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title: "City Centre Budget Hotel, Melbourne: reviews, location & comparison"
description: "City Centre Budget Hotel in Melbourne: rated 8.0 by guests, 3-star. Amenities, location and nearby alternatives compared side by side."
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retrieved: 2026-10-21
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Motel · ★★★
# City Centre Budget Hotel

East End Theatre District, Melbourne, Australia

8.0 ·  Very good 1,951 reviews ·  #386 #386 of 466 in Melbourne ·  3.8/5 on Google, 326 reviews ·  9.4 Location score
## About City Centre Budget Hotel

City Centre Budget Hotel is a motel in East End Theatre District, Melbourne, Australia. It holds a 3-star rating. Guests rate it 8.0 out of 10 across 1,951 reviews. Facilities include free wi-fi. It is 1.0 km from the centre of Melbourne. The nearest airport, Melbourne Airport (MEL), is 20 km away.

- **Type:** Motel

- **Star rating:** ★★★

- **Check-in from:** 13:00

- **Check-out until:** 10:00

- **Rooms:** 38

- **Floors:** 3

- **Opened:** 1950

- **Last renovated:** 2011

- **Smoking:** Smoke-free property

- **Other stays within 500 m:** 65

[Ranked #117 of 133 hotels in Melbourne CBD by StayVersus score](https://stayversus.com/en/australia/melbourne/area/melbourne-cbd/)

[400 m from St Patrick's Cathedral: all hotels near St Patrick's Cathedral](https://stayversus.com/en/australia/melbourne/near/st-patrick-s-cathedral/)

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## Live prices around City Centre Budget Hotel

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## How City Centre Budget Hotel scores

Better rated than 17% of hotels in Melbourne

-   Guest rating **8.0**
-   Location **9.4**
-   Public transport **9.9**

Melbourne average

## Rating on Google

3.8/5

326 Google reviews

-   5★32%
-   4★28%
-   3★23%
-   2★10%
-   1★6%

From the property’s public Google Maps listing. It is shown for reference and is not part of the StayVersus score.

## Amenities

### Food & drink

-   Breakfast

### Internet

-   Free Wi-Fi

### Services

-   Laundry
-   Luggage storage

### In the rooms

-   Air conditioning
-   Kitchen
-   Coffee or tea maker

### Policies

-   Smoke-free

Based on the property listing at our booking partner.

## Location

- **Location score:** **9.4**/10

- **Walk grade:** **98**/100 Great for walkers

- **Restaurants & cafés within 500 m:** **150**

- **Shops within 500 m:** **9**

- **Sights within 1 km:** **32**

<table class="dist" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><tbody data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Nearest beach<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">South Melbourne Beach</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">4.5 km</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">10 min drive</span></td></tr><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Nearest station<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Parliament Tram Station</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">180 m</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">3 min walk</span></td></tr><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Nearest airport<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Melbourne Airport (MEL)</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">20 km</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">44 min drive</span></td></tr><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Distance to the centre<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Melbourne</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">1.0 km</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">17 min walk</span></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Main sights of Melbourne

<table class="dist" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><tbody data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><a href="/en/australia/melbourne/near/st-patrick-s-cathedral/" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">St Patrick's Cathedral</a></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">400 m</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">7 min walk</span></td></tr><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><a href="/en/australia/melbourne/near/melbourne-museum/" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Melbourne Museum</a></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">1.0 km</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">16 min walk</span></td></tr><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><a href="/en/australia/melbourne/near/national-gallery-of-victoria/" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">National Gallery of Victoria</a></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">1.2 km</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">19 min walk</span></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Everyday places nearby

<table class="dist" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><tbody data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Food shop</th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">310 m</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">5 min walk</span></td></tr><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Pharmacy<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Treasury Pharmacy</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">120 m</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">2 min walk</span></td></tr></tbody></table>

## Weather in Melbourne

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## Questions about City Centre Budget Hotel

### How do guests rate City Centre Budget Hotel?

City Centre Budget Hotel has a guest rating of 8.0 out of 10 from 1,951 reviews, which is better than 17% of rated hotels in Melbourne.

### What are the check-in and check-out times at City Centre Budget Hotel?

Check-in starts at 13:00 and check-out is until 10:00.

### Does City Centre Budget Hotel include breakfast?

Breakfast is available. Whether it is included depends on the rate you book.

### How far is City Centre Budget Hotel from the airport?

The nearest airport, Melbourne Airport (MEL), is 20 km away in a straight line.

### When did City Centre Budget Hotel open?

City Centre Budget Hotel opened in 1950 and was last renovated in 2011.

### How many rooms does City Centre Budget Hotel have?

City Centre Budget Hotel has 38 rooms on 3 floors.

### Where is the nearest pharmacy to City Centre Budget Hotel?

Treasury Pharmacy is the closest pharmacy we know of, about 120 m away (2 min walk).

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](https://stayversus.com/en/about/)

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