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title: "Royal Derby Hotel, Melbourne: reviews, location & comparison"
description: "Royal Derby Hotel in Melbourne: rated 8.6 by guests, 2.5-star. Amenities, location and nearby alternatives compared side by side."
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retrieved: 2026-10-14
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Hostel · ★★★ · The Private Stay
# Royal Derby Hotel

Fitzroy, Melbourne, Australia

8.6 ·  Very good 51 reviews ·  #237 #237 of 478 in Melbourne ·  6.8 Location score
## About Royal Derby Hotel

Royal Derby Hotel is a hostel in Fitzroy, Melbourne, Australia. It holds a 2.5-star rating. Guests rate it 8.6 out of 10 across 51 reviews. Facilities include bar. It is 3.0 km from the centre of Melbourne. The nearest airport, Melbourne Essendon Airport (MEB), is 10.0 km away.

- **Type:** Hostel

- **Star rating:** ★★★

- **Check-in from:** 14:00

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

- **Rooms:** 5

- **Floors:** 2

- **Opened:** 1987

- **Last renovated:** 2019

- **Chain:** The Private Stay

- **Other stays within 500 m:** 2

466 Brunswick Street

## How Royal Derby Hotel scores

Better rated than 51% of hotels in Melbourne

-   Guest rating **8.6**
-   Location **6.8**
-   Public transport **8.2**

Melbourne average

## Amenities

### Food & drink

-   Bar

### Services

-   Laundry
-   Luggage storage

### In the rooms

-   In-room safe

Based on the property listing at our booking partner.

## Location

- **Location score:** **6.8**/10

- **Walk grade:** **77**/100 Good for walkers

- **Restaurants & cafés within 500 m:** **110**

- **Sights within 1 km:** **3**

<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 station<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Fitzroy railway station</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">480 m</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">8 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 Essendon Airport (MEB)</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">10.0 km</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">22 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="">3.0 km</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">7 min drive</span></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Sights nearby

-   U-bahn design450 m
-   The VR Arena650 m
-   Circus Oz890 m
-   Italian Museo1.2 km
-   Italian Museum and Historical Society1.2 km
-   Phar Lap1.3 km

## Royal Derby Hotel: in detail

Royal Derby Hotel offers top-notch services and amenities, ensuring guests experience utmost comfort. Reception services such as luggage storage and safety deposit boxes are available to accommodate your requirements. Traveling with minimal baggage is achievable at Royal Derby Hotel, as the hostel's dry cleaning service and laundry service ensures your garments stay fresh. Smoking is limited to specified smoking zones. Each accommodation at Royal Derby Hotel is thoughtfully created and adorned to provide visitors with a comfortable, home-like atmosphere. In select rooms of the hostel, guests can enjoy the advantage of having linen service available for their convenience. Understanding the significance of bathroom amenities in enhancing guest contentment, the hostel offers toiletries within certain chosen rooms. Should you prefer not to venture out for a meal, the enticing culinary choices at hostel are always available for your satisfaction. Experience an unforgettable evening with your fellow travelers just a short distance away, at hostel's bar.

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## Questions about Royal Derby Hotel

### How do guests rate Royal Derby Hotel?

Royal Derby Hotel has a guest rating of 8.6 out of 10 from 51 reviews, which is better than 51% of rated hotels in Melbourne.

### What are the check-in and check-out times at Royal Derby Hotel?

Check-in starts at 14:00 and check-out is until 10:00.

### How far is Royal Derby Hotel from the airport?

The nearest airport, Melbourne Essendon Airport (MEB), is 10.0 km away in a straight line.

### How many rooms does Royal Derby Hotel have?

Royal Derby Hotel has 5 rooms on 2 floors.

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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