Name: Base Backpackers Magnetic Island
Address: 1 Nelly Bay Road, Nelly Bay, 4819 Nelly Bay, Australia, 1 Nelly Bay Road, Nelly Bay, Magnetic Island, 4819, Australia
Price range: Prices for upcoming dates start at $21 per night (We Price Match)
Rating: 7.9

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Hostel Base Backpackers Magnetic Island

Beach. This property is either next to the beach or will have its own private access.

1 Nelly Bay Road, Nelly Bay, 4819 Nelly Bay, Australia –

Have a very nice en-suite room with water view. Check-in process was quick and efficient. All the staff were very pleasant and helpful (with exception of internet). Bus stop just outside hostel (sometimes there are Base express buses from the ferry terminal (nice!).

Isle_n_sun, United States of America

Great party hostel, big area for drinking and good place to meet people. Shower is good and hot. Location is alright. Hostel is fine.

Hafliði, Iceland

Great atmosphere, beautiful location. Loved being in my hut even if it was a bit far from the toilets/showers. One of the members of staff took me out to see wild koalas and wallabies which was really good. The staff make you feel welcome and try to get you involved with activities which is nice if you're travelling alone.

Karla, United Kingdom

Absolutely everything about this backpackers was amazing. Hands down my favourite I’ve ever been to!

Emelia, Australia

Best place in the island, Did you liked the series lost? This is the place for you, like a small amazing village with everything that you can ask for. Clean, comfy bed, great vibes cool people, good cheap food. The crew was very helpful specially Lee the one and only:) Anita & Roy

Roy, Israel

It was a great spot and our room was private with a great view.

Anonymous, Australia

Amazing view, really nice staff, and provided a really good tour for spotting koalas!

Paige, United Kingdom

The location is so great! I really love the hostel and my 6 bed dorm. The staff was so friendly!

Ramona, Germany

Great location right on the beach, Beautiful sunrise. Excellent staff. Nice swimming pool. Friendly vibe. Great shower pressure. The island itself is so beautiful with many beaches and hikes.

Gillian, Australia

Good location. Great way to meet people. Very sociable hostel. Free drink on arrival was nice. Air con in room was good. Won free shots for best group team name for trivia.

Georgina, United Kingdom

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8.8

Great location!
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What guests loved the most:
“Have a very nice en-suite room with water view. Check-in process was quick and efficient. All the staff were very pleasant and helpful (with exception of internet). ”

Isle_n_sun United States of America
“Great party hostel, big area for drinking and good place to meet people. Shower is good and hot. Location is alright. Hostel is fine.”

Hafliði Iceland
“Great atmosphere, beautiful location. Loved being in my hut even if it was a bit far from the toilets/showers. ”

Karla United Kingdom
“Absolutely everything about this backpackers was amazing. Hands down my favourite I’ve ever been to!”

Emelia Australia
“Best place in the island, Did you liked the series lost? This is the place for you, like a small amazing village with everything that you can ask for. ”

Roy Israel
“It was a great spot and our room was private with a great view.”

Australia
“Amazing view, really nice staff, and provided a really good tour for spotting koalas!”

Paige United Kingdom
“The location is so great! I really love the hostel and my 6 bed dorm. The staff was so friendly!”

Ramona Germany
“Great location right on the beach, Beautiful sunrise. Excellent staff. Nice swimming pool. Friendly vibe. Great shower pressure. The island itself is so beautiful with many beaches and hikes.”

Gillian Australia
“Good location. Great way to meet people. Very sociable hostel. Free drink on arrival was nice. Air con in room was good. Won free shots for best group team name for trivia.”

Georgina United Kingdom

Base Backpackers Magnetic Island hostel is situated on the beach of Magnetic Island, only 20 minutes by ferry from Townsville.

The Base Backpackers Hostel dorm and private double rooms are cleaned daily, with all beds made with fresh, clean linens.

The Magnetic Island hostel facilities and features include bar, barbecue facilities, bike rental, and a game room with a pool table and foosball. There are nightly bar activities and no curfew/lockout.

The Base Backpackers Magnetic Island Full Moon parties are held monthly with local and international DJs on the decks.

The passenger ferry leaves from Townsville to Magnetic Island 12-19 times a day.

Couples in particular like the location – they rated it 9.2 for a two-person trip.

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Base Backpackers Magnetic Island has been welcoming Booking.com guests since May 14, 2010
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Continental, Full English/Irish, Vegetarian, Asian, American

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Base Magnetic Island is the most iconic backpacker accommodation in Australia. Situated literally on the beach on stunning Magnetic Island, you can swim on fringing Great Barrier Reef found a stones throw from your dorm room door.

Area Info – Guests loved walking around the neighborhood!

