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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 staff are very helpful and attentive, I can't remember all of their names but Catherine and Ben have both been very helpful

Plussat: Location is good. 10minutes to cbd shopping center.

Miinukset: You can't ventilate as you can't open the window(useless) in the room. They only change bed linen, never changed blankets. I wonder how regularly they wash the dirty blankets. I stayed at female only room, a male staff came into my room and used the bathroom at 12:20am. ???The WORST hostel experience in my life. He didn't even knock on the door, he just used his card to open the door and did his business in the bathroom. I couldn't understand this situation at all. What if a girl's naked or getting dressed??! He didn't even say sorry. The light of the room was off but I definitely saw him because I was on the phone at that time. Can't believe a male staff did such thing in female only room after midnight. The dryer doesn't work at all. It made heaps of dust and big weird sound. My clothes were still wet. Waste of money($3). I said it to the staff but he told me "People usually use it twice. Try it again. or There are 2 dryers. You should have used the other one." They never noticed me before, How do I know that?? I don't wanna spend $12 for laundry.($6 for washing machine $3x2 for dryer twice) He said they can't refund it. There's no area to hang your wet clothes. They should have put the paper on the wall in the laundry room that 'Dryers don't really work. If you still wanna use it, do it twice'. The fridge was always full. no more space to put mine..

Plussat: Warm welcome by the dude on reception. Decent sized rooms/en-suite. Couldn’t hear the bar from my floor whilst trying to sleep. Fab location.

Miinukset: Not really the hostels fault, but loud dorm roomies with not much consideration for sleeping folk.

Plussat: Siisti keittiö, sijainti, mukava henkilökunta

Miinukset: Huone epäsiisti, yksi vessa 10 hengen huoneessa.

Plussat: Easy hostel, perfect location to explore the city. Rooms are ok & Bo is the best.

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

Plussat: Comfortable bed and spacious bathroom Good location

Miinukset: Wifi wasn't very good

Plussat: Nothing, very run down, noisy and smelly.

Miinukset: I got told to leave early with no refund of what I paid.

Plussat: Location was good with friendly staff and clean building but room was too small for 6 people but totally was great .

Miinukset: Size of room

Plussat: Very clean room and facilities

Miinukset: There are no lockers

Plussat: Location

Miinukset: It was dirty The staff

Plussat: Place, price and vibe. Good honest backpackers.

Miinukset: Only had 1 night!

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: The hostel is right in front of the beach and just a 10 minutes walk from the center, so the position is amazing. The toilets and showers were clean and our room was comfy.

Miinukset: Few parking spots available. Not enough for everyone but not clarified by the website before booking. First come first served.

Plussat: Computers, quiet smaller dorm option with small fridge

Miinukset: Why advertise breakfast when its only bread & jam + instant coffee.

Plussat: great food and prices very affordable

Miinukset: spa could have been hotter

Plussat: Free shuttle from Roma St, cheerful staff, being moved to a quieter dorm when I complained about the noise from the bar and being unable to sleep, comfortable beds, loads of space for tall people to be on the bottom bunk without injuring one’s head, balcony and fridge in rooms, bathroom in room.

Miinukset: The mess of the kitchen, having to swap room key at reception every time I wanted to use a plate (got real tedious) and having to rent a blanket for $10 at reception if you want to keep warm at night (this point I find seriously ridiculous as one would expect a blanket to come as standard in the middle of winter but hey ho)

Plussat: Theres a lot of things to do, like basketball, swimming, table tennis, pool

Miinukset: The bed was like sleeping on cardboard, it was rather expensive for what you get. Also the other guests were inconsiderate

Plussat: Great place to meet new people

Miinukset: Soap and towels in the bathroom would have been nice

Miinukset: Kitchen was unorganised compared to other hostels. Not that clean.

Plussat: Amazing staff and activities

Plussat: The hostel was very clean, the room pretty comfy! I liked the staff as well, they were all very friendly and kind.

Miinukset: The WiFi wasn’t work at all

Plussat: Being a mature woman on my own , it was wonderful to be made feel welcome and the no alcohol policy and kitchen times . Are wonderful , fantastic location also . Good size room , extremely clean .

Miinukset: Nothing

Plussat: quiet,small, pretty clean

Miinukset: qifi seems to work only in the kitchen. the blanket is very thin and therfore it is pretty cold at night

Plussat: The staff and the people who live there were really helpful and nice!

Miinukset: It was older than I expected and the sound insulation was pretty bad.

