Name: The Witch's Hat
Address: 148 Palmerston St, 6006 Perth, Australia, 148 Palmerston St, Western Australia, 6006, Australia
Price range: Prices for upcoming dates start at $14 per night (We Price Match)
Rating: 8.3

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Hostel The Witch's Hat

148 Palmerston St, 6006 Perth, Australia –

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The Lonely Planet writer who said this hostel is like something out of a fairy tale must have been tripping. It is nothing special but more friendly and comfortable than other big city hostels I've stayed in.

Edward

United Kingdom

Cheap and clean, not too noisy, homely vibe. Seemed a lot better than many of the other hostels available in Perth, especially after hearing a number of bedbug horror stories from fellow tour members who's stayed elsewhere

Kate

United Kingdom

Courteous staff (Jennifer). Clients maintain the kitchen tidy. Free and generous breakfast. Polite written reminders to clients. Beautiful home.

Michel

Canada

laundry items such as sheets, pillow cases and doonas had lovely fragrance yet not overpowering.

Melanie

Australia

Bed was comfortable with nice linen. Close to toilets, shower & kitchen. Kitchen well organized. Daily activities for those who were interested. Handy to walk to café, bars & supermarket. Close to free Cat services to travel to and around city. Staff very obliging. Rules to close Kitchen/dining room @ 10am to allow quiet time & consideration to others. Great location to meet people from many countries & share experiences.

Rhondda

New Zealand

Wonderful staff - my flight got in late plus was delayed and I had to call and wake staff member to let me in. Which was no hassle. Upgraded on the room which was fantastic. Free breakfast was an added bonus. Lovely surroundings and easy walk to the heart of the city. No complaints I’ll be back and highly recommend.

Charmaine

Australia

The staff are super helpful and awesome! Julia even offered us a surprise free bus tour around the city and we had a wonderful time at Kings Park!

Yuxiu

China

Comfey bed, friendly helpful staff. Family feel even though its mainly bacpackers and close to most things.

Matthew

Australia

The friendly and accepting staff, the clean bathrooms and the fact that they let my cat stay with me (thank you so much for this). I really appreciated that everyone was happy to share everything. Thank you 🙏

Kat

Australia

Really nice vibe. A lot of guests are long term. Kitchen nice and clean. Rooms good size. Free basic breakie good.

Heather

United Kingdom

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“The Lonely Planet writer who said this hostel is like something out of a fairy tale must have been tripping.”

Edward United Kingdom
“Cheap and clean, not too noisy, homely vibe. Seemed a lot better than many of the other hostels available in Perth, especially after hearing a number of bedbug horror stories from fellow tour members...”

Kate United Kingdom
“Courteous staff (Jennifer). Clients maintain the kitchen tidy. Free and generous breakfast. Polite written reminders to clients. Beautiful home.”

Michel Canada
“laundry items such as sheets, pillow cases and doonas had lovely fragrance yet not overpowering.”

Melanie Australia
“Bed was comfortable with nice linen. Close to toilets, shower & kitchen. Kitchen well organized. Daily activities for those who were interested. Handy to walk to café, bars & supermarket.”

Rhondda New Zealand
“Wonderful staff - my flight got in late plus was delayed and I had to call and wake staff member to let me in. Which was no hassle. Upgraded on the room which was fantastic.”

Charmaine Australia
“The staff are super helpful and awesome! Julia even offered us a surprise free bus tour around the city and we had a wonderful time at Kings Park!”

Yuxiu China
“Comfey bed, friendly helpful staff. Family feel even though its mainly bacpackers and close to most things.”

Matthew Australia
“The friendly and accepting staff, the clean bathrooms and the fact that they let my cat stay with me (thank you so much for this). I really appreciated that everyone was happy to share everything.”

Kat Australia
“Really nice vibe. A lot of guests are long term. Kitchen nice and clean. Rooms good size. Free basic breakie good.”

Heather United Kingdom

One of our best sellers in Perth! Set in a restored federation-style house, The Witch's Hat Backpackers Hostel offers affordable accommodations just a 5-minute walk from Hyde Park Lake and Gardens. It features free WiFi, and an outdoor courtyard with BBQ facilities. Guests enjoy free breakfast daily.

Guest facilities include a fully equipped communal kitchen and a lounge room with a cable TV, DVD library and dart board. Free BBQ dinners, secure lockers and tea/coffee are provided.

