Review: Chapel St Backpackers
Chapel St Backpackers
This is the first backpackers that I had a look at in Melbourne. It ended
in tears.
Unfortunately my experience wasn't a good one and I ended up going back to
my car for a little cry of frustration when I left.
I found the place easy to find, then parked my car and walked up to the backpackers. The first thing I noticed was a girl walking out and throwing her cigarette butt out the door. I then approached the door which was locked. Someone came to the door and let me in and asked "are you here?". I said that I wasn't but I wanted to find out about it. The guy joked "I'm just the doorman, not really".
I approached the front counter which had about 3 people there already talking, so I sort of 'hung back' waiting for them to finish whatever they were finishing. I looked around the room and was happy to spot a job board. Yippee, jobs!
The group stopped talking and all stared at me. I guess it was my turn to be served. The lady asked if she could help me and I said that I was just wanting to find out about prices for a room and about jobs for backpackers. She said that it was $23 per night for a 4-bed dormitory. I wrote it down and asked if I could have a look at the job board. She snapped "No!". I looked at her with confusion. She explained that the job board was for guests-only. I said that I needed to get a job before I can stay somewhere, that I'd been here for a week without finding work, that I thought it would be easy to find a job in Melbourne.
The guy who had opened the door for me earlier said "If you want work, go to China cos that's where the jobs go to". What the... ! I said that I would go to China if I had more than $9 to my name... The lady behind the counter then said that I should walk into places with my resume.
Left feeling humiliated and stunned. Had a good sook in the car and then stopped looking at backpackers for the day.
This is the first backpackers that I had a look at in Melbourne. It ended
in tears.
Unfortunately my experience wasn't a good one and I ended up going back to
my car for a little cry of frustration when I left.
I found the place easy to find, then parked my car and walked up to the backpackers. The first thing I noticed was a girl walking out and throwing her cigarette butt out the door. I then approached the door which was locked. Someone came to the door and let me in and asked "are you here?". I said that I wasn't but I wanted to find out about it. The guy joked "I'm just the doorman, not really".
I approached the front counter which had about 3 people there already talking, so I sort of 'hung back' waiting for them to finish whatever they were finishing. I looked around the room and was happy to spot a job board. Yippee, jobs!
The group stopped talking and all stared at me. I guess it was my turn to be served. The lady asked if she could help me and I said that I was just wanting to find out about prices for a room and about jobs for backpackers. She said that it was $23 per night for a 4-bed dormitory. I wrote it down and asked if I could have a look at the job board. She snapped "No!". I looked at her with confusion. She explained that the job board was for guests-only. I said that I needed to get a job before I can stay somewhere, that I'd been here for a week without finding work, that I thought it would be easy to find a job in Melbourne.
The guy who had opened the door for me earlier said "If you want work, go to China cos that's where the jobs go to". What the... ! I said that I would go to China if I had more than $9 to my name... The lady behind the counter then said that I should walk into places with my resume.
Left feeling humiliated and stunned. Had a good sook in the car and then stopped looking at backpackers for the day.