Plussat: Clean

Miinukset: Not so comfortable with family as it's more for bag packers

Plussat: Great location

Miinukset: Didnt get what we had booked, we given confirmation that there would be 4 bunks beds in a room, only got one bunk and a double bed.... for 4 males

Plussat: No breakfast.? Bed was comfy and had linen. coffee

Miinukset: could be a bit cleaner in lounge areas. TV in room didnt work. Shower had a jet nozzle that didnt reach out to the middle of shower.

Plussat: Location's a bit tricky, there's no pedestrian crossing nearby, but close to a shopping centre, Roma St Station and just a few minutes walk to the city. Ambiance is quite peaceful and far away from the crowds since its in a residential area. Bed's comfortable and unlimited supply of blankets.

Miinukset: Traditional Queensland home meaning the floor could be creaking when someone walks by. Could be a bit troubling for light sleepers. Also, have to inform receptionist for early checkout since office opens at 7.30.

Plussat: Did not enjoy my stay here. Staff were not unfriendly but definitely not friendly. It did not feel very social the hostel and atmosphere.

Miinukset: I arrived late (I had informed the hostel that I would) and was than told that I need to give a AUD20 (cash only) to get a room key - it could not be done on my card. Similarly I was checking out early (before 7am) and had to return the key the night before - which meant I had no key and so once I got locked out the room I had to knock not he door to enter...

Plussat: Zero noise tolerance is fantastic. Best sleep ever in a hostel.

Plussat: Check-in was really fast. Location is ok.

Miinukset: It is impossible to sleep until 1-2am as the noice is enormous. The weed is smoked everywhere. The kitchen and bathrooms are extremely dirty. The accommodation offers parking for 5 aud per night, but there is a lot of free parking places outside.

Plussat: Friendly and helpful staff, reasonable room, comfy bed.

Miinukset: Bathrooms could have been cleaner; kitchen things (plates/cups etc) were hard to find.

Plussat: Great price, location, staff, hot water

Miinukset: Cold, need heating or more blankets

Plussat: Located right next to Boundary Street in the West End - cool neighbourhood with coffee shops, book stores, and bars/restaurants.

Miinukset: Place was very dirty, both the room and the kitchen. Value for money for the private rooms very poor.

Miinukset: Saamamme yksityinen huone haisi ihan hirveältä (ja oli muutenkin ankea, mutta se ei varsinaisesti ollut ongelma). Olen ollut paljon hostelleissa, mutta tämä oli ensimmäinen kerta kun jouduin pyytämään rahat takaisin ja lähtemään muualle, koska emme yksinkertaisesti voineet jäädä hajun takia. Lisäksi hostellissa juhlittiin ja pidettiin melua, vaikka hiljaisuuden piti alkaa klo 22. Kyseessä oli arkipäivä.

Plussat: How close it was to south bank and clean

Miinukset: The bed was a bit uncomfortably but other then that it was all great

Plussat: I liked the location, i liked the staff, very good price, everyone staying was friendly.

Miinukset: It was a bit noisy and hard to get to sleep

Plussat: good location for my needs. handy vending machine for anything I forgot or food/snack/milk I wanted. kitchen, public areas kept tidy.

Miinukset: Mattress on double bed you could feel the springs and was annoying. In the bathroom the smell from floor drain smelt out room of dirty water waste pipes - recommend replace double bed mattress and clean out drain pipes!

Plussat: Very nice view & very clean bathroom

Miinukset: Far away from bus stop and South Brisbane train station. NOT frequent shuttle bus

Plussat: Location and view from the balcony of our room

Miinukset: Really small kitchen for the number of people, quite always full and dirty with really old pans. Have to give a deposit to have a kit of plastic cutlery (no cutlery in the kitchen). People not respecting silent during the night.

Plussat: Everything you need is very close by. Free parking and lovely surrounding.

Plussat: Loved being close to everything, staff and residents were fun and great to talk to very relaxed environment, thanks guys love yas , you all take care on your travels

Miinukset: Everything was great

Plussat: Amazing location with amazing people

Plussat: The classic queenslander old wooden building.

Miinukset: No air-conditioning so you can't sleep in the rooms during the day.

Plussat: Bed was comfortable and staff were kind and helpful. Great location.

Miinukset: We specifically got the AC room, but it was set to specific setting so we didn’t have control over it. This led us to waking up often in the night because it would turn off and the room would get very hot.

Plussat: Air con, close to grocery shops, dining, etc, staff were very friendly but I only met them while leaving

Miinukset: Staff hours variable, no information provided prior about how to access free on site parking, shower was broken, access gate was very difficult to open from the inside.