Habitat HQ prides itself on the service it provides to visitors from every corner of the world. We embody the ideals of the independent traveler & connect our guests to the very best of what St Kilda, Melbourne has to offer. We want our guests to feel that our habitat is 'home' for a short time & we are excited that our awards highlight this to potential guests.

HABITAT HQ WINS 'Best Hotel Operator Website Award 2010' Habitat HQ achieves a new & exciting benchmark having been awarded TRAVELTech’s Best Hotel Operator Website Award for 2010’ winning over a credible line-up of finalists in the category. The TRAVELTech Web Awards, sponsored by Amadeus & Tourism Technology were announced at Tuesday’s TRAVELTech conference & are based on the following criteria of Innovation, Design & Usability, Meeting the Brief, Speed, Build & Content. We were proud to be announced as a finalist but winning the category against established website properties is outstanding & comes with widespread industry acclaim.

Hostelworld.com is a key site for independent travelers all over the world to research, book & review hostels as they travel the globe. In May 2010 Hostelworld had 16,243 Hostel reviews for Melbourne Hostels which is massive for an independent review scale. All ratings are submitted by customers who have booked and stayed at hostels in Melbourne within the last 6 months. Summary ratings are calculated for the top ten properties and awarded nationally per month.

• January - 5th in Australia
• February - 3rd in Australia
• March - 8th in Australia
• April - 3rd in Australia
• May - 3rd in Australia

VOTING HAS OPENED FOR THE GOLDEN BACKPACK AWARDS 2010 Click the link to vote Habitat HQ as the best Victorian hostel or to tell the industry you loved our Event Guru's party night!!! These awards reward companies who work with innovation & practical implementation to make backpacking around Australia and New Zealand that extra bit special. The awards are voted by the travelers & guests via a national campaign online through TNT Magazine. The voting process is monitored by an independent panel of judges.