79 Bayswater Road, Kings Cross, Rushcutters Bay, 2011 Sydney, Australia
#269 of 325 hotels in Sydney
Guests' ChoiceBased on 171 hostel reviews
7.1Cleanliness
7.1
Comfort
7.1
Location
8.5
Facilities
7.2
Staff
8.6
Value for money
7.6
Free WiFi
9.1
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End of dialog contentReviewed: 2 February 2024
Hannah
United KingdomNoisy, rude staff
Close to train
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 9 December 2023
Veronika
AustriaOne toilet and two showers for one floor with up to 30+ people is not the best value.
Good location, comfortable beds. Good option when in Sydney and looking for not too expensive shared bedroom.
Stayed in November 2023
Reviewed: 21 August 2023
Sara
New ZealandThe bathrooms are communal, and not private at all. The showers are just frosted glass, feels very violating. The rooms are cramped so not enough room for everyone's belongings.
The staff and other guests were lovely.
Stayed in July 2023
Reviewed: 20 July 2023
Lisa
FranceStaff is sometimes rude
Rooftop Free gym Kitchen open 24/7
Stayed in July 2023
Reviewed: 9 July 2023
Noah
AustraliaOnly small issues. Kitchen is tiny. I’d also put some outdoor heaters on the roof.
Great vibe. Good use of all the limited space. Good having TV room separate to social dining hall. Cool rooftop. Good location near the train station.
Stayed in June 2023
Reviewed: 18 May 2023
Ayaka
Japanfar from train or tram
friendly stuff, not too dirty or messy
Stayed in May 2023
Reviewed: 7 April 2023
Evi
AustraliaI really liked the rooms, they were clean and the beds were stable.
Stayed in April 2023
Reviewed: 12 February 2023
Jonathan
AustraliaBed very uncomfortable, small room.
Great staff and very helpful. Good kitchen facilities and nice chill out area
Stayed in February 2023
Reviewed: 1 February 2023
Danielle
United KingdomThe hostel was very warm especially in the room and in the bathroom. I would say that the rooms need a proper air con unit in. Probably ok in the winter but during the summer it’s was just too hot to be comfortable or sleep (for me anyway). There was a ceiling fan in the room I stayed in but it really wasn’t enough to get the rooms cool. It was a get out the shower and sweating straight away situation. Due to the heat of the rooms I wouldn’t stay here again during summer. Definitely needs more bathrooms - not enough showers for the amount of people staying there and the cleanliness of the bathrooms wasn’t great.
The beds are quite comfy and the downstairs area was pretty decent. Wifi was good too
Stayed in January 2023
Reviewed: 30 January 2023
Sarah
United Kingdomextremely hot in the rooms and the fam didn’t work great it stated it had a weekly deep clean but the sink was dirty and a bit run down really small rooms
rooftop was nice the shower was good good activities in the afternoon
Stayed in January 2023
Reviewed: 15 January 2023
Victor
Australiabusy and not so clean
location and price
Stayed in December 2022
Reviewed: 9 January 2023
Chris
United KingdomNo privacy in the beds, bathrooms got quite crowded, strange atmosphere
The property is in a good location not far from Kings Cross station and surrounded my cafe’s and restaurants. Decent sized lockers for bags.
Stayed in January 2023
Reviewed: 13 December 2022
Michael
United KingdomGreat location, great showers, awesome rooftop!
Stayed in December 2022
Reviewed: 7 November 2022
Khadem
GermanyThey surely need more bathrooms
Stuffs were friendly, and the kitchen was very well equipped
Stayed in October 2022
Reviewed: 13 October 2022
Temimah
IsraelOn Saturdays there is no staff so the place (especially kitchen) tends to be left a bit of a mess.
The place is in a great location, close to everything. Met friends for life in that hostel. And the staff were amazing.
Stayed in October 2022
Reviewed: 20 September 2022
Dudley
Australiavery tight spaces around the beds
friendly people & great location
Stayed in September 2022
Reviewed: 19 September 2022
Evsanaa
AustraliaI didn’t like the bathroom and showers
I liked the location
Stayed in August 2022
Reviewed: 28 July 2022
Jagdish
IndiaThe room sizes and the beds are not good
The location and price is good
Stayed in July 2022
Reviewed: 12 May 2022
Anouck
NetherlandsHygiëne, defecten
Location, terrace and the people
Stayed in May 2022
Reviewed: 7 March 2022
Sofia
Australiapin number provided via email was wrong, a completely different pin was told to us but not provided in written or electronic form - we got locked out and the after hours number did not work
cheap, good location, friendly staff and travellers
Stayed in March 2022
Reviewed: 15 June 2021
Grace
IrelandUnfortunately due to covid the hostel activities were cancelled
The staff were so lovely and friendly and really made such an effort to help with our travels.
Stayed in June 2021
Reviewed: 25 April 2024
Andreucci
ArgentinaThe kitchen a little small.
The place has an incredible rooftop and the guys are really friendly. They were flexible with my check in. The kitchen is a little small but it makes up for it with cleanliness and order. Also the bathrooms.
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 25 April 2024
Hughes
United KingdomN/a
I like the facilities and the social aspect of the hostel.
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 16 April 2024
Perez
ChileIt was all good
Nice common areas. The rooftop view is amazing and the TV room has a PS5 with free Netflix
Stayed in April 2024
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