I stayed in the Ned Kelly Hotel last year, on a trip with an American friend who’d made the booking mainly on the strength of the Ned Kelly having a roof terrace.
And the unusual name.
Turns out, she didn’t know who Ned Kelly was.
Nor, I suspect, had she quite realised what the word “poshtel” meant.
Because this uber cool, striking-looking hotel-hostel is a clever, laid-back mix of the 2 concepts.
It is a hotel and it is also a hostel.
Now how does a poshtel work, do I hear you ask?
Well, there are common areas, like a sitting room which comes equipped with a TV, sofas, a dining table and a kitchenette. They were hardly used during our stay there, and everything was spotless.
And in the bedrooms, each bed has a lockable cupboard below it. Like so
As you can see, the beds are a little higher than normal, ‘cos of said cupboards, but that’s no big deal.
Otherwise, it’s just like any smart, clean hotel.
No frills. But spotlessly clean.
Small but clean bathroom:
And the famous roof terrace? Actually there are two & they looked good when we checked them out on arrival:
But…that evening they were showing the Super Bowl on that giant screen, so the place was packed. And noisy.
So the very kind, very attentive staff served us our drinks up on the second roof terrace. Just the 2 of us. (And the Super Bowl).
An adequate breakfast (with excellent coffee) is served in the lobby café or outside on the terrace, there is good wifi, you can leave your luggage there on departure day if needs be, and it is all very chilled and very easy-going.
Great location.
Tuk tuks easily available.
We paid our own way and I didn’t tell the staff at the Ned Kelly Hotel that I blog and write reviews.
Personally recommended.