Closest Landmarks

Magnetic Island Marina
1 miles
Magnetic Island National Park
2.7 miles
The Strand
5.8 miles
Breakwater Terminal
5.8 miles
Breakwater Marina
5.9 miles
Reef HQ
6.1 miles
Magnetic Island Ferry terminal
6.1 miles
Queensland Parliament Office
6.3 miles
Townsville Magistrates Court
6.3 miles
Townsville Yacht Club Marina
6.3 miles

Closest Airports

Townsville Airport
7.7 miles

What Travelers Love About This Location

“My room was just in front of the beach”

Jes_mechi

Argentina

“The location is amazing: it is right in the ocean and the night illumination is beautiful.”

Alice

Italy

8.7

“The cabin we stayed in was right on the beach, beautiful views to wake up to.”

Lauren

Australia

9.1

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2:00 PM - 11:30 PM

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7:00 AM - 10:00 AM

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Children & Beds

This hostel does not accommodate children.

No cribs are available

No extra beds are available

Pets

Pets are not allowed.

Base Backpackers Magnetic Island accepts these cards and reserves the right to temporarily hold an amount prior to arrival.

“Have a very nice en-suite room with water view. Check-in process was quick and efficient. All the staff were very pleasant and helpful (with exception of internet). Bus stop just outside hostel (sometimes there are Base express buses from the ferry terminal (nice!).”

Isle_n_sun

United States of America

“Great atmosphere, beautiful location. Loved being in my hut even if it was a bit far from the toilets/showers. One of the members of staff took me out to see wild koalas and wallabies which was really good. The staff make you feel welcome and try to get you involved with activities which is nice if you're travelling alone. ”

Karla

United Kingdom

“Best place in the island, Did you liked the series lost? This is the place for you, like a small amazing village with everything that you can ask for. Clean, comfy bed, great vibes cool people, good cheap food. The crew was very helpful specially Lee the one and only:) Anita & Roy”

Roy

Israel

“Great location right on the beach, Beautiful sunrise. Excellent staff. Nice swimming pool. Friendly vibe. Great shower pressure. The island itself is so beautiful with many beaches and hikes.”

Gillian

“Good location. Great way to meet people. Very sociable hostel. Free drink on arrival was nice. Air con in room was good. Won free shots for best group team name for trivia.”

Georgina

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Reviewed: April 19, 2019

Paige
United Kingdom
8.8

Excellent
- • Leisure trip
- • Group of friends
- • Bed in 6-Bed Dormitory Room (Female Only)
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
My bed was a bit rickety but that’s it!
Amazing view, really nice staff, and provided a really good tour for spotting koalas!

Stayed in April 2019
Reviewed: April 18, 2019

Ramona
Germany
Age group: 18 – 24
8.3

“Great location and very friendly staff.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Bed in 6-Bed Dormitory Room (mixed)
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
The kitchen was too small and not well enough equipped.
The location is so great! I really love the hostel and my 6 bed dorm. The staff was so friendly!

Stayed in April 2019
Reviewed: April 17, 2019

Gillian
Australia
6.7

“Beautiful location but very basic and only offers the bare minimum. Great hard working staff!”
- • Leisure trip
- • Group of friends
- • Bed in 6-Bed Dormitory Room (mixed)
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Very basic, bare minimum effort. The room wasn’t very clean. The room was very basic, no locker or anywhere to put valuables, no towel hook, no mirror. The communal bathroom had a mirror but too small for the volume of ladies trying to use it at the same time. The shower block is very basic, no shelf to place your stuff, just an open space, feels like a footy change room, the entire bathroom floor was constantly wet and dirty. The toilets smelled of urine. The food at the bar was okay, no condiments provided, you had to ask for butter with your toast! You would think that this would be provided without asking, same with sauces. The water in the cooler was no where near cold which is disappointing in hot conditions. At night the dj or games person is so loud and over bearing in the bar, especially as it goes till midnight, it’s a bit over the top, perhaps introduce some sort of sound proofing to prevent the loudness from traveling to the rooms of the many people who don’t want to go crazy partying every night. Overall it feels like this place has the potential to be great but so many corners are cut; obviously for cost cutting reasons but a few little extras would go a long way, especially with the standard of backpacker hostels increasing in Australia in recent years. I was really expecting this one to be a good one,but it comes across as cheap with little effort. Probably suitable for the transient European backpacker market but not for the returning Australian market which is such a shame.
Great location right on the beach, Beautiful sunrise. Excellent staff. Nice swimming pool. Friendly vibe. Great shower pressure. The island itself is so beautiful with many beaches and hikes.

