Brisbane Hostellit

Plussat: Relatively close to shops, air con, desk in room and mini fridge as well as sink was great touch. Friendly service and advice.

Miinukset: Smaller than expected room, chair in room at desk, steep hills down to shops, quite a way to walk to bus, lots of steps to get in and out. Wi-Fi and reception were a bit hit and miss in the room

Plussat: Kitchen

Miinukset: Unclean. Too many flies and bugs. Room was not cleaned properly. No amenities, no hairdryer, nothing. Housekeeping only once a week. Too expensive for a room without a private bathroom.If you pay only 5 AUD more you can stay in a studio in the same area.

Plussat: Super friendly staff and cute, cosy motel atmosphere. The staff were helpful with everything from helping carry heavy suitcases to lending umbrellas when needed. Very knowledgeable about local sightseeing!

Miinukset: The only thing I can think of is the lackluster size of the sinks, but that's being really nitpicky.

Plussat: No breakfast

Plussat: I didnt know breakfast was available

Plussat: The reception staff were on both check in and check out were excellent and provided faultless service. Room was basic but clean, good location and insane value at $50 for a private double with ensuite.

Miinukset: Small kitchen for such a big hostel.

Plussat: Service

Miinukset: Noisy cant sleep

Plussat: Personnel very nice

Miinukset: Kitchen close at 11pm when you work late it's not good

Plussat: the rooftop

Miinukset: stuff

Plussat: Staff were friendly and helpful. The manager was a very nice lady. Peter pan agents office were situated in the hostel. Which were life savers helping me to book my witsundays, frazer island, daintree river and barrier reef tours.

Miinukset: Late check out equals lost deposit!

Miinukset: They messed up our booking and then charged us for an extra night...

Plussat: It's a nice backpackers hostel, there is everything you need. Good location

Plussat: + great location + nice, clean rooms and beds + super chill common areas + awesome and friendly staff + easy to meet other people but not too much of a party hostel, which i enjoy

Miinukset: - no lockers in dorms but a lot of space and shelves to store your stuff

Plussat: Clean rooms and bathrooms

Miinukset: Hard to sleep due to slamming doors by other guests during the night. Doors self close with a slam.

Miinukset: Well it is a wonderful place to chill as the name of the backpackers is. Everyone is friendly and I like how the staff handles the problem. Everything is going good on my stay at chill backpackers.

Plussat: Very good place Polite and helpful staff Very close to public transport Vibrant crowd Centre of Brisbane City

Miinukset: Nil

Plussat: All the staff were extremely friendly. There was free onsite parking which was awesome. The kitchen was spacious and there were 2 big fridges to put all your food in. The kitchen was also cleaned twice a day. Once before 7 am and the second time in the afternoon. The rooftop area was a really nice place to hang out with plenty of tables and benches for everybody. There's also another level above where you could chill out in the hammocks. The hostel hosted a game night with free goon, free pancakes on Wednesday mornings and a trivia night where the winner could take home a big bag of food. There was a female-only bathroom with a hairdryer and hair straightener available for the guests to use. The rooms would be cleaned daily and bins would be emptied. There was also ducted aircon in the room. The hostel is a 5-minute walk to Coles (grocery store) and a liquor store. There are also a few pubs within walking distance as well as some cafes and takeaway shops.

Miinukset: The biggest one for me - no lockers/shelves/designated areas in dorms for guests to put their things. Some guests in the dorm I was in had their stuff all over the floor leaving very little space for everyone else's belongings. I was not the only person in my dorm who was frustrated by this. The swipe card you need to access the hostel and your room would deactivate itself every now and then and you would need to go down to reception to get it fixed. Beds were not great but it's better than sleeping on a floor.

Plussat: Staff were extremely helpful. I was in an 8-bed dormitory, and there was plenty of room. Breakfast was basic but did the job...cereal and toast, coffee/tea and cordial. Never seemed to be too noisy to sleep.

Miinukset: They had a separate area for smokers, but when the wind blew in the wrong direction, you could smell it while eating.

Plussat: relatively quiet backpackers, free toast for brekky, good sturdy beds that did not make noise, shower in the room, water fountain, clean tables and benches

Miinukset: average clenliness in the room

Plussat: Water servers. Smoking spaces

Miinukset: Noise ( music )that other people make at night

Plussat: Good wi-fi connection in the the room

Miinukset: NOTE THAT THE OWNERS/OPERATORS OF THIS FACILITY WILL TRY TO DISCREDIT ME BY LABELING ME WITH VERY NEGATIVE ADJECTIVES BECAUSE WHAT I WILL REVEAL TO YOU HERE: This whole property is geared towards one purpose - to get you there and to sell you as much alcohol as possible. There are signs everywhere, TV advertisements, wall posters, etc., trying to get you to buy their 'cheap' alcohol. The party starts early and when I arrived at 8pm and I could hear from 200 meters away people screaming and making incredible noise, many (young) people were already drunk. I rented a room on my own and the second night, after 7pm a young woman opened all of a sudden the door (I was undressed) pretending to ask me if the air conditioning was ok. The same things happened the following night, two employees opened my door (on both occasions, WITHOUT KNOCKING) and they came right in asking if the A/C was ok. They scared the heck out of me, I threw them out of the room and went downstairs to complain to the manager. She looked at the tapes and sure enough, THEY PRETEND to knock (so that the tape can show it) and a fraction of second later, they rush into the room pretending to ask for the A/C (which is stupid, because if the A/C/ did not work, all you had to go go downstairs and tell them). After asking around, I confirmed that they rush into any room they like, unannounced, so that they can catch the people drinking alcohol from outside sources, they want you to buy their cheap alcohol for their skyrocketing prices. I was verbally abused when I told the management when I realised what they were doing (which was also confirmed by a member of their staff) and she threatened to throw me out if I told anyone. So, unless you are in the mood of getting wasted every day and having cheap alcohol shoved down your throat, this is not the property for you. What they are doing is an invasion of privacy, of everyone's privacy so that they can sell alcohol..

