NEW FIVE STAR LUXURY ‘HIP’ HOSTEL TO OPEN IN AUSTRALIA…. And all on $22 per night!
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Added: 05/04/2004
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NEW FIVE STAR LUXURY ‘HIP’ HOSTEL TO OPEN IN AUSTRALIA…. And all on $22 per night!
A brand new HIP hostel, base, will open in Melbourne, Australia on the 28th May 2004 offering state-of-the-art facilities, superior comfort and super high levels of service never seen before in backpacker accommodation.
Offering “Sanctuary” floors, an upmarket girls only zone featuring luxurious bathrooms, full length mirrors, hair dryers, Egyptian cotton towels, Aveda toiletry products, base is set to change the backpacker market for ever.
base St. Kilda Melbourne has chill out areas, a quality Thai restaurant, a fantastic bar, state of the art security, regular entertainment, TV lounges, modern shared cooking facilities, larger shower cubicles, the best quality fabrics, bed linen and pillows, 24-hour check ins, travel desks and on-site job clubs as well as assistance with visas, banking and more and it’s a stone’s throw from the famous St. Kilda Beach.
Mr Graeme Warring CEO of base says “we recognise that the backpacking industry has changed dramatically and will continue to do so,” says Warring.
“Backpackers today are better educated, have more money to spend and are more experienced travellers than your average backpacker was fifteen years ago and therefore they expect better standards and a greater range of services from a hostel. Our aim is to set new benchmarks for the discerning backpacker market, but our rates will remain as little as $22 a night. We’re not trying to change the backpacker experience, just make it better and more reliable while still keeping a friendly and relaxed vibe.”
base is also committed to maintaining a standard of cleanliness rarely seen in budget accommodation. Bathrooms are cleaned every four hours and high traffic areas such as kitchens and common areas are cleaned at least three times daily.
Warring says the St. Kilda Melbourne base is the fifth such facility opened by the company with base hostels already operating in Wellington, Auckland and Christchurch in New Zealand and Townsville in Queensland Australia. base intends opening a facility in June this year on Magnetic Island on the Barrier Reef.
Over the next eighteen months, base will be opening hostels in all major backpacking destinations in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific.
For more information, interviews or pics of base properties, please call Terry Whitaker or Ro Markson at Markson Sparks! On (61 2)9699 2000
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