
- more restaurants on the doorstep (97 / 24)
- breakfast included
- a newer or recently renovated building (2024 / 2013)
Why is Base Camp Hostel better than City West Motel?
- 11.8 km closer to the city centre−1.8 km
- 2Includes free breakfast
- 3More guest reviews (318 vs 96), so the rating is more reliable×3.3
- 473 more restaurants and cafés within 500 m+73
- 5More walkable surroundings (walk grade 81 vs 51)+30
- 6Newer or more recently renovated (2024 vs 2013)+11y
- 76 more sights within 1 km+6
Why is City West Motel better than Base Camp Hostel?
- 1Earlier check-in (12:00 vs 14:00)−2h
All compared facts
Every category is scored from 0 to 10 with the same formula for every hotel.
| Base Camp Hostel vs City West Motel: which hotel is better? | Base Camp Hostel | City West Motel |
|---|---|---|
| Score by category | ||
| Guest rating | 8.3 | 8.3 |
| Location | 7.3 +2.3 | 5.0 |
| Facilities | – | 4.2 |
| Spa & wellness | – | 0.0 |
| Public transport | 6.1 | 6.6 +0.5 |
| Ratings & reviews | ||
| StayVersus score | 8.3 | 8.4 |
| Guest rating | 8.3 | 8.3 |
| Number of reviews | 318 +222 | 96 |
| Google rating | 4.6/5 +0.7 | 3.9/5 |
| Google reviews | 227 +108 | 119 |
| Rank in Adelaide | bottom 28% | bottom 30% |
| Location | ||
| Location score | 7.3 +2.3 | 5.0 |
| Distance to the centre | 660 m −1.8 km | 2.4 km |
| To public transport | 870 m | 770 m −100 m |
| To the airport | 5.6 km | 4.4 km −1.2 km |
| Restaurants within 500 m | 97 +73 | 24 |
| To the nearest food shop | 170 m | 270 m |
| Shops within 500 m | 6 +4 | 2 |
| Sights within 1 km | 7 +6 | 1 |
| Rooms & building | ||
| Star rating | – | ★★★ |
| Rooms | 12 | 12 |
| Floors | 1 | – |
| Newest building or renovation | 2024 +11y | 2013 |
| Listed amenities | 8 | 15 +7 |
| Policies | ||
| Check-in from | 14:00 | 12:00 −2h |
| Check-out until | 10:00 | 10:00 |
| Amenities | ||
| Laundry | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free breakfast | ✓ | – |
| Terrace | ✓ | ✓ |
| Air conditioning | ✓ | ✓ |
| Kitchen | ✓ | – |
| Balcony | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free Wi-Fi | – | ✓ |
| Free parking | – | ✓ |
| Luggage storage | – | ✓ |
| Bar | – | ✓ |
| Room service | – | ✓ |
| Wheelchair accessible | – | ✓ |
| Smoke-free | – | ✓ |
| Coffee or tea maker | – | ✓ |
| Which hotel suits you | ||
| Couples | ✓ | – |
| Sightseeing on foot | ✓ | – |
| Business trips | – | ✓ |
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Location
1.8 km apart
Base Camp Hostel: city centre: 660 m, nearest station Mile End Goods railway station: 870 m, Adelaide International Airport (ADL): 5.6 km, 97 places to eat within 500 m, 7 sights within 1 km.
City West Motel: city centre: 2.4 km, nearest station Mile End railway station, Adelaide: 770 m, Adelaide International Airport (ADL): 4.4 km, 24 places to eat within 500 m, 1 sights within 1 km.
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Base Camp Hostel or City West Motel: common questions
Which is better, Base Camp Hostel or City West Motel?
They are evenly matched. Base Camp Hostel is stronger in location; City West Motel is stronger in public transport.
Which is cheaper, Base Camp Hostel or City West Motel?
Prices change by date. Pick your dates above to see both nightly prices side by side.
Which hotel is closer to the centre?
Base Camp Hostel is closer: 660 m from the centre, against 2.4 km for City West Motel.
How far apart are Base Camp Hostel and City West Motel?
The two hotels are 1.8 km apart in a straight line.
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Updated 6 Oct 2026. Data: Agoda, Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports and hotels' own websites. We may earn a commission from partner links; it never changes the comparison. How we score