Nates Place Backpackers Melbourne vs Nomads Melbourne Backpackers
Both are in Melbourne, 720 m apart. Here is where each one is stronger.
HostelKoreatown
Nates Place Backpackers Melbourne
- Guest rating
- 8.4 Very good
- Location score
- 7.6
- Score by category
- 1 of 3
HostelKoreatown
Nomads Melbourne Backpackers
- Guest rating
- 7.4 Good
- Location score
- 9.1
- Score by category
- 1 of 3
The short answer
Too close to call
Each hotel leads in 1 category. Your priorities decide. 720 m apart.
Choose Nates Place Backpackers Melbourne if you want
- the more consistently praised stay (8.4 / 7.4)
- a smaller, quieter hotel (Rooms: 22 / 55)
Choose Nomads Melbourne Backpackers if you want
- to walk to the sights (940 m / 1.5 km)
- more restaurants on the doorstep (150 / 58)
- a big hotel with more facilities (Rooms: 55 / 22)
Why is Nates Place Backpackers Melbourne better than Nomads Melbourne Backpackers?
- 1Higher guest rating (8.4 vs 7.4)+1.0
Why is Nomads Melbourne Backpackers better than Nates Place Backpackers Melbourne?
- 1310 m closer to the area centre−310 m
- 2More guest reviews (557 vs 57), so the rating is more reliable×9.8
- 392 more restaurants and cafés within 500 m+92
- 4More walkable surroundings (walk grade 95 vs 71)+24
- 515 more sights within 1 km+15
All compared facts
Every category is scored from 0 to 10 with the same formula for every hotel.
| Nates Place Backpackers Melbourne vs Nomads Melbourne Backpackers: which hotel is better? | Nates Place Backpackers Melbourne | Nomads Melbourne Backpackers |
|---|---|---|
| Score by category | ||
| Guest rating | 8.4 +1.0 | 7.4 |
| Location | 7.6 | 9.1 +1.5 |
| Public transport | 9.7 | 9.5 |
| Ratings & reviews | ||
| StayVersus score | 8.4 +1.0 | 7.5 |
| Guest rating | 8.4 +1.0 | 7.4 |
| Number of reviews | 57 | 557 +500 |
| Rank in Melbourne | bottom 37% +32% | bottom 5% |
| Location | ||
| Location score | 7.6 | 9.1 +1.5 |
| Distance to Koreatown centre | 730 m | 420 m −310 m |
| To public transport | 210 m | 240 m |
| To the airport | 18 km | 19 km |
| Restaurants within 500 m | 58 | 150 +92 |
| To the nearest food shop | 190 m | 100 m |
| Shops within 500 m | 3 | 19 +16 |
| Sights within 1 km | 5 | 20 +15 |
| Rooms & building | ||
| Rooms | 22 | 55 |
| Floors | 3 | 6 |
| Listed amenities | 9 +3 | 6 |
| Policies | ||
| Check-in from | – | 14:00 |
| Check-out until | – | 10:00 |
| Amenities | ||
| Free Wi-Fi | ✓ | ✓ |
| Parking | ✓ | – |
| Laundry | ✓ | ✓ |
| Luggage storage | ✓ | ✓ |
| Breakfast | ✓ | – |
| Bar | ✓ | ✓ |
| Wheelchair accessible | ✓ | – |
| Kitchen | ✓ | ✓ |
| Distance to the main sights | ||
| National Gallery of Victoria | 2.2 km | 1.7 km −530 m |
| St Patrick's Cathedral | 2.3 km | 1.6 km −720 m |
| Melbourne Museum | 2.1 km | 1.4 km −630 m |
| Which hotel suits you | ||
| Sightseeing on foot | – | ✓ |
| Business trips | ✓ | – |
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Location
720 m apart
Nates Place Backpackers Melbourne: city centre: 1.5 km, nearest station Southern Cross railway station: 210 m, Melbourne Airport (MEL): 18 km, 58 places to eat within 500 m, 5 sights within 1 km.
Nomads Melbourne Backpackers: city centre: 940 m, nearest station Flagstaff railway station: 240 m, Melbourne Airport (MEL): 19 km, 150+ places to eat within 500 m, 20 sights within 1 km.
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Nates Place Backpackers Melbourne or Nomads Melbourne Backpackers: common questions
Which is better, Nates Place Backpackers Melbourne or Nomads Melbourne Backpackers?
They are evenly matched. Nates Place Backpackers Melbourne is stronger in guest rating; Nomads Melbourne Backpackers is stronger in location.
Which is cheaper, Nates Place Backpackers Melbourne or Nomads Melbourne Backpackers?
Prices change by date. Pick your dates above to see both nightly prices side by side.
Which hotel is closer to the centre?
Nomads Melbourne Backpackers is closer: 420 m from the centre, against 730 m for Nates Place Backpackers Melbourne.
How far apart are Nates Place Backpackers Melbourne and Nomads Melbourne Backpackers?
The two hotels are 720 m 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