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#13 of 89 Specialty lodging in Sydney
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6 - 8 Orwell St
Kings Cross
Sydney 2011
Australia
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“Good value!”

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4 of 5 stars
Calgary
Feb 28, 2008

We stayed at Eva's for 5 nights in January. It is located in a great spot in Kings Cross only a 5 minute walk from the train station. We had a double room that was nice and clean. The bathrooms/showers were newly renovated, but occasionally had to wait to get in to use one. The roof top patio is what make Eva's so special. Nice tables, bbqs, and a great view. Good thing the patio is there, because the kitchen and dining area is tiny and always overcrowded. On many occasions it was difficult to cook our meals. But a definate plus, is that Eva's includes breakfast with your stay. It was usually only toast and a couple of days eggs. The only other problem we encountered was one with cockroaches. . . I had heard from other travellers that Sydney was overrun with the pests, so I did expect to see some. Given, we only found one cockroach in our room, another couple staying there also found a couple in their room.

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Wynne77's Summary
Date of Stay: January 2007
Member since: March 02, 2005
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
    • 5 of 5 stars Business service
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“Loved Eva's!!!”

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5 of 5 stars
Bristol, UK
Jan 16, 2008

Stayed for 3 nights when I first got to Oz and was a decent base point, Good Location considering it is in Kings Cross and is far enough away from the main strip, but not far enough that you can't nip out for a McDonald or fast food.

Hostel had a very friendly enviroment, a very good sized kitchen with Free Breakfast each morning, involving your normal cereals and toast's etc.

TV room was small-ish and in the middle of a corridor so people constantly walking past, but lets be honest, you don't go to sydney to watch TV, small internet room with 2 pc's which again are free, but it's very much first come first served and you can have a wait if some people are being overly greedy.

Rooms are decent sized and all clean and tidy each with plenty of wardrobe space, unlike some I stayed in Oz.

I started my trip in Sydney as I worked my way up the east coast, and when coming back to Sydney much as I thought of staying elsewhere I went back.

Bit far out from Central Quay and Opera House, but there is a tube station 5min walk away.

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    • Liked — friendly enviroment
    • Disliked — greedy people hogging free internet for hours
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Phil1978's Summary
Date of Stay: September 2004
Traveled with: Solo traveler
Visit was for: Hobbies / interest / culture
Age group: 25-34
Member since: February 28, 2006
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
    • 5 of 5 stars Business service
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
absolutely!
I recommend this hotel for:
Young singles, Girlfriend getaway, Tourists
I do not recommend this hotel for:
An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, People with disabilities, Older travelers, Great pool scene, Pet owners, Families with young children, Families with teenagers
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Beach / Sun, Outdoor / Adventure, Shopping
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“Not for couples!”

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2 of 5 stars
los angeles
Nov 6, 2007
0/2 found this review helpful

I don't think I would repeat at Eva's. I think It may be a place that work for young backpackers that don't care much about:

- Waiting almost 2 hours to be picked up at the airport in the free shuttle.
- Very noisy street.
- Super tiny washbasin (never seen something that small!)
- Restrooms busy most of the times.

Staff were nice.

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nacarada78's Summary
Date of Stay: August 2007
Member since: June 08, 2007
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
    • 2 of 5 stars Business service
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
probably not
I recommend this hotel for:
Young singles
I do not recommend this hotel for:
An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, People with disabilities, Older travelers, Great pool scene, Pet owners, Families with young children, Families with teenagers
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“Ok, clean, cheap...but noisy”

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3 of 5 stars
San antonio
Aug 1, 2006

This place was cheap and about a 40 minute walk to the opera house. The walk takes you through the botanical gardens which kind of softens the blow of the distance. Overall the place was clean and staff was friendly, but there were no lockers to lock up your valuables and it was quite noisy didn't get a good nights rest there. Would probably book closer to the circular quay next time or check out the base backpackers on Kent street.

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“Nice place”

Eva's Backpackers

Feb 24, 2006
2/2 found this review helpful

We stayed here over Christmas 05, we didn't actually spend a lot of time here because we were visiting friends in the area. The place is clean and tidy. The people friendly. We had Christmas cake left in our room on the day which was a nice touch.
The hostel is close to the night life and in a quiet street, i felt comfortable and safe there. Would definately stay there again.

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This TripAdvisor Member's Summary
Date of Stay: December 2005
Member since: February 24, 2006
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
I recommend this hotel for:
Young singles, Tourists
I do not recommend this hotel for:
An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, People with disabilities, Older travelers, Great pool scene, Pet owners, Families with young children, Families with teenagers
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6 - 8 Orwell St | Kings Cross, Sydney 2011, Australia