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Plussat: Nice bathroom, very nice kitchen. I loved the room

Miinukset: No airco

Plussat: Nice little home with a charming atmosphere, 15 minutes walking from South Bank and Brisbane's CBD. Also very practical for those visiting the St. Lucia Campus of The University of Queensland.

Miinukset: I DID NOT received the check-in code via mail or SMS to open the front door and the check-in process relies on assumption that you have an Australian Phone number, which might not be the case for all travellers... Wifi not included in the price of the room and (again) if you want the password, you need to call the manager with you Australian phone number. The battery of the smoke detector in my room went off at 2.30 am and although they were pretty quick in sending someone to remove it, it did affect my night of sleep...

Plussat: Very clean, well kept. It's a house with shared facilities, but everything is clean and comfortable. We stayed in a recently renovated room with lots of attention to detail (only little thing missing in the room was a mirror). Check in is quick and easy, communication prior to arrival was very clear and friendly. On street parking (also possible on premises, but right out the front on the road is much easier, and safe). Location is good, approx 10 mins walk to Southbank, 15 to CBD and 5 mins to shops and cafes in Westend. Nice city views from front deck.

Miinukset: We had a great stay, but probably for people who don't like sharing a bathroom or who are light sleepers it might no be the best place. It's an older style house with thin walls. We didn't hear much noise though, so no complaints at all. There are strict rules around the use of facilities at certain times and that seems to work well. But the picky traveler might want to be aware of this.

Plussat: Hostel was very central and quiet!

Miinukset: Nothing, however host didn't really provide us with much info on arrival however was accommodate us checking in earlier for a small fee.

Plussat: Everything was lovely and clean and comfortable. I arrived after hours and check in was very easy and simple.

Miinukset: As many other reviews said, the walls are thin so if there are inconsiderate guests there it can be a little loud, although it wasn't too bad while I was there. My room was at the front of the house so I could hear the road but a room a little further into the house wouldn't have that problem.

Plussat: Value for money. The bathrooms and kitchen are clean. I like the system of self service.

Miinukset: In Brisbane in summer you need AC. Paying for internet? Really? The walls are made of paper, you can hear everything.

Plussat: Excellent location - clean rooms and excellent facilities - will definately stay again

Plussat: The accommodation is very clean. The bathrooms are amazing. As is the kitchen. Really a great place to stay if you are in Brisbane. A short walk to both South Bank and West End.

Plussat: Very cosy, beautiful accommodation, easy to book and staff were easy to communicate with. Feels almost like home. Facilities contained everything you need.

Plussat: I loved the room, the bed was so comfortable and the room was so spacious.. and pink! The fridge in the room was handy, the fan was definitely needed. The bathrooms (3 total) were nice to use and clean. The kitchen had everything we needed (we just had to use it before 9.30, not to disturb other guests). It was a quick walk down to the city, South Bank and all of its lovely walks, water etc

Miinukset: I can't really think of anything I didn't like.. except the additional wifi which dropped out often, but we were warned that might happen (and they were in the process of fixing that problem).

Plussat: The people were very chilled and friendly, rooms with lockers and enough space to walk around.

Miinukset: the windows... some rooms have none other have very small windows and the air won't circulate enough

Plussat: The staff are really accomodating and friendly. Its a sociable hostel and easy to chat to people and make friends. Nice and clean too.

Miinukset: We was in a 8 bed dorm and its pretty tight in terms of space. The kitchen was also too small for the amount of backpackers they have.

Plussat: Cheap and cheerful, less than 10 minutes from the bus stop, free breakfast, and the staff were really helpful with planning how I could get where I needed to go!

Plussat: The place was modern and in a good location, although there isn't really anything to do in Surfers paradise

Miinukset: I had an extra 0.60c added onto my payment for paying by card. I wasn't told this was going to be added and was just expected to pay it. If a charge for using a card is going to be added this needs to be advised by the receptionist and on booking.com. We were asked 'to promise not to enter our room until 2pm' like a child, then when we did go into our room at 2pm the beds hadn't been made. This was quickly rectified by the manager. We had 3 members of staff come into our room to 'check' the room, I'm not sure what they were checking for? Almost as though we were being checked up on? When we finally got to bed I found the mattress was extremely uncomfortable. I could feel each individual spring coming through on my back. There were guests washing their clothes until 2.30am which kept us awake and only stopped because we got angry with them. There should be a lock on the washing equipment, or turned off at 10pm. The breakfast was supposed to be served at 9am but I had to chase reception about this as there was no one there. Apparently they couldn't find the guy serving breakfast, he finally showed up without a care in the world at 9.25, not bothering people had been up since 9 waiting for food. When the food was finally served, it was cold. I don't like the fact you cannot serve yourself breakfast as you can in other hostels. We stayed at the sister branch in Darwin, which was much better and better managed. The place just seemed to be rather unorganised.