Robertson Park Tennis Center is only 4 minutes’ walking distance from The Witch's Hat. A number of restaurants and bars are less than a 5-minute walk away and Perth CBD (Central Business District) is an 8-minute drive. It is a 15 minute' walk from the lively Northbridge entertainment precinct.

Winner of 2014's Golden Backpack Award and The Adventure Travel Award 2014 for best accommodations in Western Australia, The Witch's Hat offers air conditioned dormitory or private double or twin rooms. All rooms offer access to shared bathroom facilities. All rooms have bed linen provided.

The tour desk provides area information and booking of tours and car rental. There is a coin-operated laundry room available.

Couples in particular like the location – they rated it 8.2 for a two-person trip.

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The Witch’s Hat was built in 1897 for the Dartnell family by a German architect called Liebe. Whether described as a Victorian styled house, or as a Queen Anne home, the Continental influence of Liebe on the design is obvious as there are Gothic like

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Closest Landmarks *

State Library of Western Australia
0.6 miles
State Theatre Centre of Western Australia
0.7 miles
Perth Arena
0.7 miles
nib Stadium
0.7 miles
Perth Train Station
0.7 miles
Watertown Brand Outlet Centre
0.8 miles
The Astor Theatre
0.9 miles
City West Station
0.9 miles
His Majesty's Theatre
0.9 miles
Hancock Prospecting
0.9 miles

Closest Airports *

Perth Airport
6.3 miles

What Travelers Love About This Location

“Location and room facilities ”

Chinthaka

Sri Lanka

“Great location, clean & comfortable ”

Shona

United Kingdom

9.5

“The comfort of my private room! I slept so well every night I honestly can't fault it at all! Sharing facilities wasn't a problem and everyone (staff an...”

Anonymous

United Kingdom

9.5

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12:00 AM - 10:00 AM

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Children & Beds

Children not allowed.

This property doesn't offer cribs.

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Age restriction

The minimum age for check-in is 18

Pets

Pets are not allowed.

The Witch's Hat accepts these cards and reserves the right to temporarily hold an amount prior to arrival.

The Fine Print

Please note that guests must show a valid photo ID (passport or driver's license) upon check-in.

Refundable deposits must be paid upon check-in for the following:
AUD 10 - key deposit
AUD 20 - dishes set deposit

“The Lonely Planet writer who said this hostel is like something out of a fairy tale must have been tripping. It is nothing special but more friendly and comfortable than other big city hostels I've stayed in.”

“Cheap and clean, not too noisy, homely vibe. Seemed a lot better than many of the other hostels available in Perth, especially after hearing a number of bedbug horror stories from fellow tour members who's stayed elsewhere”

“Bed was comfortable with nice linen. Close to toilets, shower & kitchen. Kitchen well organized. Daily activities for those who were interested. Handy to walk to café, bars & supermarket. Close to free Cat services to travel to and around city. Staff very obliging. Rules to close Kitchen/dining room @ 10am to allow quiet time & consideration to others. Great location to meet people from many countries & share experiences.”

“Wonderful staff - my flight got in late plus was delayed and I had to call and wake staff member to let me in. Which was no hassle. Upgraded on the room which was fantastic. Free breakfast was an added bonus. Lovely surroundings and easy walk to the heart of the city. No complaints I’ll be back and highly recommend.”

“The friendly and accepting staff, the clean bathrooms and the fact that they let my cat stay with me (thank you so much for this). I really appreciated that everyone was happy to share everything. Thank you 🙏”

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Reviewed: August 19, 2019

Charmaine
Australia
9.2

“Worth the money hands down thank you”
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Couldn’t complain
Wonderful staff - my flight got in late plus was delayed and I had to call and wake staff member to let me in. Which was no hassle. Upgraded on the room which was fantastic. Free breakfast was an added bonus. Lovely surroundings and easy walk to the heart of the city. No complaints I’ll be back and highly recommend.
Reviewed: August 18, 2019

Yuxiu
China

1 helpful vote
8.8

“Best hostel in town”
- • Leisure trip
- • Group
- • Submitted from a mobile device
No heater in the room and toilet, get quite cold at night and in the morning
The staff are super helpful and awesome! Julia even offered us a surprise free bus tour around the city and we had a wonderful time at Kings Park!
Reviewed: July 11, 2019

Matthew
Australia
9.2

Awesome
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Comfey bed, friendly helpful staff. Family feel even though its mainly bacpackers and close to most things.
Reviewed: July 10, 2019

