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Australian Backpackers

132 Bourke St | Woolloomooloo, Sydney, New South Wales 2011, Australia
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2.0 of 5 stars 16 Reviews
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3 reviews 3 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 March 2012

Stayed there just for one night and that was already more than enough. Did the booking for 4 of us on hostelworld.com. Booking went wrong. They recalled it was hostelworld's mistake of course. The rooms were just disgusting. Bed sheets haven't been changed, cockroaches everywhere and the toilets were in a really bad condition and dirty or just not working.... More

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Basel, Switzerland
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 November 2011
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The hostel is disgusting and really dirty! When i arrived to my room at 24:00 it was overcrowded, 7 people for 6 beds, nice and on my sheets i found some blood!!!!! I assume it was still fresh because it was red and after a while or washing it should turn brown. So i packed my stuff and changed hostel... More

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 October 2011

Stayed here with my boyfriend after arriving in Sydney from Singapore. The room was cold and dirty with loads of rubbish pushed under the bed. The door was hanging off the wardrobe and the fridge looked disgusting when we opened it. The kitchen upstairs was a mess, with all the pots and pans being dirty so the most we did... More

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 December 2010

Stayed here for three nights last November. As I was on budget, I am ready to give and take for this hostel. I was absolutely disgusted with the environment. Was originally assigned to a room but changed later as the previous room was filled with foul-smell due to unwashed clothes of other roommates. Front desk was helpful to in assisting... More

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Wollongong, Australia
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 November 2010

i stayed here with a group of 8 girls (we had 2 seperate rooms) for a friends 19th. the first room had a sink and a working fan, whilst ours was right next to the unisex bathrooms so we didnt get a sink& our fan didnt work. it got disgustinly hot at night& we werent game enought to leave our... More

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 July 2010

I was just reading the reviews and wanted to ask a question but couldn't find anywhere on the site so am writing it here in the review section. I haven't stayed here but would like to know if any one has reported this hostel to the health authorities. It seems to me that it shouldn't be allowed to continue as... More

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Southampton, United Kingdom
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31 helpful votes 31 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 June 2010
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people found this review helpful

Disgusting drug pit - not a hostel at all. I checked in and immediately knew if i stayed there i'd either get robbed or sick or both, so i left my heavy bag full of clothes in the bedroom while i looked for another hostel. I got back an hour later and someone had been through my bag. Fortunately I... More

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Belfast, Northern Ireland
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20 helpful votes 20 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 February 2010
20
people found this review helpful

This hostel is terrible. The place is crawling with cockroaches at night, and there are also several other insect infestations. I got my ipod stolen from a bag hidden inside a backpack, covered, and hidden in a locked dorm. There were only 2 other people in my dorm, meaning that the ipod was stolen by one of those people (who... More

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Sydney
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19 helpful votes 19 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 May 2009
19
people found this review helpful

DONT STAY HERE!!! I was stupid enough to ignore the other reviews and give this place a go. All I can say is dont make my mistake. I paid $264 to stay in a double room with my boyfriend for a week. We only got to shower about every second day due to lack of hot water.. there were bugs... More

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Jade
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12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 March 2009
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people found this review helpful

This was the worst place I've ever stayed - I nearly got straight back on the plane to the UK as this place was what I first saw of Australia. Thankfully, once leaving there, things began to get better! Firstly their website promised so many things (think they've changed it now though): 1) Free pick up from the airport -... More

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132 Bourke St | Woolloomooloo, Sydney, New South Wales 2011, Australia
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