Plussat: It’s a really cosy place with amazing people in it!

Miinukset: So the breakfast is very cute, it’s white bread and you can choose your own topping. I just wish they had brown bread as well, as for the rest it was just an awesome experience!

Plussat: It's clean and super safe comfortable

Miinukset: Breakfast is basic

Plussat: ilmainen aamiainen.

Plussat: Ilmastointi huoneessa oli hyvä. Iso, 20 hengen dormi oli yllättävän tilava.

Miinukset: Keittiö hieman pieni ja ruokailutilaa hyvin vähän

Plussat: The hostel has a reasonably sized kitchen which was well equipped. They have a system for borrowing pans which we thought was good in helping to keep the kitchen clean and make sure equipment was available for everybody to use. The hostel offers a free DIY breakfast 8-10, toast, peanut butter, jam, cereal, etc. The hostel has a roof top which has nice views of the city.

Miinukset: The staff at this hostel are absolutely useless. You cannot rely on them to complete life’s simplest tasks. They are so lazy and incompetent. (Same for the staff at the Peter Pan’s travel agents inside the hostel) We were in a 20 bed dorm which has no curtains over the large windows, so once the sun comes up the whole room is awake. The lockers were too small and most people couldn’t fit their bags in them meaning bags have to be left all over the floor (the room is very small so there is little floor space anyway). The beds were not very comfortable either. The girls bathrooms were not cleaned often enough - lots of stray hairs, rubbish and even knickers left in the floors of the showers for a day at a time. With so many people sharing just two shower cubicles in the girls, they need to be cleaned more regularly.

Plussat: Location, price, free breakfast, BYO and terrace.

Miinukset: Only one bathroom and it was far from hour room (one floor below). The kitchen is tiny, we had to queue to cook everyday at dinner.

Plussat: Nothing was too much for staff, the guy even got the breakfast options out early as I had an early start for the day. Almost faultless.

Miinukset: A slightly small kitchen

Plussat: The staff was really nice. It is close to the train station and offers good free breakfast. (Please add plant milks though :D).

Miinukset: The AC in the room was a bit annoying and socks from previous guests were laying around the room (no biggie).

Plussat: Really helpful, kind and funny staff. It is perfectly located and the price its worth it.

Plussat: It's a bed in a fairly central location. Staff are helpful and there's a simple breakfast available to guests

Miinukset: Showers and toilets are basic. Rooms are large and crowded. The central location is on a noisy main road. Wifi is patchy in the rooms.

Plussat: The staff are very accommodating and the location is awesome for a night on the town without need of transportation. It's right outside

Plussat: For my very first stay in Australia the Bunk immediately felt like home thanks to the lovely people working there and the location and the family atmosphere. Special thanks to Emma, the travel agent, or « travel guru and dream weaver », for being the sweetest human being and the funniest trip booker on the planet.

Plussat: The location is fantastic. The apartment we had was very spacious. The reception staff were very friendly and well informed.

Miinukset: Being a backpackers I wasn’t expecting luxury but the “loft” bedroom in the apartment was so hot you couldn’t sleep there. The lounge had so many stains on it, it had been covered up with a blanket. We had a fire alarm at 3.30am and while all the customers were standing out in the Carpark, the security staff were jumping around on the furniture in the lobby..during a fire alarm! One of the security guards was rude when I questioned her about this and told me to “move along”! And in the morning we had no hot water in the apartment!! And I paid $240 for the pleasure of that experience! Never again

Plussat: Free continental breakfast, very clean rooms and common area, great pool and hot tub area. Free drink at night, lovely and lovely hostel.

Miinukset: If you have a light sleep, maybe the sounds of the adjoining bar will keep you awake for a while.

Plussat: Great value for money and clean

Plussat: Good price, and location.

Plussat: - staff - location - facilities

Plussat: Great staff, location, facilities super close to the city cbd

Miinukset: Na

Plussat: Alakerrassa yhteistiloja, uima-allas ja baari, jossa järjestettiin tapahtumia joka ilta. Henkilökunta todella mukavaa sakkia.

Miinukset: Huone olisi voinut olla hiukan siistimpi ja modernimpi.

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: nice place, free packing,

Miinukset: someone backpacker can not keep clean

Plussat: I love the atmosphere and how accommodating the staff are!

Miinukset: The shower head in our private room. It had streams and was just annoying haha but if that is the worst thing then she'll be right.