Kat
Australia
8.3

“Thank you.”
- • With a pet
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Submitted from a mobile device
The friendly and accepting staff, the clean bathrooms and the fact that they let my cat stay with me (thank you so much for this). I really appreciated that everyone was happy to share everything. Thank you 🙏
Reviewed: July 9, 2019

Chinthaka
Sri Lanka
10

Exceptional
- • Couple
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Nothing
Location and room facilities
Reviewed: July 5, 2019

Heather
United Kingdom
8.3

“Such a nice little hostel”
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Really nice vibe. A lot of guests are long term. Kitchen nice and clean. Rooms good size. Free basic breakie good.
Reviewed: June 26, 2019

Carole
France
9.2

Awesome
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Nice people, free breakfast, shared meals, free taco meal on sunday. Management tries to put people together with night events and it works!
Reviewed: June 11, 2019

Linda
Netherlands
9.6

“Love this place”
- • Solo traveler
- • Submitted from a mobile device
I thought I would stay at the Witch's Hat for just a couple of days, but it's been 3 weeks now and I'm still here. What a lovely place. The crew is always there to help, but most of all, I love the social vibe here (best place is the courtyard and TV room where you, if you like to do so, can hang out together). The location is perfect for me, just a 10 minute walk to all the bars and shops (I prefer this instead of being right in the middle of it), a 20 minute walk to the train station, and buses stop nearby.. what I also like is that everyone is silent after 10 in the evening, so you can have a good night sleep if needed, and if you still want to party you can, but just not in the hostel itself. Rooms are okay, free breakfast, a fridge and shelf for your food, kitchen has everything you need, hot shower, washing machines available. I've been in many hostels, but this is definitely one of the best places I've been!
Reviewed: June 4, 2019

Edward
United Kingdom
7.1

Good
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
The Lonely Planet writer who said this hostel is like something out of a fairy tale must have been tripping. It is nothing special but more friendly and comfortable than other big city hostels I've stayed in.
Reviewed: June 3, 2019

Sonia
Australia
4.2

Disappointing
- • Business trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Submitted from a mobile device
The noise and the aggressive patrons along with the fact management had no interest in trying to control anyone. Rowdy at 2am in the morning so tried to call 24hours receptionist but got no answer then the next morning the guys making all the noise came out and tried to headbutt me and swung a couple of punches at me .. management had no interest and I checked out immediately so 5 nights became 2... will never stay there again
Reviewed: May 22, 2019

Anonymous
Australia
7.1

Good
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Submitted from a mobile device
This place is perfect if you are a solo traveler. Warm place with nice people. The staff is friendly and helpful.
Reviewed: May 19, 2019

Luke
Australia

3 helpful votes
7.1

“Facilities were comfortable, breakfast supplied was ideal, but personnel were poor in character.”
- • Solo traveler
the personnel, you don't hire security guards who like to make trouble and are pathetic in discerning good people from bad people, also manager is a covert narcissist, subtly insulting guests and interfering in their business when their busy for some attention/"narcissistic supply" are poor, ugly characters.
its a nice building and i liked the breakfast supplied
Reviewed: May 10, 2019

Anne
Australia
10

Exceptional
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Nothing!
Best hostel in Perth! Nice people, super easy to connect if you travel alone. I'll come back for sure👌🏻
Reviewed: May 10, 2019

Pierre
France
9.6

Exceptional
- • Business trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Nothing
Best hostel ever, and the best manager, wonderful manager, Julia!
Reviewed: April 28, 2019

Anonymous
Australia
5.0

“Half decent hostel, but we were victim of booking.com's false advertising. This is not a budget hote”
- • Couple
- • Submitted from a mobile device
This is not a budget hotel. This is a hostel! Buyer beware

