Manifest regrets to announce that we have been unable to find anywhere to accommodate a large group booking for 2008 as a result of bookings made in relation to the AFL Grand Final (Saturday September 27) and the Australian University Games (Sunday September 28-Friday October 3).

Many accommodation venues have few spots left and are unable to take a group the size Manifest had asked for. Those places that do have the required amount of space refuse to take groups of the requested size.

Manifest encourages you to find your own accommodations. Below is a shortlist of possible places to stay. Other accommodation ideas can be found in the accommodation forum.

Nomads Industry
198 A'Beckett St
http://www.nomadsindustry.com

Urban Central
334 City Road, Southbank
http://www.urbancentral.com.au

King Street Backpackers
197-199 King Street
http://www.kingstreetbackpackers.com.au

Hotel Discovery (Hotel Bakpak)
167 Franklin Street
http://www.hoteldiscovery.com.au

Base Backpackers
17 Carlisle Street, St Kilda
http://www.stayatbase.com/base-backpackers-melbourne-hostel/

The Greenhouse Backpacker
Level 6, 228 Flinders Lane
http://www.friendlygroup.com.au/greenhouse_home.asp

Some places may have premium pricing in effect for the Friday and Saturday nights due to the AFL Grand Final. A map showing the locations of these hostels is available in the accommodation section of the forums. I will assist in any way I can with questions posted on the forums.

Manifest hopes to be able to secure an accommodation deal for next year.

Thank you. We hope to see you at Manifest 2008

Himeno – Accommodation Coordinator

Note: Manifest is looking at new ways to handle accommodation in the future which will enable more Manifest attendees to access discounted hotel accommodation. However for this to be feasible and to get the best hotel room block price we can, we need to know how many people would take advantage of this sort of offer. More information can be found here. Please post there if you would be interested.

Thank you.