I stayed at base central in Brisbane while backpacking in Queensland. I was recommened this hostel by wicked travel specialist. The hostel is in a great location in the heart of the city centre. You are in walking distance of transit centre,shops,train station, many local sights such as river,south bank. If you need to go anywhere its right on your... More

If this place had been controled by Norwegian safety regulations, it had been shut down a long time ago. It is dirty and unproffesional. The bathrooms look like something out of a Siberian prison. Our room was also full of dirty sheets and clothes. Get your act together guys. More

I read the reviews on here but thought it was good for location and couldn't be that bad as Base at Magnetic was lovely! How wrong I was, the rooms stink and so do the sheets, there is a gap between the door so u can hear every footstep! No way is it good for couples! Avoid! The lifts don't... More

Granted, I've only stayed here for one night, and was expecting it to be completely disgusting because of a prior experience staying at another Base. The rooms were so much cleaner than the other Base Hostel I have stayed at. The bathrooms were spotless as well, and the desk staff was so helpful. My two friends had booked together and... More

I was given a discount to stay at this hostel by a travel company - now I understand why! My flight into Brisbane was very early and I arrived at the hostel way before check in. The girl at reception was very helpful and showed me where to store my luggage until check in time. When I returned later, the... More

Without a doubt the worst place we stayed in during our trip around Australia. Thank god we were only booked in for one night. You would get somewhere better in the area at that price. I think it was around 70 dollars for a double room (no ensuite). The building was hundreds of years old and by the look of... More

A group of us stayed at this backpackers for 2 nights - prior to the booking phoned and confirmed that I could book a female only dorm for our group to be together, no worries note it in the comments section ect, so followed directions and booked on line. Arrived at 11pm Friday Night, drunks out on the steps, door... More

This is probably the most damming review I hope to have to write. I had a bad experience in Perth with a hostel but that was the owner not the hostel. This hostel horrible do no stay here! They should be ashamed of what they are peddling in their brochures. The showers are horrible and very dirty. They are not... More

The moment i walked into base central i wished i hadn't booked there, i had 3 nights there through a steal deal where i could have chosen either base embassy or base central... i made the wrong decision, it stunk of damp! every floor was disgusting, cockroaches were just casually roaming the halls, it was very dark in the halls,... More