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	Single Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room (6 Bed) 1 twin bed	Show prices
Start of dialog content Free parking This air-conditioned dormitory features lockers and access to shared bathroom facilities. Room Facilities: • Air conditioning • Shared bathroom • Heating • Shared toilet • Hardwood or parquet floors • Wardrobe or closet Free WiFi! Parking: Free! Free public parking is available at a location nearby (reservation is not needed). Select everything you want to know more about (Your response helps provide better info for travelers) Beds Bathroom Kitchen Breakfast Room capacity Room view Room facilities Parking Smoking Other What do you want to know about the options you selected? Enter your feedback Submit Cancel Thanks for your time! Your feedback will help us improve so you can book more easily next time. Close Sorry – there was an error submitting your response. Please try again. Retry Missing some information? Yes / No Great! Thanks for your response. Check-in Date Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children End of dialog content
	Double Room 1 full bed	Show prices
Start of dialog content Free parking This air-conditioned room features lockers and access to shared bathroom facilities. Room Facilities: • Air conditioning • Shared bathroom • Heating • Shared toilet • Hardwood or parquet floors • Wardrobe or closet Free WiFi! Parking: Free! Free public parking is available at a location nearby (reservation is not needed). Select everything you want to know more about (Your response helps provide better info for travelers) Beds Bathroom Kitchen Breakfast Room capacity Room view Room facilities Parking Smoking Other What do you want to know about the options you selected? Enter your feedback Submit Cancel Thanks for your time! Your feedback will help us improve so you can book more easily next time. Close Sorry – there was an error submitting your response. Please try again. Retry Missing some information? Yes / No Great! Thanks for your response. Check-in Date Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children End of dialog content
	Twin Room 2 twin beds	Show prices
Start of dialog content Free parking This air-conditioned room features lockers and access to shared bathroom facilities. Room Facilities: • Air conditioning • Shared bathroom • Heating • Shared toilet • Hardwood or parquet floors • Wardrobe or closet Free WiFi! Parking: Free! Free public parking is available at a location nearby (reservation is not needed). Select everything you want to know more about (Your response helps provide better info for travelers) Beds Bathroom Kitchen Breakfast Room capacity Room view Room facilities Parking Smoking Other What do you want to know about the options you selected? Enter your feedback Submit Cancel Thanks for your time! Your feedback will help us improve so you can book more easily next time. Close Sorry – there was an error submitting your response. Please try again. Retry Missing some information? Yes / No Great! Thanks for your response. Check-in Date Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children End of dialog content
	Single Bed in 4-Bed Dormitory Room 1 twin bed	Show prices
Start of dialog content Free parking This air-conditioned dormitory features lockers and access to shared bathroom facilities. Room Facilities: • Air conditioning • Shared bathroom • Heating • Shared toilet • Hardwood or parquet floors • Wardrobe or closet Free WiFi! Parking: Free! Free public parking is available at a location nearby (reservation is not needed). Select everything you want to know more about (Your response helps provide better info for travelers) Beds Bathroom Kitchen Breakfast Room capacity Room view Room facilities Parking Smoking Other What do you want to know about the options you selected? Enter your feedback Submit Cancel Thanks for your time! Your feedback will help us improve so you can book more easily next time. Close Sorry – there was an error submitting your response. Please try again. Retry Missing some information? Yes / No Great! Thanks for your response. Check-in Date Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children End of dialog content
	Single Bed in Female Dormitory Room (4 Bed) 1 twin bed	Show prices
Start of dialog content Free parking Please note that only female guests can be accommodated in this room type. Room Facilities: • Air conditioning • Shared bathroom • Heating • Shared toilet • Hardwood or parquet floors • Wardrobe or closet Free WiFi! Parking: Free! Free public parking is available at a location nearby (reservation is not needed). Select everything you want to know more about (Your response helps provide better info for travelers) Beds Bathroom Kitchen Breakfast Room capacity Room view Room facilities Parking Smoking Other What do you want to know about the options you selected? Enter your feedback Submit Cancel Thanks for your time! Your feedback will help us improve so you can book more easily next time. Close Sorry – there was an error submitting your response. Please try again. Retry Missing some information? Yes / No Great! Thanks for your response. Check-in Date Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children End of dialog content
	Room Selected at Check In 1 full bed	Show prices
Start of dialog content Free parking Please note the room type and bed type will be allocated upon check-in. It might be a higher room category but is subject to availability upon arrival. Room Facilities: • Air conditioning • Heating • Shared toilet • Hardwood or parquet floors • Wardrobe or closet Free WiFi! Parking: Free! Free public parking is available at a location nearby (reservation is not needed). Select everything you want to know more about (Your response helps provide better info for travelers) Beds Bathroom Kitchen Breakfast Room capacity Room view Room facilities Parking Smoking Other What do you want to know about the options you selected? Enter your feedback Submit Cancel Thanks for your time! Your feedback will help us improve so you can book more easily next time. Close Sorry – there was an error submitting your response. Please try again. Retry Missing some information? Yes / No Great! Thanks for your response. Check-in Date Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children End of dialog content

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