790 George Street, Haymarket, Sydney CBD, 2000 Sydney, Australia
#237 of 329 hotels in Sydney
Guests' ChoiceBased on 962 hostel reviews
7.5Cleanliness
7.7
Comfort
7.6
Location
9.3
Facilities
7.6
Staff
8.6
Value for money
8.0
Free WiFi
7.8
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End of dialog contentReviewed: 30 January 2024
Natmia
AustraliaI had to ask a guy to leave the dining area & use bathroom, as he was brushing his teeth at a table during breakfast!! I also saw another Asian man flossing his teeth at dining table the day before. Disgusting A girl in my room never left the room in the 3 days I was there.. Awkward.. a bit suss.
Good kitchen facilities. Great free breakfast. Staff very friendly and helpful Great view from bedroom Excellent media room
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 29 January 2024
Phillip
AustraliaLimited toilets per floor, but that's the only downside.
Great location, really convenient, comfortable bed.
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 27 January 2024
Benjamin
AustraliaBathrooms.
Great location with smoker friendly balconies on Victoria St dorms. Free drinks for booking.com reviews👍
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 25 January 2024
Marianito
AustraliaThere is no clothes hanging rack in the room to hang my own towel.
The location.
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 14 January 2024
Hunt
AustraliaThe staff and the feeling of safety
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 14 January 2024
Lea
AustriaThe rooms are a bit outdated.
Good location, comfortable beds, free breakfast.
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 11 January 2024
Christina
AustraliaNot proper storage place for luggage, have to left in open space in the kitchen The room is very small for two persons in the bunk bed and without small table or chair to sit down
Location
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: 8 January 2024
Šárka
Czech RepublicWish we could properly open windows…
Great wifi Super nice staff!! Kitchen good and organised Bathroom clean Location top! AC working well
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 5 January 2024
Alex
AustraliaThe power access is only available and usable inside your locker or next to the door. Would be more comfortable if the power points for charging were next to the beds, so that each bed has its own. On each level is just one bathroom for girls and one for boys with only two showers (one was broken), 2 toilets and 2 bathroom sinks. Maybe this should be upgraded for the next time.
The hostel is a good option for staying few days with good prices per night and also small free breakfast in the morning. Checkout at 11 is very convenient. It also has an elevator which goes all the way up to the rooms and down to basement kitchen or laundry area.
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 3 January 2024
Kunarukniti
AustraliaWiFi no work good but everything is ok
Good location
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 31 December 2023
Ai
JapanNothing.
Friendly and fun!
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: 27 December 2023
Yike
GermanyThey place different garbage bins in the kitchen, but not even the staff members do use them the way it should (but threw all the empty toast and milk bags into the one for general waste). ...so did the other guests who I watched during my breakfast. The showers were also for free, but not very hot. (It was okay! But even the free public showers in Broken Hill had hotter water.) And the door to the bathroom had a very strong closing mechanism which made a lot of noise. They have some strange strict rules which are not very (broke) backpacker-friendly, e. g. it's not allowed to dry your laundry in the room. So I ended up wearing my freshly washed underwear during the night, but it was okay since I wrang it thoroughly. They also prohibit guests to place their luggage on the floor in the dorm. Since my two pieces do not fit into the (big) locker, I had to place them on my bed which left me about 60% of the bed's area for sleeping. But no worries; I had been through sleeper class trains in India... They send you a lot of messages. First it sounded well when they asked me to complete a form with personal data, so the check-in process was supposed to be done quickly. But it my experience it took exactly the same amount of time as it does in other hostels (checking passport, paying the deposit). So I found it even more stupid to see another email later that night which asked me to follow some steps to accelerate the check-out process. But could I have possibility had to do online which saves me from stripping the linen and bringing it downstairs to receive my deposit back? Because that was it and the check+out went very smoothly and fast. But no part of it could have been done online, could it? They offer only one sort of tea and no lactose-free or vegan alternative for the milk to eat the cereals.
Very good location though it took me a while to understand they just used their address as company's name. ^^ But when you walk a little around you'll see that simply following George Street will bring you anywhere. So, it's also easy to find your way back. It's very close to Sydney Central (central station), it took me 5 minutes from my room (in 5th floor) including check-out procedure to get to platform 1! As stated, breakfast is available for free. Which is not very healthy (white wheat toast with some jams and the well-known German branded brown spread consisting mostly of sugar, palm oil and milk powder), but does serve the purpose. The staff even refills during the breakfast time (as I remember it was 6-9 am)! There is a lift, but sometimes it takes some time to get a ride. They keep a lot of stuff strictly organised - may you like it or not: e. g. which locker to use, fixed AC temperature in the dorm. In total I was totally happy with my 1-night-stay at this place. Especially since the room's rate was very fair - surely because they tried to fill the rooms, because it was Christmas eve. (But I also had the chance to choose another hostel which even lowered their rate down to 29 AUD (vs. 39 AUD here), but am happy to have chosen this one, because of the fabulous location.)
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: 26 December 2023
Ingrid
AustraliaVery good
Good
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: 26 December 2023
Allla
Australiafair
good
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: 26 December 2023
John
AustraliaThe kitchen in the basement was a bit dirty.
The rooms, toilets, bathrooms were up to my expectations.
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: 20 December 2023
Gabriel
AustraliaGreat location. Bathrooms were clean and hostel was quiet and nice.
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: 30 November 2023
Ramadhani
AustraliaGood
Stayed in November 2023
Reviewed: 27 November 2023
Victoria
AustriaOnly one very slow elevator
Stayed in November 2023
Reviewed: 19 November 2023
Caren
AustraliaNothing
Convenient location and very friendly helpful staff
Stayed in November 2023
Reviewed: 15 November 2023
Sanaullah
ThailandI think its price is a bit higher than its value
Mainly because of location, but its price is a bit higher than the value we receive.
Stayed in November 2023
Reviewed: 9 November 2023
Stephen
AustraliaThe noise of doors closing at all hours
Cleanliness and access to light rail, buses and trains
Stayed in November 2023
Reviewed: 7 November 2023
Wing
Hong KongThe room was very tiny and basic.
Location was super central - just a few min. walk to Central station. The reception staff were friendly and helpful. They even fulfilled our request to shorten our stay, no question asked.
Stayed in November 2023
Reviewed: 29 October 2023
Comrie
AustraliaNothing!
Plus points everywhere - nothing to complain about on this stay!! Excellent chance that I will return!!
Stayed in October 2023
Reviewed: 26 October 2023
Letz
GermanyWindows are locked (in cause of traffic)
Site
Stayed in October 2023
Reviewed: 25 October 2023
Jessa
AustraliaThe lift that was not working
Only the lift was not working .it was hard with luggages
Stayed in September 2023
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