Tellytubby, it is your choice babe, and well worth investigating by ringing the hospitals or asking to go on a tour. See which facility you feel most comfortable with.
Personally, I am going public. I went public last time and it was fab. This time I'm at a different hospital and while I'm not guaranteed a private room, I know that I'm not going to be in there for very long! (unless, heaven forbid, something happens with baby or me, but I won't have a whole lot of choice in that regard. In that instance, I will be happy to be at a major public hospital with excellent facilities.) That's something to consider when you're in the public system - if you and your baby are healthy, they may want you to go home on early discharge to free up the bed. While that all sounds negative, here are my thoughts on it:
1. I would rather sleep in my own bed.
2. My DD can run around and do whatever she likes at home, but in hospital we will need to keep her under wraps - regardless of what hospital we go to.
3. Sometimes bfeeding can be hard to establish. Midwives can assist. HOWEVER: on early discharge the midwives still come to your home and visit you. Even so, if my baby and I have issues with breastfeeding, I would rather spend my money on a good lactation consultant who can help me at home than on staying in a private hospital so I could have the midwives on hand for longer. JMpreference. Last time in hospital I was taught how to attach DD to my breast a million different ways. I felt it only complicated things further and was happy to go home where we could just work on it together!
GL with whatever you choose