Stayed in April 2019
Reviewed: April 11, 2019

Vangsnes
Australia
10

Exceptional
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Bed in 8-Bed Dormitory Room (Mixed)
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
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Stayed in April 2019
Reviewed: March 29, 2019

Georgina
United Kingdom

1 helpful vote
7.1

“Good location but not the best equipped kitchen for so many people”
- • Leisure trip
- • Group of friends
- • Bed in 8-Bed Dormitory Room (Mixed)
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
The games in the evening, although entertaining, were inappropriate like they involved nudity. Booking.com told me I got breakfast included but it turned out when I arrived I didn’t receive free breakfast as I didn’t book a package through them. The kitchen was tiny, had no washing up liquid, labels or pens to store food, the fridges didn’t work and there was no plates bowls or cutlery.
Good location. Great way to meet people. Very sociable hostel. Free drink on arrival was nice. Air con in room was good. Won free shots for best group team name for trivia.

Stayed in March 2019
Reviewed: March 22, 2019

Vilius
Lithuania

2 helpful votes
10

“Backpackers paradise!”
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Bed in 6-Bed Dormitory Room (mixed)
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Backpackers paradise!! Everything was just perfect! No wonder why it is always fully booked! Rooms with a sea view, pool and spacious leasure area. Great entertainment and great party in the evenings. Friendly staff.

Stayed in March 2019
Reviewed: March 21, 2019

Carol
United Kingdom
8.3

“Very enjoyable but spoilt by the grubbiness of the toilets.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room Ensuite
- • Stayed 1 night
The toilets needed a good clean and the fact that we had no door on our bathroom was not to our liking.
The location was excellent and the meals were very good value for money. The view from our room over the water was super.

Stayed in March 2019
Reviewed: March 12, 2019

Anonymous
Germany
8.8

Excellent
- • Leisure trip
- • Group of friends
- • Bed in 8-Bed Dormitory Room (Mixed)
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
The kitchen was really dirty and small. Not enough kitchen items like bowles.
Beautiful view out of our room. A perfect pool and enough space to have a great relaxing day. direct to the beach.

Stayed in March 2019
Reviewed: March 2, 2019

Anonymous
Canada
7.1

Good
- • Leisure trip
- • Group of friends
- • Bed in 6-Bed Dormitory Room (mixed)
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Imagine all of your alcohol being stolen from the staff

Stayed in March 2019
Reviewed: March 1, 2019

Maria
United Kingdom
7.5

Good
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Bed in 8-Bed Dormitory Room (Mixed)
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Toilets and kitchen were dirty
The views are great! Staff were very helpful. Very sociable hostel

Stayed in March 2019
Reviewed: February 18, 2019

Anonymous
United States of America
7.1

Good
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room Ensuite
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
The private room was not very clean.
The bar manager who checked us in was extremely helpful and kind. He gave us all the details and tips on what to see around the island and made sure that we were enjoying our stay.

Stayed in February 2019
Reviewed: February 1, 2019

Jes_Mechi
Argentina
Age group: 25 – 34

1 helpful vote
10

Exceptional
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Bed in 8-Bed Dormitory Room (Mixed)
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
My room was just in front of the beach

Stayed in January 2019
Reviewed: January 30, 2019

Katia
Australia
6.7

Pleasant
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room Ensuite
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
We booked a double ensuite private room based on the beautiful pictures of a recently remodelled room. When we got there, we were offered a family ensuite room which was definitely not what we were expecting. A very old and not so well mantained room. Plus bunk beds (which we didn’t even need, had beds undone which made is think there was someone else staying there before us and room was not cleaned properly). We got extremely disappointed of this room we were offered as manager said the other ones (the actual ones we book for months in advance) were taken and there was nothing they can do. We picked the place because of those photos of a double room! If we would have known, we would definitely not stayed in a backpackers as not our style. If you are a couple staying in this place, make sure you triple check with management which type of room you will be getting. It is extremely disappointing to book a beautiful renovated room and actually get an old room with a crowded bunk bed instead.
The place it is located is just amazing! We stayed in the double private room with spectacular ocean views. Sadly there was a cyclone passing by so couldn’t get the most out of the views.

Stayed in January 2019
Reviewed: January 28, 2019

Justin Bianco
Australia
8.8

“Rude not to go here”
- • Leisure trip
- • Group of friends
- • Double Room Ensuite
- • Stayed 4 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Unreal staff, huge bar and great atmosphere! Anybody backpacking Straya should be stopping in here for a few nights at least!!

Stayed in January 2019
Reviewed: January 14, 2019

Adam
New Zealand
Age group: 25 – 34

2 helpful votes
8.8

Excellent
- • Leisure trip
- • Group of friends
- • Bed in 6-Bed Dormitory Room (mixed)
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Bit of a way out of town
Good hostel with awesome views. Showers were great and served food was good and cheap! Lovely hostel in evening with social activities/games etc. good aircon in room.

Stayed in January 2019

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