First night, there were people screaming from the balcony outside the dorm room until 3am. Cockroaches everywhere. Rooms were full of people's stuff. The staff inspected but said nothing about the mess. Both night there were couples in both bunks. I paid for a 4 person female dorm, and it ended up being a 6 person mixed dorm. Not impressed.... More

Probably the worst for value place for money I have ever seen ...owner and staff exploit the location for finiacial profit .the place is horrible it probably hasn't seen a refurb since it was opened one cooker between 20-100 ppl washing utilites leave ur clothes dirtier than they went in that's if they even Work the sole form of entertainment... More

Honestly, I have stayed in better squats! This place is terrible, I heard that current management are running the lease out and so are not prepared to invest anything in the interim period. Where to start? I'll start with the positive, which won't take long, the location is good - a few minutes walk to the beach, that is where... More

We had to move in here for 3 nights after not booking our current backpackers in advance and it being full. We booked here out of desperation as no other backpackers in the area were answering the phone. We read the reviews on here first but thought it couldn't possibly be that bad. This place is expensive and filthy. The... More

I stayed here because I was attending a conference around the corner and my budget didn't stretch to stay there. Pro: this is located a short stroll down from the manly beach Cons: I make this observation fully understanding that I paid for a backpacker, and it is not comparable to a hotel. However, it was clear that my single... More

I consider myself a pretty tolerant traveller, so when I saw the bad reviews of this place I thought, I'll just suck it up, selecting to pay the $90/night for a double room to myself as I'd read really not-so-great things about the clientele. However, I actually ended up checking out early because I was so unhappy. What was immediately... More

This place is awful. But the sad thing is that the owner obviously doesnt care what any of his/her guests think or wether they enjoy their stay. Most of the guests are long-timers who work in the area, so it's more like a squalid house share than a hostel. I was aware of the bad reviews before I came here,... More

It looks promising from the outside and the location is pretty decent, but this is not a good hostel. The staff at the front were neither friendly nor helpful. I was put in a room with three long term male guests: and, perhaps needless to say, the room stank. It was an absolute state: cigarette butts, used condoms, left over... More

This was supposed to be 2 nights but one was more than enough. Walking up to it, it appears a little shabby but acceptable - foyer is brightly decorated and then it starts. I was told that my room had 2 empty beds and to pick either - on arriving to the room it looked like three people had been... More