Montacute Boutique Bunkhouse

Loved staying at Montacute Boutique Bunkhouse. The owner is a super nice and upbeat guy and even carried my heavy suitcase up the small staircase! The shared bathrooms are well-maintained and clean and towels as well as extra blankets were provided. I would stay here again any time!

Beautiful house, bedroom and great balcony view. Friendly and helpful staff, clean house. I didn't like the bunk beds in my bedroom. Nice neighborhood near Salamanca market. House full of young guests. It was kind of noisy, but they quick went to bed and was quiet. Wifi doesn't work well, too many guests. I gound my bed too soft. But I would stay again.

What a super little hostel! Excellent location just minutes from the waterfront. Lovely man in reception - they always give a tour of facilities. Hostel is set in an old Victorian house which is delightful. Large well- equipped kitchen, free food available from previous guests. A lovely garden although it had yappy dogs in it so I wasn’t a fan. Beautiful upstairs verandah with comfortable seating, and sofas in other spaces to no shortage of places to relax. I was in a female four bed dorm which was a bit tight for space but I saw other rooms which seemed more spacious with wider beds. I loved the individual lights and fans for each bed. My bottom bunk had a curtain but I wouldn’t have like being in a top bunk as they didn’t, so you were exposed to the main light going o etc. The only thing that spoiled my stay was the same thing that spoils every stay I’ve had when travelling - thoughtless guests who make noise early in the morning/late at night. The three girls sharing my room got up at various times from 5.30 onwards so needless to say my morning did not start well! Hostel management can’t do much about that though. Immaculately clean bathrooms and a good vibe. I’d definitely stay here again, but in a private room!

Hotel location is convenient . Staffs are friendly .Toilet , bed room are clean

Stayed here for 2 nights. The bunk house is conveniently located at battery point and a walking distance from Salamanca place. Although the bathroom are shared, there are quite a few bathroom available to use.

I am the principal of a school in central Victoria. We have used Montacute for our annual Year 8 trip to Hobart for the past few years. Our staff have always reported that the accommodation itself was well-presented and fulfilled our needs; however, they also frequently reported that the hotel owner was difficult to deal with. During our Year 8 trip to Hobart this week, there was a security breach involving two men, one a guest of the hotel and one other man who should not have been in there, entering the two dorm rooms of our 13-year-old female students in the middle of the night. The men shone their torches around and left when asked to. However, our staff were understandably concerned about the incident. When our staff spoke with the owner, he was dismissive of their concerns, saying that the students must not have locked the doors properly. While he had asked the two men to leave the hotel, he was unapologetic to our teachers and blamed the young female students for this breach. The teacher rightly pointed out that it was difficult to believe that both doors to the girls' dorm rooms could have been unlocked. When I spoke with the owner by phone about our concerns, he flew into a rage. During this conversation, I was sworn at at least four times, repeatedly called 'disgusting' for suggesting that there may have been a security breach with the men's key, yelled at, and hung up on. Mistakes do happen, but I have the ultimate duty of care for our students and couldn't leave them in an environment like this. We moved to the Travelodge, where the staff and facilities are more appropriate. I have since read similar recent reviews about the Montacute owner's behaviour and seeming inability to control his anger when challenged. This appears to have been an experience for solo female travellers in particular. We will never stay at Montacute again, and I would encourage others to exercise caution.

Excellent

Friendly vintage style bunkhouse, so convenient to walk to Salamanca, wharves or CBD. Clean comfortable dorms with own light and fan. Cleanliness lost a star because the shared kitchen often had rubbish bin full but most guests washed up after themselves. Even did recycling and composting. Plenty of Shared bathrooms, they just need a shower caddy over the hose to place soap & shampoo bottle. Great balcony with views to kunanyi/Mt Wellington. Definitely recommend staying here and you can meet plenty of travellers of all ages. Thanks Montacute manager!

I stayed here twice in different private rooms. The first one was very noisy, being on the stairwell. The 2nd was a lovely, clean, comfortable and quiet room (I emailed to ask for a quieter room). There are not enough toilets for the number of people staying there-only 4. The bathrooms all somehow leak and there is water all over the floors. One of the upstairs showers was very mouldy and skungey and the fan was filthy. All this would not matter for a backpackers (who pay less), but for those who pay $135-155 a night for a private room, a clean, available bathroom would be nice. The manager is creepy.