Plussat: TV room. Free breakfast. Female dormitory with adjoining bathroom. Fantastic staff. Free regular shuttle bus. Free wifi. Free sunscreen. Good security system with two doors to get through to dormitories by a card on a lanyard. Book swap.

Miinukset: The scruffy old, battered red table by the sofas is repellent. For the first week other women in the room used our balcony area to socialise very loudly outside until well after midnight, with guests there not from our dormitory, including male voices. I felt exhausted from lack of sleep. Their stuff was all over the dormitory an bathroom surfaces, leaving no room for my things. One woman took over 30 minutes for her shower in the morning. Luckily, I could use the two pool showers which were usually available, clean and clear. The woman in the bunk above me commandeered my large allocated space in the open cupboard next to my bed the whole time of about three weeks I was there. It was therefore particularly inconvenient to have to keep 80% of my belongings in a locker a long way away in the outside car park. However, I decided not to complain, as the women were there longer than me and I chose to keep adapting my routine to use the dormitory only from midnight or later to 7 or 8 am. The location meant I had fabulous days out at South Bank and Brisbane. I almost left in the first week, but the staff, especially Iris, Johan and Mitch helped me to enjoy the hostel. My main concern was that the night before I left I spoke to a guest who seemed to say his female partner had come to the hostel for her self-isolation. Yet he clearly indicated she was there in the kitchen. I do not think that this should have been allowed. I had heard staff take their phone call a day or so earlier and talk about it, but assumed it would not be allowed. Hardly anyone in Brisbane was taking Covid19 seriously then, which was one of the reasons I cut my holiday short and went home.

Plussat: nothing

Miinukset: no comment

Plussat: Location and price are good.

Miinukset: I only can use fridge between 7am - 11pm because the kitchen is locked.

Plussat: The good location

Miinukset: When you go the office smells like rotten, the kitchen is not that bad but the hobs takes ages to heat up and full of Australians doing drugs

Plussat: The check in and staff were great, the kitchen was cleaned and the lifts worked well.

Miinukset: The private room. My double bed was 2 single beds together with 5 different single sheets as a cover including a mattress topper to cover me. Both lamps didn’t work and only 1 having a bulb. The bathroom was falling apart and the shower only got lukewarm

Plussat: Close to shops

Miinukset: Show elevator

Plussat: Loistavaa palvelua, erittäin huomaavainen henkilökunta. Yllättävän rauhallinen ja hiljainen huone. Mainio sijainti.

Plussat: very friendly staff, exceptional location of hotel at the very historical center of Brisbane, excellent for a sight-seeing walk

Miinukset: 1) long time waiting at reception desk for check-in (I mean, a solid 1 1/2 hours as the receptionist went to take her half-hour"break" while a dozen guest were in line). 2) shared kitchen slightly less than clean, to say the least. Despite the signs posted everywhere, kids just don't clean after themselves.

Plussat: The location

Miinukset: The noise, also the night staff didnt seem very attentive to guests

Plussat: Location

Miinukset: Staff not very helpful..

Plussat: the location

Miinukset: It was impossible to sleep until at least 2am!, the air condition didnt work and the windows wouldn't open, there wasn't enough computers for the size of the hostel, and there was limited to no information on the brisbane area.

Plussat: The price for one night (was 22AUD) and the fact to meet people from everywere.

Miinukset: Vaccum cleaner in our room at 10am...

Plussat: Location

Miinukset: Noise

Plussat: The hotel was in the middle of town and close to everything.

Miinukset: I found the one of the staff members at the front desk fairly unfriendly and not overly helpful.

Plussat: Kitchen is nice.spacious and clean.every thing are close.very convenient.

Miinukset: My room was very cold.they cant control some air condioner.but when I told about this thing,the staff gave me another blanket.so it was not big problem.but during staying in the room ,it s not comfortable.

Plussat: Easy to access from trains and buses. Handy to city centre shops and food outlets. Easy to find location.

Miinukset: Not being able to boil jug to make own tea or coffee.

Plussat: excellent location, easy to get from airport by train, clean room (double), affordable price for double room in center location

Miinukset: noisy during night (noise by automaticaly closed doors), unable to check-out early in the morning (6 AM) ...had to go to different hotel Base Brisbane Central

Plussat: People who work there are very kind and ready to help the guests.

Plussat: The Receptionist that always ready to help you from 6 am until 10 pm everyday. Then, the cleaner that will clean your room every 10 am. Great kitchen with so many stoves so you can enjoy your cook time.

Miinukset: Nothing

Plussat: Staff are nice!!!