Plussat: Location, facilities, staff, atmosphere

Miinukset: Nothing was great to stay at. Will be back again for sure....

Plussat: Staff is really helpful.

Miinukset: Too many people, too much noise.

Plussat: Almost everything was nice. Accept for the booking for shuttle to airport that they refused to reimburse. I booked just few hours then I got an offer from someone to drive me to airport. I tried to cancel but couldn’t, the next morning the manager told me it couldn’t cancel. I just said forget it it was AUD 20. Besides that I was happy

Plussat: Terraces

Miinukset: Too busy an loud. Horrible mattrasses and pillows

Plussat: The bar had fairly good priced meals

Miinukset: Nothing

Miinukset: Miss some plates and stuff in kitchen

Plussat: Balcony, Fridge and TV were in the room. Free shuttle bus to city or south bank

Miinukset: Small and dirty kitchen. People smoking on the balcony and it’s stinks

Plussat: Location was great. Wifi perfect, fast and reliable. Really a great space to kick back or party.

Miinukset: Parking could be a problem. Not a lot of spaces and depending on time of day can be expensive on the street. Night time was fine. Bit noisy to sleep at night sometimes.

Plussat: The property felt like home away from home

Miinukset: Toilets are always clogged, bathroom needs cleaning, no free drinking water available

Plussat: Very comfortable and nice view

Plussat: the staff friendly and poilet

Plussat: Staff could be more friendly. Bathrooms were dirty. Location is perfect. Kitchen is ok fridge is too small for everyone and they close the kitchen after 9:30 pm ... what about people who are hungry after that time !? Don’t think that I would stay there again

Plussat: Nice breakfast. Amazing terrace with lovely view and good sunset view. Had plugs on the terrece which was good. The rooms had little shelving units you could put belongings on. Plenty of bathroom facilities. good showers. friendly vibe. easy walk into Brisbane. a coles nearby.

Miinukset: No plugs near beds.

Plussat: location, clean public area, good value.

Miinukset: the shower temprature wasnt stable. suddenly hot, suddenly cold.

Plussat: Meeting new fun people who eventually became good friends!

Miinukset: The only thing was the shower connected to the toilet.

Plussat: Great staff. BB is a clean and relaxing environment that is exceptional value for money.

Plussat: Staff very nice. The place is clean and quiet. Dinning room with view on the city.

Miinukset: Showers : the water was freezing cold or boiling. Very difficult to reach the middle.

Plussat: Location

Miinukset: Super thin walls... could hear everything in the hallway and other rooms

Plussat: Sijainti.

Miinukset: Baari alakerrassa ja kauhea meteli koko yön. Onneksi oli Korvatulpat.

Miinukset: There is some music every night from 9pm to 3am. Your have to put earplug on nd even with that I couldn’t sleep.

Miinukset: Room was very small...more like a closet. Showers were woeful...could not make the water temperature constant...was one minute scalding hot, next minute freezing cold...no matter how much time and care you took would make a difference.

Plussat: The staff were friendly and very helpful. The position was great, directly opposite train station and close to the CBD. I actually liked the rattly old lift

Miinukset: Loud mobile air conditioner machine to cool the room, loud other guests, sound carried straight through the hallway wall. Stained mattress and tatty doonah. Typical hostel quality I suppose.

Plussat: I liked the size of the bed, not too small. I loved the location, just opposite Central station.

Miinukset: I'm not gonna complain about the noise or the drunk people shouting and partying, it's a hostel... What they should really work on is: lack of curtains in the dorm rooms; lack of a shelf or a place to keep phone or glasses near the bed; lack of plugs near the bed to charge phone or cameras. This is BASIC stuff any hostel MUST have. Also, the bathrooms are cleaned only once a day and the guests are not exactly civil... On booking it said they have a restaurant but they don't serve any food and it's often closed, so don't count on it. The rooftop is not as nice as in the pics.

Plussat: Location is perfect, right next to central station.

Miinukset: Everything is very outdated and run down (decor in the room, toilet/showers, kitchen)

Plussat: Close proximity

Miinukset: EXTREMELY noisey with other guest up drinking and partying all night. The night club 5 stories down was thumping with a loud base til early hours of the morning making it impossible to sleep

Plussat: The location is great, very close to Roma st where the bus/train stops, also 5 minutes walk to Brisbane square, Queen street mall, lots of choices of cheap meals.

Miinukset: The bar in the basement is so loud till late night (2-3AM), even from to 5th floor (i stay in 5th floor)

Plussat: Free booze of you give them 5 stars

Plussat: Everything

Miinukset: Nothing

Plussat: Comfy

Miinukset: Number of bathrooms